Italian 1st Level

The Weather

Vocabulary

Quel temps fait-il?

7. The weather

Che tempo fa? What’s the weather like? Fa bello! It’s nice Fa caldo! It’s hotFa freddo! It’s coldE` grigio It’s greyNevica It’s snowingPiove It’s rainingC’e` vento or tira vento It’s windyC’e` il sole It’s sunny

You will also see Il fait du soleil and Il fait du vent being used but the Italian are more likely to use Il y a du vent and il y a du soleil.

Che tempo fa?

Fa bello!

Fa caldo!

Fa freddo !

E` grigio !

Piove !

Nevica!

C’e` vento !

C’e` il sole !

Embedding the language

Ask what the weather is like in Italian at the start of everyday along with the date.

Printed and laminated weather vocab. PPT slides could be used to support this.

Sample activities You will find a bank of sample activities which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom.

This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

Che tempo fa ?

• Look at the following weather pictures.

• Listen to the three different weathers in Italian.

• Can you choose which one best describes the picture?

Che tempo fa?

Si! Fa bello!

Che tempo fa?

Si! Nevica!

Che tempo fa?

Si! piove!

Che tempo fa?

Si! Fa caldo!

Che tempo fa?

Si! Fa freddo!

Che tempo fa?

Si! C’e` il sole!

Che tempo fa?

Si! Siete stati bravi! C’e` il vento!

Che tempo fa? Fancy dress game.

• Select a range of props which match the different weather types (e.g. sunglasses, hat and scarf, warm coat, bucket and spade, umbrella etc.)

• Pupils sit in a circle with all items placed in the middle.

• One pupil goes to the centre. • All pupils chant, “Che tempo fa?”• Teacher (or pupil) calls a weather in Italian. • Pupil in the centre puts on an item of clothing

which matches that type of weather.

Weather snap!

• Pupils have different weather symbol cards on their desks/in a group

• Class ask the question “Che tempo fa?”• Teacher says a weather type and they have to

slap the card (or hold up the correct one!). • As they grow in confidence they can be asked

to individually choose a weather.

Che tempo fa? Charades

• Teacher teaches actions to each of the weather phrases e.g. shivering for cold, putting up an umbrella for rain etc.

• Class chant question “Che tempo fa?” • Teacher then says a weather phrase and class do the

mime as a group. • Pupils then take over saying the weather phrase. • Teacher then models miming a weather and pupils have to

guess which one it is. • Pupils then mime for others in class.

Songs and videos!

You will find a bank of sample songs and videos which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom.

This is not a prescriptive list of songs and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

You will find a set of more challenging activities in First Level Days of the Week and Months.

Che tempo fa?

Che tempo fa?• Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa?• Fa bello, bello, bello, bello• Fa bello, bello, bello, bello• Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa?• Fa caldo, caldo, caldo, caldo• Fa caldo, caldo, caldo, caldo• Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa?• E 'grigio, grigio, grigio,grigio• E 'grigio, grigio, grigio,grigio• Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa?• Fa freddo, freddo, freddo, freddo• Fa freddo, freddo, freddo, freddo• Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa? Che tempo fa?• Nevica, nevica, nevica, nevica• Nevica, nevica, nevica, nevica

You will find a bank of sample ICT activities which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom.

This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

You will find a set of more supported activities in Early Feelings and more challenging activities in Level 2 Feelings.

Each of the slides contains an image of the website page. If you click on the image it will take you to the page. Alternatively you can use a link address which you will find in the slide notes.

ICT Resources online

• Italian Section 28: The weather• Language focus Online Activities• Il tempo• Gioco di memoria• Cercaparole• Che tempo fa?• Parole rapide• Fa caldo?• Fa freddo?• Il meteo in Italia• Acchiappa le parole• Il tempo in giro per l'Italia.• Gattoman• Answers and TranslationsPrint Activities• Che tempo fa? (pdf 71 kb)• Butta il dado (pdf 62 kb)• Il meteo (pdf 42 kb)• Che tempo fa a Roma? (pdf 81 kb)• Un'email da Valentina (pdf 70 kb)• www.tempo (pdf 22 kb)• Le previsioni (pdf 49 kb)• Answers and Translations

• Il Tempo

• This unit is designed and written by Ruth Smith and Andrew Balaam• 1.Il Tempo 1 Match up • 2.Che tempo fa? 1 Gap fill • 3.Che tempo fa? 2 Gap fill 4.Il Tempo Crossword • 5.Che tempo farà? Gap fill • 6.Che tempo faceva? 1 Gap fill • 7.Che tempo faceva? 2 Gap fill • Italian -> Il Tempo• http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/

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