Kleidung und Wetter

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Amber Hoye, Camille Daw, Mimi Fahnstrom

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Kleidung und Wetter originally created by Laurie

Description:

This activity can be used to combine weather and clothing in a speaking activity. Students will use a weather forecast to discuss the clothing they need to pack for a trip and why.  Student pairs will receive a weather forecast for 8 days in Germany. They will then have to discuss what clothing they will need for the trip and why. Together they should write down the clothing items in the suitcase template provided. 

Proficiency Level:

Novice Mid

Keywords:

Weather, clothing, travel, packing, trip

NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:

  • Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
  • Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret spoken and written language on a variety of topics.
  • Standard 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied

Idaho State World Language Standards:

  • COMM 1.1: Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions,
  • feelings, and opinions
  • COMM 2.1 Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
  • CLTR 1.1: Analyze the cultural practices/patterns of behavior accepted as the societal norm in the target culture.
  • CLTR 2.1: Analyze the significance of a product (art, music, literature, etc...) in a target culture.
  • CONN 2.1 Access authentic materials prepared in the target language by or for native speakers.

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can request and provide information by asking and answering a few simple questions on very familiar and everyday topics, using a mixture of practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences.
  • I can understand, interpret, and analyze information regarding weather patterns.
  • I can describe clothing choices based on weather patterns. 

Materials Needed:

 Activity Powerpoint

Weather Forecast

Warm-up

1. Begin by introducing the Can-Dos for today’s activity and distributing the “Materials Required for Warm Up” to each student. 

"Heute unterhalten wir uns über das Wetter und was Sie bei einem bestimmten Wetter anziehen. Dazu erhalten Sie eine Wetterkarte für die nächsten 8 Tage in Deutschland”

Today we are going to talk about the weather and what you wear in particular weather. You will receive a weather forecast, predicting the next 8 days of weather in Germany. 

2.With a partner, decide what you will pack

“Mit einem Partner entscheiden, was Sie für eine einwöchige Reise einpacken müssen."

Main Activity

1. Ask students

“What is the weather like? What will you need to pack? Don’t forget, you are going for a week, so you can’t just pack one pair of underwear”

"Was ist das Wetter ähnlich? Was müssen Sie packen? Denken Sie daran, dass Sie für eine Woche abreisen. Vergessen Sie also nicht, Unterwäsche zu tragen" 

2. Create an example of the activity to help students understandd. 

1. It is cold for the next days and it will rain. 

Es ist kalt für der nächsten Tage und es wird regnen. 

2. We should pack an umbrella and a coat. I don’t need a bathing suit because it is too cold to swim.

Wir sollten einen Regenschirm und einen Mantel packen. Ich brauche keinen Badeanzug, weil es zu kalt ist um zu schwimmen. 

3. We don’t need a dress because we are going hiking in the Alps.

Wir brauchst keine Kleid weil wir in den Alpen wandern gehen. 

4. Yes, I think we need to pack enough underwear for 7 days.

Ja, ich denke wir müssen genung Unteräsche für 7 Tage packen. 

Wrap-up

Ask students to share what they would pack. Have students describe why they would bring each clothing article. Ask what type of clothing they would bring for warm weather? What they would bring for cold weather? Rainy? Snowing? 

End of Lab

Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence. (Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards.) 

Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

  • I can request and provide information by asking and answering a few simple questions on very familiar and everyday topics, using a mixture of practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences.
  • I can understand, interpret, and analyze information regarding weather patterns.
  • I can describe clothing choices based on weather patterns. 


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