1. Introduction
This is a game to practice vocabulary, grammar about weather in English. The main aim is to practice weather vocabulary and phrases, especially to expose students to weather vocabulary such as "Sunny", weather phrases such as In England, it will rain and other weather phrases. weather actions like When it is hot, she eats and ice cream. It is hoped that by exposing students to this language, it will strengthen the language and increase their familiarity with it. The secondary purpose of this game is to show students different countries and expose them to simple country name vocabulary. Although the national vocabulary is not the main focus of this game, students can still watch and practice the national language in English. Students often have specific modules or chapters in their textbooks that cover countries and customs, so I think the country names are worth researching. Also, I really think the countries on the world map are something that students will find interesting and so I think it would be great to get their attention.
The content in this game is divided into 4 sets. Each set includes 6 weather vocabulary items, 12 countries and 6 weather related actions. The first level covers basic weather vocabulary - Sunny, Windy, etc. The remaining levels increase the difficulty to the point where the fourth level includes more obscure weather vocabulary such as Forest fire and Hurricane. Below is a list of languages used.
Set 1 - Europe Sunny, Cloudy, Windy, Snow, Lightning, Rain England, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Poland, Greece, Holland, Portugal, Ireland, Czechia, Denmark
Set 2 - Asia Hot, Mild, Cold, Boiling, Freezing, Wet China, Japan, India, Vietnam, Korea, Malaysia, The Philippines, Mongolia, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand
Set 3 - North America Drizzle, Hail, Storm, Overcast, Rainbow, Tornado the North, the North-East, the East, the South, the West, the middle, Canada, Mexico, California, Texas, Florida, New York
Set 4 - World Volcano, Blizzard, Flood, Forest fire, Air pollution, Hurricane Russia, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Nigeria, South Africa, Colombia, Egypt, Pakistan, Indonesia, The United States
Sentences
+ When it is sunny he relaxes on the beach. When it is cloudy they play football. When it is raining she takes an umbrella. When it is snowing they have a snow ball fight. When there is lightning the dog hides under the bed. When it is windy she sails a boat.
+ When it is hot she eats ice cream. When it is mild he goes for a bike ride. When it is cold she drinks tea. When it is boiling hot she turns on the AC. When it is freezing cold she stays in bed. When it is wet she wears a raincoat.
+ When there is a drizzle of rain she goes jogging. When it hails he takes care of his dog. When there is a storm he relaxes on the sofa. When it is overcast they play badminton. When there is a rainbow he takes a photo. When there is a tornado he closes the window.
+ When a volcano erupts he films a video. When there is a blizzard she takes a bath. When there is flood he rows a boat. When there is a forest fire she drives away. When there is air pollution she wears a face mask. When there is a hurricane he flies away.
There are 3 parts of the game. In the first part, you have to drag the vocabulary items to fit the picture. In the second part you are displaying a map and have to drag the weather image to the appropriate country by text and sound. Finally, the last part shows a big picture and you have to form a sentence to describe what you see.
I hope your students enjoy the game and can practice and improve their English. Leave any comments you like below.