Description
Learn how to talk about the weather in Spanish with this illustrated five-page A1 lesson, designed for beginners developing their everyday communication and listening comprehension skills.
El tiempo introduces essential weather vocabulary through photographs, maps, short listening activities and practical exercises. Students learn to describe weather conditions, identify the seasons and months, and interpret simple weather reports from Spanish-speaking countries.
What the lesson includes
1. Weather vocabulary and the four seasons
Students learn vocabulary associated with primavera, verano, otoño and invierno, practising expressions such as hace sol, hace frío, hace calor, hay nubes, está nublado, llueve and nieva.
An illustrated listening exercise introduces the seasons through short descriptive texts.
2. Grammar and expressions for talking about the weather
A visual reference section explains the most common ways to describe weather conditions using:
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Hace: hace sol, hace viento, hace buen tiempo.
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Está: está nublado, está despejado.
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Hay: hay nubes, hay niebla, hay tormenta.
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Weather verbs: llover and nevar.
3. Cardinal points and months of the year
Students practise norte, sur, este and oeste using a compass illustration, followed by a spelling and ordering activity covering all twelve months.
4. Listening comprehension: Spain and Australia
A short conversation compares weather conditions in different parts of Spain and Australia.
Students listen and place weather symbols on maps, developing their understanding of geographical references and everyday weather expressions.
5. Listening comprehension: Weather forecast in Peru
An extended weather report introduces students to authentic-style meteorological language.
Using a map of Peru, learners complete a table with minimum and maximum temperatures and morning and afternoon weather conditions for sixteen cities, including Lima, Chiclayo, Piura, Cusco, Iquitos and Pucallpa.
6. Practical activity: Weather in Mexico
A colourful weather map of Mexico provides an opportunity to practise describing conditions in different cities.
Students use temperatures and weather symbols to construct sentences and compare regional conditions.
7. Answers and transcripts
The resource includes answers to the activities, a completed weather table for Peru and transcripts for the first two listening recordings.
| Resource details | |
|---|---|
| Level | A1 |
| Format | Downloadable PDF |
| Length | 5 pages |
| Topic | Weather, seasons, months and geography |
| Language focus | Hace, está, hay, llover and nevar |
| Skills | Vocabulary, listening, reading weather maps and speaking |
| Includes | Illustrated exercises, maps, answers and two transcripts |
Internet access and external links
The PDF contains external links to accompanying audio recordings. Internet access is required to complete the listening activities, including the weather report from Peru.
Transcripts for the first two recordings and answers to the weather report activity are included in the PDF.
