Hurricane season

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1-6

Hurricane season

English (& Burgerschap)

Vertaal: hurricane

1. storm
2. bliksem
3. orkaan
4. donder

When is hurricane season?

1. August - October
2. July - October
3. August - November
4. July - November

A hurricane formes

1. above land
2. above sea
3. doesn't matter, it can be both
4. through humans

The middle of a hurricane is called....

1. The centre
2. The eye
3. The real hurricane
4. The middle

What do you know about Hurricane 'Milton'?

Vocabulary - Sleep de vertaling naar het juiste woord

ongelofelijk

bang

orkaan

vreselijk

verhaal

plafond

verschrikkelijk

overlevende

bezorgd

incredible

frightened

hurricane

awful

ceiling

terrible

survivor

worried

story

flood

earth

quake

tsunami

hurricane

avalanche

drougth

Imagine: A hurricane is coming towards your city/village. What do you do to prepare?

Hurricane prep

The couple in the video prepared for hurricane Irma in 2017. This was a category 3 hurricane. 

You'll see hoe people prepared for the hurricane. This couple lives in a relatively new house built to withstand hurricanes. Most houses in the USA are made of wood and less strong. 

www.redcross.org

Create a to-do list. Think of 5 things you have to do before impact.
Write full sentences and start with what you think is most important.
Please note: evacuating is not an option.

How has climate change influenced the weather?

1. more droughts
2. more floods
3. more hurricanes
4. more extreme weather

What is a consequence of climate change for the Netherlands?

1. More wet periods in summer
2. Less frequent, but heavier rainfall
3. Longer drier periods in summer
4. More frost in winter

What is your opinion? Climate change is...

1. ...a very real and urgent issue. We need to take action as soon as possible to save our planet.
2. ...an important issue for which we have to design smart plans.
3. ...an issue that we need to discuss, but
4. ...taken too seriously. We should focus on economy first and climate second.

Young people can do something about climate change

1. I agree
2. I don't agree