Pre-reading questions:
- Do you know what a hurricane is?
- Can you think of any recent or historical hurricanes that have made headlines?
Vocabulary:
- expert /EK-spurt/
- storm /stawrm/
- El Nino /el NEEN-yoh/
- La Nina /lah NEE-nyah /
- few /fyoo/
[noun] – someone who has a particular skill or knows a lot about a particular subject
Sarah is an expert in gardening and can answer all your questions about plants.
[noun] – a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds, rain, thunder, lightning, or snow
We had to cancel our picnic because of the approaching storm.
[noun ] – a climate pattern that occurs in the Pacific Ocean, characterized by warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures, influencing weather patterns around the world
El Nino often leads to drier-than-normal conditions in some parts of the world.
[noun] – the counterpart of El Nino, characterized by cooler-than-normal ocean temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, influencing weather patterns globally
La Nina is associated with increased rainfall in some regions and drought in others.
[adjective] – a small number of something; not many.
There are few apples left in the basket; we need to buy more.
Article reading:
True or False:
- Some experts predict that Hawaii will have more big storms this year compared to last year.
- El Nino and La Nina have no effect on ocean temperatures or weather patterns.
- When El Nino transitions into La Nina, there are fewer big storms in the Atlantic Ocean.
- The prediction in the article covers the frequency of big storms in the entire Pacific Ocean region.
- Officials advise against preparing for bad weather this year due to the low predicted number of big storms.
Fill in the blanks:
expert | storm | El Nino | La Nina | few |
- ______ people attended the meeting because of the bad weather.
- The last _______ caused widespread crop failures in several countries.
- The chef is an ______ in Italian cuisine and can prepare the most delicious pasta dishes.
- We had to cancel our picnic because of the approaching ______.
- The effects of ______ can be felt for several months, impacting agriculture and water resources.