A place called the United Arab Emirates had a big ice storm. This is a hot desert place where it usually doesn't happen. Big ice balls fell from the sky and covered the ground. This made many people surprised and it broke some houses and cars. A weather person said this is rare but can happen.

They made a video of the ice falling and covering everything. It showed how the ice storm surprised people and broke things. Even though this place is very hot and doesn't get ice storms a lot, sometimes the weather changes. The video was made by some people who wanted to show what happened. It reminds us that weather can be full of surprises.

Original news source: UAE: A hailstorm in the desert? Rare weather phenomenon shocks residents (BBC)

– Charades
Instructions: Write down different weather-related words on small pieces of paper and put them in a hat. Have students take turns picking a word and acting it out without speaking. The other students have to guess what weather word they are acting out.
– News Summary
Instructions: Have students read the article and then write a short summary of what happened in the ice storm in their own words. They can then share their summaries with a partner or the class.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write the word "weather" on the board and have students take turns saying a word that is related to weather (e.g. rain, sun, snow, etc.). Each student has to say a different word and if they can't think of one, they are out. The game continues until there is only one student left.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Give each student a piece of paper and have them draw a picture of a weather-related word from the article (e.g. ice storm, hot desert, weather person). The other students have to guess what word they are drawing.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Have students imagine what the weather will be like in the United Arab Emirates in the future. They can write or draw their predictions and then share them with a partner or the class.

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1. What is an ice storm?
2. How would you feel if big ice balls fell from the sky where you live?
3. Do you like surprises? Why or why not?
4. Have you ever seen a video of something surprising? What was it?
5. Do you think weather can be full of surprises? Why or why not?
6. How do you think the people in the video felt when the ice storm happened?
7. Have you ever seen ice before? What did it look like?
8. What do you think the weather is like in the United Arab Emirates?
9. Have you ever been surprised by the weather? What happened?
10. Do you think it's important to be prepared for different types of weather? Why or why not?
11. What would you do if an ice storm happened where you live?
12. How do you think the ice storm affected the people's houses and cars?

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