Listening: Weather Forecast
Focused listening with key-word strategies
A complete, ready-to-teach B2 listening lesson on "Listening: Weather Forecast". Includes objective, target vocabulary (sunny, rain, temperature, wind…), warm-up, controlled & freer practice, production task, exit ticket, and homework. Print-and-play or run live in the ReadyESL classroom.
Warm-up (5 min)
Activate prior knowledge: ask students what they already know about listening: weather forecast. Brainstorm 3–5 words on the board.
Presentation (10 min)
Introduce the target language for Listening: Weather Forecast using flashcards/visuals. Drill pronunciation chorally, then individually.
- sunny
- rain
- temperature
- wind
- cloudy
- tomorrow
- degrees
- storm
Controlled Practice (10 min)
- Matching: words ↔ pictures
- Gap-fill worksheet
- Pronunciation drill of: sunny, rain, temperature, wind
Freer Practice (12 min)
Communicative task: students use the new language in a short game or interview about Listening: Weather Forecast.
Production (10 min)
Mini-presentation or group share: each student/team produces an original example using the target language.
Cool-down & Exit Ticket (3 min)
Each student says/writes one sentence using a target word from today's lesson.
Homework
Reinforcement: complete the Listening: Weather Forecast worksheet or record a 30-second voice note using 5 target words.