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A) Greeting:
Hello, my name is <name> and my favorite season is…
B) Wise Words:
1) It is always the calmest before the storm.
2) Every cloud has a silver lining.
3) The rain falls on the good and on the bad.
C) Journal:
1) On a cold or rainy day I like to …….
2) On a hot summer day I like to….
D) Seasons:
spring
summer
fall
E) Rhymes:
#1 Rain Rain, Go Away
Rain, rain, go away.
Come again some other day.
Rain, rain, go away
John wants to play.
#2 It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
It’s raining, it’s pouring.
The old man is snoring.
He went to bed
and bumped his head.
And couldn’t get up
in the morning.
#3) Using the weather map.
a) What is the highest
temperature?
b) Where is the highest
temperature?
c) What is the lowest
temperature?
d) Where is the lowest
temperature?
e) What is the weather in......?
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F) Dialogs:
1) What is the weather report for (today / tomorrow / this weekend)?
a) It is going to be ________ today.
b) The weather report for today is _____.
2) What is the forecast for (today / tomorrow / this weekend)?
a) It is going to be ________ today.
b) The forecast for today is ________.
3) What do you want to do?
A) Do you want to get together?
B) Sure. What do you want to do?
A) I don’t know. What’s the weather forecast?
B) It’s going to be hot,
A) It is?
B) Yes, it’s going to be hot.
A) Let’s go to the beach.
B) Ok. That sounds like fun.
(SUBSTITUTE other weather condition)
be rainy / Let’s go to the movies
be sunny / Let’s play tennis
cloudy / Let’s go for a walk
be sunny / let’s go to the park
G) Weather (Descriptions)
1) TEMPERATURE - Thermometer
a)
high
b)
hot
c)
warm
d)
cool
e)
cold
f)
freezing
g)
low
2) SKY
h)
i)
j)
sunny
cloudy
overcast
3) GROUND and AIR
k)
dry
n)
humid
4) STORMY
p)
calm
q)
wind
r)
rain
s)
ice
t)
snow
u)
thunder
v)
lightning
clear
bright
mostly sunny
partly sunny
l)
o)
still
blowing
raining
icy
snowing
thundering
wet
fog
windy
rainy
snowy
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m)
puddles
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J) Jazz Chants
1) Yesterday it Rained and Rained
4) I’m Looking for a Raincoat
Yesterday it rained and rained.
Yesterday it poured.
Yesterday the streets were wet,
the children all were bored.
The people stayed indoors all day,
there wasn’t much to do.
At last it stopped. We went outside
A rainbow was there for you
(Tune: Are you sleeping)
Miss, I’m looking for a raincoat
Not too short - Not too long.
And not too expensive
Under fifty dollars
Here is one. Try it on.
How much is this coat I’m wearing
Forty-nine ninety-nine
How much is the raincoat
in the center window
Eighty-nine ninety-nine.
2) Hot and Humid
5) It’s Bitter Cold Outside
It’s hot today. Hot and humid.
It’s hot today, isn’t it?
It’s hot today. Hot and humid.
It’s hot today, isn’t it?
It sure is.
It sure is.
Hot and humid. Hot and humid
Too hot. Much too hot.
Too hot. Much too hot.
It’s too hot to work.
It’s too hot to play.
Too hot to walk to work today.
It’s cold outside.
It’s bitter cold!
Put on your sweater.
It’s bitter cold!
It’s cold outside.
It’s bitter cold.
Wear something warm.
It’s bitter cold.
It’s cold outside.
It’s bitter cold.
It’s freezing.
Wear something warm.
Bundle up.
It’s cold outside.
Wear something warm.
It’s bitter cold.
3) Clear Blue Sky
6) It’s Beautiful Today
Clear blue sky
Clear blue sky
Look at the sky
It’s clear as a bell
Clear blue sky
Not a cloud in the sky.
It’s beautify today.
Clear blue sky.
Look at the sky.
Not a cloud in the sky.
It’s a beautiful day.
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7) It’s Hot Today
Today it is hot!
Yes, it is very hot
Today it is cloudy.
Yes, it is very cloudy but cooler
Do you think it will rain today?
I hope it will rain.
Do you think it will rain tomorrow?
I don’t think so.
Do you think it will rain on Tuesday?
That’s too far away. I don’t know.
Do you think it will be hot today?
(tomorrow / on Tuesday)
Do you think it will be cloudy today?
(tomorrow / on Tuesday)
Today is colder than yesterday.
Today is colder than Saturday.
Yesterday was warmer than today.
Monday was warmer than Sunday.
Tuesday will be warmer than Monday.
8) I do not like it when it is hot.
a) cold
b) sunny
d) raining
e) snowing
Temperature Conversion:
Fahrenheit
Celsius
oF
oC
32
212
C * 9/5 + 32
0
Freezing
100 Boiling
(F – 32) * 5/9
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c) cloudy
f) windy
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#9 Writing
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
What is your favorite weather? Why?
What is your favorite season? Why?
What is your favorite month? Why?
What is your favorite day? Why?
Have you ever been in bad weather? What did you do?
Are there any natural disasters in China that are caused by
the weather? If so, what are they?
7. Are there any special traditions associated with the four
seasons in <China>? If so, what are they?
8. Do you know any ancient stories about weather or seasons?
K) Read the Map
1) What city has snow?
2) What cities are near HIGH (H) Pressure centers?
3) What is the forecast for:
a) South-East
b) North-West
c) South-West
4) What city had the highest temperature? ______________________
5) Where is it the coldest? ____________________________________
6) What city would you like to be in right now? ___________________
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L) Weather Log
Today is: ___________. The temperature is _______. It is __________________
Tomorrow the high temperature will be ______and it will be _______________
Date
Temperature
Low
High
Prediction
Low
High
Difference
Low
High
M) Idioms:
1) Under the weather
2) Shoot the breeze
3) It will be a breeze
4) Come rain or shine
5) Save up for a rainy day
6) See which way the wind blows
7) Raining cats and dogs
8) Fair weather friends
Description
Not feeling well
Talk about nothing important
Very easy
Whatever happens – it is ok
wait until you really need it
Wait to make a choice
Raining very hard
“Friends in good times”
N) Song – Turn / Turn / Turn:
To everything there is a season,
a time for every purpose under the sun:
a time to be born and a time to die;
a time to plant and a time to pluck up
that which is planted;
a time to kill and a time to heal…
a time to weep and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn and a time to dance…
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to lose and a time to seek…
a time to rend and a time to sew;
a time to keep silent and a time to speak;
a time to love and a time to hate;
a time for war and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
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