Weather and weekend plans — ready-made English lesson, A2

Lesson goal: Weather words, 'going to' for plans and 'will' for predictions.

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Lesson plan

1
Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- What's the weather like today?
- What is your favourite season? Why?
- What are you going to do this weekend?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
FlashcardsWordsearch
sunny · cloudy · rainy · windy · foggy · snow · storm · thunder · lightning · degree · forecast · spring · autumn · umbrella · warm
All words in the set
3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Multiple choice
  Look at those black clouds! It ___ rain.
  is going torainsgoing to
2. Multiple choice
  The phone is ringing. — Don't worry, ___ answer it.
  I'llI'mI going to
3. Multiple choice
  We ___ visit my grandparents next weekend. We bought the tickets yesterday.
  are going towill togoing
4. Multiple choice
  I think it ___ be sunny tomorrow.
  willis goinggoing
5. Fill the gap
  She ___ (not) going to buy a new car this year.
  Answer: isn't / is not
6. Fill the gap
  What are you ___ to do after the lesson?
  Answer: going
7. Fill the gap
  Don't worry, I ___ (not) tell anyone your secret. I promise!
  Answer: won't / will not
8. Fill the gap
  According to the forecast, it ___ be windy tomorrow.
  Answer: will
9. Fill the gap
  My brother ___ (going to / study) medicine next year. He has already chosen a university.
  Answer: is going to study
10. True / false
  This sentence is correct: 'I will to call you tonight.'
  Answer: False
11. True / false
  This sentence is correct: 'It's very cloudy. I think it's going to snow.'
  Answer: True
12. Discussion question
  What are you going to do this weekend? What do you think the weather will be like?
  Sample answer: I'm going to visit my friends and we're going to go to the cinema. I think it will be cold and rainy.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- Be a TV weather presenter: tomorrow's weather in your city.
- Plan a weekend for two kinds of weather: 'If it's sunny, we're going to…'
5
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?
What is your favourite season? Why?
What are you going to do this weekend?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

FlashcardsWordsearch

sunny · cloudy · rainy · windy · foggy · snow · storm · thunder · lightning · degree · forecast · spring · autumn · umbrella · warm

All words in the set

Exercises

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

Multiple choice
Look at those black clouds! It ___ rain.
is going torainsgoing to
Multiple choice
The phone is ringing. — Don't worry, ___ answer it.
I'llI'mI going to
Multiple choice
We ___ visit my grandparents next weekend. We bought the tickets yesterday.
are going towill togoing
Multiple choice
I think it ___ be sunny tomorrow.
willis goinggoing
Fill the gap
She ___ (not) going to buy a new car this year.
Answer: isn't / is not
Fill the gap
What are you ___ to do after the lesson?
Answer: going
Fill the gap
Don't worry, I ___ (not) tell anyone your secret. I promise!
Answer: won't / will not
Fill the gap
According to the forecast, it ___ be windy tomorrow.
Answer: will
Fill the gap
My brother ___ (going to / study) medicine next year. He has already chosen a university.
Answer: is going to study
True / false
This sentence is correct: 'I will to call you tonight.'
Answer: False
True / false
This sentence is correct: 'It's very cloudy. I think it's going to snow.'
Answer: True
Discussion question
What are you going to do this weekend? What do you think the weather will be like?
Sample answer: I'm going to visit my friends and we're going to go to the cinema. I think it will be cold and rainy.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

Be a TV weather presenter: tomorrow's weather in your city.
Plan a weekend for two kinds of weather: 'If it's sunny, we're going to…'

Review

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

Quiz