Weather: Lesson Plan



工業高 English Lesson Plan １年生

|Lesson |Weather |

|Aim |In this lesson students will learn common phrases and vocabulary for talking about the weather, climate, and seasons. |

| |Students will finish the lesson by making their own weather reports (for different planets!) and presenting them to the |

| |class. |

|Time |Lesson A: Phrases and vocabulary for weather reports. |

| |Lesson B: Phrases and vocabulary for climate and seasons. |

| |Lesson C: Interplanetary weather report activity. |

|Materials |The Weather handout |

| |Planet worksheets |

|Stage |Activity |Notes |

|Warm-up |Ask students the weather for today and tomorrow |Casual and simple. |

| |Use answers to give a sample weather forecast | |

|Handout: The Weather |Repeat Key Words vocabulary and check meanings |Encourage students to offer translations. |

| |Repeat Weather Forecast phrases and vocabulary | |

| |Give examples with drawings on board | |

| |Take process one section at a time |Practice with original forecasts. |

| |Practice each section in pairs before moving on | |

| |Volunteers present original forecasts to class | |

|Warm-up |Ask students about Japanese summer and winter |Casual and simple. |

| |Use answers to give a sample climate report | |

|Handout: The Weather |Repeat Climate Report phrases and vocabulary |Encourage students to offer translations. |

| |Give examples with drawings on board | |

| |Take process one section at a time |Practice with original reports. |

| |Practice each section in pairs before moving on | |

| |Volunteers present original reports to class | |

|Group Project: Inter-|Students create original weather / climate reports |Using the Solar System! |

|Planetary Weather |One planet for each team (up to 10 teams) |Divide class into teams. |

|Report |Teachers give a sample forecast for The Earth |Add new disasters: |

| |Each team creates a weather forecast and climate report on their planet worksheet |meteor strike |

| | |alien invasion |

|Group Presentation: |Inter-Planetary Weather News broadcast |Present like a TV news weather report. |

|IPWN |Draw Solar System forecast map on board | |

| |Each team presents their planet weather report to the class and draws symbols on the| |

| |map | |

|Cultural Notes |Demonstrate difference between Celsius/Fahrenheit |Compare freezing, body, boiling temps with |

| |(°C X 9/5) + 32 = °F (°F-32) X 5/9 = °C |scale drawn on board. |

| |(0°C = 32°F), (36.7°C ≈ 98.6°F), (100°C = 212°F) | |

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