Lesson 9: How Is the Weather?
CONVERSATIONAL
Vocabulary
Weather – el tiempo
Season – estación
Summer – verano
Winter – invierno
Spring – primavera
Autumn / Fall – otoño
Hot – calor
Cold – frío
Warm – templado
Sunny – soleado
Cloudy – nublado
Rainy / Raining – lluvioso / lloviendo
Snowy / Snowing – nevado / nevando
Windy – ventoso
Language Support
Situations:
Estación → It is summer.
Clima general → The weather is good.
Calor → It is hot.
Frío → It is cold.
Soleado → It is sunny.
Lluvia → It is raining.
Nieve → It is snowing.
Clima combinado → It is hot and sunny.
Clima combinado → It is cold and raining.
Preguntar:
Estación → What season is it?
Clima → How is the weather?
Confirmar → Is it raining? / Is it cold?
Questions / Answers
Listen to the Audio – practise in this section with it.
(Escucha el audio – practica en esta sección con él.)
What season is it?
→ It is summer.
What season is it?
→ It's winter.
How is the weather?
→ It's sunny.
How is the weather?
→ It's cold.
Is it raining?
→ Yes, it is.
Is it snowing?
→ No, it isn’t.
How is the weather today?
→ It's hot and sunny.
Translation (Castilian Spanish)
What season is it? → ¿Qué estación es?
It is summer. → Es verano.
It is winter. → Es invierno.
How is the weather? → ¿Qué tiempo hace?
It is sunny. → Hace sol.
It is cold. → Hace frío.
Is it raining? → ¿Está lloviendo?
Yes, it is. → Sí, está lloviendo.
No, it isn’t. → No, no está lloviendo.
It is hot and sunny. → Hace calor y sol.
It is cold and raining. → Hace frío y llueve.
Activation
Student must speak.
(El alumno debe hablar.)
Example:
What season is it?
→ It is summer.
How is the weather?
→ It is hot and sunny.
Is it raining?
→ No, it isn’t.
Translation:
¿Qué estación es?
→ Es verano.
¿Qué tiempo hace?
→ Hace calor y sol.
¿Está lloviendo?
→ No, no está lloviendo.
Practice
Say one sentence about…
(Di una frase sobre…)
the season today
the weather today
the weather in summer
the weather in winter
the weather in your city
asking about the weather
Personal Questions
Record yourself answering the questions.
(Graba tu respuesta a las preguntas.)
What season is it?
¿Qué estación es?
How is the weather today?
¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?
Is it hot or cold?
¿Hace calor o frío?
Is it sunny or cloudy?
¿Hace sol o está nublado?
Is it raining today?
¿Está lloviendo hoy?
How is the weather in your city?
¿Qué tiempo hace en tu ciudad?