Hurricane Helene

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Today's Class

This lesson

Interactive video about hurricane Helene

Lesson targets: 

I can share information about hurricane Helene in English

I can post my own news item about the hurricane in Simulise

What do you know about hurricanes or specifically hurricane Helene?

01:13

What is the eye of the storm?

1. the actual eyes
2. it's a monster
3. the outside of the storm
4. the center of the storm

01:58

When do you call it a tropical storm?

02:09

When do you call a storm a hurricane?

03:18

How does the hurricane slow down?

00:07

What is 'landfall'?

1. when land falls
2. when the hurricane falls
3. when the hurricane reaches land
4. when the hurricane disappears

00:27

What category is hurricane Helene?

1. cat. 1
2. cat. 2
3. cat. 3
4. cat. 4

01:14

What is the purple area?

1. extreme wind warning
2. California
3. The is no wind in the purple area
4. That's where it's safe

02:00

What is the big problem with this hurricane?

Exercise: a news report

- Find a picture online about hurricane Helen.

- Write a news report about the picture.

- Your report must be at least 15 sentences long.

- You can also write about what you know (or learnt)

about hurricanes in general.

Ready?

Post your news item in Simulise.