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The WeatherActivities and vocabulary centered around the theme of aviation weather. |
Real or Hypothetical?Practice the difference in meaning and structure between sentences that describe real possibilities, and those that describe hypothetical ones. |
Hypothetical LanguageLearn the structure necessary in English for describing hypothetical situations. |
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| Listening | Speaking | Grammar |
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9-1 The Best WeatherSeveral people describe what they consider to be the best and worst weather in their country. Listening activity contains several words from unit vocabulary. 9-2 Weather LessonA listening activity based on lecture about weather. Activity reinforces student comprehension of unit vocabulary. 9-3 Suit Up!A listening activity based on a dialogue about weather predictions. Activity reinforces student comprehension of first and second conditional grammar. |
9-1 Unit Introduction DiscussionUnit introduction conversation activity. 9-2 Vocabulary DiscussionVocabulary discussion activity. 9-3 Role-PlaysStudents improvise dialogues according to prompts. 9-4 Speaking PairsStudents prompt each other in order to elicit sentences in the first conditional. 9-5 Finish My SentenceStudents work together and create sentences that contain time clauses about the future. 9-6 Table SpeakingGroup speaking activity for students practice second conditional sentences. 9-7 What Would You Do If...?Students ask and answer hypothetical questions. 9-8 Opposite of the TruthStudents practice making sentences in the second conditional to describe the opposite of the truth. 9-9 QuestionsStudents gain practice making questions in the first and second conditional. |
9-1 The First Conditional & Time ClausesStudents practice describing the future with two-clause sentences. 9-2 The Second ConditionalStudents practice using the second conditional to describe hypothetical situations. 9-3 First & Second ConditionalsStudents practice the difference between the two structures. |
| Reading | Use of English | Writing |
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9-1 Incredible WeatherStudents read and answer comprehension questions based on descriptions of three places in the world with extreme weather. Activity also serves as a review of Grammar 9-2. |
9-1 What's the Weather Like?Students work with a partner and predict the missing words in four short dialogues about the weather. 9-2 Weather around the WorldStudents research weather in various parts of the world and then ask and answers questions about their findings. |
9-1 Run-On Sentences & Comma SplicesStudents learn how to identify and avoid run-on sentences and comma splices in their writing. 9-2 ArticlesStudents learn two rules for proper use of articles and then apply the rules in an exercise. 9-3 ParagraphStudents write a paragraph about weather and seasons in their part of the world. |
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a bit airshow average awful be supposed to biplane bird strike Celsius conversion crosswind cool cool down / off cover damp degree deviate |
dew point drop dust executive Fahrenheit foot freezing humid humidity hangar ice increase land lightning mainland mechanic |
mild miserable native On the Job Training (OJT) pattern possibility phraseology practice pre-flight rainstorm ramp remote report runway soaked |
strike stroll stuck sun sunrise take-off temperature terminal thunderstorm turbulence turbulent unknown Visual Flight Rules (VFR) weather weather forecast |