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‘Will’ vs ‘going to’ and the weather

Exercises

A Complete the sentences below using ‘will’ or ‘going to’:

1. Oh, look at those black clouds. I think it’s _______________ rain

2. Q. What do you think the weather will be like this weekend?

A. I think it _______________ be fine and sunny.

3. It’s very cold and cloudy today. I think it’s _______________ to snow later

4. When do you think it _______________ get warmer?

5. The thunder has stopped and I can see brighter sky.

I think the rain is _______________ stop soon.

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B Say what the weather will be like in these cities:
1. Moscow 2. Singapore

In Moscow it will be cold and snowy.

3. Madras 4. Dubai

5. Los Angeles 6. London

7. Mexico City 8. Sydney

28°C

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‘Will’ vs ‘going to’ and the weather

ENGAGE
Have a chat about the how the weather is today, and what the weather is usually like in their
county at that time and other times of the year. You could also talk about the weather in other
countries, and whether they think that they would like to go there.

Use the weather flashcards to elicit their meanings.

Draw a scale put ‘cold’ at the left hand side, with an arrow off from it, and try to elicit some
other words such as cool, warm, hot etc.

STUDY
Put two headings on the board: Noun Adjective and fill in some nouns.

snow
rain
fog
Elicit the adjectives.

Ask what the weather will be like tomorrow

Elicit “It will be sunny and dry” for example, whatever the response ask them if they are
certain !.
They cannot be certain because they are talking about the future, they are making a
prediction based on the evidence they have available (i.e. today’s weather)

Now ask them if they looked outside and it was black with clouds what would they say?
It will rain? No, we say ..it’s going to rain.
This is still a prediction because it hasn’t happened yet, but we are more certain because the
level of evidence we have at the time of speaking is greater than in the previous example.

A Complete the sentences below using ‘will’ or ‘going to’:

B Say what the weather will be like in these cities:

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ACTIVATE
On the board, elicit the symbols that are usually used for weather forecasts on TV. Mention
that wind speeds are measured on a scale from 1 to 14, where 14 is the strongest.

Each student (pair) gets a card with some information about a city, the country and a range of
weather symbols showing the weather over the last three days.

They have to write a weather report to present on TV.

Give them 5-7mins to get their scripts together and during this time sketch a rough outline
map of the world to show where their cities are.

Pairs come to the board and present their weather reports.

Materials

City: London

Country: England
Last 3 days weather:

Monday 18°C
5

Tuesday 12°C
8

Wednesday 13°C
7

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City: Moscow

Country: Russia
Last 3 days weather:

Monday 3°C
2

Tuesday -2°C
3

Wednesday -5°C
1

City: Perth

Country: Australia
Last 3 days weather:

Monday 20°C
10

Tuesday 21°C
12

Wednesday 20°C
10

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City: Bangkok

Country: Thailand
Last 3 days weather:

Monday 28°C
6

Tuesday 30°C
3

Wednesday 29°C
1

City: New York

Country: USA
Last 3 days weather:

Monday 3°C
6

Tuesday 2°C
5

Wednesday 5°C
7

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City: Paris

Country: France
Last 3 days weather:

Monday 12°C
5

Tuesday 13°C
3

Wednesday 14°C
4

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