Discussion questions for a Winter speaking lesson. Вопросы для обсуждения на английском языке на тему зимы и зимних занятий. Ключевая лексика по теме выделена жирным шрифтом.
Дополнительно: блокнот — Англоязычный планер на год
Step #1: Describe the pictures:
Step #2: Discuss the questions:
- What is winter like in your hometown?
- Are you a winter person or a summer person?
- What do you like and dislike about winter?
- Do you enjoy winter sports? If so, what’s your favourite?
- What articles of clothing do people wear to help them stay warm during the winter?
- Do you wear thermal clothing?
- What is the coldest month in your country? What temperature does it drop to?
- What are some other popular winter activities? Which of them do you enjoy doing?
- Which do you enjoy more, winter vacation or summer vacation? Why?
- Would you prefer to be in a snowstorm or a thunderstorm? Why?
- Have you ever been caught in a blizzard? If so, how did you manage? If no, are you scared of this?
- Do you prefer to be indoors or outdoors during winter? Why?
- Have you ever made a snowman?
- Pretend you are a snowman. Write a story about your life.
- What is your favourite winter food?
- What is your favourite winter beverage?
- What is your favourite winter holiday? Why? How do you celebrate this holiday?
- Where would you prefer to live, in a place that gets a lot of snow and has very cold winters, or a place that gets no snow and has warmer winters? Why?
- What are the animals that hibernate during the winter? Why do they do that?
- What do you like to do on a very cold day?
- Is your home cold in winter? Do you ever sleep with a hot-water bottle?
- How do you get your local weather forecast?
- Would you like to travel to Antarctica? Why?/Why not?
- Does your home have a fireplace?
- Have you ever been so cold that your hands and nose were numb?
- What do you usually do to keep warm in the winter?
- Have you ever looked at the snowflake carefully?
- Have you ever slipped on ice and hurt yourself?