Sunny or rainy? — ready-made English lesson, A1

Lesson goal: Students can describe the weather with It's + adjective and say what they do in different weather.

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Lesson plan

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Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- What's the weather like today?
- Do you like rain or snow?
- What is your favourite season?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
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weather · sun · rain · snow · wind · cloud · umbrella · sunny · rainy · snowy · windy · cloudy · hot · warm · cold
All words in the set
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Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Multiple choice
  What's the weather ___ today?
  likeishow
2. Multiple choice
  There is a lot of sun today. It's ___.
  sunnyrainysnowy
3. Multiple choice
  It's ___ today. Take an umbrella!
  rainysunnyhot
4. Multiple choice
  Which sentence is correct?
  It's snow today.It's snowy today.It snowy today.
5. Fill the gap
  It ___ (not) hot in December.
  Answer: isn't / is not
6. Fill the gap
  Look at the sky! There are big grey ___.
  Answer: clouds
7. Fill the gap
  It's very ___. Hold your hat!
  Answer: windy
8. True / false
  Read: "I live in a small town. In winter it's cold and snowy, and we play in the snow. In summer it's hot and sunny. I don't like autumn because it's often rainy and windy." The writer likes autumn.
  Answer: False
9. True / false
  Read: "I live in a small town. In winter it's cold and snowy, and we play in the snow. In summer it's hot and sunny. I don't like autumn because it's often rainy and windy." It's cold in the writer's town in winter.
  Answer: True
10. Discussion question
  What do you like doing on a sunny day? And on a rainy day?
  Sample answer: On a sunny day I like riding my bike in the park. On a rainy day I stay at home and watch films.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- What's the weather like in your town in summer?
- Do you like snow? Why or why not?
- What do you wear when it's cold?
- What's your favourite kind of weather?
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Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz

Lesson plan

Warm-up

Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.

What's the weather like today?
Do you like rain or snow?
What is your favourite season?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

AnagramOpen the box

weather · sun · rain · snow · wind · cloud · umbrella · sunny · rainy · snowy · windy · cloudy · hot · warm · cold

All words in the set

Exercises

The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.

Multiple choice
What's the weather ___ today?
likeishow
Multiple choice
There is a lot of sun today. It's ___.
sunnyrainysnowy
Multiple choice
It's ___ today. Take an umbrella!
rainysunnyhot
Multiple choice
Which sentence is correct?
It's snow today.It's snowy today.It snowy today.
Fill the gap
It ___ (not) hot in December.
Answer: isn't / is not
Fill the gap
Look at the sky! There are big grey ___.
Answer: clouds
Fill the gap
It's very ___. Hold your hat!
Answer: windy
True / false
Read: "I live in a small town. In winter it's cold and snowy, and we play in the snow. In summer it's hot and sunny. I don't like autumn because it's often rainy and windy." The writer likes autumn.
Answer: False
True / false
Read: "I live in a small town. In winter it's cold and snowy, and we play in the snow. In summer it's hot and sunny. I don't like autumn because it's often rainy and windy." It's cold in the writer's town in winter.
Answer: True
Discussion question
What do you like doing on a sunny day? And on a rainy day?
Sample answer: On a sunny day I like riding my bike in the park. On a rainy day I stay at home and watch films.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

What's the weather like in your town in summer?
Do you like snow? Why or why not?
What do you wear when it's cold?
What's your favourite kind of weather?

Review

A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.

Quiz