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WEATHER
LISTENING PRACTICE
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Basic English Dialogs:
Weather Three short dialogs for vocabulary, listening, and speaking practice. Extension activity on attached Page 2. Answer Key attached on Page 3 Level: Beginner Audio and Answer Key are also available in video format below (2:47) for your students! DIALOG 1
DIALOG 2
DIALOG 3
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Writing Practice
WEATHER "Write a short paragraph to describe what the weather is like in your country in the summer and in the winter! Which kind of weather do you prefer? Why?" Focus on adjectives used to describe weather Level: Elementary to Intermediate |
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16 Clues
WEATHER Read the clues and fill in the missing letters. Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 minutes |
An original video (5:30) created and uploaded to YouTube by All Things Topics
The 15 words and sentences in the video follow the same order of the answers in the above printable worksheet! Show it to your students as a fun way to check their work. Visit my YouTube channel to subscribe and watch more English language teaching and learning videos! |
Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
WEATHER 15 vocabulary items about weather Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached Level: Beginner to Elementary Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
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cloudy
cold cool foggy freezing |
hail
hot hurricane lightning rain |
snow
storm sunny thunder windy |
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"Students, like the rest of us, need to be able to do a number of things with a reading text. They need to be able to scan the text for particular bits of information they are searching for. This skill means that they do not have to read every word and line; on the contrary, such an approach would stop them scanning successfully . . . They may scan a computer manual to find one piece of information they need to use their machine . . . But we would expect them to be less utilitarian with a literary work where reading for pleasure will be a slower, closer kind of activity."
How to Teach English
~Jeremy Harmer |
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Reading (Scanning)
INTERNATIONAL WEATHER REPORT Read the report and decide if each statement is true or false.
Fahrenheit temperatures version attached on Page 2 Notes and Answer Key on Page 3 Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes |
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Pair Work Discussion
WEATHER 20 different questions about weather - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts
Pair work Level: Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 minutes |
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Discussion Practice
WEATHER 16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity. These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. Activity Notes on Page 2 Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes |
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Reading and Grammar
WEATHER ('Strange Weather') 308-word article: 'Strange Weather'
Level: Intermediate
Notes and Answer Key attached |
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Listening
WEATHER ('Strange Weather') 2 minutes 22 seconds (see above reading text)
Level: Intermediate Six listening comprehension questions Notes, Grade Conversion chart and Answer Key attached |
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Board Game
WEATHER 30 questions about weather
For groups of two to three players Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 to 25 minutes Dice required Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
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Word Bank
WEATHER 63 weather-related vocabulary items
Question: Which words below describe the weather today? Level: Intermediate to Advanced
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below zero
Celsius centigrade climate cloud cloudy cool cold cyclone degree drought dry Fahrenheit |
flood
fog foggy freeze frost frostbite global warming hail hailstorm hot hurricane ice ice age |
icicle
icy lightning rain rainbow rainy sandstorm satellite photo shade shiver snow snowman snowstorm |
snowy
storm stormy sun sunburn sunglasses sunny suntan sweat temperature thermometer thunder thunderstorm |
tornado
typhoon warm weather channel weather forecast weather map weather report weather reporter wind windy wind chill |
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Worksheet
WEATHER Brainstorming and dictionary practice
Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below. All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given. Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer. Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 minutes |
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Vocabulary Quiz
WEATHER 14 weather-related vocabulary items
Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes |
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Crossword
WEATHER Information-Gap (Pair Work); Answer Key attached
Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes |
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Word Search
WEATHER 18 weather-related vocabulary items
Answer Key attached Level: Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 minutes |
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Rank &
Discuss Opinions WEATHER 12 statements about weather
Students read, rank their opinions, and then discuss in pairs or small groups Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 minutes |
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Advice Column
WEATHER Newspaper advice column with 3 problems about weather
Students read and then discuss or write about possible solutions Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 25 minutes |
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