Weather Jeopardy

  • Post category:Speaking

Topic: Weather

Mode: Interpersonal

Level: Novice

Students will pair up and play a weather jeopardy game.

Components of the activity: A picture of a map and conversation prompts

Instructions to the teacher

Pair students up and give them the following instructions.

  1. Student A describes the weather in a city: “I’m thinking of a city where it’s sunny.” 
  2. Student B asks a question: What’s the weather like in San Antonio? 
  3. Student A checks if the city named by Student B has the same weather as the city they were “thinking of”. 
  4. Student A: “It’s sunny.” 
  5. After a few sets, classmates switch roles.

The Map

weathermap2.jpg

Conversation Prompts 

Student A I’m thinking of a city where…. Student B:  What’s the weather like in… ?

3.1. …it’s sunny.                           What’s the weather like in ______________?

3.2.  …it’s raining.                         What’s the weather like in _______________?        

3.3.  …it’s partly cloudy.                 What’s the weather like in ______________?     

3.4.  …it’s cloudy.                           What’s the weather like in _______________?      

3.5.  …it’s snowing.                       What’s the weather like in _______________?