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‘Weather and clothes’ Webquest
The best time to use this Webquest is at the end of Module 7.
Part 1: What’s the weather like?
Go to this website and do exercises 1 – 3 below:
http://www.isabelperez.com/hotpot/weather.htm
Exercise 1
On your computer, match the adjectives on the right with the nouns on the left.
Exercise 2
Cover or turn off your computer screen. Can you remember the adjectives?
Write them next to the nouns.
Noun
Adjective
cloud
fog
frost
ice
mist
snow
sun
storm
thunderstorm
showers
wind
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Exercise 3
What kind of weather do you like? Why? What kind of weather do you hate?
Why? Complete the sentences below in your own words.
For example: I like it when it’s raining because I can stay inside, watch
television and chat with my friends on the Internet.
I like it when it’s __________ because __________________________
_________________________________________________________.
I hate it when it’s __________ because _________________________
_________________________________________________________.
Tell a friend in your class about the weather you like and the weather you
hate.
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Part 2: Weather games
Go to this website and do exercises 1 and 2 below:
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/practise-listening/whats-theweather
Exercise 1
Listen to the weather forecast and drag the weather symbols to the correct
maps.
Exercise 2
Cover or turn off your computer screen. Can you remember the weather
forecast in Exercise 1? Complete the crossword below.
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s
n
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4
3
c
w
o
w
5
6
v
r
i
s
n
h
8
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1. In Sweden it is snowing_.
2. In Australia it is _________ __________.
3. In Egypt it will be __________.
4. In China it is __________.
5. In England it is __________.
6. In Portugal it is __________.
7. In Japan it is __________.
8. In India there will be __________.
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Part 3: Traditional costumes
Go to this website and do exercises 1 and 2 below:
http://www.kids-space.org/CTC/games.html
Exercise 1
When it’s cold, we wear warm clothing like coats and scarves, and when it’s
warm we wear light clothing like shorts and T-shirts. In many countries, people
also wear special clothes on special days.
On the website, match the different costumes with the countries they come
from. There are three games.
Exercise 2
Choose two of the people and describe the clothes they are wearing. You can
also describe other features.
For example: England: ‘She’s wearing a blue dress, a belt and blue shoes.
She has flowers in her hair.’
1. _________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________.
2. _________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________.
Read your descriptions to a classmate. Can he / she find the people you are
describing?
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‘Weather and clothes’ Webquest Answer key
Part 1
Exercise 1
See Teacher’s notes.
Exercise 2
Cloud: cloudy, fog: foggy, frost: frosty, ice: icy, mist: misty, snow:
snowy, sun: sunny, storm: stormy, thunderstorm: thundery, showers:
showery, wind: windy.
Part 2
Exercise 1
1. In England it is raining. 2. In Portugal it is sunny. 3. In Japan it is foggy.
4. In Australia it is very hot. 5. In Sweden it is snowing. 6. In China it is
windy. 7. In Egypt it will be cloudy. 8. In India there will be storms.
Exercise 2
1. snowing 2. very hot
7. foggy 8. storms
3. cloudy
4. windy
5. raining
6. sunny
Part 3
Exercise 1
See Teacher’s notes.
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Teacher’s notes for using search engines and links:
Part 1 Exercise 1:
Students click and drag the words on the right to the words on the left. When
they have finished, they click on ‘Check’. They are told if their answers are
right or wrong, and are given a percentage score, but are not shown the
correct answers if they make a mistake. They can try the game again by
clicking on the ‘OK’ key under their score.
Part 2 Exercise 1:
Entering the website address immediately brings up a short, introductory
video (a newsreader asking a weather reporter about the weather around the
world). Students then click on ‘Go’ to listen to the weather report (the text can
be turned off by clicking on the ‘Text on / off’ key). The countries being
described are briefly highlighted on the world map as each one is mentioned.
Students click and drag the weather symbols to the flags / country names on
the right. If their answers are correct, the weather symbols stay in the box; if
they are wrong, the symbols drop back to the bottom of the page. They can
play the recording as many times as they like by clicking on ‘Play sound’, and
have as long as they like after the recording to drag the symbols to their
correct places.
Part 3 Exercise 1:
There are three matching games. Students work through these by clicking on
each game in turn (clicking on the ‘back’ key on their browser after each game
will take them back to the homepage so they can try the next game). They
choose their answers for each picture from the drop-down lists. Clicking on
the ‘Check it out!’ key for each game shows which answers are right and
which are wrong. Clicking on the ‘See more information’ key under the
answers brings up the correct answers and gives information about the
clothes. (Note that clicking on the flags does not bring up information about
the countries.)
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