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LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

BLIZZARD OF THE CENTURY HITS USA

LinguaHouse
Jan. 3, 2023

Level: Mixed Levels (B2-C1 and C1-C2)
Type of English: General English
Tags: Breaking News; American Culture; Seasons; Weather and Climate; Seasons and Months of the Year; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old; Article Based; Video Talk
Publication date: 01/03/2023

A breaking news lesson about the recent blizzard that hit the US, with a news report focusing on the destruction caused by the storm. Students will learn related vocabulary, practice reading and listening skills and reinforce their new vocabulary with conversation practice (by David J. Marriott).

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AUDIO/VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

Newsreader: A deadly blizzard pummeled Buffalo, New York, trapping people in their cars, causing power outages and raising the death toll from a severe winter storm system that swept the United States.
Newsreader: By Christmas morning, the sky had cleared, but authorities in Erie County said the elements had left at least seven people dead.
Kathy Hochul: We are in a war; this is a war with Mother Nature.
Newsreader: New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Sunday (December 25) called the blizzard that hit her hometown “historic”.
Kathy Hochul: And this will go down in history as the most devastating storm in Buffalo’s longstoried history of having battled many battles, many major storms. I have lived through most of them. I’m a Buffalonian, and all of us think in historic and epic terms, but this one is for the ages.
Newsreader: Nationwide freezing weather has caused twenty-eight deaths so far, according to a tally by NBC News.
Newsreader: A powerful winter storm that caused frigid temperatures from the Northern Great Plains to the US-Mexico border was moving east on Sunday, after knocking out power to millions late last week and causing flight cancelations during the busy holiday travel period.
Newsreader: More than 1,500 flights in the United States were canceled as of midday on Sunday, according to flight tracker FlightAware, as weather further snarled holiday travel.

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/blizzard-of-the-century-hits-us. Accessed on January 20, 2023. © 2008–2023 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.