Teacher distributes cards with the words: cloud, rain, snow, ice, sun, fog, wind, and storm. Learners read the words and explain them. The class is to guess what the word is. e.g. This is water when it’s very, very cold. We can see it on in rivers and ponds in winter. We can skate on it. (ice) Learners in pairs write adjectives to describe weather. (P) Suggest learners to divide their copybook into three columns, according to the spelling. (P) (Differentiation) The task can be differentiated. Allow more able learners to think and write the words in the correct columns. (IW) Teacher supports less able learners with the following division. Only ‘y’ (snowy, rainy, cloudy, windy, stormy) Double consonant before ‘y’ (sunny, foggy) Drop ‘e’ and add ‘y’ (icy). Teacher monitors learners’ works. (Self-assessment) Learners check the answers as a whole class and tick the correct words in the columns. In case there are mistakes more able learners or teacher comment and explain the mistake. Teacher asks learners to identify the difference between weather and climate? What is weather? What is climate? (Weather is what is happening today in a town, city or in the countryside. Climate is used to talk about what the weather is like generally in a country.) Teacher reminds learners the question to ask about weather: ‘What’s the weather like today?’
Teacher hands out copies with tasks on weather. Learners do matching task then underline the correct weather words in sentences. (I, W) Learners brainstorm words related to the previous day’sweather: morning; midday; afternoon. They write a simple weather report using was and were and compare with a partner.
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