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Learn some idiomatic weather expressions and have fun playing with your friends

How to play

¡Roll the dice!

Snakes and ladders

How to play

  • Each player puts their counter on the space that says 'start here'.
  • Take it in turns to roll the dice. Move your counter forward the number of spaces shown on the dice.
  • If your counter lands at the bottom of a ladder, you can move up to the top of the ladder.
  • If your counter lands on the head of a snake, you must slide down to the bottom of the snake.
  • The first player to get to the final space, wins.
LADDER SNAKE

IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGSTypically used when it is raining heavily outside, during a heavy period of rainfall or during a storm.CHALLENGE: CREATE A SENTENCE WITH THIS EXPRESSION, YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS!

HEAD IN THE CLOUDSUsed to describe someone being overly-optimistic about a situation or to have unrealistic ideas about something. SHARE A MOMENT WHEN YOU'VE HAD YOUR HEAD IN THE CLOUDS, YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS!

UNDER THE WEATHERTo describe feeling unwell or minor illnesses that are not life threatening. It can sometimes be used when you feel overly-exhausted after a long day or night. USE THIS EXPRESSION IN A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOU HAVE 20 SECONDS!

SNOWED UNDERWhen you have too much work to do or to have a lot of things to deal with at once. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU FEEL SNOWED UNDER? SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

MOVE FORWARD, 2 SPACES

COME RAIN OR SHINETo say that something will be done regardless of whatever happens. CREATE A SENTENCE USING THIS EXPRESSION, YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS!

CLOUD NINEIf you are on cloud nine, you are extremely happy. ASK THE PERSON BESIDE YOU IF THEY ARE FEELING ON CLOUD NINE OR IF THEY ARE FEELING UNDER THE WEATHER

TO BE A BREEZETo be easy or requiring little effort. WHAT ACTIVITIES DO YOU DO THAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE A BREEZE? ANSWER IN 10 SECONDS

MOVE BACK 5 SPACES!

EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LININGTo be optimistic and hope that something good can come out of a bad situation. MAKE A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR FRIENDS WHERE YOU CAN USE THIS EXPRESSION, YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS!

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORMA brief moment of peace or quiet before a busy or difficult period arrives. GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF THIS EXPRESSION

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