1 - Today's Forecast in One Line ~5 mins
Model first: Today it is sunny and twenty-two degrees.
Hands up: who can give today's weather in English like a radio presenter? Weather and a temperature in one full sentence, not a single word.
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Use eight Spanish weather words in a short forecast
- Join the weather and a temperature in one short Spanish forecast
- Notice what a Spanish forecast talks about that an Irish one might not
2 - Eight Weather Words ~10 mins
Listen when each Spanish weather word is played, then say it back together. We will learn them in two short sets of four, with a thumbs-check in between.
Forecast rule: keep the weather word exactly as it appears on the word-table (including el / la). Then add the temperature on the next short line with Hace + a number + grados.
Forecast frame (chorus once with the class):
Hoy (today) + [weather word exactly as on the table].
Hace (it is) + [number] + grados (°).
Example: Hoy el sol. Hace veintidós grados. (Today the sun. It is twenty-two degrees.)
Example: Hoy la lluvia. Hace diez grados. (Today the rain. It is ten degrees.)
Sunny example: Hoy soleado. Hace treinta grados. (Today sunny. It is thirty degrees.)
Temperature strip (stay on the board all lesson):
diez (10) · quince (15) · veinte (20) · veintidós (22) · treinta (30) + Hace … grados (It is … degrees)
3 - Match the Weather, Then Forecast ~10 mins
Volunteers flip two cards at a time on the board and find each Spanish weather word with its English meaning.
When a match is found, everyone whispers the Spanish together. Between turns, the whole class repeats two words so every row keeps speaking.
Then, all together: the teacher points at a weather picture and a number from the strip. The class says one full forecast using the two-beat frame from the board (table word exactly as shown, then Hace + number + grados).
4 - Into Your Copy ~3 mins
The word-table, forecast frame and number strip stay on the board. One more all-class oral forecast together, then pens ready.
Open your copy. Write one full forecast (two short lines). Copy one weather word exactly from the table, then write Hace + a number from the strip + grados on the next line. Success looks like a full Spanish forecast, not a bare English word.
5 - Label the Weather Map ~10 mins
Look at the weather map of Spain and put each Spanish label on the right region. Read the phrase aloud as you place it.
While a volunteer places a label, everyone else points to that word in the on-screen list and mouths it. After each placement, the whole class says the Spanish once together.
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