Clothes for Seasons

Looking Around 2 — Clothes We Wear. Cotton for summer, wool for winter, and rain gear for monsoon are taught in Clothes We Wear.

• We wear different clothes in summer, winter, and rainy season.
• Clothes protect from heat, cold, and rain.
• Cotton for summer; wool for winter.

Verbal: Match clothes to season — light cotton in hot summer; wool in cold winter; raincoat in monsoon.

Symbolic: Summer → cotton (absorbs sweat). Winter → wool (traps warm air). Rain → waterproof coat.

Level 1 — Summer

Light cotton clothes — absorb sweat, keep cool.

Level 1 — Winter

Wool sweaters, jackets — trap warm air.

Level 1 — Rainy season

Raincoat, umbrella, gumboots — stay dry.

Level 2 — Why change?

Weather changes — body comfort and health.

Level 2 — India

Kurtas in heat; shawl in hill stations; monsoon gear in Mumbai.

Why wear woollen clothes in Shimla winter?

Step 1 — Shimla is **cold** in winter.
Step 2 — Wool traps **body heat**.
Step 3 — Keeps you warm.
Answer: Wool keeps heat in — protects from cold.

• What do you wear in summer?
• Cotton or wool — which in July rain?
• Why light colours in hot sun?

Stretch: Why wear light colours in May sun but dark wool in December? What do you wear in Mumbai monsoon?

Revision tip: Sort your wardrobe into summer / winter / rain — notice fabric differences.

Open the Practice tab for graded questions on Clothes for Seasons.