Reading & Writing: Can Weather Affect People's Moods?
English Grade 8 (Super Goal 2) · Unit 13: What's the Weather Like? · Lesson 13-3 · Term 2
Also known as: Weather and mood · Reading comprehension
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Lesson idea
Reading a survey about how weather affects moods; Adel moving to Abha; mood and weather adjectives.
Key points
- Research: warm, sunny weather can have a positive impact on mental health and mood; cold, dark winter weather can cause SAD, a depression that comes back every winter.
- Ibrahim (Jeddah): it's always hot (about 29°C in winter); people are happy even during thunderstorms; he can't really tell if weather affects moods.
- Felipe (Florianopolis, Brazil): island with about 200 beaches; lively mood all year; cold windy days in the south make him feel down, but they don't last long.
- Keith (Liverpool, England): rainy, dreary weather makes him tired and depressed; it rains on about one day out of three in England.
- Adel is moving to Abha to be a trainee in an international hotel; he'll probably go next month.
Vocabulary
mood
mental health
positive impact
depression
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
dreary/gloomy
energetic/lively
miserable/depressed
couch potato
trainee
Lesson questions (13)
- According to new research, what can warm, sunny weather do?
Answer: have a positive impact on mental health and mood - What is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)?
Answer: a depression that comes back every winter - Where does Ibrahim live?
Answer: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - What is the temperature in Jeddah in the winter, according to Ibrahim?
Answer: about 29 degrees Celsius - What does Ibrahim hope to see one day?
Answer: the snow - How many beaches does Felipe's island have?
Answer: about two hundred - How does Felipe feel on cold, windy days?
Answer: He feels down. - How does Keith feel when it's rainy and dreary?
Answer: tired and depressed - How often does it rain in England, according to Keith?
Answer: about one day out of three - When is Keith more energetic?
Answer: when it's sunny - What work will Adel do in Abha?
Answer: He's going to be a trainee in an international hotel. - Why isn't Adel going to Abha immediately?
Answer: He wants to spend the rest of the summer with his family. - "Please turn up the heat. It's ____ in here."
Answer: freezing
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Questions about this lesson
What does mood mean?
A person's emotional state, such as happy or sad.
What did research say about warm, sunny weather?
It may have a positive impact on people's mood.
What is the difference between positive and negative?
positive means good and helpful, and negative means bad and harmful.
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