The seasons in Australia are not like ours. When it is winter in China, it is summer there. Australia is a southern country. It is in the south of the world. June, July and August are the winter months; September, October and November are spring; the summer is in December, January and February; and March, April and May are the autumn months. The north of the country is hotter than the south. A very large part of this country has no rain at all. The east coast has rain all year, and there are no dry months. The southeast winds blow the whole year. They bring rain from the sea. There is not much rain on the west side. The southeastern part of Australia has summer rain from the southeast winds. They only blow here in summer. The southwestern part of Australia has winter rain. The west winds blow over the southwest in winter only. In summer, the southwest of the country has no rain. In the north of Australia, there is no rain in winter. The rain comes in summer. The northwest winds bring it.

1. What is the name of the country that has rain on the east coast all year?
2. What months make up spring there?
3. What season is it in China when it's summer in Australia?
4. Is it located in the north of the world?
5. Is the north of Australia hotter or colder than the south?
6. How often do the southeast winds blow?
7. When does the rain come in the north?
8. What months make up summer?
9. And what months are autumn?
10. Are the seasons there the same as ours?
11. Do the southeast winds blow all year?

Numbered answers:
1. Australia
2. September, October and November
3. winter
4. Australia is a southern country
5. The north is hotter
6. only in the summer.
7. in the summer
8. December, January and February
9. March, April and May
10. no
11. yes