1. Spanish Second Level
The Weather

2. Vocabulary The weather and seasons
¿Qué tiempo hace? What’s the weather like?
Hace buen tiempo It’s nice
Hace calor It’s hot
Hace frío It’s cold
Está nublado It’s grey
Está nevando It’s snowing
Está lloviendo It’s raining
Hace viento/hay viento It’s windy
Hace sol/hay sol It’s sunny
Las estaciones The seasons
¿Qué estación? What season is it?
Es la primavera It’s spring
Es el verano It’s summer
Es el otoño It’s autumn
Es el invierno It’s winter

3. Second Level Significant Aspects of Learning
Actively take part in daily routine
Understand and respond to classroom instructions and personal information from familiar sources
Listen, join in and respond to a story, song or poem
Participate in familiar games, paired speaking and short role plays
Further develop an understanding of, interest in and respect for other countries, cultures and languages
Demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of the value of language learning including skills for life and work
Take part in simple, paired conversations about themselves, others and interests of their choice
Ask for help confidently using learned phrases and familiar language
Give a short presentation about a familiar topic
Pronounce words sufficiently accurately so as to make the meaning clear
Work with others and make a successful contribution to a group presentation in English supported by the target languages

4. Second Level Significant Aspects of Learning
Read aloud a simple text
Read and understand a variety of simple texts
Make comparisons between English and target language (including use of a bi-lingual dictionary with support)
Write about themselves and others and check the accuracy of own writing
Exchange straightforward information in writing using familiar words and phrases

5. Please note.
First section of this powerpoint recaps weather vocab from Early/ First level.
If pupils are already secure, you could skip straight through to seasons.

6. ¿Qué tiempo hace?
What is the weather like?

7. ¡Hace buen tiempo!

8. ¡Hace calor!

9. ¡Hace frío!

10. ¡Hace mal tiempo!

11. ¡Llueve!

12. ¡Nieva!

13. Hace viento

14. Hace sol

15. Las estaciones
The Seasons (literally translates as the stations)

16. La Primavera
Spring

17. El Verano
Summer

18. El otoño
Autumn

19. El invierno
Winter

20. ¿Qué estación? Which season is it?
In this activity – pupils look at the pictures and guess in Spanish which Season it is. Using the phrase “Es el + season…” (It is..)

21. ¿Qué estación?
Which season is it?

22. ¡Si, es el Verano!
Yes, it is summer!

23. ¿Qué estación?
Which season is it?

24. ¡Si, es el invierno!

25. ¿Qué estación?
Which Season is it?

26. ¡Si, es el otoño!
Yes, it is Autumn!

27. ¿Qué estación?

28. ¡Si, es la primavera!

29. Embedding the language
Ask what the weather is like/ Season in Spanish at the start of everyday along with the date.
While learning outdoors in differing weathers, I have described and recorded the
weather, its effects and how it makes me feel and can relate my recordings to the seasons.
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30. Sample activities
You will find a bank of sample activities which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom.
This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

31. ¿Qué tiempo hace? Look at the following weather pictures.
Listen to the audio description of the weather.
Decide which Season they are describing

32. ¡Decidid que estacion es!
las fotos
Mirad
eschuchad los
descripciones de los tiempos y
Look at the photos and listen to the descriptions of the weather. Decide which season it is!
¡Decidid que estacion es!

33. ¿Qué estacion?

34. ¡Si, es el verano!

35. ¿Qué estacion?

36. ¡Si, es la primavera!

37. ¿Qué estacion?

38. ¡Si, es el otoño!

39. ¿Qué estacion?

40. ¡Si, es el invierno!

41. ¿Qué tiempo hace? Spanish weather rap.
On the next slide is a rap about Spanish weather to the tune of a Black Eyed Peas song.
Show pupils the rap – add actions if you like.
Once you have taught pupils the key weather vocab, pupils can create their own weather rap.
Pupils should choose a popular song they know the tune to. Then create a rap/song about the weather to that tune.
These can then be performed/recorded as assessment at end of unit.

42. El tiempo rap

43. Explain everything app!
If your school has ipads/ tablets you can use explain everything for pupils to create an exciting presentation about the weather.
This link is from the digital learning team website which explains how to use the app.
tutorials/apps-to-enhance-learning/
Pupils can demonstrate the vocab they have learned through drawing, writing and recording audio in French.

44. Songs and videos!
You will find a bank of sample songs and videos which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom.
This is not a prescriptive list of songs and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.
You will find a set of more challenging activities in First Level Days of the Week and Months.

45. Spanish weather song
This song is about wearing the wrong clothes for the weather. It also recaps days of the week.

46. Seasons and weather song
Great wee song which recaps the weather typical in each season.

47. ICT Resources online
You will find a bank of sample ICT activities which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom.
This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.
You will find a set of more supported activities in Early Feelings and more challenging activities in Level 2 Feelings.
Each of the slides contains an image of the website page. If you click on the image it will take you to the page. Alternatively you can use a link address which you will find in the slide notes.

48. Not again Farley Weather video
A 5 minute video that recaps the weather and gives Spanish with English translations.

49. Weather matching game.
Card matching game where you match the word with the weather picture. Can be done against the clock.

50. ¡Adiós!