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Weather in many places
Mridang: Unit 4, Chapter 1
GoalSay what the weather is like in different places.
New words
weather · what the sky and air are like todayhot · very warmdry · without watersnow · soft white ice that fallsrain · water that falls from clouds
Explanation
The weather is different in different places. In Jaisalmer it is hot and dry. In Leh it is cold and it can snow. In Kerala it rains a lot in monsoon. We ask: What is the weather like today?
Worked examples
Look. It is cold in the hills in winter.
Look. It rains a lot here.
Today in Guwahati it is cloudy. It is warm and there is a little rain.
Class activity
Weather talk. Ask three people at home: ‘What is the weather like today?’ Say the answer in English: ‘It is sunny.’ ‘It is cloudy.’ ‘It is rainy.’ Write the words on a card.
Practice
1
Look at the picture. Is it hot or cold?
Cold.
2
Look at the picture. Is it hot or cold?
Hot.
3
Listen. How is the weather?
…
Cloudy.
4
Where does it snow? (in the hills / in the desert)
In the hills.
5
Writing: copy ‘It is sunny’.
It is sunny