THE WEATHER

Stage

Procedure

Play ‘what can you see outside’ motion sts to the window. Give time to

Lead in

look and take in as many details as they can. They go back to their seats

and in pairs make a list of as many things they can remember. Compare

answers, elicit/tell the group the topic of the lesson.

Prepare weather flashcards before class. Elicit the weather words by

Presentation

slowly revealing each card from behind the back of the other card.

Encourage the children to shout the weather words. Make sure you

(meaning,

then drill pronunciation. (give lots of encouragement and praise) You

form &

can have some sts record the TL on the board, e.g. by mounting the

pronunciation)

flashcards, so that the image corresponds to the word. Ask CQs-

pointing to an image: T‘Is it sunny?’ Sts, ‘No, it’s rainy’. For less able sts-

T ‘ is it sunny or rainy’.

1.Play the game. Teacher shouts a weather word, the sts have to run to

the picture and touch it. It is a good idea to have multiple pictures of

the same word around the class. Have the sts repeat the word every

time.

2. Card memory game- sts work in groups. Each group gets 2 sets of

Practice

weather cards. Shuffle the cards and lay them face down. Turn over two

(controlled)

cards, if they are different turn them, if they are the same remove them

from the game. Say the words out loud.

Production

Distribute weather words and pictures, glue. Sts make weather posters

(freer)

for different seasons in their city. They then present the posters to the

other groups (mini presentations)