Lesson Objective

Students will be able to:

Identify weather vocabulary and expressions.

Describe current, past, and future weather.

Discuss seasonal activities related to weather.

- What is the weather today?

- How do Italians talk about the seasons?

- How does weather affect daily life or activities?

meteo
che tempo fa
c'è il temporale
fa brutto tempo
fa bel tempo
gradi
temperatura minima/massima
il fulmine
la grandine
il lampo
la nebbia
la neve
la nuvola
la pioggia
il tuono
l’umidità
comperto
piovoso
secco
soleggiato
umido
ventoso
oggi
domani
ieri
l’anno
mese
stagione
compleanno
fa freddo
fa caldo
nevica
c’è il sole
fa fresco
nuvole
è nuvoloso

Communication: (1.1–1.3) Interpersonal, interpretive, presentational.

Cultures: (2.1):Seasonal and regional weather differences.

Comparisons: (4.1) Compare climates and seasonal routines.

DOK 1: Recall weather vocabulary.

DOK 2: Describe weather.

DOK 3: Compare seasonal habits.

Weather vocabulary aids in travel, conversation, and understanding cultural routines.

Seasonal discussion connects to real-life planning.


assume all regions have the same weather.

Weather charts, visuals, sentence frames (“Oggi fa…”, “Domani sarà…”).

Role-play weather forecasts

Compare climates in Italian regions vs. U.S.

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