Lesson 3

What’s the Weather Like?

1. Classify the words in the Word Bank according to the seasons.

It’s warm and cool. It’s sunny and hot.

Word Bank
• sunglasses
a. e. sunglasses
• sweaters
b. f.
• shorts
• scarves
• T-shirts
It’s snowy and cold. It’s windy and cold.
• caps
• coats
• gloves
c. g.
d. h.

2. Read and match the texts with the corresponding pictures.

a. Hello! I’m Karolina Novak from Prague. Today, I’m reporting on my

famous neighborhood: Old Town. It’s spring, so people are wearing
shorts and T-shirts. It’s warm, so people are walking, running and talking
on their cell phones. Old Town is famous for the Prague Orloj, a very old
astronomical clock. It’s surprising that it’s working at the moment.

b. Hi! My name is Lara and I live in Rio de Janeiro. I’m reporting on my

neighborhood, Copacabana. It’s summer, so people are wearing
sunglasses and caps. The weather is perfect for practicing sports,
so people are skating, swimming, surfing and playing volleyball.
Copacabana is famous for its beaches and it’s also a fantastic place to
relax.
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c. What’s up? I’m Felipe Alvarez from Barcelona. I’m reporting on a cultural
neighborhood: El Raval. It’s fall and windy, so people are wearing
sweaters and scarves. Classes are starting, so students are going to
school, listening to music and riding their bikes. Our neighborhood is
famous for the MACBA, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Barcelona.

d. Good morning, my name is Kenji and I live in Tokyo, Japan. Today I’m
reporting on Akihabara Electric Town, my neighborhood. It’s winter, so
people are wearing coats and gloves. It’s very snowy too, so people are
doing activities at home. They are playing video games, watching TV and
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drinking tea. This place is famous for hi-tech buildings.
 Reading and Writing
3. Go back to the text and complete the chart.
Season/ Famous
Neighborhood City Clothes Activities
Weather place

a. Old Town Reading

Strategy
skating, surfing, Pay attention to
b.
playing
the categories
to classify the
c. Barcelona information.

hi-tech
d.
buildings

4. Read and match the statements.

action result / consequence
a. It’s sunny in my neighborhood, 1. people are wearing sweaters and jackets.
b. It’s snowy in Tokyo, 2. people are surfing and playing volleyball.
SO
c. It’s windy in Barcelona, 3. people are walking and running.
d. It’s warm in Old Town, 4. people are doing activities at home.

Writing Strategy
Use so to talk about the result or consequence of an action. Use a comma before you write it.

5. Complete the paragraph about

your neighborhood.
Hi, my name is and I live in .
(name) (city)

Today I’m reporting on . It’s ,

(neighborhood) (season)

so people are wearing ,

(clothes)

and . It’s very , so

(clothes) (weather)

people are , and

(activities)

. My neighborhood is famous for .

(activities) (place)

Project Stage 3
• Cut and paste the pictures from stage 2 to make a creative collage.
• Prepare the description of your collage. 53