I. What’s today temperature? What’s today weather? Complete the descriptions. Then listen and check.

Warm Freezing Cold Hot Cool

1. It’s -10 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. It’s 10 degrees Fahrenheit. 3. It’s 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
It’s ____________________ It’s ____________________ It’s ____________________

4. It’s 70 degrees Fahrenheit. 5. It’s 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

It’s ____________________ It’s ____________________
II. Write the words from the box under the correct picture.

It’s foggy It’s cloudy It’s sunny It’s windy It’s raining It’s snowing

1. _______________________ 2. _________________________ 3. _______________________

4. _______________________ 5. ______________________ 6. __________________________

III. What are your favorite activities? Number these activities from 1 (like the most) to 6 (like the
least).

1. Watch TV _________ 2. Study English _________ 3. Listen to music _________

4. Talk on the phone _________ 5. Go to the movies _________ 6. Go shopping _________

IV. Now complete the sentences with an activity from exercise 3.

1. When it’s hot and sunny, I usually like to _______________________________________________.

2. When it’s raining, I usually like to ____________________________________________________.

3. When it’s windy, I usually like to _____________________________________________________.

4. When it’s cold and snowy, I usually like to _____________________________________________.

5. When it’s warm and windy, I usually like to ____________________________________________.

IV. Match the following sentences to their picture.

1. Sonia and Karla are swimming in the pool because it’s hot and sunny. __________

2. Pedro is watching TV because he has finished his homework. __________

3. Oscar is driving to work because he has a meeting. __________

4. Norma and Martin are reading a book about raising children. __________

5. Destiny is sleeping on her bed after eating her lunch. __________

6. Victor is taking a picture of his daughter. __________

7. Edith and her family are riding bikes on the countryside. __________

8. Ernesto and Angel are playing video games at home. __________

9. Angela and Roberto are walking around the park. __________

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I. Read and listen to an E-mail from Maria.

Hi Claudia,

How are you? I‘m having fun here, and I’m learning lots of English. There are so many places to
visit and things to do. New York is a fantastic city and the people are great. On Saturday, we went
to the top of the Empire State Building. It was amazing to be so high up. The view was great!
Tomorrow there’s a visit to the Museum of Modern Art.
My English class is very intensive! I don’t have much free time, because we have six hours of
class every day and we have homework every night. Right now I am on my lunch break. I am
eating a sandwich and writing to you. The other students in the course are nice, but I miss my
friends, like you, of course! The weather here isn’t very good. It’s raining right now. Everyone
says that the food here is great, but actually I miss food from home. My time here is going really
quickly. I only have three more weeks before I come home. Write and tell me what everyone is
doing. See you soon.

Love,

Maria

II. Write the underline words from the text next to their definitions.

1. At this moment of time (present): ______________________________________.

2. To say goodbye: ______________________________________.
3. Something that is wonderful; great: ______________________________________.
4. In fact; as a matter fact; really: ______________________________________.
5. To feel sad because a person, animal or thing is not with you: _______________________________.

III. Read Maria’s E-mail again and choose the correct answers.

1. The e-mail is to her mother / friend.

2. Maria is studying English / Art in New York.
3. Maria has / doesn’t have a lot of free time.
4. Right now, it’s sunny / raining in New York.
5. Maria is going to be three more weeks / weekends in New York.
IV. Read and listen to an e-mail from Sarah.

Hi mom,

How are you? I’m having a great time here in Mexico city, and I’m learning lots of Spanish.
There are a lot of places and things to do. Everything is very different from Chicago: the weather,
the people, and the food. The food is actually great, but I miss food from home. The weather here
is very hot, and it’s raining right now. On Friday night, I went to dinner with my class. It was
great, and I got home at 1:00 a.m.! My Spanish class is fun but very intensive! I don’t have much
free time because we have five hours of class every day and a lot of homework. The other students
are nice, but I miss you and Dad. Only six more weeks before I come home!
Write and tell me what everyone is doing. See you soon.

Love,

Sarah

V. Read the e-mail again and answer the questions about it.

1. Who is the e-mail to? ______________________________________________________________.

2. Where is Sarah? __________________________________________________________________.

3. What is she studying? ______________________________________________________________.

4. What is her class like? ______________________________________________________________.

5. How’s the weather? ________________________________________________________________.

6. What does she like? ________________________________________________________________.

7. What does she miss? _______________________________________________________________.

8. How much longer is he going to be there? ______________________________________________.

I. Listen to a conversation between Kylie and her brother Ben. Choose he correct answer.

1. Kylie is in: a) San Jose, Costa Rica. b) Brisbane, Australia.

2. Ben is in: a) San Jose, Costa Rica. b) Brisbane, Australia.

II. Listen again and decide whether the sentences are TRUE or False.

1. Kylie is at a restaurant. TRUE FALSE

2. It’s 1:00 p.m. in San Jose. TRUE FALSE

3. It’s 5:00 p.m. in Brisbane. TRUE FALSE

4. Kylie is studying English. TRUE FALSE

5. It isn’t raining in Brisbane. TRUE FALSE

6. Ben is chatting with his new girlfriend. TRUE FALSE

7. Melanie is teaching English in Mexico. TRUE FALSE

8. It’s not really hot in San Jose. TRUE FALSE

III. Now match the sentences from the conversation to their meanings.

1. How’s it going? __________

2. I’m just hanging out. __________

3. It sounds like it’s raining. __________

4. I’m typing. __________

a) I can hear a sound similar to rain.

b) How are you?

c) I’m writing something on the computer.

d) I’m not doing anything special.

IV. Listen to a travel guide talk about the weather of a city and answer the questions about it.

1. What city is it about? _______________________________________________________________

2. What’s the best thing about the city? ___________________________________________________

3. What’s the weather like in the summer? ________________________________________________

4. What’s the temperature like in the winter? ______________________________________________

V. Listen again and decide if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE.

1. It’s never really hot or really cold. TRUE FALSE

2. The normal temperature in the summer is 95º Fahrenheit. TRUE FALSE

3. It often snows in the winter. TRUE FALSE

4. In the spring and the fall the weather changes a lot. TRUE FALSE

5. It’s often foggy in New York city. TRUE FALSE

VI. Listen to it again and complete the script of the audio with the missing information.

The best thing about the weather in New York city, is that it is
always 1)_____________________________. In the summer, it
is usually 2)_____________________________ and sometimes
sunny and sometimes 3)_____________________________,
with temperatures of about
4)_____________________________ degrees Fahrenheit. And
of course, it sometimes 5)_____________________________.
In the winter, the temperature is usually between
6)_____________________________ and 40 degrees.
It can be windy and 7)_____________________________, but
it doesn’t 8)_____________________________ often. In the
spring and in the fall the weather is very changeable; you can
have all the four seasons in one day!
It can be sunny or 9)_____________________________ in the
morning, cloudy at lunch time, raining in the afternoon, and then
cold and 10)_____________________________ in the evening.
I always tell tourists to take their sunglasses and their jackets
when they go out!
I. Read and analyze the examples and rules about te Present Continuous.

II. Change the following verbs into their continuous form.

1. Write: _________________________ 7. Swim: _________________________

2. Visit: _________________________ 8. Talk: _________________________

3. Watch: _________________________ 9. Drive: _________________________

4. Study: _________________________ 10. Ride: _________________________

5. Sleep: _________________________ 11. Say: _________________________

6. Go: _________________________ 12. Hit: _________________________

III. Write a question and answer for each of the following pictures.

XA B C D

E F G H

A) __ _What is he doing?_____ ____He is driving a car._________

B) _______________________________________ ________________________________________.

C) _______________________________________ ________________________________________.

D) ______________________________________ ________________________________________.

E) _______________________________________ ________________________________________.

F) _______________________________________ ________________________________________.

G) _______________________________________ _______________________________________.

H) ______________________________________ ________________________________________.

IV. Change the following sentences into negatives.

1. I am cooking a turkey for Christmas. __________________________________________________.

2. You are listening to American music. __________________________________________________.

3. He is working at a new company. _____________________________________________________.

4. She is cleaning the house. ___________________________________________________________.

5. It is raining hard in Mexico. _________________________________________________________.

6. We are staying at a Hotel downtown. __________________________________________________.

7. They are learning a new language. ____________________________________________________.