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Weather - Beginner level

Weather
Beginner level

Description

Students learn about ways to describe weather.

Materials

Weather worksheets and vocab cards

Main Aims

To provide practice of opposites in the context of weather

Subsidiary Aims

To provide accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of weather

Procedure (45-59 minutes)

Review (3-5 minutes) • To review previous week's vocabulary (colors)

Hold color cards, let students name. Call on them individually.

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

A. Drill vocabulary cards: weather, sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy, cold, hot, windy B. Elicit answers: It is .... It's .... I like ........ weather. I do not/don't like ..... weather. C. Elicit questions How is the w__ today? Do you like ___ weather? CCQ: sunny?

Highlighting (2-4 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

Matching worksheet--words to pictures

Clarification (8-10 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

Clarify contractions It is = it's do not = don't Draw attention to opposites: sunny/cloudy, rainy/snowy, hot/cold

Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

Practice Q&A as a group then in pairs. How's the weather today? It's ____ today. Do you like ___ weather? Yes I do.

Semi-Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check further and prepare students for free practice

Dialogue fill worksheet. Students write answers.

Free Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

Have conversations. Give demo. Give each student a weather card. Hi, how are you? I'm fine, and you? Good. How's the weather today? It's hot and sunny! Do you like hot weather? No I don't!