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Lesson 13

Weather

Objective: I will learn to ask and answer questions about the weather.

Personal Study

Prepare for your conversation group by completing activities A through E.

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Study the Principle of Learning: Love and Teach One Another

I can learn from the Spirit as I love, teach, and learn with others.

God has great things He wants to teach us. He can increase our capacity to learn truth through His Spirit. We invite the Spirit when we love and listen to each other. God teaches us what it feels like when we are learning by the Spirit:

“He that receiveth the word by the Spirit of truth receiveth it as it is preached by the Spirit of truth[.] Wherefore, he that preacheth and he that receiveth, understand one another, and both are edified and rejoice together” (Doctrine and Covenants 50:21–22).

We can know God is teaching us when we feel the Spirit and feel edified. The Spirit brings feelings of love, joy, and peace. Each of us can help create an environment where the Spirit can teach. As we seek to learn by the Spirit, God can help us understand one another and feel joy together. As you learn with your EnglishConnect group, notice when you are learning by the Spirit. Seek to have the Spirit more often.

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Ponder

• When have you felt edified by your experiences in EnglishConnect?

• What can you do to create an environment of learning by the Spirit?

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Memorize Vocabulary

Learn the meaning and pronunciation of each word before your conversation group. Try using words from the “Memorize Vocabulary” section in your daily practice.

Will it … ?
Will it be … ?
in Mexico

Days

today
tomorrow
on Monday*

*See the appendix for more days.

Verbs/Verbs + ing

hail/hailing
rain/raining
snow/snowing

Adjectives

nice

cold
hot

cloudy
foggy
rainy
snowy
stormy
sunny
windy

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Practice Pattern 1

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. You can replace the underlined words with words in the “Memorize Vocabulary” section.

Q: What’s the weather in London?A: It’s (adjective) in London.

Questions

pattern 1 question what’s the weather in London

Answers

pattern 1 answer it’s adjective in London

Examples

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Q: What’s the weather in London?A: It’s rainy in London.

Q: What’s the weather in Toronto?A: It’s snowing in Toronto.

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Practice Pattern 2

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. Try doing Conversation Group Activities 1 and 2 before your group meets.

Q: Will it (verb) (day)?A: No, it won’t (verb) (day).

Questions

pattern 2 question will it verb day

Answers

pattern 2 answer no, it won’t verb day

Examples

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Q: Will it snow tomorrow?A: No, it won’t snow tomorrow.

Q: Will it be sunny tomorrow?A: No, it won’t. It will snow tomorrow.

Q: Will it be nice on Friday?A: Yes, it will.

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Use the Patterns

Write four questions you can ask someone. Write an answer to each question. Read them aloud.

Additional Activities

Complete the lesson activities and assessments online at englishconnect.org/learner/resources or in the EnglishConnect 1 Workbook.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Continue to practice English daily. Use your “Personal Study Tracker.” Review your study goal and evaluate your efforts.

Conversation Group

Discuss the Principle of Learning: Love and Teach One Another

(20–30 minutes)

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• Read the principle of learning for this lesson aloud.

• Discuss the questions.

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Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Review the vocabulary list with a partner.

Practice pattern 1 with a partner:

• Practice asking questions.

• Practice answering questions.

• Practice a conversation using the patterns.

Repeat for pattern 2.

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Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Look at the chart. Ask and answer questions about the weather for each day. Take turns. Switch partners and practice again.

Example

• A: Will it be sunny on Monday?

• B: No, it won’t be sunny on Monday.

• A: What’s the weather on Monday?

• B: It will be cloudy on Monday.

Monday

55°F/13°C

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Tuesday

30°F/-1°C

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Wednesday

67°F/19°C

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Thursday

59°F/15°C

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Friday

75°F/24°C

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Saturday

85°F/29°C

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Sunday

50°F/10°C

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Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Ask and answer questions about the weather in your location. Talk about the weather for each day in a week. Say as much as you can. Take turns.

Example

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• A: What’s the weather in Bogotá?

• B: It’s cloudy in Bogotá.

• A: Will it be cloudy tomorrow?

• B: Yes, it will.

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Evaluate your progress on the objectives and your efforts to practice English daily.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Describe the weather.

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• Make predictions about the weather.

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Evaluate Your Efforts

Evaluate your efforts to:

1. Study the principle of learning.

2. Memorize vocabulary.

3. Practice the patterns.

4. Practice daily.

Set a goal. Consider the study suggestions in the “Personal Study Tracker.”

Share your goal with a partner.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

“My experience has been that the Spirit most often communicates as a feeling. You feel it in words that are familiar to you, that make sense to you, that prompt you” (Ronald A. Rasband, “Let the Holy Spirit Guide,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2017, 94).