Winter is normally cold. It can be snowy, windy, icy, rainy and sometimes even foggy. In December and January it can also be freezing. The period of daylight is the shortest in winter.
Hungary has continental climate. The reason for this is that there is no sea in or around the country. We have four seasons, and normally they are not alike. The four seasons are winter, spring, summer and autumn (FALL).
Winter and snow in Hungary
Our winters are snowy, frosty and icy as well, however our last winters were rather rainy. The weather slowly starts turning cold. The days are getting shorter and the mornings are especially chilly.
People really like taking long walks in winter, because the streets and parks look very special. When the weather gets very good, I always sunbathe because my skin gets tanned very easily.
As I said earlier, spring is also very unpredictable, so one day it’s sunny, and the next day everything might be covered in snow. In winter this utility service take the snow away and put salt on the pavements.
The four seasons
Winter
Winter is normally cold. It can be snowy, windy, icy, rainy and sometimes even foggy. In December and January it can also be freezing. The period of daylight is the shortest in winter.
People really like taking long walks in winter, because the streets and parks look very special. The weather can be extremely foggy, rainy, icy, freezing, windy and even stormy.
Spring
Now let me tell you about my favourite season which is spring. It’s warmer than the winter. The weather is very changeable and unpredictable.
The types of weather range from windy, sunny, warm, cold, rainy, humid, freezing, stormy and sometimes even snowy. I like this season very much because I was born in spring.
And the weather also gets which is great because I don’t like cold weather. Nature is waking from its winter sleep and that looks very beautiful. The sun shines more and more and we can switch from winter clothes to lighter clothing.
I like going hiking, cycling and running in spring, because the temperature is just ideal for these activities, and much better than in the summer, when it can be too hot and humid. I also often go for a swim and I do outdoor activities.
I visit open-air entertainment facilities with my friends and my family. Finally, what I don’t like about spring is that this time flowers bloom and I am allergic to the pollens they produce, so I have a very hard time in spring, because I can’t normally breathe.
As I said earlier, spring is also very unpredictable, so one day it’s sunny, and the next day everything might be covered in snow. Bugs and insects also return in spring.
The changeability and unpredictability of the weather make people depressed, impatient or angry. People often get sick, because they get dressed like in the summer.
Summer
The summer is the hottest season. In normal conditions, it is dry, and sometimes rainy and humid. The weather can be sunny, dry, wet, rainy, stormy and sometimes the heat is unbearable.
The summer is the opposite of the winter, because the temperature can reach the 40 Celsius degree as well and it is often dry and hot here.
Autumn
The autumn or fall is the happiest season for a lot of people. The weather slowly starts turning cold. The days are getting shorter and the mornings are especially chilly.
September can be very hot, but it can change overnight. It can be extremely foggy, rainy, icy, freezing, windy and even stormy.
Climate and weather in Hungary
Hungary is located in the eastern board of Europe so our climate is continental. It means that we have four seasons, and the weather is quite changeable.
Because of the climate change nowadays spring and autumn often are the same as their neighbour season, but I obviously think, that this climate is much better than in countries where tornadoes, and cunamies can come.
Talking about the weather or my town and the sorrounding area, Ajka is a quite predictible place. It is near the western board, where the mountains create cold wind and often rain and snow as well.
So if we can hear, that in Wein or Sopron it is raining, we have known, that some hours later the rain reach our area as well.
| Season | Typical weather |
|---|---|
| Winter | cold, snowy, windy, icy, rainy, foggy and freezing |
| Spring | warmer, changeable, unpredictable, sunny, rainy and sometimes snowy |
| Summer | hot, dry, sunny, rainy, humid and sometimes stormy |
| Autumn | cooler, foggy, rainy, icy, freezing, windy and stormy |
Snow and everyday life
Snow can make streets and parks look very special. People really like taking long walks in winter, because the streets and parks look very special.
In winter this utility service take the snow away and put salt on the pavements. It is important to keep the place where we live clean and safe.
Keep the place where we live is always important in my opinion. Fortunately the situation is getting better and better as I see. There are selective wastebins all over the town where you can collect the waste in a selectiv way.
But talking about the cleanness of the town, the utility service, called here Avar Ajka is always go to a place of the town and make that erea clean. They plant the flowers and collect the leaves, they water the flowers on the streetlamps and they wash and clean the streets as well.
Ajka and the surrounding area
I live in a smaller town near Ajka, so if I want to go to a party, I often go to there. Ajka has a lot of parks and cozy places, where I can chat with my friends and we often go to the Ajka Lake as well.
In spring this is a very balances place with a lot of energy and hundrends of blossoms. I regularly feed the ducks as well and sometimes a couples of swam also swim in the lake.
At the southern end of the town we have two forest as well, what is fortunatelly very clean and balanced. People can come here for a long walk, or also can hire a house for a big party.
In springs and summer you can use the handmade fireplaces to cook or fry something delicious and in autumn you can collect walnuts and chestnuts.
Wildlife in the town
In Hungary many species and plants live in the nature. But what about „wildlife in the town”? I think that the bigger town, the less wildlife.
But watching our town, Ajka, I think we can live in a place where we can keep closer with the nature. For some years our town has been decorated with flowers by the utility services and it is a very good way to make our town more lively.
In the heart of the center we have a tiny hill with wild-chestnut trees, which blossoms are so spectacular and in autumn children and toddlers love looking for the chestnuts between the colorful leaves.
The another place what is worth to see in our town is the Ajka Lake, which is sorrounded by willows and lived by ducks and frogs. If you throw some pieces of bread into the water, you can see also the fish as well.
So the town - I think - is not so concrete jungle here. But on the other hand, wild animals also live in our town and it is not so good for us and for the animals either.
Advantages and disadvantages of living in a village
To tell the truth live in a village has also advantages and disadvantages: I think that the atmosphere is much better than a town, because people know each other and walking through the streets everybody welcome you.
You can feel yourself in a safe, and you don't need to afraid of any emberassing thing. Another positive thing - I think - that the utility servies, like shops, markets, post office or the bank is more friendlier and smaller so you don't have to wait in an endless queu.
The nature is closer you, and if you want to have a trip or just want to walk with your dog, you just walk acrass the street until the first field or forest. To mention the traffic it is impossible to find yourself in a traffic jam, because smaller town brings a smaller traffic.
Children can play on streets without danger, because there is no rush here. Of course, it is a disadvantage as well, because if you want to buy some special you have to travel by car to another place what takes a lot of time.
However living in a village can be good and satisfied, young people often complain about the entertainment. For a teenager or younger adult life in a village can be boring sometimes, because they miss the crowd, the groups of people who make the towns and cities alive.
They like hurry, they like noise and they want to live in a place where there is never a silent moment. In this case teens have to travel to another town to go to a party or just meet up.
But of course, parents don't always let them to go and the problem is made. To sum up, live in a village or a town often have pros and contras as well, and every person has to make a decision on your own, to decide what does she or he want.
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Useful expressions for the oral exam
- continental climate - kontinentális éghajlat
- four seasons - négy évszak
- snowy, frosty and icy - havas, fagyos és jeges
- the weather is quite changeable - az időjárás meglehetősen változékony
- the temperature can reach the 40 Celsius degree - a hőmérséklet a 40 Celsius-fokot is elérheti
- the heat is unbearable - a hőség elviselhetetlen
- the mornings are especially chilly - a reggelek különösen hűvösek
- everything might be covered in snow - mindent hó boríthat
- the weather is unpredictable - az időjárás kiszámíthatatlan
- nature is waking from its winter sleep - a természet felébred téli álmából
- to take long walks - hosszú sétákat tenni
- to go hiking, cycling and running - túrázni, kerékpározni és futni
- to switch from winter clothes to lighter clothing - téli ruháról könnyebb öltözékre váltani
- to put salt on the pavements - sót szórni a járdákra
- to take the snow away - eltakarítani a havat
- the weather can change overnight - az időjárás egyik napról a másikra megváltozhat