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WINTER
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1 Warm up
In pairs, discuss the following questions.
1. How do you spend your free time during winter?
2. Do you know any winter sports? Have you ever tried them?
2 Winter sports
Match the words to the pictures.
bobsleigh curling figure skating ice hockey
skiing ski jumping snowboarding speed skating
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
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3 Winter objects
Match the nouns for winter objects to their definitions.
1. shovel a. a pair of pieces of material worn over the head with a strap
2. jumper b. gloves that have separate parts for the fingers and thumb
3. earmuffs c. an object used for sliding over snow and ice, low to the
ground
4. goggles d. a piece of clothing worn on the upper part of the body
5. toboggan e. a tool with a metal end used for moving loose material
6. mittens f. special glasses that fit close to the face
4 Winter weather
Match the words below with the descriptions of winter weather conditions.
a blizzard sleet foggy freezing
frosty icy snowy stormy
1. When I looked out the window, everything was white. Flakes were falling
from the sky.
2. It was very hard to see anything and we used the brightest setting for the car
headlights.
3. It’s getting very windy and I don’t like the look of those big black clouds.
4. It was dangerous to drive because the roads were very slippery.
5. The wind got stronger in the evening and the snow continued to fall fast.
6. It wasn’t snow and it wasn’t rain, it was a mixture of the two. It fell for a long
time.
7. It was very cold this morning. I had to put on extra layers of clothes.
8. This morning a lot of the plants had ice on them. I think many of them might
die.
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5 Collocations
Match the verbs on the left to the words on the right to form winter collocations.
1. your car a. de-ice
2. on the ice b. shovel
3. snowballs c. slip
4. up warm d. throw
5. snow e. hibernate
6. for the winter f. wrap
Now, create sentences with the collocations above.
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6 Idioms
Match the underlined expressions with their correct meaning below.
1. I’m not sure I could go cold turkey. It seems like a very difficult thing to do.
2. The fight about the trip was just the tip of the iceberg. We have been arguing a lot lately.
3. I am on thin ice at school. I hardly ever do my homework.
4. If you freeze someoneout of these important negotiations, they might do something bad in return.
5. Stuart is starting to get cold feet. He doesn’t know if he wants to get married.
a. suddenly and completely stop doing something
b. the small, noticeable part of a situation that shows that there is much bigger problem
c. in a dangerous situation, or close to upsetting or annoying someone
d. prevent someone from being involved in a situation
e. suddenly become too scared to do something you had agreed to do
Now, discuss the following questions in pairs or small groups.
1. Have you ever gone cold turkey? If so, did it work for you?
2. Have you ever had cold feet about something? What did you do about it?
3. Have you ever been on thin ice with anyone? What was the situation?
7 Talking point
Discuss any of the questions below.
1. What do you like and don’t like about winter? Why?
2. What temperature and weather do you prefer?
3. Would you like to try any new winter activities? Describe them.
4. Do you spend a lot of time outside during winter? Why/why not?
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Key
1. Warm up
5 mins
This part gets students to think about how they feel about winter in a general way. Circulate and help as needed.
2. Winter sports
5 mins
Students revise and practise winter sports vocabulary. Ask them to complete the exercise individually and then
to check answers with their partner and answer the question. Monitor and provide help when needed.
1. bobsleigh 2. curling 3. skiing 4. ski jumping
5. snowboarding 6. ice hockey 7. speed skating 8. figure skating
3. Winter objects
5 mins
This exercise introduces some key vocabulary to the topic. Ask students to complete the exercise individually in
the first instance and then check their answers with their partner.
1. → e. 2. → d. 3. → a. 4. → f. 5. → c. 6. → b.
4. Winter weather
5 mins
In this part, students get to revise and practise vocabulary connected to the weather. Ask them to complete the
exercise individually in the first instance and then to compare their answers with their partner.
1. snowy 2. foggy 3. stormy 4. icy
5. a blizzard 6. sleet 7. freezing 8. frosty
5. Collocations
5 mins
This part provides useful collocations for the topic. Ask students to complete the exercise individually in the first
instance and then to check their answers with their partner.
1. → a. 2. → c. 3. → d. 4. → f. 5. → b. 6. → e.
6. Idioms
5 mins
Students practise idioms connected to the topic of winter. Ask students to complete the exercise individually in
the first instance and then to check their answers with their partner. Then, ask them to discuss the questions in
pairs. Monitor and provide help when needed.
1. → a. 2. → b. 3. → c. 4. → d. 5. → e.
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7. Talking point
5 mins
Ask students to discuss the questions in pairs or small groups. Circulate and help as needed.
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