Is each snowflake really unique?

Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): Is each snowflake really unique? -  BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content

Of the trillions of snowflakes that fall every year, is it true that no two are identical? A scientist at CalTech University has the answer.

In this B2+ worksheet, students will practise the third conditional, learn six snow-related idioms/phrases, study lots of relevant vocabulary and discuss the science of snowflakes.

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 Lesson objectives:

1) To learn snow-related vocabulary by matching relevant words to a picture of a snow-covered road. 

2) To practise using third conditionals, conjugating sentences appropriately to talk about a car that slipped on an icy road on bald tyres. 

3) To understand nuance and puns with three wintry jokes, about a penguin, a snowman and an igloo.

4) To explain scientific concepts, using information gathered from a short news segment about snowflakes' molecular structures. 

5) To expand the students' repertoire of idioms, matching six snow-related idioms/phrasal verbs with their definitions. 

6) To practise reading comprehension by studying an article about Wilson Bentley, a 20th century photographer who pioneered "photomicrography" of snowflakes, building a massive archive of photos over the course of his life.