Dates: March 19-23

Magazine Lessons: How’s the Weather?/ Bad Weather/ Cellphones/

Cellphone Manners/ Smartphones

Activity Focus: Reading Comprehension, How’s the Weather?, Vocabulary Practice,

Find Someone Who!

Weather and Phones

Part 1: Multiple Choice.Choose the correct answer for each question. Use the information from the conversations in your magazine.

March 19

  1. What is the weather like in March?

A.It changes from day to day.

B.It is hot every day.

  1. It is never cold.
  2. It doesn’t rain.

2.What kind of weather does Ken not like?

A.rainyB.cold

C.sunnyD.hot

March 20

3.Who can control the weather?

  1. weathermenB.businessmen

C. reportersD.no one

4.Why didn’t Ken bring an umbrella?

  1. He doesn’t have one.
  2. The forecast was for clear skies.
  3. He likes walking in the rain.
  4. The rain already stopped.

5.How was the weather when Lily got to work?

A.It was rainy.B.It was windy.

C.It was clear.D.none of the above

March 21

6.The average adult in America sends about 300 text messages a ______.

  1. yearB.month

C. weekD.day

7.What is true about American teenagers?

  1. They make over 100 calls a day.
  2. They don’t wear watches anymore.
  3. They text more often than they talk.
  4. all of the above

8.What does Rob do with his cellphone?

  1. He sends text messages.
  2. He checks the time.
  3. He talks on it.

D.all of the above

March 22

9.What is an important rule for polite cell phone use?

A.Be considerate.

B.Answer every call.

C.Never let your phone ring too long.

D.Speak loudly so people can hear you.

10.What is Susie’s rule?

A.She always answers every call.

B.She always keeps her phone on.

C.She doesn’t call her friends at work.

D.She doesn’t answer her phone in a restaurant.

March 23

11.Cellphones were once just simple ______tools.

A.communicationB.knowledge

C.informationD.action

12.What are smartphones?

  1. little computers B. music players

C. camerasD. all of the above

13.What can you do with a smartphone?

A.check show times

B.answer emails

C.pay bills

D.all of the above

Part 2: How’s the Weather? Look at the pictures. Write the correct words for each picture on the lines.

1. The wind is ______.2. The ______is dark.3. It is ______.

4. It is ______.5. There is a ______.6. The sun is______.

Part 3: Vocabulary Practice. Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary words.

  1. The Internet is a very useful ______.
  2. What time do you ______wake up every day?
  3. The phone is ringing. Can you ______it?
  4. The sun is shining! I love ______days!
  5. We must be home by 10:00. That’s Dad’s ______.
  6. Don’t go outside. There’s a ______coming.
  7. Please don’t forget this information. It is very ______.

Part 4: Find Someone Who! Find someone who can say “yes” to each statement. Ask that person to sign his or her name in the box.

Find someone who . . .

likes rainy weather.
______/ likes sunny weather.
______/ Is a teen
always follows the rules.
______/ owns a smartphone.
______
_
likes windy days.
______/ likes thunder.
______/ texts someone every day.
______/ is a teenager.
______