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Act 1.1 What is the weather like today?
Introduction
One of the first daily routines that children do when they get to the kindergarten or to the
primary school is talking about what the weather is like. This kind of routines helps
children to orient themselves in time.
What other routines can help children to feel oriented? Write a list of them.
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To be able to talk about routines in English, we will start doing a review of related phrases
and vocabulary about the weather.
When we want to learn about the weather we could ask these two questions:
How is the weather today? Or what is the weather like today?
Act 1.2 Watch the next video, practice the question and sing the song. Then complete the
table below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQCt_tDh3s4
What is the weather like today? A song on Youtube
Do you know the meaning of all of them? Translate them into Catalan and draw a picture
for each of them.
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English
Catalan
Drawing
Sunny
Windy
Cloudy
Rainy
Snowy
Foggy
Thunderstorm
Act 1.3 Look through the window and answer the question with one of the following
options. Ask the question to your classmates and answer it with those.
How is the weather like today?
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It’s sunny
b)
It's windy
c)
It’s cloudy/ it’s overcast
d)
It’s rainy
e)
It’s snowy
f)
It’s foggy
g)
There is thunderstorm
h)
It’s stormy
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Act 1.4 Answer the question: How is the weather in your town in summer, in
spring, in autumn and in winter? Write it.
Act 1.5 Listening: “Here is the weather in Spain”
Here is the weather
Check your understanding:
1.5.1 True or false? Write the false sentences again with the correct answer.
1. The weather in the north is mostly windy.
2. The weather in the east is mostly foggy.
3. The weather in the west is mostly dry and cloudy.
4. The weather in the south is mostly rainy and stormy.
5. If you leave home don’t forget your hat.
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1.5.2 Do this exercise while you listen. Write one word for each gap.
1. Welcome to the weather__________ Now, let’s see what the weather is _______today.
2. In the north of the Spain it’s _______ windy and cold. There is a __________of some
rain________.
3. The temperature is around 10 _______________ centigrade.
4. In the east it’s rainy ___________, I’m afraid. There may be a thunderstorm in the
afternoon. The_______________ is a bit higher, at around 13 degrees.
5.The south of the country has the _______________ weather today. It’s cloudy most of
the time but sunny this_____________.
Act 1.6. Writing and Speaking
Prepare your own forecast by choosing any country you like. In groups of three, write your
forecast and prepare your pictures. Learn it and explain it to your classmates.
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- In your forecast you have to start saying:
- Welcome to the weather forecast.
- You have to talk about:
- How the weather is today,
- What the temperature is,
- Give a little advice. For example don’t forget to take your umbrella.
- Draw a map of the country showing the weather with pictures, symbols, and numbers.
Act 1.7 Fill the gaps writing the seasons:
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I like ……………………… It is hot and sunny. I go on holiday with my family.
I like …………………….. It is very cold. I play snowball with my friends.
I like ……………………… It is not very cold. I like the flowers but I hate the flies.
I like ……………………….The students go back to school. The leaves fall from the trees.
Maria
My favorite season is …………………………….. I love long and hot days and I love long
holidays. I like playing in the park and eating ice creams. I sometimes go to the beach in
Tarragona with my family. Last year in August I went to Madrid to visit my sister and my
cousins.
Marco
I like ………………………. best. The weather is sometimes very beautiful in November. I
think the trees are very pretty when the leaves go red and brown and yellow. I like starting
in a new class at school and learning new things.
Pau
My favorite season is ……………………………… I like it because winter is finished and
the evenings are light again. I don’t like the dark evenings. I love the flowers in the parks
and gardens and seeing the leaves grow on the trees. I like playing outside in the
evenings again.
Sara
I love …………………………………. I really like waking up in the morning and seeing new
snow outside in the garden. My children love going outside and making a snowman. I also
like seeing all my friends and family at Christmas.
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Act 1.8. Listen and repeat the rainbow song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRNy2i75tCc
Answer these questions:
a. What could we work on while teaching this song to children?
b. When does the rainbow raise?
c. Which is your favorite colour? Do you know the meaning of it?
Act 1.9. Grammar revision
Visit this page if you need to review the present simple.
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammarvideos/present-simple
Act 1.10 Colour wheel
Do you know what primary and secondary colors are?
- Watch the video and draw your color wheel mixing primary colours to get the secondary
and tertiary colours.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1R92StQHhs
- Write the names of the colors beside the wheel and the meaning of primary and
secondary colours.
- Which is your favorite colour? Do you know the meaning of it?
- Visit this page if you want to get more information about the meaning of the colours
http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html
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Act 1.11. Speaking
Choose one of the photos and describe it to your partner. Tell him/her about the weather, the
temperature, the season and where it takes place.
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