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Discussion picture Discussion questions Key words

Picture warm-up

1. What do you see in this picture?
2. Who are these people, and what are they doing?
3. Does this look like your life here, or in your home country? How is it the same or different?

Discussion questions

1. What is the weather like today?
2. What is your favorite kind of weather? Why?
3. How is the weather here different from the weather in your home country?
4. Was it hard to get used to the weather in your city?
5. How does the weather affect your mood?
6. What do you like to do on a hot day? On a cold day?
7. Do you check the weather forecast every day? Which app do you use?
8. Have you ever experienced extreme weather, like a tornado, hurricane, or blizzard?
9. How do you prepare for a big storm?
10. Why do people often talk about the weather in small talk?
11. Do you prefer Fahrenheit or Celsius? Is it confusing?
12. What clothes do you need for winter where you live?
13. Do you think the weather is changing compared to years ago?
14. Would you rather live somewhere always hot or always cold?
15. What weather words exist in your language that don’t exist in English?

Key words

Say the word, then read the example sentence out loud.

• forecast
  The forecast says it will rain tomorrow.
• temperature
  The temperature is 85 degrees today.
• humid
  Florida summers are very humid.
• freezing
  It’s freezing outside; wear a hat.
• chilly
  It’s a little chilly this morning.
• thunderstorm
  The thunderstorm knocked out our power.
• snowstorm
  Schools closed because of the snowstorm.
• heat wave
  There is a heat wave this week.
• breezy
  It’s a breezy day at the beach.
• cloudy
  It’s cloudy, but it isn’t raining.
• tornado
  A tornado warning was issued for our county.
• hurricane
  The hurricane caused flooding along the coast.
• degrees
  It’s 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
• pour
  It’s pouring rain; take an umbrella.
• get used to
  I’m still getting used to the cold winters.

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