Weather Vocabulary- Bluffing Game
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Fun personalised practice of words and phrases for common and less common weather through a lying speaking game, with words that go together to describe weather presentation.
Lesson Plan Content:
Weather Vocabulary- Bluffing Game
Choose one of the weather cards and make a personal statement about that weather as
quickly as possible, using your imagination if you can’t think of anything true. Your partner
will ask you for more details with questions like “Why…?”, then guess if your statement
was true or not.
Suggested personal statements about weather
I don’t know what to do if…
I don’t think it’s safe to…
I don’t like… (at all/ very much).
I don’t mind…
I (often/ usually) (want to) drink/ eat… when…
I (really) enjoy…
I had a crash due to…
I (really) hate…
I injured myself because of…
I recommend… for…
I try to avoid…
I usually/ often/ sometimes … when…
I was injured during…
I wouldn’t drive during…
I’d like to experience… (again/ for the first time).
I’m dreading the next…
I’m looking forward to the next…
I’m scared of…
I’m superstitious about…
I’m worried about…
I’ve (often/ rarely/ never) experienced…
I’ve made preparations in case there is…
Most people hate…, but I don’t mind it/ like it/ really like it/ love it.
The best thing about… for me is…
The worst thing about… for me is…
When I was young(er), …
… affects my mood.
… affects my heath.
… makes me feel…
… reminds me of…
… makes me nostalgic for…
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Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2021
Suggested weather to talk about
(black) ice
blizzard
baking/ boiling (hot)
(light) breeze
(black/ storm) clouds
cloudy
cool (down)
changeable (weather)
(morning) dew
(sudden) downpour
drizzle
(sudden) drop in…
drought
dry (air/ weather/-ness)
flood(ing)
fog/ mist
freezing (cold)
(ground) frost/ frosty
grey (days/ skies)
hail(stones)
heat(wave)/ hot
humid/ (high) humidity
hurricane/ typhoon
cyclone/ tornado
icicle(s)
lightning (bolt/ strike)
minus…
monsoon/ rainy season
over 100 degrees
(heavy/ torrential) rain
raining (buckets)
(sudden) rise in…
sandstorm
(light/ April) shower
sleet
slush
smog
(strong) sunshine
thunder(storm/clap)
(unseasonably) warm
… degrees below (zero)
damp(ness)
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Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2021
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