Unit 6: Lesson 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Unit 6: How's 

the weather?

Lesson Goals

1. I can use new vocabulary about weather. 

2. I know about the months and seasons. 

3. I know about a desert in the world. 

Which season is the best? Why?

1. rain - regen

2. snow - sneeuw 

3. thunderstorm - onweer

4. cloudy - bewolkt

5. foggy - mistig

6. sunny - zonnig

7. windy - winderig

8. humid - vochtig

9. cold - koud

10. cool - koel

11. warm - warm

12. hot - heet

Snow

Foggy

Sunny

Cloudy

Rain

Thunderstorm

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Finish Activities 1 and 2

Activity 1

1. we'll go hiking.

2. we won't go to the beach. 

3. I'll go skiing.

4. you won't need to water the plants.

5. I'll turn on the heater. 

Activity 2

1. B

2. A

3. C

4. E

5. D

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1. Listen and fill in the blanks.

Activity 1

Check your answers

1. world

2. are

3. small

4. two

5. little

6. afternoon

7. best

8. from

9. called

10. weather

How much of the Sahara Desert is sand?

How many people live in the Sahara?

When is the sirocco most common?

The Sahara is the world's largest desert.

1. True
2. False

The best time to visit the Sahara is winter.

1. True
2. False

The sirocco is the name of a hot wind.

1. True
2. False

Which river is not in the Sahara?

1. The Nile
2. The Congo
3. The Niger

Night-time temperatures are.....

1. about 5 C
2. below zero in winter
3. much lower than daytime temperatures

Look at paragraph 2.
The opposite of "wet" is.......?

Look at paragraph 2.
Which word means the same as "rise"?

Learn about a Desert

Choose 1 desert in the world:

Syrian Desert

Patagonian Desert

Great Victoria Desert

Kalahari Desert

Gobi Desert

Great Basin Desert

Research and Draw

Create a poster about the desert:

Give this information:

Which country/countries is the desert in?

How many people live there?

How hot and cold can the temperature get?

What animals live there?

Give 3 interesting facts.