adjective · neutral
seasonal
/ˈsiːzənəl/SEA·son·al
Band 6-7task1speaking
happening or available only during a particular season of the year
Examples
“Fruit-picking farms often need seasonal workers during the harvest.”
“There are seasonal fluctuations in tourist numbers.”
“Many shops hire extra staff for the seasonal rush around Christmas.”
Band 8 sentence
“Seasonal fluctuations in tourist numbers place considerable strain on local infrastructure and services.”
Collocations
- seasonal workers
- seasonal demand
- seasonal variation
Word family
season nounseasonal adjectiveseasonally adverbseasonality noun
Common mistakes
season worker→seasonal worker
seasonally demand→seasonal demand
Say it for a higher band
5temporary→6periodic→7+seasonal
Synonyms
periodic
temporary
Easily confused
temporary
“He was offered a temporary contract for six months.”
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