Weather ESL Activities, Games and Worksheets
ESL Weather Adjectives Worksheet - Reading, Writing and Speaking Activity - Elementary (A1-A2) - 25 minutes
This fun weather vocabulary worksheet helps to teach students how to talk about the weather using weather adjectives. Students also learn how to ask and answer questions about the weather. Give each student a copy of the worksheet. To begin, students look at today's weather in ten cities and match sentences containing weather adjectives to the cities. In pairs, the students then take it in turns to ask their partner what the weather is like in the different cities, e.g. 'What's the weather like in Bangkok?' After that, students look at tomorrow's weather forecast for ten new cities. Students then write sentences about tomorrow's weather using 'be going to'. After that, students complete questions and answers about the weather for yesterday, today and tomorrow. Finally, the students practice asking and answering the questions in pairs.
ESL Weather Activity - Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking - Elementary (A1-A2) - 25 minutes
In this free weather activity, students learn weather vocabulary and practice asking and answering questions about the weather. First, students look at pictures and complete sentences with weather words from a box on the worksheet. Next, the students complete missing weather information in a chart by asking and answering questions with a partner, e.g. 'What's the weather like in Singapore?' Students use the language from the first exercise to answer their partner's questions. Afterwards, students ask and answer questions about what the weather was like in the past with their partner.
Interactive Version - In this free weather breakout room activity, students ask and answer questions about the weather in cities around the world.
ESL Weather Game - Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking Activity - Elementary (A1-A2) - 30 minutes
In this weather activities game, students write and talk about what they do when it's sunny, rainy, windy and snowy and score points for matching answers. Working alone, students write about what they do when it's sunny, rainy, windy and snowy using the present simple tense. In groups of four, students then take it in turns to ask the other people in their group a question from the worksheet, e.g. 'What do you do when the sun is shining?' The other students each reply by reading one of their sentences. If a student has a matching sentence, they score one point. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins. This worksheet could also be used as a stand-alone writing activity.
ESL Weather Adjectives Activity - Writing, Listening and Speaking - Elementary (A1-A2) - 15 minutes
In this useful world weather activity, students learn weather adjectives and practice asking and answering questions about the weather in various cities around the world. In pairs, students complete missing information on a weather map on their worksheet by asking and answering questions with their partner. When the students have finished, review the answers with the class.
ESL Weather Report Activity - Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking - Pre-intermediate (A2) - 40 minutes
In this engaging weather report activity, students practice weather vocabulary and the future form 'be going to' to talk about weather forecasts. First, students look at a weather forecast picture and read an example weather report to review the three 'be going to' structures used to talk about the weather. In pairs, the students then look at a second weather forecast picture and practice asking and answering questions about what the weather is going to be like in the various cities on the map. After that, students look at the weather map and fill in gaps in a text to create a weather report for Europe. When the students have finished, they read their weather report to their partner and check for any mistakes. Finally, students present their weather reports to the class.
ESL Weather Vocabulary Game - Listening and Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate (A2) - 30 minutes
Here is a fun true or false weather game that students can play to help them practice weather vocabulary. Players take it in turns to turn over a weather vocabulary card and place it face up on the table for everyone to see. Next, the player picks up a true or false card. The player then makes a true or false statement as indicated on the card using the weather vocabulary on the table. For example, if the weather word was 'sunny', the player might say 'When it's sunny, I like to go to the park'. The other students then each ask a question to the player to determine whether they are lying or telling the truth. After the questions have been answered, the students say whether they think the statement is true or false. The player then reveals the answer. The students who guessed correctly each score one point. The student with the most points at the end of the game is the winner.
ESL Weather Vocabulary Worksheet - Reading and Writing Exercises - Pre-intermediate (A2) - 25 minutes
In this weather vocabulary worksheet, students identify and practice using weather adjectives, verbs and nouns. Students begin by categorizing weather vocabulary into adjectives, verbs and nouns. Next, students correct mistakes in weather vocabulary usage and rewrite sentences. In the last exercise, students complete a weather report with weather words in brackets.
ESL Weather Discussion Activity - Reading, Listening and Speaking - Intermediate (B1) - 30 minutes
Here is a free weather questions activity to help students practice talking about the weather. Students take it in turns to pick up a card and ask the other students in their group the question on the card. Each student responds to the question in turn and the students then discuss the weather topic. When the students have finished, they give feedback to the class on their answers.
ESL Weather Crossword Activity - Writing, Listening and Speaking - Intermediate (B1) - 35 minutes
In this weather crossword activity, students complete a crossword by describing and guessing words related to weather. In two groups, students invent and write down clues for the weather words on their crossword. The students then pair up with someone from the other group. Next, students take it in turns to ask their partner for a clue to one of their missing words. Their partner reads out the clue for that weather word and the other student tries to guess what it is. If the student guesses the word successfully, they write it on their crossword. If not, their partner continues to give more clues until the student is able to guess the word. When the students have finished, they check their spelling by comparing crosswords.
In this entertaining weather game, students play Tic-Tac-Toe where they make sentences about different weather conditions using adjectives that take an infinitive clause as a complement. The aim of the game is to get three weather words in a row, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Students take it in turns to pick up an adjective card and choose a weather word from the grid, e.g. cold/important. The student then tries to make a sentence using the weather word in the grid and the adjective with the target structure, e.g. 'When it's cold, it's important to wear warm clothes'. If the student manages to make an acceptable sentence, he or she marks the square in pencil with an O or X. If not, play passes to the other student. Students continue in this way until one of them gets three-in-a-row. The winning student receives a point. The students play several rounds, erasing the symbols written in pencil from the grid after each round. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins.
