Warmup: Weather
Simple discussion questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work if your students have the ability.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Quick-think Vocabulary: Weather
Class contest.
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity. Encourage creative thinking.
Duration: 10-20 minutes
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Word Library: Weather
Vocabulary list and useful phrases.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Vocabulary that students should remember at this level.
Useful everyday phrases that students can remember to understand native English speakers.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Get In Line: Weather
Put the letters in the correct order.
Students unscramble the words and then make a sentence with the words.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 5-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Ask & Answer: Weather
Asking and answering questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Pair work.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Write a Sentence: Weather
Write a sentence using the target language.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual activity.
Practice grammar and write short sentences.
Duration: 10 minutes
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Your Teacher Says: Weather
Fun Activity/fun debate. The teacher reads a sentence to the students. The teacher says whether the sentence is True or False. Students argue Yes or No!
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity.
Duration: 10-30 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Choose a Column: Weather
Where do I belong?
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity.
The teacher reads a list of random words; students choose which column they belong to.
Duration: 5-8 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Like & Dislike: Weather
Asking and answering questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Pair work.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Level: Beginner – Pre-intermediate
Can You Name 3: Weather
Fun and creative thinking.
Fun activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
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True or False: Weather
True or False discussion.
Fun activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity.
The teacher reads the sentences; students decide whether they are True or False.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Suggestions: Weather
Look at the prompts and make suggestions for things you can do.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual activity. (Or pair word)
Students write sentences for activities they can do in different weather conditions.
Duration: 5-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Fix The Spelling: Weather
Students put the letters in the correct order.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
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Adverbs of Frequency: Weather
- Individual activity. Students create a sentence using the adverb.
- Students choose the correct sentence.
- Students rewrite sentences using the words and the adverb.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Individual work.
Duration: 10 -20 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
News: Weather
Students write some simple sentences about the lesson topic in a box.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
This activity can be extended into an easy conversation between two students OR the teacher can ask random students to read what they wrote.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on your students’ abilities and how much you want to extend the activity.
Level: Beginner – Intermediate
Speak Easy: Weather
Easier Speaking Activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair work and fluency practice.
A student challenge to talk about any topic for half a minute.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Upper-intermediate
