UNIT 6 CRAZY WEATHER

DAY 1 WHAT’S THE WEATHER

LIKE TODAY

Look at these pictures.

What is the weather like in the United Kingdom?

What is the weather like in Madrid? And in Oslo? And in Moscow?

What’s the weather like in Rio de Janeiro? And in Los Angeles? What’s the
weather like in Dakar? And in Tokyo?

Weather vocabulary:
In the north
It’s cold In the south
It’s hot In the east
It’s raining In the west
It’s snowing
It’s sunny
It’s foggy
It’s cloudy
It’s windy
It’s freezing

Fill in the weather chart:

Weather in your town Weather in the summer Weather in the winter

 Listen and guess:

_____

_____

_____
 Now it’s your turn. Describe and guess.

1.

2.

3.
Write the corresponding word under each picture:

Fog Lightning Rain

Snow Mist Sunshine Cloudy

Windy Tornado Thunder

 DAY 2 IT’S
HOTTER, IT’S COLDER

There are twelve months in a year. Do you know their names? January,
February…… Some of them are cold and some of them are hot. Fill in this
list with cold and hot months.

COLD MONTHS HOT MONTHS

January is colder than July

Comparatives:
July is hotter than January
Cold – colder
November is windier than June Hot – hotter
Windy – windier
June is sunnier than November
Sunny – sunnier
Long – longer
Short – shorter
 Now fill in the gaps with the corresponding comparative form of the
adjectives:

Hotter Colder Windier

Sunnier Longer Shorter

1. December is colder than July.

2. January is _________________ than April

3. May is _________________ than November.

4. July is _________________ than October.

5. February is _________________ than June.

6. March is _________________ than September.

7. August is _________________ than February.

8. March is ________________ than May.

9. June is ______________ than December.

10. April is __________________ than October-

 Comparatives / Superlatives:

Hot – hotter – THE HOTTEST

Cold – colder – THE COLDEST
Windy – windier – THE WINDIEST
Sunny – sunnier – THE SUNNIEST
Long – longer – THE LONGEST
Short – shorter – THE SHORTEST

1. Which is the hottest month of the year?

a) Aug ust b) March c)

November

2. Which is the coldest month of the year?

a) January b) May c) June

3. Which is the shortest month of the year?

a) October b) February c) August

4. Which is the sunniest month of the year?

a) April b) August c) December

5. Which is the windiest month of the year?

a) July b) May c) October

 Take one and say the adjective. You have to find one card that is MORE
than the one your partner has got. Example:

Card A. It’s foggy

Card B. It’s foggier

 Read and guess. Match the description with the corresponding
picture. Write the month and the season:

1. It’s very hot. Some children are eating ice cream.

Some people are swimming in the sea. What month
is it? What season?

_____

2. It’s sunny, but it’s windy and cold. The wind’s

blowing all the leaves off the trees. What month is
it? What season?

______

3. It’s snowing and it’s very cold. Children are

making snowmen in their gardens. They’re wearing
boots. What month is it? What season?
______

4. It’s sunny and it isn’t very cold. Children are

playing n the park. It’s a beautiful park with lots of
flowers. What month is it? What season?

_____

Spring Summer Autumn Winter

Describe and draw a weather scene of these months:

JANUARY

JULY
 DAY 3 CRAZY
WEATHER REPORT

Xiang thinks that the weather is CRAZY….

Clothes:

Coat
Jacket
Bikini
Gloves
Sandals
Boots
Shirt
Raincoat
Shorts
Trousers
Scarf
Dress
Shoes
T-shirt
Jumper

What do you wear.......?

In the summer In the winter

 Listen to Xiang and fill in the chart:

The weather…. People and animals are

wearing…

In the Artic Swimming suits and bikinis

In Egypt It’s snowing Anoraks and ___________

In Alaska It’s very hot and

sunny
 Do your own crazy weather report:

It’s hot

In England
It’s sunny
People are
wearing coats
In Cuba In
It’s cloudy
Mexico

People are It’s raining

wearing shirts
It’s snowing and blouses In Russia
People are wearing
swimming suits
People are
wearing dresses
and sandals It’s very foggy
People are wearing
gloves and scarfs
In Greece
People are wearing
People are
boots and anoraks
wearing raincoats
It’s windy
and jumpers

It’s cold
People are wearing
shorts and sandals In the Sahara
Desert
It’s stormy
People are
wearing
People are In
trousers and
wearing Marocco
jackets
wellington boots

It’s freezing
In Spain In Alaska
In Australia
 Write sentences:

Eg. In Russia it’s hot and people are wearing swimming suits.

1. In _________ it’s ____________________ and people are _________________

2. In ________________________________ and ___________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________________

5. _________________________________________________________________

6. _________________________________________________________________

7. _________________________________________________________________

8. _________________________________________________________________

9. _________________________________________________________________
 What clothes do you wear when it’s…

Coat
Jacket
Bikini
Gloves
…. snowing? Sandals
Boots
Shirt
…. sunny? Raincoat
Blouse
Shorts
Trousers
…. windy?
Scarf
Anorak
Dress
Shoes
Sweater
T-shirt
Jumper
Wellingtons

Clothes
Bikini
Blouse
Cap
Coat
Cardigan
Dress
Socks
Shoes
Sandals
Shirt
Boots
Raincoat
Scarf
Gloves
Bikini
Sweater
 DAY 4
NATURAL HAZARDS

Look at these pictures.

What are they?

 TEXT A

Read the text on hurricanes:

What’s a Hurricane?

Hurricanes are enormous and powerful tropical

storms.

They bring violent winds and a lot of rain.

They have got two parts: an eye in the centre and an

Famous Hurricanes

Is your first name part of the list?

Adrián Boris Diana Irene Miriam Sergio

Agatha Camilla Dolores Isis Norma Simon
Agnes Carla Donna Ivan Olivia Tara
Alberto Carlotta, Elena Javier Ophelia Teresa
Alex Carmen Emilia John Oscar Tina
Alicia Carol Enrique Jose Paloma Tomas
Ana Celia Fabian Juan Patricia Tony
Andrew Cesar Fabio Katrina Paula Verónica
Anita Cleo Fernanda Kristy Pilar Vicente
Autrey Connie Gilbert Lisa Rafael Victor
Beatriz Cristina Gloria Luis Ramon Vicky
Betsy Cristobal Hector Marco Rosa Wilma
Blas Daniel Hilda María Rita Yolanda
Bob David Hugo Max Sandra
Ignacio

Look these words up in the dictionary:

Natural hazards: Powerful:

Storms: Edge:
 True and false. If a sentence is false, write the correct sentence.

1. Hurricanes are tiny storms with no power. F

2. They don’t bring rain.

3. They have an eye in the centre.

4. The eye has very bad weather.

5. The edge has very bad weather

Answer these questions about hurricanes:

E.g.: What’s a hurricane?

Hurricanes are enormous and powerful storms.

1. Are hurricanes big or small?

____________________________________________________.

2. What do hurricanes bring?

____________________________________________________.

3. How many parts has a hurricane got?

____________________________________________________.

4. Is the eye in the centre or in the edge of the hurricane?

____________________________________________________.

5. Has the edge good weather?

____________________________________________________.
 TEXT B

Read the text on earthquakes:

Earthquake

An earthquake happens when the earth moves.

Earthquakes can be very low and you can’t feel them.

They can also be very strong and cause objects to

fall and houses to collapse!

An earthquake in the sea is called a TSUNAMI.

You can measure an earthquake with the Richter

scale of a seismograph.

The Richter scale goes from magnitude 0 (no earthquake) to magnitude 9 (very
big earthquake).

Richter Scale
M 1: Usually not felt.
M 2: Usually not felt.
M 3: Often felt, no damage.
M 4: Often felt, no damage.
M 5: Moderate earthquake.
M 6: Strong earthquake.
M 7: Major earthquake.
M 8: Giant earthquake.
M 9: Super earthquake.
 Look these words up in the dictionary:

Earthquake: Collapse:

Scale: Measure:

Damage:

True or false. If a sentence is false, write the correct sentence.

1. An earthquake happens when the earth moves. T

2. An earthquake can cause a house to collapse

3. In the sea, earthquakes are called tsunamis

4. The Richter scale goes from 1 to 12

5. An earthquake of magnitude 1 is a big earthquake

 DAY 5 BE THE
WEATHER MAN

Work on one of these projects:

Do the weather report for Christmas

Do the weather report for the summer holidays

Do a collage about the weather.

Collage about natural hazards.

Set up a shop with winter clothes. Decide on the name, which clothes
you are going to sell, the prices, opening times.

Set up a shop with summer clothes. Decide on the name, which

clothes you are going to sell, the prices, opening times.