Why frogs sometimes fall from the sky

Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): Why frogs sometimes fall from the sky - BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content

The weather forecast for today: cloudy, cold and with a chance of frog rain. Frog and fish downpours have been widely reported across the world for hundreds of years. But is there any scientifc explanation?

In this B2+ worksheet, students will study frog-related puns, a poem and rain-related idioms. They will also put their comprehension skills to work on an article and video about frog rain.

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Lesson objectives:

1) To understand nuance and puns with six frog-related jokes.

2) To practise pronunciation and comprehension by reading a tongue-twister poem about a two-toed tree toad (who loved a three-toed ground toad). 

3) To explain the mystery of frog rain, using information collected from a short Sci-Show video.

4) To expand the students' repertoire of idioms, matching six rain-related idioms/phrasal verbs with their definitions. 

5) To practise reading comprehension by studying an article about frog rain.