1. Topic-
Weather
 
2. Content-
New vocabulary pertaining to weather:
sun, rain, clouds, snow, temperature, hot, cold (all forms of these words)
Reinforcement on verb tenses
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
1. To introduce students to vocabulary describing weather
2. To review all verb tenses previously learned

3. To have students be able to converse about weather
 
4. Objectives-
1. Students will be able to describe weather (past, present, and future)
2. Students will be able to write a forecast
 
5. Materials and Aids-
flash cards; weather.com/newspaper
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

1. Talk of weather in native language
 

B. Development-

1. Introduce "weather words"
2. describe weather past, present, and future
3. show forecast
4. Read dialogue on weather
 

C. Practice-

1. Use Flashcards
2. Have students describe current weather (in other countries if class is large)
3. Have students make up sentences pertaining to weather using previously learned vocabulay and verb tenses
4. Have students converse on weather in pairs
 

D. Independent Practice-

1. Write short dialogue on weather
2. Write a forecast (HW)
 

E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-

1. Focus on vocabulay weather descriptions with verb tenses appear too complex
 

F. Checking for understanding-

1. Read dialogue out loud
2. Present forecasts in next class
 

G. Closure-

1. Emphasis vocabulay practice in preparation for tomorrow's lesson on "seasons"
 

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