Why does rain smell so good? The science of petrichor
A popular science article explains the smell of rain and storms; students read for scientific detail and inference, then explain an everyday mystery.
B2Teens45 minArticle
About this lesson
A B2 reading lesson (article). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Article
- Students
- Teens
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Topic
- Weather & seasons
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Matching, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
- Key words
- earthy, release, spore, detect, sensitive, porous, burst, ancestor
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand scientific explanations and supporting evidence in a popular science article
- Infer meaning and the writer's purpose from the text
- Explain an everyday weather phenomenon clearly in speech and writing