Weather Report - TG

Overview

The students are going on a virtual trip to another country. They are going to check the weather before they leave. The students will chart the weather in the country of their choice for today and check the forecast for the next three days.

They will prepare a weather report, for television or radio, to perform in class.

Students can access all the Internet sites for the Interactive Activities by clicking on Students' Area in the ECB On-line homepage, then click on:

·  Interactive Activity links - The links to the Internet sites are listed under the names of the activities.
- or -

·  Elementary, Junior High, High School. Choose their coursebook.

Level

Foundation and Intermediate (Grades 5-8)

Time

One 45-minute lesson

Group Size

Pairs or groups

Students' Prior Knowledge

The students ...
... can follow links on the Internet.
... can read a map.
... know directional vocabulary: north(N), south(S), east(E), west(W).

Objectives

The students will be able to ...
... identify different types of weather and their media symbols.
... report the differences in weather around the world using the Internet.
... give a weather forecast in the country chosen.

Procedure

Part One

Discuss what type of information is given in a weather report.
Discuss what symbols are used in the newspaper and on television to represent the different types of weather.
Suggest that the students bring in the weather report from the newspaper and discuss the different symbols and pictures used to describe the weather.

For young or weaker students: Give the Students Worksheet 1: Weather and Its Symbols. This will help them understand the different symbols.
Part Two

Divide the class into pairs or groups. Each pair or group chooses a city in a different country around the world that they would like to visit.

Give each group Student's Worksheet 2 - Weather. The students will go to the Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/

If the class is unable to go to the Internet, you should print the weather report from several countries and give it to the different groups. Follow the instructions on Student's Worksheet 2 to find the weather of a specific country and city.

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At a later time, you may want to send the students to Map Machine at http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/ . Here they can locate a map of the city and/or country they chose. This map can be used in their presentation.

Presentation

The students should prepare a television, radio or newspaper weather report from the information they learned in this activity. This can be done on video, tape recorder, live in class, or as a PowerPoint presentation. They should include temperature, wind, cloud cover and any other important information.

Variations on a Theme

After hearing a weather report, ask the students to make or choose from a list from a list of clothing or using old magazines, ask the students to cut out pictures of clothing they

Student's Worksheet 1 – Weather and It's Symbols

Match the weather symbol (picture) to the words below.

1. / rainy / showers
2. / sunny
3. / snowy
4. / partly rainy
5. / partly sunny
6. / partly cloudy
7. / cloudy

Now, look in today's newspaper. What weather symbols do you see?

Today's date / ______
_____ / ______/ ______
Month / Day / Year
The weather symbol for today is: / ______

Student's Worksheet 2 – Weather Report

To find the Internet site you need to complete this activity

·  Go to: ECB Online: www.ecb.co.il

·  Click on Student's Area

·  Click on Interactive Activity Links or look for your course book.

·  Find the activity: Weather Report

·  Use these sites to answer the questions below.

To find the weather for a city around the world, go to Weather Underground.

  1. Type the name of your city in the text box.
  2. Click on Search.

Fill in the missing information.

  1. Name of country: ______
  1. Name of city: ______
  1. Today is: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
  1. Today's date is: ______
  1. What is the temperature? F ______C ______
  1. F is for Fahrenheit, C is for Celsius
    Do we use F or C in our weather report ______
  1. What is the wind speed? ______
  1. What is the wind direction? ______
  1. The picture for today's weather shows: ______

What is the forecast for the next three days in your city?

Day: ______/ Day: ______/ Day: ______
Low and High Temperature for that day.
Lo* ___ C.
Hi* ___ C. / Low and High Temperature for that day
Lo* ___ C.
Hi* ___ C. / Low and High Temperature for that day
Lo* ___ C.
Hi* ___ C.

Lo* = low Hi* = high