UNIT X UNIT 1 | 21 Oral Language: Compare and Contrast Identify similarities and differences Brainstorm some similarities and differences of two different types of weather (for example, a flood and a drought). Review the words for similarities and differences from the Listening Strategy box on the previous page. Have volunteers make statements comparing or contrasting the two new types of weather. A Make an oral description Have students brainstorm descriptive words for the picture to answer the question. ANSWERS Sample answer: One child is playing in the mud and the other child and the dad are cleaning up after a thunderstorm. B Play a guessing game One student mimes an activity they do in a different kind of weather and the other students have to guess what kind of weather it is. The student who guesses correctly mimes a new activity. Language Frames In groups, have students use their comparisons to describe the similarities and differences between the weather in the two images. Model using one frame to describe the similarities and differences. Monitor students’ discussions to check that they are comparing and contrasting. ANSWERS Sample answer: Both snow and rain are kinds of precipitation. Rain is boring, but snow is fun. Like snow, rain is a kind of precipitation. Unlike snow, rain is wet. Practice Book p. 10 Assessment Program p. 4 EXPLORE AND LEARN FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Work with students in a small group to help them compare and contrast the weather types with a Venn diagram. Then have students use their notes to compare and contrast the weather with a partner. Amplify Have students compare and contrast today’s weather with the weather last week or last month. Write: Compare and contrast Draw a Venn diagram to compare and contrast two types of weather. What do you wear? What activities can you do? What is the temperature? Is the weather severe? Without showing your partner, describe your favorite type of weather. Your partner then draws it. PRACTICE COMMUNICATE I think both snow and rain are fun. Unlike rain, snow is fun to play in! After it snows, people work outside. They work outside after it rains, too. Both snow and rain are messy! Oral Language Compare and Contrast A Look at the picture. What is happening? B Look at the snowy picture on page 20. Compare it to the picture on this page. Discuss how they are similar and different. Use the language frames for help. LANGUAGE FRAMES Both snow and rain are . Rain is , but snow is . Like snow, rain is . Unlike snow, rain is . UNIT 1 21 UNIT X1 / CONNECT TO ORAL LANGUAGE
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