Describing weather

Adverbs of frequency always, usually, often, sometimes, etc.
Intensifier very (more advanced)
Comparative adjectives hotter/colder, more/less (more advanced)

How is the weather?
It's/It is hot/cold/rainy, etc.
It's/It is hot/cold/rainy, etc. in [Name of City].

Seasonal comparisons

• Large box labeled "boat"
• Authentic pictures of various types of weather conditions
• Copies of a newspaper weather map for each student (USA Today or any local paper)
• Colored pictures depicting the four seasons
• Weather gear (ear muffs, scarf, umbrella, hand fan)

• Handout #1: Matching Exercise
• Handout #2: Weather Disasters (Questions/Answers for novices)
• Handout #3: Weather Disasters (Information Gap for more advanced students)
• Handout #4: Adverbs of Frequency
• Handout #5: Practice With Adverbs of Frequency
• One dry and one moist cloth for vocabulary introduction
• Cassette tape of a current local weather forecast or video clip of a current five-day forecast
• New grammar structure on board or transparency.
• Video of movie, Twister (optional)