Lesson 1: Weather Wonders and Warnings!
English — Grade 5 · Term 1 · Lesson 11 of 29
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Students learn extreme-weather vocabulary and read the When Nature Strikes! dialogue.
The lesson
Hello, heroes! أهلًا بيكم في الوحدة التالتة: When Nature Changes — لمّا الطبيعة تتغيّر. وأول درس: Weather Wonders and Warnings! ستّ كلمات جديدة: thunderstorm — عاصفة رعدية، فيها برق ورعد. sandstorm — عاصفة رملية، ريح قوية شايلة رمل وتراب وبتصعّب التنفّس. flood — فيضان، لمّا مية كتير تغطّي الأرض الناشفة. drought — جفاف، لمّا ما تنزلش مطرة لمدة طويلة. wildfire — حريق غابات، بيولّع الغابات والبيوت. heat wave — موجة حرّ، الحرارة بتبقى عالية بشكل خطر لأيام. ودلوقتي نسمع Mazen وDina وهما بيتكلّموا عن الطقس القاسي في «When Nature Strikes!»: Mazen: Dina, did you hear about the flood in our city last week? It was terrible. Dina: Yes! I saw it on the news. The water covered the streets, and many cars got stuck — العربيات اتحشرت ومقدرتش تتحرّك. Mazen: My uncle's house was damaged. The water flooded his living room — بيت عمّي اتخرّب. Dina: And now there's a drought — no rain in China for months! Farmers can't grow crops because there's no water. Mazen: Droughts are awful! The land gets so dry that animals can't find water. And I heard that a wildfire is spreading in the forest in the U.S.A. Dina: Is it close to the mountains? Mazen: Yes, and it spreads quickly because it's dry there, and the winds are so strong. Sadly, many trees burned down, and animals lost their homes. Dina: What a pity! Let's learn more about how we can stay safe and help our planet — كوكبنا. And now, let's practise!
A message from Captain Nour for you
Captain Omar! Imagine a big match and the referee suddenly stops play — why? A thunderstorm! Today we'll learn six weather words, and they're tougher than any defense on the pitch.
💡 Look: the match was postponed because of a flood — water covered the whole pitch. Another day there was a heat wave, so players drank lots of water and rested in the shade. And if a sandstorm hits, the sand makes it hard to see and breathe, so the match stops. Try saying: "The match stopped because of the sandstorm."