WEATHER

WARM UP
Task 1: Study the words below. Can you find the odd words out?

1. apple / banana / chicken / pear / blueberry

2. car / train / aeroplane / school / motorbike

3. purple / blue / pink / black / seven

4. t-shirt / jacket / coat / coffee / jeans

5. sister / father / uncle / teacher / cousin

6. pasta / pizza / lemonade / burgers / sushi

Task 2: Can you unscramble the following questions?

a. today? / How / you / are

b. you / brothers / Do / any / have / sisters? / or

c. music? / Do / you / like

d. Do / pets? / you / any / have

e. free / What / you / time? / to / do / in / your / do / like

f. today? / is / the / weather / How

Task 3: Now, answer the questions you created in task 2 using full sentences.

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 WEATHER VOCABULARY
Task 1: Match the type of weather in the box to the correct pictures.

fog cloud rain snow lightning sun wind tornado

1. ______________________ 2. ______________________ 3. ______________________

4. ______________________ 5. ______________________ 6. ______________________

7. ______________________ 8. ______________________

Task 2: Answer the following questions, using full sentences.

1. Which type of weather do you like?

2. Which type of weather do you not like?

3. Which type of weather is most common in your country?

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 GRAMMAR
Task 1: Read the box with definitions and an example and then complete the table.

Task 2: Complete the table below. The first one has been done for you.

Noun Adjective

1. sun a) sunny

2. b) rainy

3. cloud c) ____________.

4. snow d) ____________.

5. e) foggy

6. wind f) ____________.

Task 3: Study the adjectives and nouns in the boxes, then use them to create sentences.

hot cold strong freezing soft refreshing scary shining powerful

fog cloud rain snow lightning sun wind tornado

Example: The sun is hot.

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 WEATHER DIALOGUE
Task 1: Complete the following conversation with the correct word from the box.

rainy snow snowy foggy sun sunny cloudy rain

Jenny: What’s the weather like today?

Mark: It’s warm and the ___________ is shining.

Jenny: Great! I love swimming outside so I like ___________ weather.

Mark: Yes, it’s great. But there are some clouds in the sky today.

Jenny: I don’t mind ___________ weather either because I like to look for shapes
and pictures in the sky.

Mark: Of course! Let’s hope it doesn’t ___________.

Jenny: Well, if it does rain we can use an umbrella to go outside. I like

___________ weather too.

Mark: Wow! You really like all kinds of weather. The only weather that will stop
you from going outside is ___________.

Jenny: No, I love ___________ weather because I like to build snowmen.

Mark: What about fog? You cannot possibly like that!

Jenny: Actually, I do like ___________ weather. It feels like I’m in a mysterious movie.

Task 2: Decide if the sentences are true or false. If it is false, give the correct answer.

1. Jenny and Hannah are talking about the weather.

2. The sun is shining.

3. Jenny likes sunny weather, because she can go cycling.

4. There are no clouds in the sky.

5. Jenny likes to look for shapes in the clouds.

6. Jenny does not like the rain.

7. Jenny hates the snow, because she doesn’t like building snowmen.

8. Jenny likes the fog because she feels like she’s in a mysterious movie.

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 READING AND COMPREHENSION
Task 1: Read the weather descriptions below and guess in which country it is.

South Africa Norway Brazil England

1. It is very hot in the summer, it is often 45 degrees. The weather in this country is
tropical, so there is a lot of rain. It is very humid in this country. It is famous for
having lots of rainforests. It has the biggest rainforest in the world, called the
Amazon.

2. It can be very wet because it is rainy most of the year. You need to keep an umbrella
with you when you go sightseeing. In the summer, the weather is unpredictable.
Some days are sunny, but there can be a lot of rainy days too. The temperature in
the summer is quite low, usually between 10 and 20 degrees.

3. It is very dry because it rarely rains. There is a lot of wind, which helps to stay cool
in the bright sun. The summers are very hot, but the winters can get quite cold.
However, it hardly ever snows. Because of the sunny weather and long beaches, it is
popular to surf in this country.

4. Don’t visit this place if you don’t like cold weather. Temperatures are regularly
below freezing, and many parts of the country are covered in snow. Fog usually
comes from the sea during the day. A clear and warm spring or summer day is often
ruined by the cold and damp fog.

Task 2: Answer the following questions.

1. Which country has similar weather to your country?

2. Which country’s weather do you like the most?

3. Which country’s weather do you like the least?

4. What is the biggest rainforest in the world called?

5. Do you use an umbrella when it rains?

6. Do you like to go surfing in sunny weather?

7. Do you like to go skiing in snowy weather?

8. Do you prefer to stay inside when it is windy?

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 SEASONS
Task 1: Match the seasons to the correct pictures and paragraphs.

Summer Winter Autumn Spring

1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. __________________

1. This season is between autumn and spring, and it is the coldest season. In the
northern hemisphere, it is from December to February, and in the southern
hemisphere, it is from June to August.

2. This is the season after summer and before winter. During this season, the
temperatures become colder and the trees start to lose their leaves. All the leaves
on the trees turn yellow, orange and red.

3. During this season, there are more thunderstorms than any other time of the year. A
lot of people like this season, because they can spend a lot of time outside. This is
the hottest season.

4. In New Zealand and Australia, this season usually starts on the 1st of September
and ends on the 30th of November. This is a time when flowers bloom and trees
begin to grow. The days grow longer, and the temperature becomes warmer.

Task 2: Are the sentences true about the weather in your country? If not, correct them.

a. It is very wet in the winter.

b. It is usually 35 degrees in the summer and 10 degrees in the winter.

c. There are always thunderstorms in the summer.

d. It never snows in the winter.

e. Summer is usually hot and humid.

f. It is always windy in spring.

Now, tell the class which season is your favourite and why.

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 SEASONS VOCABULARY
Task 1: Match the type of weather in the box to the correct pictures.

beach flowers nest scarf skiing

bikini leaves snowman pumpkin

1. ______________________ 2. ______________________ 3. ______________________

4. ______________________ 5. ______________________ 6. ______________________

7. ______________________ 8. ______________________ 9. ______________________

Task 2: In which season would you find those things above? You can add the words to
more than one season.

Spring Summer

Autumn Winter

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 LET’S TALK
Task 1: Study the following images, and give each image a title.

1. ___________________________________ 2. ___________________________________

3. ___________________________________ 4. ___________________________________

Task 2: Use the following questions to discuss the pictures above.

1. Describe the weather in each picture.

2. What is happening in each picture?

3. What can you see in each picture?

4. What do you think the temperature is in each picture?

5. What country do you think each picture is in?

6. Which picture is your favourite?

7. Do you want to visit the places in each picture?

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HOMEWORK
WHAT DO YOU LIKE?

Do you like the following weather? Write one sentence about what you like or dislike.

a. Snowy winter.

b. Sunny weather.

c. Rainy weather.

d. Foggy weather.

WRITING TASK

Write a paragraph about the weather in your country.

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 NEW WORDS RECAP
Use the words from the box to create separate sentences or a story. Have fun!

fog cloud rain snow lightning sun wind tornado

hot cold strong freezing soft refreshing scary shining powerful

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