Switzerland is famous for its quality chocolate brands. However, residents in a town near Zurich got a big surprise this week. It started snowing chocolate. Locals wondered if this was a bizarre result of climate change. The local chocolate maker said the brown "snow" was because of a minor defect in cooling systems at its factory. Cocoa dust escaped and strong winds whipped up the chocolate and sprinkled it over the town.
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Read the article: Swiss chocolate
Switzerland is famous for its quality chocolate brands. However, residents in a town near Zurich got a big surprise this week. It started snowing chocolate. Locals wondered if this was a bizarre result of climate change. The local chocolate maker said the brown "snow" was because of a minor defect in cooling systems at its factory. Cocoa dust escaped and strong winds whipped up the chocolate and sprinkled it over the town.
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A thin layer of light brown dust covered the town. The company offered to pay for any cleaning because of the accident. A spokeswoman said crushed cocoa beans are harmless to health and the environment. She said engineers were fixing the technical problem. This incident led to many jokes on social media. One wrote: "Chocolate snowflakes falling from the sky, dreams do come true." Another said: "I'm dreaming of a brown Christmas."
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Comparatives
good-better-best
nice-nicer-nicest
friendly-friendlier-friendliest
expensive - more expensive - most expensive
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Slide 6 - Video
Discuss these questions with your bubble mate
Are people today luckier than they were 50 years ago?
Are you happier now or were you happier when you were younger?
Does technology make the world better or worse? Why?
What is the greatest problem in the world today?
What's the most interesting country you have been to?
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Souvenirs
Think about the following questions:
What is Belgium famous for?
Which country has the best food?
Which country has the nicest weather?
Which country has the friendliest population?
Which country has the greatest beer?
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Homework
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Slide 10 - Video
When is Open Monumentendag every year?
A
on the 13th of September
B
on the second Sunday of the year
C
on the first Sunday of the year
D
in Belgium
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How many countries organise Open Monumentendag?
A
only one, Belgium
B
more than 50
C
the three Benelux countries
D
184
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Open Monumentendag
watch the video again (go back)
and
combine the country and the monument (see next page)
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Uganda
Canada
Slovenië
United Kingdom (UK)
Oekraïne
Heritage River
Sint-Sofia
cathedral
(Kiev)
Fountain Abbey
Mountain Rwenzori National Park
castle in Lublijana
Slide 14 - Drag question
I go on a holiday and I take ... ex. my tooth brush
Slide 15 - Mind map
Slide 16 - Video
Which comparatives-superlatives do you hear in the song? ex. stronger, closer, ...