Assignment 1
Read the assignment and write down the answers in English. You may use English-language Internet sources to help you.
a Write down five or more words related to winter.
b In which country lies:
1 Derbyshire
2 Buxton
3 Madrid
| Snowfall
Storm Filomena caused heavy snowfall in parts of South-Western Europe. Road, rail and air travel were disrupted. Read all about it here. |
Assignment 2
Read the text. Connect the words and expressions that have the same meaning in the text.
| 1. an expat | a. cold |
| 2. an event | b. different from what is normal or expected |
| 3. to enjoy | c. extreme; very heavy |
| 4. a helping | d. feeling wonder because something happened that you did not expect |
| 5. unusual | e. long strip of ground where airplanes take off and land |
| 6. a native | f. noisy excitement and confusion |
| 7. to self-isolate | g. to not leave your home for some time because you might be sick |
| 8. actually | h. a person who was born or raised in a particular place |
| 9. phenomenal | i. a pleasant extra thing |
| 10. runway | j. a portion |
| 11. commotion | k. really |
| 12. intense | l. someone who does not live in his own country |
| 13. a bonus | m. something that happens |
| 14. surprised | n. to take pleasure in something |
| 15. chilly | o. very impressive or remarkable |
Assignment 3
a What happened to Gregory Foulger and his family?
1 First they had lots of snow at home in Spain, then they visited England and it snowed again.
2 First they had lots of snow in England, then they went home to Spain and it snowed again.
3 They moved to Madrid and for the first time in their life they had a white Christmas.
4 They moved to Spain because of Brexit and had to self-isolate for ten days.
b “We were lucky to get home,” said Mr Foulger. Why were they lucky?
1 At home, they could enjoy the snow again and build three snowmen.
2 In Madrid, many roads were impossible to drive on, but they still got home.
3 In the plane, they met some players of Real Madrid before they went home.
4 They managed to get home just before the airport was closed.
c “Mr Foulger admitted his family were not prepared for the chilly conditions in Spain.” In what way were they not prepared?
1 Their home in Madrid was not warm enough for the cold weather.
2 They didn’t have enough food at home in Madrid.
3 They left a lot of their winter clothes in England.
4 They were really surprised there was extra snow.
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WK 03 2020-2021 Lezen B1 – Snowfall
WK 03 2020-2021 Lezen B1 – Snowfall – uitwerking
