In The Fall 🍂🍁 | Slow English Podcast | Episode 206 | English With Us Podcast | With Subtitles

In New York City, Emma notices the season changing when she walks through parks and sees orange, yellow, and red leaves everywhere. This episode of the Slow English Podcast is built around that simple observation — a vocabulary lesson disguised as a seasonal conversation. Hosts David and Emma walk through the language of autumn (or "fall," as Americans say) from cooling temperatures to cozy evenings, teaching basic English words and sentence patterns along the way.

The season and its first signs

Fall comes after summer and before winter. "Autumn" is another word for the same season, though American English prefers "fall." The first change most people notice is cooler weather. Mornings and evenings may feel "chilly" — a little cold, but not extremely so. That is why someone might say "I need a light jacket today," meaning a jacket that is not very heavy or warm, good for cool weather rather than deep cold.

The most visually striking change is the leaves. In many places, leaves shift from green to yellow, orange, red, or brown. "The leaves are starting to change color" is a natural sentence to use. When leaves fall from trees, they may cover the ground — "the sidewalk is covered with leaves." A "leaf" is the flat part that grows on a tree or plant; "leaves" is the plural form.

Clothing, layers, and shorter days