Amateur photographer Risto Mattila had his lucky day. He was at a beach in Finland and saw a rare weather event.
Assignment 1
Read the assignment and write down the answers in English. You may use English-language Internet sources to help you. If you only know the Dutch word, use a dictionary to find the English word.
a Work with one or more classmates. Make a list of words related to the weather.
b What is the most unusual weather event you have ever seen?
Weird Weather Event
Thousands of so-called ice eggs have covered a beach in Finland in a rare weather event. The event is described here.
After reading the BBC article, read this additional information about ice eggs:
How do ice eggs form?
[Based on: www.thesun.co.uk] |
Assignment 2
Read the text. Connect the words and expressions that have the same meaning in the text.
| 1. eggs | a. a person who does something (such as a hobby) for pleasure and not as a job |
| 2. rare | b. British Broadcasting Corporation, a British radio and television company |
| 3. phenomenon | c. centre |
| 4. amateur | d. nearby area |
| 5. BBC | e. not common or usual; not often done, seen, or happening |
| 6. vicinity | f. not deep |
| 7. posterity | g. oval or round things from which young birds, snakes, frogs, insects, etc., are born |
| 8. to jostle around | h. people living on earth after us, people in the future |
| 9. shallow | i. running down at an angle |
| 10. sloping | j. something that is very impressive or remarkable |
| 11. core | k. to push and move around |
Assignment 3
a True or false?
1 The ice eggs were lying on an island.
2 Some of the ice balls were as big as footballs.
3 Risto Mattila takes pictures of the ice eggs every year.
4 The balls of ice are only found on European beaches.
5 Ice eggs can be formed from both salty and sweet water.
b Why did Risto Mattila take photos of the ice eggs?
1 He takes pictures all the time to share them on social media.
2 He took them so people in the future can see the ice eggs too.
3 He was there for work and needed pictures for a nature website.
4 His wife asked him to take pictures to show to their children.
c What are the correct conditions for ice eggs to occur? Select all the correct answers.
1 A deserted beach
2 A long, cold winter
3 A sandy beach
4 Air temperature just below zero
5 Small waves
6 Water temperature almost below zero
7 Winter storms
