The seasons in New Zealand are not like ours .When it is winter in China，it is summer there .New Zealand is a southern country ，it is in the south of the world .July and August are the winter months；September，October and November are spring；the summer is in January ，F(xiàn)ebruary and December，and March，April and May are the autumn months .The north of the country is hotter than the south .
    A western part of this country has no rain at all.But the east coast has rain all year，and there are no dry months jye.aire.The southeast winds blow here all the year.They bring rain from the sea.There is not much rain on the west side .The southeast part of New Zealand has summer rain from the southeast winds .They only blow here in summer .
    The southwest part of New Zealand 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 New Zealand ，there is no rain in winter .The rain comes in summer .The northwest winds bring it .

（1）The seasons in New Zealand are

different

different

from

from

ours.
（2）When it is

winter

winter

in China in January ，it is

summer

summer

in New Zealand .
（3）The south of New Zealand is

much

much

colder

colder

than the north .
（4）The

west winds

west winds

only come over the

southwest

southwest

of the country in winter .
（5）There is

no

no

rain

rain

in winter in the north of New Zealand .