Building questions and denials (e.g., "Does it often snow here?" ). Strengths of the Exercise
It reinforces seasonal and monthly vocabulary (March, September, autumn, etc.) alongside the grammar. Student Experience Building questions and denials (e
Describing current weather (e.g., "It is snowing now" ). This is one of the most important exercises
This is one of the most important exercises in the first half of the 4th-grade curriculum. It transitions the student from basic word-labeling to understanding English sentence logic. If you are helping a student with this, focus on the formula until it becomes second nature. Students often try to say "The rain is
Students often try to say "The rain is going" (direct translation from Russian) instead of "It is raining." Exercise 17 is specifically designed to "break" this habit.
It forces a clear distinction between the state of weather (using "It is...") and the action of weather (using "It rains...").