ESL WORKSHEET - Special Events (Winter)

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

WINTERTIME

LinguaHouse
Dec. 12, 2022

Level: Pre-Intermediate (A2-B1)
Type of English: General English
Tags: Seasons; People and Places; Seasons and Months of the Year; Weather and Climate; Nature; People and Places; Routines and Activities; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old; Vocabulary Lesson
Publication date: 12/12/2022

In this lesson plan, students learn and use words and phrases connected with winter. There is an exercise on special events in winter around the world, and an activity on winter temperatures.

• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audios (Am/Br English).

AUDIO TRANSCRIPTS

WINTER
Winter is between autumn and spring, and is the coldest season. In northern parts of the world, it starts in December and finishes in February, and in southern parts of the world it begins in June and ends in August. Some countries use the temperature to decide when springs begins and winter ends.
The name winter comes from an old German word which means ‘time of water’, because of the rain and snow that falls in northern areas. When there is enough snow, many people go skiing, snowboarding or sledding. Ice skating is also popular.
Animals either travel to a warmer place in the winter, or sleep until the weather gets warmer. If they don’t sleep and stay outside, their fur gets thicker and keeps them warm. The lowest temperature in the United States was in Alaska on January the 3rd 1971, when the temperature went down to -79°F. In December 2017 and January 2018, there were also very cold temperatures in the US. Scientists think that winter weather is getting worse, maybe because of climate change, and that people should prepare for more extreme winters.

TEMPERATURE
One. It's cool today. You may need to wear a jacket.
Two. It's freezing cold. Don't go swimming.
Three. It's warm in New York today. The temperature is 68°F.
Four. The temperature today is (minus) -4°F
Five. It's very cold here.
Six. The temperature in Antarctica is usually below zero.

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/wintertime. Accessed on December 5, 2023. © 2008–2023 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.