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Pre-Level 1

PL7: Weather and Clothes Student Name: Student ID Number:

Instructor: _____________________________________ Level: Date:

For listening, go to Tinyurl https://tinyurl.com/SDLA-Prelevel1. Find your PL number on the left and listening and video is

on the left.

Section 1a: How is the weather?

Directions: Watch Section 1 video.sunny raining

cloudy snowing

windy chilly

cold freezing

hot warm

perfect

1. How is the weather?It’s cloudy. / The weather is cloudy.

2. How is the weather?___________________________

3. How is the weather?___________________________

4. How is the weather?___________________________

5. How is the weather?___________________________

6. How is the weather?___________________________

7. How is the weather?___________________________

8. How is the weather?___________________________

9. How is the weather?___________________________

10. How is the weather?

11. How is the weather?___________________________

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Section 1b: Clothes

Listen and write the name of each item in the box.

boots t-shirt scarf sandals sweater/hoodie gloves bathing.suit shorts beanie jeans coat umbrella sunhat raincoat jacket tank.top

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Section 2: Matching Clothes and Weather Directions: Match the letter of the weather with the clothes.

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Section 3: Need/Not Need

Directions: Finish the sentences using need/s or don’t/doesn’t need.

1. The weather is hot today. I don’t need a scarf.

2. Jessica ___________________________ a sunhat. It’s hot today.

3. Erick and John ___________________________ gloves. It’s snowing outside.

4. It’s raining today. We ___________________________ our sandals.

5. You ___________________________ your scarf. The weather is freezing.

6. It’s very hot today. He ___________________________ shorts and a tank top.

7. The weather is very windy today. The baby ___________________________ a beanie.

8. Today is a perfect day. I ___________________________ my jacket.

9. Jackson ___________________________ his coat. It’s chilly outside today.

10. The weather is hot today. The family ___________________________ their raincoats or boots.

• It's raining. I need an umbrella.

• It's sunny. I don't need an umbrella.I, You, We, They

• It's raining. She needs an umbrella.

• It's sunny. She doesn't need an umbrella.He, She, It

Need = something is necessary

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Section 4: Writing Directions: Look at the pictures. Finish the sentences about the weather and what items they need or don’t need.

The weather is _______________________________ .

They need _______________________________ .

They don’t need _____________________________ .

It is ____________________________________ .

He ____________________________________.

He ____________________________________ .

Section 5: How Much Did I Learn? Did you do a good job? Circle a face.

Good job! Now make an

appointment with a tutor.

Section 6: Practice with a Tutor! Meet with a tutor. Give this paper to the tutor. The tutor will review your work and do dictations with you.

Dictation 1: Listen to each word or words. Spell the word or words you hear.

1. ___________________________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________________________

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4. ___________________________________________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________________________________________

Dictation 2: Write the sentences you hear on the lines below.

1. ___________________________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________________________

Rubric for Pre-Level 1 Area of Focus Need Practice

(1 Point)

Good Job

(3 Points)

Excellent Work

(5 Points)

Skill: Spelling More than 4 errors 3-4 errors 0-2 errors

Skill: Capitalization and Punctuation

More than 4 errors 3-4 errors 0-2 errors

Skill: Dictation Accuracy Missing more than 4 words

Misses 1-3 words 0 words missing.

Total points: _____ /15 Tutor Recommendations: *Students must receive at least 10 points to move on.

Congratulations! Move on Completed everything. Good or Excellent work.

Repeat Not finished or needs more practice. Try again.

Tutor Signature: _________________________________________ Date: __________________