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UNIT 20

WEATHER
In this unit you will learn:
THESE LIFE SKILLS:
Its going to be warm tomorrow.
Giving weather forecasts
taking photographs, playing a game
Leisure activities

THIS VOCABULARY
Types of weather
Temperatures
Seasons

sunny, cloudy, foggy

cold, cool, warm, hot
spring, summer, fall, winter

THIS GRAMMAR
Past tense of Verb BE
Future tense with
BE + going to + Verb

It was clear yesterday.

Its going to rain tomorrow.

Vocabulary: The Weather

Types of Weather

clear

cloudy

rainy

sunny

foggy

smoggy

windy

stormy

snowy

Temperatures

cold

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cool

warm

hot

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Exercise 1: Watch Its Your Turn. Listen to the

weather forecasts. Then, circle the
answers.

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1. In San Francisco, its going to be

a. sunny and hot.
b. cloudy and cool.
2. In Miami, its going to be
a. sunny and hot.

b. cloudy and cool.

3. In New York, its going to be

a. stormy.
b. sunny.
4. In Chicago, its going to be
a. snowy.

b. windy.

5. In Denver, its going to be

a. windy and rainy.

b. snowy and cold.

6. In Seattle, its going to

a. snow.

b. rain.

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Listening from the Video

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Exercise 2: Watch Its Your Turn in the video. Listen

to the teachers questions. Circle the
answers.
Tuesday

1.

Wednesday

b. Its going to be hot.

b. No, it isnt.

Is it going to be foggy on Thursday?

a. Yes, it is.

4.

Saturday

Is it going to be cloudy on Wednesday?

a. Yes, it is.

3.

Friday

Whats the weather going to be on Tuesday?

a. Its going to be rainy.

2.

Thursday

b. No, it isnt.

How is the weather going to be on Friday?

a. Its going to be sunny and hot.
b. Its going to be windy and cool.

5.

How is the weather going to be on Saturday?

a. Its going to be sunny and warm.
b. Its going to be rainy and cold.

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Exercise 3: Write the type of weather under the picture.

1. _______________
2. _______________
smoggy

3.________________

4. _______________ 5. _______________

6. _____________

7. _______________ 8. _____________

9. _____________

Exercise 4: Find the 10 weather words in the puzzle. Circle them.

clear

foggy

stormy

rainy

sunny

warm
cool
smoggy

windy
snowy

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Vocabulary: Seasons
Review the seasons in the video.

spring

summer

fall/autumn

winter

March 21 June 20

June 21 September 20

September 21 December 20

December 21 March 20

Exercise 5: Put the holidays in the correct season.

Halloween (October)

Memorial Day (May)

Christmas (December 25th)

Valentines Day (February)

New Years Day (January)

Presidents Day (February)

Independence Day (July)

Thanksgiving (November)

Veterans Day (November)

Martin Luther King Jr., Day (January)

SPRING

SUMMER

FALL

WINTER

Halloween

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Exercise 6: Watch Its Your Turn in the video.

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Part l:
Listen to the teachers questions.
Circle the answers.
1. What are they doing?
a. Theyre laughing

b. Theyre dancing.

2. What is she doing?

a. Shes drinking soda.

b. Shes eating.

Part 2:
Listen to the teachers answers.
Circle the questions.
3. Theyre playing a game.
a. What are they doing?

b. What is she doing?

4. He is eating some chips.

a. What are they doing?

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b. What is he doing?

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Grammar: Future with BE + Going to + Verb

I
He/She/It
We/You/They

BE
am
is
are

GOING TO
going to

VERB
play
take
eat

a game.
photographs.
some chips.

Exercise 7: The English class is going to have a party. Look at the

pictures. Tell what the students are going to do at the
party.

1.

Matt and Lana

2.

Matt and Lana are going to

dance.

3.

Betsy

Betsy __________________
_______________________ .

4.

Pete

Ben

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________ .

_______________________ .

5.

Jose and Ned

6.

Marni

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________ .

_______________________ .

7.

Axel

8.

Silvia

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________ .

_______________________ .

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Grammar: Past Tense of Verb BE

AFFIRMATIVE
I/He/She/It

NEGATIVE

was

warm.

I/He/She/It

wasn't

cold.

We/You/They were

cold.

We/You/They

weren't

warm.

Exercise 8: Fill in the blanks.

yesterday

today

1. It was windy yesterday,

but today its smoggy.

yesterday

today

2. It _____ ______________ yesterday,

but today ______ _______________.

yesterday

today

3. It _____ _____________ yesterday,

but ___________ ______

yesterday

today

_______ .

4. It ____ _______ _______________ ,

but ________ _____

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___________ .

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Life Skill: Giving Weather Forecasts

Exercise 9: Look at the weather forecasts. Circle the answers to
the questions.
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

cool

cool

cool

warm

warm

warm

warm

warm

warm

hot

cold

cold

cold

cold

cool

morning

afternoon

evening

1. How is the weather going to be on Monday afternoon?

a. sunny and hot
b. windy and warm
c. snowy and cold
d. stormy and cool
2. Is it going to be warm on Wednesday morning?
a. Yes, it is.
b. No, it isnt.
3. What is the temperature going to be on Wednesday evening?
a. cool
b. cold
c. warm
d. hot
4. How is the weather going to be on Tuesday morning?
a. cloudy and cool
b. rainy and cold
c. windy and cool
d. stormy and cool
5. How is the weather going to be on Friday evening?
a. sunny and hot
b. windy and cool
c. snowy and cold
d. stormy and cool
6. Is it going to be warm on Thursday afternoon?
a. Yes, it is.
b. No, it isnt.
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Exercise 10: Write the CORRECT sentences.

1. It going to rain.
Its going to rain.
2. It is hot yesterday.
_______________________________________________ .
3. She isnt going dance.
_______________________________________________ .
4. Its go to snow tomorrow.
_______________________________________________ .
5. Christmas is in the spring.
_______________________________________________ .

Writing
Exercise 11:

Your English class is going to have a party. Tell what

YOU are going to do at the party.

1. Im going to dance.
2. Im going to ____________________________ .
3. Were ________________________________ .
4. _____________________________________ .

5. _____________________________________ .
6. _____________________________________ .
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Narrative Reading
Mr. Edwards Students Are Going to Have a Party
Its the end of the semester. The students in Mr. Edwards
English class are going to celebrate. They are going to have a party
next week. Albert and Vivian are going to bring pizza

. Andres is

going to bring soda. Martha is going to bring salad. They are going to
have a cake

because its Juan Perezs birthday, too. Other

students are going to bring plates, cups, and napkins.

Silvia is going to sing

. Carlos and Nestor are going to play

their guitars. Mr. Edwards is going to bring games

for the

students to play. Its going to be a fun party!

Exercise 12: Answer the following questions about the story.
1. What are the students going to have next week?
_______________________________________________
2. What are Albert and Vivian going to bring?
_______________________________________________
3. Why are they going to have a cake?
_______________________________________________
4. Is Andres going to bring soda?
_______________________________________________
5. What is Silvia going to do?
_______________________________________________
6. What is Mr. Edwards going to bring?
_______________________________________________
7. Is it going to be a fun party?
_______________________________________________
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UNIT REVIEW

Answer the questions.

1. Is it rainy or snowy?
a. Its rainy.
b. Its snowy.
2. How is the weather? ___________.
a. Shes snowy. b. Theyre sunny.
c. Its windy.
d. It was windy.
3. How was the weather yesterday?
a. It was sunny.
b. It was cloudy.
c. It sunny.
d. Its sunny.
4. What season is it?
a. spring
c. fall

b. summer
d. winter

5. What are Linda and Frank going to do at the party?

____________________ dance.
a. They are b. They can c. They are going to
6. What are you going to do at the party?
____________________ play a game
a. They will b. He going to c. We are going to
7. How is the weather going to be on Friday evening?
It is going to be _______________.
a. cloudy and windy b. cloudy and cold c. rainy and hot

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Number correct and percentage score (circle one)

10=100% 9=90% 8=80% 7 or fewer: no credit

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Student name___________________________
Date _____________
Initials _______

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Circle the answers.

Look at the weather forecasts.

Monday
cold

Tuesday
warm

Wednesday
cool

Thursday
cool

8. How is the weather going to be on Wednesday?

a. windy
b. sunny
c. stormy
d. snowy
9. How is the weather going to be on Friday?
a. cold and rainy
b. warm and cloudy
c. hot and sunny
d. warm and windy
10. Circle the CORRECT sentence.
a. How is the weather yesterday?
b. New Years Day is in the fall.
c. Its going to rain tomorrow.
d. Tomorrow it was sunny.

Friday
hot