Language Launch Volume 1 Unit 4 Lesson 4

​ (a)   is the weather in a place over a long period of time. Different parts of the world have different climates.

The climate near the equator is ​ (b)   . It is wet and very hot.

Places with a ​ (c)   climate are very hot and get little or no rain.

Places with a ​ (d)   climate have warm summers. The winters are cold but not very cold.

• Climate
• tropical
• dry
• temperate
• weather patterns
• arid regions
• polar conditions

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Places with a ​ (a)   climate have cool summers. The winters are very cold.

Places with a ​ (b)   climate are cold all year. The winters are extremely cold.

​ (c)   is how much rain, snow, sleet, or hail falls to the ground.

​ (d)   is how wet the air is. Tropical climate have high humidity.

• continental
• polar
• Precipitation
• Humidity
• tropical
• arid
• desert

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Read each sentence. Identify whether the sentence describes the weather or climate.

Groups:

(a) Weather

,

(b) Climate

• Today, it is hot and sunny.

• In Canada, the winters are very cold.

• Tomorrow, it will be rainy and cold.

• In Puerto Rico, it is hot all year.

Identify the adverb and adjective it describes.

Model: A tropical climate is wet and very hot. Adverb: very

adjective: hot

1. 1. A dry climate is hot and extremely dry.

2. What is the adverb?​ (a)  

3. What is the adjective it describes?

4. (b)  

• extremely
• hot
• dry
• climate

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the adverb and adjective it describes.

Model: A tropical climate is wet and very hot. Adverb: very

adjective: hot

1. 2. A temperature climate has winters that are not very cold.

2. What is the adverb?​ ​ (a)  

3. What is the adjective it describes?

4. (b)  

• temperature
• cold
• climate
• not very
• winters

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the adverb and adjective it describes.

Model: A tropical climate is wet and very hot. Adverb: very

adjective: hot

1. 3. A continental climate has winters that are very cold.

2. What is the adverb?​ ​ (a)  

3. What is the adjective it describes?

4. (b)  

• continental
• cold
• climate
• very
• winters

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the adverb and adjective it describes.

Model: A tropical climate is wet and very hot. Adverb: hot

adjective: hot

1. 4. A polar climate is extremely cold in the winter.

2. What is the adverb?​ ​ (a)  

3. What is the adjective it describes?

4. (b)  

• polar
• cold
• climate
• extremely
• winter

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

A ​ (a)   climate has ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   .

• tropical
• very
• rainy
• summers
• arid
• cold
• dry
• winters

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

A ​ (a)   climate has ​ (b)   that are ​ (c)   ​ (d)   .

• winters
• polar
• extremely
• cold
• tropical
• mild
• humid

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Nouns (things)

• mountain

• sand

• snow

• sun

• tree

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Adjectives (describing words)

• cold

• dry

• hot

• rainy

• snowy

Take notes on what you see in the pictures. Write at least two sentences.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E