Lesson plan for Sept. 28, 2006

 
  • Materials to set up:
    • Pencils, white lap boards, dictionaries, 
    • computer, projector, speakers
    • materials for children's activities, 
    • cd player (or computer) and speakers
    • guitar, chart for I Can See Clearly Now
    • hat, speaking activity streps
    • concentration game board and cards
    • Worksheets:
      • weather cloze 
      • Advanced: weather and seasons    BVIU  weather 76-77
         
    Whole group:
    Prayer - Solicit contributions as you write three or more items for each part of the prayer.
    Praise example: "Dear Heavenly Father, You are holy, You are almighty, You are merciful"  (righteous, living, near, great, faithful, forgiving, the most high, our protector, our provider)

    Thanks example: "We thank you for restoring Louis to health. We thank you for this beautiful weather. We thank you for providing for our needs."

    Petition example: "We ask that you help us to learn from each other. We pray for the health of Beatrice's mother. We pray for peace."

    After writing, use the listed items as you pray in simple English. 
    End the prayer with "We praise You, we thank You, and we ask You in Jesus' name. Amen."
    Individual Groups
    Lesson focus:
    weather and seasons
    Oxford Picture Dictionary pages: OPD p. 18,19, 168
    Beginner level:
    Vocabulary:  See dictionary
    review: today, yesterday, tomorrow, this month/week/year, next month/week/year, last month/week/year
    Listening activity:  audio weather reports ; Have students listen for particular words:
    Report A Elpaso
    words:(go over "mean" and "normal"), temperature, precipitation, inches, wind,  miles and hour, sunrise, sunset
    Report B Mount Washington
    words: clouds, temperatures, winds, windchill, foggy, snow, afternoon, warmer, chilly, warm front
    Report C Alabama 
    words: (go over "relatively"),clouds, Alabama, cooler air, sun, afternoon, storms, evening, thunderstorm, Wednesday, sunny, shower, morning, 
    Writing activity: weather cloze worksheet
    Speaking activity:   Vocabulary exercise: draw strip from a hat and tell about past, present and future dates and weather
    Optional game: Weather concentration
    Higher level: draw from the following materials that seem appropriate for your group (see key below)
    •  BVIU weather 76-77 
    • BVIU 20-21 "bring"

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    Whole group:
    Song: I can see clearly now

     
    KEY 
    BVIU....... Basic Vocabulary in Use - Cambridge
     OPD ........Oxford Picture Dictionary
     BOPD-RA ....Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary - Reproducable Activities
     GJ .........Grammar Jams
     GJ2 .......Grammar Jams 2

     

    Vocabulary

     Look at the pictures for clues and put these weather words into the correct gaps: 

    hot, raining, windy, sun, sunny, blowing, cloud, rain, wind, cloudy, rainy, shining, cold 
     

    *
      The sun is _____________  today.
       It is _____________  today.
      The earth needs the _____________ .
       The weather is great today. It's nice and _____________ .

    *

     The wind is _____________  today.
       It will be _____________  tomorrow.
      The strong _____________  will come from the south.
     
     
     
     

       It will _____________  tomorrow.
       The weather will be _____________  next week.
       The _____________   will come from the north.
       The temperature will be very _____________  - 5 below zero.

       It is _____________  hard today.
       It will  _____________  tomorrow.
       It will probably be _____________   for the whole day tomorrow.
     

     
      I hope it won't be _____________  tomorrow.
       Look at that _____________ 
     
     
    Cut and have students draw from a hat.        

    (Date)
    This year is _______________ .
    Last year was _______________ .
    Next year will be ____________ .
     

    (Date)
    This month is _______________ .
    Last month was ____________ .
    Next month will be __________ .
     

    (Date)
    Today is (date) _____________ .
    Yesterday was ______________ .
    Tomorrow will be ___________ .
     

    (Date)
    Today is (day) _______________ .
    Yesterday was ______________ .
    Tomorrow will be ___________ .
     

    (Date)
    This year I am ______  years old.
    Last year I was _____  years old.
    Next year I will be __  years old.
     
     
     

    		 (Date)
    My birthday is on _____________________________ (month and date).
    This year my birthday is on a _________________________ (dayof the week)
     

    (Weather)
    This year is _______________ .
    Last year was _______________ .
    Next year will be ____________ .
     

    (Weather or season)
    This month is _______________ .
    Last month was ____________ .
    Next month will be __________ .
     

    (Weather)
    Today is (date) _____________ .
    Yesterday was ______________ .
    Tomorrow will be ___________ .
     

    (Weather)
    Today is (day) _______________ .
    Yesterday was ______________ .
    Tomorrow will be ___________ .