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We are going to:• learn about blizzards. • talk about what you

should do during a blizzard.

Unit 4 Extreme Weather - Lesson 7

What do you do for fun during the winter?

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Let's talk!

Warm- up

Let's read and discuss.

A blizzard is a heavy snowstorm that lasts a long time.

Blizzards usually have whiteout conditions. This means there is so much wind and snow that you can only see very dark objects.

blizzard: a storm with strong winds and snow.

If there is a blizzard, will we have school tomorrow?

What do you see during a blizzard?

Learn

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Children usually get excited because their schools might cancel classes after a blizzard. People call this a “snow day.”

Let's read and discuss. cancel: to decide or announce that a planned event will not happen.

Will you feel excited when your classes are cancelled?

What happens during a snow day?

Learn

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Checkpoint.

Why do school children get excited during a blizzard?

What usually happens during a blizzard?

Learn

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Let's read and discuss.

Why do working people hate blizzards?

People who work do not like blizzards. The snow makes it dangerous to travel to and from work.

People also have to shovel the snow in front of their houses. This is a tough job!

dangerous: full of danger or risk; causing danger; unsafe.

Is it dangerous to go out during a blizzard?

Learn

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Let's read and discuss.

If you don't have school or work, you can stay close to a fireplace and read a good book until the blizzard has passed.

fireplace: any open structure in a home for keeping a fire.

What can you do at home during a blizzard?

Is it warm by the fireplace?

Learn

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Let's solve the quiz.

Which of these comes with a blizzard?

What kind of conditions happen during a blizzard?

What might get cancelled if there is too much snow?

Where can you stay warm during a blizzard?

a) snow

a) blueout

a) Christmas

a) in a tree

b) wind

b) blackout

b) school classes

b) by a lake

c) cold

c) whiteout

c) Sunday

c) in your car

d) all of these

d) greenout

d) dinner time

d) by a fireplace

Practice

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Let's discuss.

Q1: Does it snow in your city or town?

Q2: Have you ever been in a blizzard? Where and when?

Q3: What would you do during a snow day?

Q4: What do you like to do when it is cold and snowing outside?

Ask your teacher these questions.

Apply

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blizzard, cancel, might, condition, dangerous, shovel, fireplace

In this lesson, we...

talked about what you would do during a blizzard.

learned new words:

Make a list of things you can do to prepare for a blizzard.

People who work do not like blizzards because the snow makes it dangerous to travel.

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Wrap- up

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