The Story of Will: Grammar and Weather Walkthrough

Section role: supports the 'Mapping the Future' grammar formalization section while the teacher explains sentence structures using the findings from the Junior Meteorologist Challenge. Slides: (1) Title — 'The Story of Will'; (2) Today vs Tomorrow — comparing current weather with future time expressions; (3) The Magic Word 'Will' — introducing 'will' as a time machine word; (4) Building a Weather Sentence — detailing the formula Subject + will be + Weather; (5) Examples with Cute Weather Characters — displaying sentences like 'Tomorrow, it will be sunny' with visual aids; (6) Common Pitfalls — highlighting the mandatory 'be' in 'will be' by contrasting correct and incorrect examples. Closing slide: 'Can you predict tomorrow's weather using our formula?' — sets up the individual detective check section that follows. This material is part of a English foreign-language class for students in Colombia learning English. Regardless of the material's language, the key terms and examples being taught must be written in English, not in the students' native language.

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