LEVEL II

CHALLENGE 1: ACTIVITY GUIDE

Activity 1: Weather Forecast

Make a short video presenting the weather forecast for the next 5 days of any city or village of
the world. The video should have:
- The description of the weather day per day.
- At least three weather conditions per day (cold, windy, hot, etc.).
- The temperatures per day.
- Visual aids to make your presentation (slides, infographic, other).

Learning Resources
This link has some relevant vocabulary about the weather. It is very useful when describing
the weather forecast: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/beginner-
vocabulary/weather

This resource allows you to identify not only vocabulary but also expressions to describe the
weather: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/elementary-a2-
listening/weather-forecast

This is a video about the weather forecast report for five days in Chicago city. It provides
vocabulary and expressions to speak about the climate in a specific region:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzPA-YKJmVk&feature=youtu.be

Activity 2: Seasons of the Year

- Read the text “The four seasons”. The link to the reading is below.
- Design a mind-map in which you carefully organize its ideas.
- The mind-map must present: weather conditions, temperatures, dates, activities people do in
every season.
- Be creative and organized.
Learning Resources

This is a reading about the four seasons of the year and their characteristics, regarding weather,
dates, clothing and activities. In that way, you can have some input to know more vocabulary,
expressions and grammar of the challenge. https://lingua.com/english/reading/seasons/

Activity 3: What do you look like?

In this activity, you are required to make a short video in which you describe yourself. Follow
these guidelines to do the activity.
- Complete the following chart with the information about you:

Characteristic Description
Age
Height
Weight
Face shape
Nose Shape
Eyes color and shape
Hair length, style and color

- Write a descriptive text with the previous information. For example, I am a 40 year-old, tall
and thin woman.
-Record your description in a video in which you carefully talk about the requested
characteristics. You can add extra information.
- Use any visual aids (photos, posters, other).

Learning Resources
This site offers vocabulary, grammar and expressions to describe people's physical
appearances: https://englishpost.org/describe-physical-appearance/

This is a listening with its script. With this resource, you can learn how to describe other people's
appearances and the pronunciation of the words: http://www.elllo.org/english/beginner/B09-
JohnSarah-Family-Appearance.htm

This video contains a set of conversations about physical people’s appearances. Then, you will
have the chance to learn in context more vocabulary and expressions about the topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o23npkPCD-I&feature=youtu.be