Weather & Seasons: Let's Chat

Objective & content

By the end, A1 students can talk aloud about weather, seasons and clothes using present simple. This speaking deck gives 24 "Weather & seasons" chat prompts, each with a sentence-frame scaffold. It plays on screen (draw and shuffle) or prints as a single A4 sheet of cut-out cards.

Pedagogical guide

Use this deck once weather and season vocabulary are introduced — the everyday, visible topic of weather makes present simple easy to practise and personalise. Each frame supplies the structure ("Today it is ___.", "In winter, I wear ___."), so students focus on weather and clothing words. No question-forming is expected at A1.

Suggested procedure

1. (2 min) Form groups of 3–4 and shuffle or display the deck.
2. (1 min) Model one card: read the question, complete the frame aloud.
3. (8–10 min) Students take turns drawing a card and answering aloud using the frame; the teacher circulates and prompts extra detail where possible.
4. (2 min) Whole-class share-out: ask 2–3 students about their favourite season.

Adaptations

• [S] Accept one completed sentence per card; pre-teach a short weather/clothes word bank.
• [A] Add one more sentence beyond the frame, describing a second detail (activity or feeling).

Materials & prerequisites

Plays on screen (draw/shuffle) or prints as a single A4 sheet of cut-out cards. Assumes present simple and basic weather, season and clothes vocabulary.

Curriculum alignment

Maps to Cycle 3 "child and close environment" (FR 6e) — weather, seasons and everyday life.

Assessment & extensions

Listen for correct weather vocabulary and present simple as an informal speaking check. Extend with a class weather chart, or move to the A2 Weather & Seasons deck once past simple and opinions are the goal.