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C1 Lesson Plan: Weather Vocabulary & Reading

The lesson includes the following activities: 1) Introducing weather terminology using a BBC weather forecast. 2) A pre-reading discussion of weather phenomena. 3) A pronunciation focus activity matching words. 4) A collocations activity matching adjectives and nouns. 5) A pre-reading discussion of questions. 6) A reading comprehension task. 7) A post-reading discussion. Additional follow up involves students researching extreme weather stories.

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C1 Lesson Plan: Weather Vocabulary & Reading

The lesson includes the following activities: 1) Introducing weather terminology using a BBC weather forecast. 2) A pre-reading discussion of weather phenomena. 3) A pronunciation focus activity matching words. 4) A collocations activity matching adjectives and nouns. 5) A pre-reading discussion of questions. 6) A reading comprehension task. 7) A post-reading discussion. Additional follow up involves students researching extreme weather stories.

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  • Lesson Overview
  • Task 1: Pre-reading Discussion
  • Task 2: Pronunciation Focus
  • Task 3: Collocations
  • Task 4: Pre-reading Discussion
  • Follow-up
  • Task 5: Reading Task
  • Task 6: Post-reading Discussion

Topic – The Weather

Aims:
• To practice reading for specific information in an online article about the weather
• To practice pronunciation, word stress and collocations connected with the weather

Age Group:
Teens / Adults

Level:
C1

Time:
90 minutes

Materials:
The Weather Worksheet / Videos / Text

Introduction:

The aim of this lesson is to give students practice in reading for specific information in an article about the weather. Students will also have an
opportunity to practice pronunciation, words and collocations connected with the weather.
C1 Advanced Level Lesson (Example) – THE WEATHER

Introduction 5-10 As a lead-in to the topic, students will be shown the BBC weather website at [Link]
minutes and look at the five-day forecast for the area the tutor lives in.
The tutor will elicit from students what the various symbols and words mean.

2. Task 1: Pre- Students should discuss in pairs or groups the difference between the different weather phenomena.
reading discussion TIP: Photos or drawings of the various weather phenomena will be also used, to make comprehension checking
(10 minutes) much easier as well as making the vocabulary more memorable for the students.

3. Task 2: Students in pairs will be asked to match the beginnings to the ends of the phonemically spelt words.
Pronunciation focus
(5-10 minutes) Answers:
A–3
B–5
C–6
D–1
E–4
F–2
C1 Advanced Level Lesson (Example) – THE WEATHER

4. Task 3: Students will be asked what adjectives we often use with ‘rain’ and why, for example, we say ‘heavy rain’ and not
Collocations (10 ‘strong rain’. (Answer: because the words form common collocations or word partnerships).
minutes)
Students in pairs or groups will be asked to match the adjectives in column A to the nouns in column B to form
strong collocations. (Note: in some cases there is more than one possibility).

TIP: Students can be asked to find monolingual dictionaries online for extra help, as these will often give common
collocations, sometimes with example sentences so that students can see how the words are used in context. Using
a bilingual dictionary is not as helpful as it can be often confusing as collocations tend to differ between languages.

Suggested collocations:

torrential rain flash floods


severe gales/weather conditions/storms/floods dense fog
sunny spells/weather conditions
freak gales/weather conditions/storms/floods violent gales/weather conditions/storms
high humidity

5. Task 4: Pre- Students will be asked to discuss the questions in pairs or groups. The tutor will monitor the discussions closely so
reading discussion that they can ask students to bring up any interesting points they raised in an open-class discussion afterwards.
(10 minutes)
C1 Advanced Level Lesson (Example) – THE WEATHER

6. Task 5: Reading Students will be shown the text about the weather on the worksheet, and they will be given the reading
task (15 minutes) comprehension questions (as per worksheet)

The tutor will afterwards elicit the answers to the questions

7. Task 6: Post The students will be asked to discuss the questions in Task 6 in pairs, and then get feedback
reading discussion
(10- 15 minutes)

Follow up The tutor will ask the students to search for any stories about extreme weather conditions and report back to the
(remaining time, if class. The students will then be asked to vote for the best story
there is any)

Aims: • To practice reading for specific information in an online article about the weather • Topractice pronunciation, word
C1 Advanced Level Lesson (Example) – THE WEATHER Introduction 5-10 minutes 2. Task 1: Pre- reading discussion (10 minutes)
C1 Advanced Level Lesson (Example) – THE WEATHER 4. Task 3: Collocations (10 minutes) 5. Task 4: Pre- reading discussion (
C1 Advanced Level Lesson (Example) – THE WEATHER 6. Task 5: Reading task (15 minutes) 7. Task 6: Post reading discussion (

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