Name: ______Date: ______

Theme/Topic: Canadian Geography and Symbols

Benchmark: B3 L IV
Understand a short, simple, descriptive communication about a situation/daily routine.
Learner Task: Ss listen for relevant details in four short weather forecasts and indicate what they should wear and which activity would be appropriate for the day’s weather.
The students should:
1)  Check the appropriate weather information
2)  Check the appropriate clothing according to the forecast
3)  Check an appropriate activity according to the forecast
4)  Be able to complete the task after listening to the dialogue three times
(Task taken from Linc 3 Classroom Activities, page 109/Audio Track 7) Fast! Teacher should re-record or read more slowly from script!
Grading Scale
I followed the instructions / Yes No
*I checked (√) the weather details I heard / Very Good So-so Not Yet
*I checked (√) the clothing I should wear / Very Good So-so Not Yet
* I checked (√) the activity I could do / Very Good So-so Not Yet
*I could answer after listening 3 times / Very Good So-so Not Yet
I answered without help or looking at another student’s paper / Yes No
This listening task was… / Easy So-so Difficult
What to do to next time:

To succeed at this task, Ss must have 3 out of 4 “Very Good” indicators for * items.

Name ______Date ______

Weather Forecasts

Listen to each forecast. Check (√) the weather words you hear.

Then check (√) the clothes to wear and the best activity you should do.

Forecast 1 Clothing

_____ hot and cloudy

_____ 33 degrees ______

_____ clear and sunny

_____ a humidex of 40 degrees Activity

_____ a humidex of 33 degrees ____ run

_____ 10 degrees ____ have a picnic

____ go swimming

Forecast 2 Clothing

_____ lots of snow

_____ 5 to 10 degrees ______

_____ 10 cm. of snow on Thursday

_____ night-time lows of minus 7° Activity

_____ winds from the west ____ go ski

_____ clear with snow flurries ____ have a picnic

____ go camping

Forecast 3 Clothing

_____ dry weather

_____ rain starting this afternoon ______

_____ rain ending at 7:00

_____ rain all night Activity

_____ strong winds ____ go ski

_____ a daytime high of 17° ____ have a picnic

____ go shopping

Forecast 4 Clothing

_____ temperature going down

_____ wind chill of minus 30° ______

_____ wind chill of minus 45°

_____ winds from the north Activity

_____ clear and cold all night, ____ go to the beach

but warming up tomorrow ____ read a book inside

_____ clear and cold tonight and ____ ride a bike

tomorrow