Topic: Weather
Mode: Interpretive
Level: Novice
Students will respond to questions about weather in different locations based on weather maps.
Components of the lesson: A weather map, comprehension questions, answer keys
Instructions to the teacher
There are two versions of this activity below, which are not sequential. Use these activities to practice vocabulary related to weather.
Version 1
Instructions to students
Look at the weather map and decide if each statement below is true or false.
True/False Statements
- On Friday it will be sunny in Orlando.
- On Friday the sun will shine in San Francisco.
- On Friday it will be partly cloudy in San Antonio.
- On Friday it will be cloudy in Washington, D.C.
- On Friday the sun will shine in Billings and in Dallas.
- On Friday it will be partly cloudy in Boise and in Chicago.
- On Friday it will snow in New York and in Minneapolis.
- On Friday it will rain in Omaha.
- On Friday Atlanta and New Orleans will have similar weather.
- On Friday Albuquerque and Denver will have different weather.
Answer Key
- T
- F
- F
- T
- T
- F
- T
- F
- T
- F
Version 2
Instructions to students
Look at the weather map and choose the city that matches the description.
(Temperatures are in Celsius!)
Multiple Choice Exercise
- It’s warm in
London Los Angeles New York
- It’s snowing in
Cape Town Mexico City Moscow
- It’s hot in
Lagos Beijing Vancouver
- It’s cold in
Auckland New Delhi London
- It’s sunny in
Brasilia Cape Town Singapore
- It’s partly cloudy in
Tokyo Buenos Aires Los Angeles
- It’s rainy in
New York Mexico City Los Angeles
- In New Delhi it’s warmer than in
Beijing Lagos Singapore
- In Tokyo it’s colder than in
Los Angeles Moscow New York
- In Brasilia it’s about the same temperature as in
Buenos Aires Vancouver Singapore
Answer Key
- Los Angeles
- Moscow
- Lagos
- London
- Cape Town
- Tokyo
- Los Angeles
- Beijing
- Los Angeles
- Buenos Aires