APIEClass activity: Weather Mime Race Activity (Weather and seasons)
Weather and seasons
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Weather Mime Race
A1 Speaking Game • Present Continuous • 15 Minutes
🧑🏫 Teacher Instructions
- Divide the class into Team A and Team B and place cards face down.
- Say: "One person acts with no speaking. Your team guesses in a full sentence!"
- Give each team 30 seconds per turn to mime and guess.
- Give 2 points for a full sentence and 1 point for a single word.
- Check the Teacher key section below if players debate an answer.
🎒 Student Instructions
- The goal is to get the most points by guessing mimes quickly.
- One runner takes a secret card and mimes the action silently.
- Call out your guess in a complete English sentence.
- Win 2 points for a whole sentence like "It is raining!"
- Win only 1 point if you shout one word like "Rain!".
Step 1
Get into teams and review rules.
Step 2
Teacher demo round with 2 cards.
Step 3
Round 1: Weather and seasons cards.
Step 4
Round 2: Activities and clothing cards.
Step 5
Count points and announce winners.
It is sunny.
Mime: Shield eyes from bright sun
It is raining.
Mime: Raindrops falling with fingers
It is windy.
Mime: Sway arms like trees in wind
It is snowing.
Mime: Catch snowflakes and shiver
It is spring.
Mime: Smell a flower and smile
It is summer.
Mime: Wipe sweat from forehead
It is autumn.
Mime: Rake leaves off the ground
It is winter.
Mime: Shiver and cross arms tight
I am swimming.
Mime: Swimming stroke arms
I am flying a kite.
Mime: Hold kite string and look up
I am making a snowman.
Mime: Roll big snowball on floor
I am drinking hot tea.
Mime: Hold warm cup and blow
I am wearing a coat.
Mime: Put on coat sleeves and zip up
I am opening an umbrella.
Mime: Push up handle and hold high
I am wearing a scarf.
Mime: Wrap scarf around your neck
I am wearing sunglasses.
Mime: Put glasses on and smile
Full Sentence (2 points)
The team speaks a full sentence: "It is raining." or "He is wearing a coat."
Single Word (1 point)
The team speaks only one correct vocabulary word: "Rain!" or "Coat!"
The team with the most points after 15 minutes wins the race!
| # | Target Sentence | Mistakes to Listen For |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | It is sunny. | "It is sun." / "Is sunny." |
| 2 | It is raining. | "It rain." / "It is rain." |
| 3 | It is windy. | "It wind." / "Is windy." |
| 4 | It is snowing. | "It snow." / "It is snow." |
| 5 | It is spring. | "Is spring." |
| 6 | It is summer. | "Is summer." / "It hot summer." |
| 7 | It is autumn. | "Is fall." / Missing "is" |
| 8 | It is winter. | "Is cold winter." |
| 9 | I am swimming. / He is swimming. | "He swim." / "I swimming." |
| 10 | I am flying a kite. / She is flying a kite. | "She fly kite." / Missing "a" |
| 11 | I am making a snowman. | "I make snowman." / Missing "-ing" |
| 12 | I am drinking hot tea. | "I drink tea." / Missing "am" |
| 13 | I am wearing a coat. / He is wearing a coat. | "He wear coat." / "I am wear coat." |
| 14 | I am opening an umbrella. | "I open umbrella." / "a umbrella" |
| 15 | I am wearing a scarf. | "I wear scarf." / Missing "a" |
| 16 | I am wearing sunglasses. | "I wearing a sunglasses." |
Level 1 (Easy): Board Bank
Write all 16 target sentences on the board. Students read and point to the sentence that matches the mime.
Level 2 (Medium): Pair Whispers
Two students act together as a team. One mimes the action and one mimes the weather setting.
Level 3 (Hard): Double Sentence
Players must combine weather and clothing to score 2 points: "It is raining, so I am wearing a coat."
⚡ Fast Finishers: Speed Mime
Set a 60-second timer. One student tries to mime as many cards in a row as possible without stopping.
Wrap up the class by asking the whole group these three reflection questions:
- 1. What is the weather like today outside our classroom?
- 2. What clothes are you wearing right now?
- 3. Which season do you like best, and why?
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