Rain or shine

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unit

Its extremely cold.

cloudy cool hot rainy snowy sunny warm windy

Label each picture with the correct word from the box.

cold

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cold

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9.

at the map. Write sentences about the weather. Use the simple present of be 2 Look and words from Exercise 1.
1. 2. 3.
4. Atlanta 3. Washington, D.C.

1. Chicago

2. Detroit

Its windy and cool in Chicago.

4. 5.

5. Miami

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3 Circle the correct answer for each picture.

1. What season is this?

2. What season do you like?

3. What season is it now?

a. Its warm. b. Its the rainy season. c. Its the dry season.

a. I like summer. b. I like winter. c. I like fall.

a. Its the dry season. b. Its the rainy season. c. Its snowy.

4. What season is it in Toronto?

5. Whats your favorite season?

6. What season does he like?

a. Its winter. b. Its spring. c. Its summer.

a. Its fall. b. Its winter. c. Its the rainy season.

a. He likes sun. b. He likes winter. c. He likes spring.

4 Cross out the word that doesnt belong in each list.

1. extremely

really a lot spring warm windy winter

fairly pretty sunny snowy snowy sunny

very fairly fall cool rainy snowy

2. somewhat 3. summer 4. cold 5. summer 6. cloudy

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5 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. very / winter / Its / cold / the / in / . 2. spring / lot / in / It / rains / a / the / . 3. New York City / windy / Its / pretty / in / . 4. in / cool / Its / fairly / Quito / . 5. season / in / It / dry / much / doesnt / rain / very / the / . 6. summer / in / at / snow / It / doesnt / all / the / . 7. a / It / Canada / bit / snows / quite / in / . 8. extremely / Its / Bangkok / in / hot / .

Its very cold in the winter.

6 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. Its pretty / a little sunny today. 2. It rains pretty / a lot in London. 3. Its extremely / a lot hot in Istanbul. 4. Its somewhat / very much cool in March. 5. It doesnt snow somewhat / very much in Sydney. 6. Its very / a lot cloudy in Seattle. 7. It doesnt snow extremely / at all in Lima. 8. Its at all / fairly windy in Iceland. 9. It rains a little / very in December. 10. Its really / quite a bit hot in Mexico City.

7 Write about the weather in your town. Use the words in parentheses.
Example: (snow) It snows a lot in the winter. or It doesnt snow at all.
1. (snow) 2. (rain) 3. (windy) 4. (hot) 5. (sunny) 6. (cloudy)

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B
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Id

In my opinion, . . .
opinion think thoughts what whats

Complete the conversations with the words from the box.

A.

Rosa: Hey, Marcos. Lets have a party for Mom. Marcos: OK. When? Rosa: Hmm . . . I dont know. Marcos: I
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What
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do you think?

Saturday is a good day.

Rosa: OK. That sounds good. B. Jake: Hi, Todd. When are you coming to see me? Todd: Well, Im not sure. What are your Jake: In my
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, winter is a good time. It usually

snows a lot. We can ski! Todd: OK. That would be great. C. Hiro: So, Julie. When is a good time for you to visit? Julie:
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say in the winter. Its cold and snowy here.

Hiro: OK. Where should we meet? Julie: Hmm . . .

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your opinion?

Hiro: How about Kyoto? Then you can meet my parents. Its somewhat cool in the winter, but it doesnt usually snow. Julie: Thats a great idea! Match the pictures to the conversations in Exercise 1. Label the pictures with the correct 2 conversation letter.

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Id like to play chess.

Complete the sentences with a word from each box. Use the simple present form of the verbs.
bake do

do
make

make play

play take

a board game a crossword

a jigsaw puzzle
a nap

a video chess

cookies popcorn

I usually do a jigsaw puzzle my children.

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with

Sometimes, we with friends.

Sometimes, my wife and I

on Friday evenings.

But we always on Sunday mornings.

On Sunday afternoon, the kids .

And my mom for us.

My wife

And I sometimes like this one.

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2 Look at the chart. Then answer the questions. Healthy Pines Recreation Center
Activities for Wednesday Afternoon
NAME PLAY CHESS PLAY A BOARD GAME DO A JIGSAW PUZZLE

Ethan

BAKE COOKIES

DO YOGA

Carolyn Paul
Marina

Hed like to do a jigsaw puzzle. Yes, theyd like to play chess.

Emma
Doug

Jenny
Mark
1. What would Ethan like to do? 2. Would Carolyn and Paul like to play chess? 3. What would Marina like to do? 4. Would Emma like to bake cookies? 5. Would Doug like to play a board game? 6. What would Jenny and Mark like to do?

3 Look at the answers. Write the questions about the underlined parts.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

What would she like to play?

Shed like to play a board game. Hed like to take a nap. Id like to play baseball. No, they wouldnt. They dont like gymnastics. Id like to do yoga in the park. Yes, she would. She loves chess. No, I wouldnt. I never take naps. Theyd like to make a video at the school.

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4 Write sentences about what the people would like and wouldnt like to do.

1. Kara

would like to play table tennis.

2. Dan

She wouldnt like to play soccer.

3. Sheila and Greg

4. Mr. and Mrs. Jones

5. Larry

6. Claudia

5 Answer the questions with your own information.

1. Would you like to play chess tonight? 2. Would you like to take a nap on Saturday? 3. Would you like to play soccer tomorrow? 4. Would you like to do your homework in a park? 5. Where would you like to go for vacation? 6. When would you like to go to bed?

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D
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Where would you like to go?

Read the email. Write the names of the places and the weather under the correct pictures.

1.

Otavalo cool pretty cold

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2 Read the email again. Then write T (true), F (false), or NI (no information).
1. Quito is the capital of Ecuador. 2. There isnt a market in Quito. 3. Martin and his family liked the beach in Muisne. 4. Martins children are very young. 5. Martin and Helena are in Cotopaxi National Park now. 6. Rachel would like to go to Ecuador.

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