Unit 3: Weather in Spain
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Unit 3: Weather in Spain
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Pronounce the seven weather types on the spinner with a good level of accuracy; select hace or está to begin each weather phrase, mostly accurately.
- Ask and answer the question ¿Qué tiempo hace…? – What is the weather like…?, with mainly accurate pronunciation, using some visual prompts as a reminder.
- Name and identify the four compass points in Spanish; labelling a map of Spain with weather symbols based on information extracted from the comprehension text.
- Follow a written Spanish text while listening, keeping up with the pace of the audio.
- Write a weather forecast that includes the majority of the success criteria, alongside a labelled map of Spain with weather symbols.
- Use accurate pronunciation when speaking aloud; identify some cities on a a map of Spain.
Suggested prior learning
Unit 5: Spanish celebrations
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Weather words
- To name and identify types of weather in Spanish.
Lesson 2: What’s the weather like?
- To ask and answer questions about the weather.
Lesson 3: Compass points
- To read and interpret a text about the weather.
Lesson 4: Weather forecast
- To follow a spoken and written passage about the weather.
Lesson 5: ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?
- To compose a weather forecast script.
Lesson 6: Spanish weather presenters
- To perform a weather forecast in Spanish.
Key skills
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Unit resources
Vocabulary display: Weather in Spain
A display version of the key vocabulary from the 'Weather in Spain' unit.
Knowledge organiser: Spanish – Weather in Spain
Aimed at pupils, a single page that gives key facts and definitions from the unit.
Translation Guide: Year 4 – Weather in Spain
A translation guide for teachers for all the text/audio/dialogue within all the activities in this unit of lessons.
Cross-curricular opportunities
Geography: Human and physical geography; Locational knowledge; Geographical skills and fieldwork.
English: Writing composition – Composing weather report scripts, reading and performing them aloud, using appropriate intonation, tone and volume. Evaluating for effectiveness.