Lesson 13

Weather

Li ajom: Laa’in tintzol chan ru xpatz’b’al ut xsumenkileb’ li patz’om chirix li kutan.

Personal Study

Kawresi aawib’ re aatinak sa’ laa ch’uut rik’in xb’aanunkileb’ xb’een wa li kok’ k’anjel A toj E.

Study the Principle of Learning: Love and Teach One Another

Xraab’al ut xtzolb’al qib’ chiqib’il qib’

I can learn from the Spirit as I love, teach, and learn with others.

Naru nintaw inna’leb’ rik’in li Musiq’ej naq ninrahok, nink’utuk, ut nintzolok wochb’eeneb’ li was wiitz’in.

Li Dios naraj xk’utb’al xninqal ru na’leb’ chiqu. A’an naru naxnimob’resi li qaseeb’al chi tzolok rik’in lix Musiq’. Naqab’oq li Musiq’ej naq naqara ut naqab’i qib’ chiqib’il qib’. Li Dios naxk’ut chiqu k’a’ru naqeek’a naq yooko chi tzolok rik’in li Musiq’ej:

“Li ani nakʼuluk re li aatin xbʼaan li Musiqʼej re li yaal, naxkʼul joʼ chanru naq jultikʼanbʼil xbʼaan li Musiqʼej re li yaal[.] Jo’kan ut, li ani najultikan ut li ani nak’uluk, neke’xtaw ru chirib’ileb’ rib’, ut xkab’ichaleb’ neke’waklesiik li raameb’ ut neke’saho’ sa’ xch’ool sa’ komonil” (Tzol’leb’ ut Sumwank 50:21–22).

Naru naqanaw naq li Dios yoo chiqatzolb’al naq naqeek’a li Musiq’ej ut nawaklesiik li qaam. Li Musiq’ej naxk’am li rahok, li sahil ch’oolejil, ut li tuqtuukilal. Chiqajunilo naru nokotenq’an chixwaklesinkil jun na’ajej naru taak’utuq wi’ li Musiq’ej. Naq naqasik’ qatzolb’al rik’in li Musiq’ej, li Dios naru nokoxtenq’a chixtawb’al qu chiqib’il qib’ ut chi saho’k sa’ qach’ool sa’ komonil. Naq yooqat chi tzolok rik’in laa ch’uut re EnglishConnect, k’e reetal naq yooqat chi tzolok rik’in li Musiq’ej. Sik’ xk’ulb’al chi kok’ aj xsa’ li Musiq’ej.

Ponder

• Jo’q’e xaweek’a naq xwaklesiik aach’ol xb’aan li xak’ul sa’ EnglishConnect?

• K’a’ru naru nakab’aanu re xwaklesinkil jun na’ajej tatxtzol wi’ li Musiq’ej?

Memorize Vocabulary

Tzol li naraj naxye ut chan ru nayaab’asiman li junjunq chi aatin rub’elaj li ch’uut re aatinak. Yal roksinkileb’ li aatin li neke’tawman sa’ li raqal “Memorize Vocabulary” naq yooqat chiroksinkil li Ingles wulaj wulaj.

Will it … ?	Ma yoo … ?
Will it be … ?	Ma … ?
in Mexico	aran Mexico

Days

today	anajwan
tomorrow	wulaj
on Monday*	sa’ lunes*

*Chi’ilmanq xtiqb’al li aatin re xtawb’al xkomoneb’ chik li days.

Verbs/Verbs + ing

hail/hailing	saqbʼach
rain/raining	habʼ
snow/snowing	saqbʼach

Adjectives

nice	kutan chʼina-us

cold	kutan ke
hot	kutan tiq

cloudy	kutan moymoy ru
foggy	kutan choql ru
rainy	yoo li hab’
snowy	yoo li saqbʼach
stormy	yoo chi kaw li iqʼ
sunny	yoo li saqʼe
windy	yoo li iqʼ

Practice Pattern 1

Yal roksinkileb’ li eetalil toj reetal naq naru nakatpatz’ok ut nakatsumenk chi kaw aach’ool. Naru nakak’eheb’ li aatin li wankeb’ sa’ li raqal “Memorize Vocabulary” sa’ xna’ajeb’ li aatin wankeb’ xjuch’ chirub’eleb’.

Q: What’s the weather in London?A: It’s (adjective) in London.

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: What’s the weather in London?A: It’s rainy in London.

Q: What’s the weather in Toronto?A: It’s snowing in Toronto.

Practice Pattern 2

Yal roksinkileb’ li eetalil toj reetal naq naru nakatpatz’ok ut nakatsumenk chi kaw aach’ool. Yal xb’aanunkileb’ li kok’ k’anjel 1 ut 2 re aatinak sa’ ch’uut rub’elaj naq tixch’utub’ rib’ laa ch’uut.

Q: Will it (verb) (day)?A: No, it won’t (verb) (day).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: Will it snow tomorrow?A: No, it won’t snow tomorrow.

Q: Will it be sunny tomorrow?A: No, it won’t. It will snow tomorrow.

Q: Will it be nice on Friday?A: Yes, it will.

Use the Patterns

Tz’iib’a kaahib’eb’ li patz’om naru nakawoksi. Tz’iib’a xsumenkil li junjunq chi patz’om. Yaab’asiheb’.

Additional Activities

B’aanu li junjunq chi k’anjel ut tz’ilok-ix sa’ internet sa’ englishconnect.org/learner/resources malaj sa’ li Hu re tzolok re EnglishConnect 1.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Maakanab’ roksinkil li Ingles wulaj wulaj. Oksi laa “Tusleb’aal re xtz’ilb’al rix laa tzolb’al.” Tz’il rix laa meta re tzolok ut lix yalb’al aaq’e chixb’aanunkil.

Conversation Group

Discuss the Principle of Learning: Love and Teach One Another

(20–30 minutes)

• Yaab’asi li na’leb’ re tzolok re li tzolok a’in.

• Aatinan chirixeb’ li patz’om.

Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Tz’il rix xtusulaleb’ li aatin rik’in jun laa wochb’een.

Yal roksinkil li eetalil 1 rik’in jun laa wochb’een.

• Yal patz’ok.

• Yal xsumenkileb’ li patz’om.

• Yal aatinak rik’in roksinkileb’ li eetalil.

B’aanu wi’chik rik’in li eetalil 2.

Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Il li kaaxukuut. Patz’on ut sumeheb’ li patz’om chirix chan ru li junjunq chi kutan. K’ehomaq eehoonal chixb’aanunkil a’an. Sik’ jalan chik laa wochb’een ut yal wi’chik.

Example

• A: Will it be sunny on Monday?

• B: No, it won’t be sunny on Monday.

• A: What’s the weather on Monday?

• B: It will be cloudy on Monday.

Monday

55°F/13°C

Tuesday

30°F/-1°C

Wednesday

67°F/19°C

Thursday

59°F/15°C

Friday

75°F/24°C

Saturday

85°F/29°C

Sunday

50°F/10°C

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Patz’on ut sumeheb’ li patz’om chirix chan ru li kutan b’ar wi’ wankat. Aatinan chirix chan ru li kutan chiru chixjunil li xamaan. Ye jo’ k’ihal naru chawu. K’ehomaq eehoonal chixb’aanunkil a’an.

Example

• A: What’s the weather in Bogotá?

• B: It’s cloudy in Bogotá.

• A: Will it be cloudy tomorrow?

• B: Yes, it will.

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Tz’il rix li ak xab’aanu re xtz’aqob’resinkileb’ ru li ajom ut lix yalb’al aaq’e chiroksinkil li Ingles wulaj wulaj.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Describe the weather.

  Xyeeb’al chan ru li kutan.

  

• Make predictions about the weather.

  Xq’ehinkil chan ruhaq li kutan.

  

Evaluate Your Efforts

Tz’il rix lix yalb’al aaq’e sa’:

1. Xtzolb’al li na’leb’ re tzolok.

2. Xtzolb’al sa’ aach’ool eb’ li aatin.

3. Xyalb’al roksinkileb’ li eetalil.

4. Roksinkil li Ingles wulaj wulaj.

K’e jun li meta. K’oxla roksinkileb’ li na’leb’ sa’ Li naru nab’aanuman re tzolok li wankeb’ sa’ li “Tusleb’aal re xtz’ilb’al rix laa tzolb’al.”

Wotz laa meta rik’in jun laa wochb’een.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

“Li xink’ul laa’in, a’an naq chi kok’ aj xsa’ li Musiq’ej na’aatinak chi eek’anb’il. Nakaweek’a rik’in aatin li nawb’il ru aab’an, li nakataw ru, li na’eek’asink aawe” (Ronald A. Rasband, “Chiqab’i li Musiq’ej,” Jolomil ch’utub’aj-ib’ re abril 2017).