1. Spelling and Vocabulary
What’s the Weather
Spelling and Vocabulary

2. Spelling

3. Long ‘a’ ai ay
great
way
play
day
mail
rain
chain
know
cute
use

4. Long ‘a’ (ay/ai)
main
wait
may
snail
paint
say
sail
paid
stay
train
trail
gray

5. great
Define: When we say that something is great, we often mean that it is very, very good.
Example: I think Saturday is a great day.
Chinese: 優秀的
Ask: What day do you think is great? Why?

6. warm Define: When something is warm, it is not hot or cold.
Example: Today is rainy
and warm.
Chinese:溫暖的
Ask: Do you like warm days?

7. cold Define: When something
is cold, it doesn't have much heat. It is the opposite of hot.
Example: I like to drink hot milk tea on cold days.
Chinese: 冷的
Ask: What do you like to
do on cold days?

8. sound
Define: A sound is something that people or animals can hear with their ears.
Example: I like the sound of the rain.
Chinese: 聲音
Ask: What sounds do you like to hear?

9. know
Define: When you know something, there are things in your mind like facts and information.
Example: My friend knows a lot about the weather.
Chinese: 知道
Ask: What do you know about weather?

10. extreme Define: When something is extreme, it is far beyond
what is average or normal.
Example: This rain is extreme.
Chinese: 極端的
Ask: What extreme weather do we get in Taiwan?

11. predict Define: When you say what you think is going to happen.
Example: People predict
the weather.
Chinese:預測
Ask: What do you predict the weather will be like tomorrow?

12. storms Define: A storm is what we call a time when there is a lot
of rain or snow falling very fast,
or when the wind is very strong.
Example: There was a thunder and lightening storm last night.
Chinese: 暴風雨
Ask: Have you see a storm before?

13. clouds
Define: A cloud is something you often see in the sky. Clouds are white or gray and they often change their shape.
Example: I see gray clouds, I think it is going to rain.
Chinese: 雲
Ask: Have you seen clouds before?

14. sky Define: The sky is the air or space above the earth.
Example: The sky is very blue.
Chinese: 天空
Ask: What can you see in the sky?

15. thunder
Define: Thunder is the loud noise you sometimes hear during a very bad rain storm.
Example: I hear the thunder.
Chinese: 雷聲；轟隆聲
Ask: Have you heard thunder before?

16. blizzard Define: A very strong snow storm.
Example: It was very windy during the blizzard.
Chinese: 暴風雪

17. tornado Define: A tornado is a storm
of very strong winds. The winds form a moving cloud in the shape of a cone.
Example: There was a tornado last night.
Chinese: 龍捲風
Ask: Do we have tornadoes in Taiwan?

18. their
Define: When you go to your friends' houses and play with their toys, it means that you play with the toys that belong to your friends.
Example: Kids play in their homes.
Chinese:他們的
Ask: Can you make a sentence with ‘their’?

19. mail
rain
chain
way
play
day
great
know
cute
use
warm
cold
sound
extreme
predict
storms
clouds
sky
thunder
blizzard
tornado
their

20. What kinds of weather do you know about?
Talk About It
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What kinds of weather do you know about?
What is your favorite kind of day?
Compare and contrast:
hot/cold/rainy days.