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Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers & learners
WEATHER

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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!
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DIALOG 1
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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
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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
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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.

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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
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cloudy
cold
cool
foggy
​freezing
hail
hot
hurricane
lightning
​rain
snow
storm
sunny
thunder
​windy

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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
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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


  • 8 Reading comprehension questions
  • 12 'Grammar-in-Context' questions
  • Writing practice

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


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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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