Weather and Seasons मौसम और ऋतुएं

^{Proficiency level: Novice High/Intermediate Low}

^{Time: 2X75min}

^{Objectives: Students can:}

^{describe the typical weather during a given season}
^{ask and answer questions about the weather}
^{describe typical activities during each season}
^{use week days and parts of the day to describe the weather}

^{Language Targets:}

^{review present habitual tense}
^{use future tense for planning a trip}
^{use intoductory clauses, such as आशा/उम्मीद है कि। .. ., सम्भावना है/ हो सकता है कि …, ऐसा लगता है कि … + future tense}

^{Learning Scenarios:}

^{1. Students brainstorm and create a concept map of time to check knowledge of days of the week, parts of the day, months and seasons.}

^{Handout 1. हफ़्ते / सप्ताह के दिन}

^{दिन m.}

^{रात f.}

^{सोमवार}

^{मंगलवार}

^{बुधवार}

^{गुरुवार}

^{शुक्रवार}

^{शनिवार}

^{रविवार}

^अगला

^{पिछला}

^day

^night

^Monday

^Tuesday

^Wednesday

^Thursday

^Friday

^Saturday

^Sunday

^coming

^previous

^कल

^{परसों}

^{सुबह f.}

^{शाम f.}

^{हफ़्ता /}

^{सप्ताह m.}

^{महीना m.}

^{साल m.}

^{yesterday/tomorrow}

^{day before yesterday}

^{day after tomorrow}

^morning

^evening

^week

^month

^year

^{मौसम weather}

^{मौसम m}

^{ऋतु f.}

^{जाड़ा m / सर्दी f.}

^{वसन्त m.}

^{गरमी / गर्मी f.}

^{पतझड़ m.}

^{तापमान m.}

^{नमी f.}

^{बर्फ़ m.}

^{हवा f.}

^{आँधी f.}

^{तूफान m.}

^{आसमान /}

^{आकाश m}

^{धूप f.}

^weather

^season

^winter

^spring

^summer

^fall

^temperature

^humidity

^snow/ice

^wind

^storm

^hurricane

^sky

^{sun light}

^{बादल m.}

^{इन्द्र धनुष m.}

^{बाग़ m.}

^{पेड़ m.}

^{ठंडा adj.}

^{गरम adj.}

^{साफ़ adj}

^{बारिश f. होना}

^{बिजली f. चमकना}

^{बादल m. गरजना}

^{बर्फ़ f. गिरना}

^{पत्तियाँ गिरना}

^{हवा f. बहना}

^cloud

^rainbow

^garden

^tree

^cold

^hot/warm

^clear

^{to rain}

^{flightning to flash}

^{clouds to thunder}

^{snow to fall}

^{leaves to fall}

^{wind to blow}

^{2. Teacher makes a distinction between weather and season. Students describe each season based on Handout 1. (इस ऋतू की क्या विशेषताएँ हैं, क्या खासियत है). They check the chart in Handout 2 to familiarize themselves with the Indian calendar.}

^{3. Teacher leads the students to talk about weather and forecast. Handout 3 (below). Each group receives specific pictures and they describe the weather on them and formulate what people typically do during that season.}

^{Handout 3. Weather terms:}

^{Sunlight: धूप f.}
^{Cloud: बादल m.}
^{Small cloud: बदली f.}
^{Light and shade: धूप-छाँव}
^{Rain: बारिश f.}
^{Severe rain: तेज बारिश,}
^{Drizzle: बूँदा-बाँदी f.}
^{Lightening (electricity): बिजली f.}
^{Lightening to flash: बिजली चमकना}
^{Thunder to rumble: बिजली कड़कना / गरजना}
^{Snow: हिम m.}
^{Snow fall: बर्फ़ गिरना/ पड़ना, बर्फ़बारी /हिमपात}
^{Storm: आँधी f /तूृफ़ान m.}
^{Stormy: तूफ़ानी}

^{4. Students in groups choose a specific city and fill out a table (Handout 3.) based on the forecast for that city according to the weather website. They begin using future tense.}

^{Handout 4. Table:}

^{Instructions: One of your friends is planning to visit your city/town next week. Please complete the following chart and tell him/her about the weather forecast in your city/town based on the weather website. Use future tense.}

^{मौसम का पूर्वानुमान शहर का नाम…………………………………}

^{Homework: The teacher assigns sections from the text भारत की ऋतुएं for students to match season with seasonal foods and or seasons with activities.}

^{Suggested follow-up:}

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