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Week 19 – Weather & seasons

Week 19 – Weather & seasons (A1+ → A2‑)

Theme: Talking about the weather, seasons, and simple future plans connected to weather.

Main grammar & functions:

CEFR link:

A1+ / early A2: Can describe simple weather conditions and seasons; can talk about basic future plans related to weather (CEFR: “Can describe weather in simple terms”, “Can talk about simple future plans and intentions.”)

1. Lesson objectives (for students)

By the end of the week, students can:

  1. Name basic weather words and four seasons.
  2. Describe the weather now and typical weather in seasons: It’s cold today., It’s hot in summer.
  3. Use There is / There are with some weather nouns: There is a storm., There are clouds.
  4. Use be going to in very simple sentences about near future weather and plans:
    • “It’s going to rain.” / “We’re going to have a picnic.”

2. Grammar focus (with Ukrainian‑speaker notes)

a) Weather with "It’s …" and adjectives

Key pattern:

Important: In English we must say It’s – we cannot just say Cold today in standard English.

Ukrainian issues:

Give simple rule:

Always start weather sentences with "It’s" + adjective.

b) There is / There are for weather nouns

Use:

Examples:

Ukrainian issues:

At this level, you can use both patterns:

But keep the main focus on It’s + adjective and a few There is/are sentences.

c) Present Simple for typical seasonal weather

Pattern:

Examples:

This recycles adverbs of frequency from previous weeks: often, sometimes, usually.

Ukrainian issues:

d) Be going to – light future for weather & plans

You can give a very light introduction / recycle if students saw it before:

Pattern:

Examples (focus on meaning, not full grammar explanation):

Connect to weather pictures / forecasts. Don’t over‑explain tenses at this level; just present as a chunk for talking about plans / predictions.

3. Vocabulary sets

Weather adjectives:

Nouns (for There is/are):

Seasons & basic phrases:

Simple talking about weather:

4. Lesson skeleton (60–90 minutes)

1) Warm‑up – Weather now (10–15 min)

If online, you can briefly show real forecast screenshot for their city and elicit in simple English.

2) Presentation – Weather adjectives with "It’s" (15–20 min)

  1. Present a set of pictures (sunny, rainy, snowy, windy, cloudy, hot, cold).
  2. For each, say and write:
    • It’s sunny.
    • It’s rainy.
    • It’s cold.
  3. Drill pronunciation and full sentences (not single words).
  4. Quick controlled practice:
    • Teacher shows a picture; students say: "It’s …"
    • Or use a matching / gap‑fill worksheet.

3) Seasons & typical weather – Present Simple (15–20 min)

  1. Draw 4 simple boxes on the board labeled spring, summer, autumn, winter.
  2. Ask students: “What’s the weather like in summer/winter…?”
  3. Write example sentences in each box:
    • Summer: It’s hot and sunny.
    • Winter: It’s cold and snowy.
    • Autumn: It’s rainy and windy.
    • Spring: It’s warm and sometimes rainy.
  4. Students copy the table and add 1–2 sentences for their country.

Optional link with adverbs:

4) There is / There are – weather nouns (10–15 min)

  1. Add some pictures with rain, snow, clouds, a storm, a rainbow.
  2. Model:
    • There is rain today. / There is a storm. / There is a rainbow.
    • There are clouds in the sky.
  3. Board pattern: There is + noun / There are + plural noun.
  4. Quick practice:
    • Students make 4–5 sentences using both It’s … and There is/are …:
      • It’s cloudy. There are clouds in the sky.
      • It’s snowy. There is snow on the ground.

5) Light future – "going to" with weather & plans (10–15 min)

  1. Show a simple weather forecast for the weekend (icons + days):
    • Saturday – sunny; Sunday – rainy.
  2. Model sentences:
    • On Saturday, it’s going to be sunny.
    • On Sunday, it’s going to rain.
  3. Connect to plans:
    • On Saturday, we’re going to go to the park.
    • On Sunday, I’m going to stay at home.
  4. Short pair activity:
    • Students choose a day and make one weather sentence and one plan sentence.

Keep grammar explanation minimal: emphasise meaning "future plan" or "future weather".

6) Freer practice – Favourite season & plan (15–20 min)

Students talk about their favourite season and what they like doing then.

  1. Students choose their favourite season.
  2. They write 4–5 sentences:
    • 2 sentences about weather:
      • “It’s hot and sunny in summer.”
      • “It’s sometimes windy.”
    • 2–3 sentences about what they do / are going to do:
      • “I usually go to the beach.”
      • “This summer, I’m going to travel.” (or "I’m going to go to the sea.")
  3. In small groups, they present their favourite season and listen to others.

5. Homework / revision ideas

Choose 1–2:

  1. Weather diary (very simple)
    • For 3–5 days, students write one sentence per day:
      • “Monday: It’s cloudy and cold.”
      • “Tuesday: It’s sunny but cold.”
    • Next lesson: quick pair sharing.
  1. My favourite season – short paragraph
    • Students write 5–7 sentences about their favourite season:
      • what the weather is like;
      • what they usually do;
      • 1–2 sentences with going to about future plans.
  1. Weather & clothes (optional extension)
    • Students make a 4‑column table (spring, summer, autumn, winter) and write 2 sentences for each:
      • weather: “It’s cold in winter.”
      • clothes: “I wear a coat and boots.”