1 – reading comprehension
Go to www.boldmethod.com to get 8 tips for circumnavigating thunderstorms. Then answer these questions: – What can you expect to find below a thunderstorm? – How far away from a thunderstorm is it recommended to stay? – How do you fly around a thunderstorm ahead of you?2 – listening comprehension
Watch this fun Top Gear BBC video on what happens when a car is struck by lightning, then answer these questions: – Where is the Siemens High Voltage Lab located? – How much voltage can the tranformers generate? – How many volts will hit the car? – What is a Faraday cage? BTW, read myth #5 on this interesting post . Would you be safe in your car or would you be fried to a crisp?3 – vocabulary review wordsearch
Thunderstorms4 – further reading
For further reading go to www.metoffice.gov.uk , the UK equivalent of Meteo France, to learn more about thunderstorms, thunder and lightning.5 – grammar
Let’s finish this session with a short exercise on prepositions here.1 – reading comprehension
– extreme windshear, downdrafts, microbursts.
– 20 miles.
– Fly around the upwind side, the side from which the wind is blowing. The « anvil » of a thunderstorm is always on the downwind side.
Still confused? Find more explanations on the subject at www.aviation.stackexchange.com
2 – listening comprehension
– in Berlin.
– 2 million volts.
– 800 000 volts.
– Something that attracts electricity, then sends it shooting around the outside, so that what is inside isn’t harmed.
3 – wordsearch
Thunderstorms solution
5 – grammar
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