DIALOGUE
Practice by reading the dialogue with your tutor. After you are done, switch roles and do it again! 📘
- K: It’s chilly today in San Francisco.
- D: It’s always cold here, no matter which season.
- K: It’s true. I miss hot weather.
- D: We should move to Brazil.
Tip: You can say fall or autumn. They are the same. 📘
NEW SKILL
Using adjectives to describe the weather. 📘
Sample sentences:
- It is sunny.
- It is snowy.
- It is windy.
- It is rainy.
- It is partly cloudy.
- It is cloudy.
Using adjectives to describe the temperature. 📘
Sample sentences:
- It is hot.
- It is cold.
- It is warm.
- It is freezing.
- it is chilly.
VOCABULARY
Go over the vocabulary and below with your tutor. 📘
| sunny | 📘 |
| rainy | 📘 |
| snowy | 📘 |
| windy | 📘 |
| cloudy | 📘 |
| partly cloudy | 📘 |
| hot | 📘 |
| warm | 📘 |
| cool | 📘 |
| cold | 📘 |
EXERCISE
Answer the question using an adjective to describe the weather. (your country) 📘
- What is the temperature in summer? It is warm.
- What is the temperature in fall? _________________.
- What is the temperature in winter? ___________________.
- What is the temperature in winter? ___________________.
- What is the temperature in spring? _______________________.
Use the thermometer in the picture above. Answer the question using an adjective to describe the temperature. 📘
- The temperature is 38 C. It is hot.
- The temperature is 20 C. ____________.
- The temperature is 2 C. _____________.
- The temperature is 13 C. ____________.
- The temperature is -10 C. ____________.
Which season is it? 📘
- It is snowy. It is winter.
- It is hot. _____________.
- It is cool and rainy. _______________.
- It is hot and sunny. _______________.
- It is cold. ______________.
Fill in the blank with the correct adjective for the weather. 📘
- Monday afternoon will be cloudy.
- Sunday morning will be ________.
- Friday midday will be __________.
- Thursday midday will be ________ and _________.
- Tuesday afternoon will be __________.
Discussion Questions
- What is summer like in your country?
- What is winter like in your country?
- What is the weather like today in your city?
- Ask your tutor what the weather is like in her/his city.
(Image source: 1. http://ep.yimg.com/ay/yhst-34659478395497/seasons-wheel-2.gif, 2. https://www.pinterest.com/JohnGMax/esl-workshop)
