Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Snowflakes are one of nature’s biggest mysteries. These ice crystals fall from the sky as unique shapes. No two snowflakes are the same. Even more interesting is that all snowflakes are examples of geometry. How is it possible to find math in nature?
Of course, the more you think about it, the more examples you can find. Beeswax is made of hundreds of hexagons (a shape with six sides). Many plants grow in a geometric way. Even the inside of an orange can teach a child fractions. Math is everywhere once you start looking for it.
Lily and Jessica love the geometry of snowflakes, but they disagree about snow. Learn more in today’s English lesson about winter weather.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Jessica: Lily?
Lily: Yes?
Jessica: It is so cold out. I am so over it.
Lily: But it’s so cool. It snowed yesterday…
Jessica: Oh my gosh.
Lily: ... and then you can see all the ice crystals forming on the windows. And snowflakes are a crazy… I don’t know. Each one is unique. It’s so cool.
Jessica: Well, I like snowflakes because they are individual shapes. It’s like they’re geometry. But I definitely prefer the hotter, warmer, more balmy temperatures.
Lily: Yeah… Playing in the snow is one of my favorite things in the world. When you were a kid, did you ever do that thing where you would fold up the paper, and then cut the snowflakes? And each one would be different. It would be so cool just to see what everybody came up with.
Jessica: I did. I prefer a paper snowflake over real snowflakes any day.
Lily: Fine.
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Discussion
Jessica is tired of the cold weather. She appreciates snowflakes for their shapes, but Jessica would prefer that it was warmer outside. Playing in the snow is definitely not her idea of fun. She’d probably prefer the beach instead.
Lily has a very different opinion from Jessica about snow. To Lily, snowflakes are truly beautiful. Each one is unique. Watching the snow fall reminds Lily of cutting snowflakes from paper as a child. Lily would probably spend hours in the snow if she could.
Does it snow where you live? What’s your opinion of snowflakes?
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