The World Around us

Weather WeatherVocabularyVocabulary

HomeworkHomework

WEATHER

rain

snow

windcloud

sun

temperature

Add lists of words – nouns, adjectives and verbs – to the mind map. They must be related to the ones given below.

The World Around us

Weather WeatherVocabularyVocabulary

KeyKey

rain

falldripdrizzlespitsleethail

dew

downpourcloudburstshower

bucket downpeltpourcats and dogs

WEATHER

WEATHER

snow

frost

icicle

iceblizzard

drift

WEATHER

wind

galehurricanestormtempestcyclonetyphoontornado /twister

gust (of)

blastbreath (of)

breeze

temperature

boilinghotwarmmildcoolcrispchillyfreezing

WEATHER

sun

sunrisesunsetsundown

dryaridparchedbaked

clearfine WEATHER

sunshinesunlight

cloudsmog

fogmist

cloudless

haze

WEATHER

WEATHER

rain

snow

windcloud

sun

temperature

falldripdrizzlespitsleethail

dew

frost

icicle

iceblizzarddrift

galehurricanestormtempestcyclonetyphoontornado

gustblast

breathbreeze

smog

fog

mist

cloudless

haze

downpourcloudburstshower

bucket downpeltpourcats and dogs

boilinghotwarmmildcoolcrispchillyfreezing

sunrisesunsetsundown

dryaridparchedbaked

clearfine

sunshinesunlight

STORM

If you use storm as the key word, your mind-map will look different. Try it out!

rain

wind

thunder

lightning

STORM

windclapcrashpealroarrumble

flash

rain

Answer key

Creative writing

Listen to Mertz’s La Rimembranza and imagine a scene.

Focus on the atmosphere and the weather. Describe it.

Listen to Mertz’s La Rimembranza and imagine a scene.

Focus on the atmosphere and the weather. Describe it.

Adjectives for describing the weather

Word building

Adjectives from NounsAdjectives from Nouns

Complete the table below.

Noun

Adjective

haze

icystormchill

wintryfrost

Noun Adjective

fog foggysun

cloudywind

rainymist

Answer key

Noun Adjective

fog foggysun sunnycloud

cloudy

wind windyrain rainymist misty

Noun Adjective

haze hazyice icystorm storm

ychill chillywinter

wintry

frost frosty