What's in a name? A magazine article on why we name storms
A magazine article traces the history and psychology of naming storms; students analyze how it hooks and argues, then write their own weather article.
C2Adults55 minArticle
About this lesson
A C2 writing lesson (article). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Article
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Weather & seasons
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching
- Key words
- Now try this: …, …and that, in essence, is why…, The habit is older than it looks., Whether… is harder to establish than one might expect, The episode is a useful reminder that…, What seems beyond dispute is…, no small thing, in earnest
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Analyze how a magazine article combines history, evidence and a personal voice
- Understand and use idiomatic, evaluative phrasing (cut through the noise, beyond dispute)
- Write a 350–400 word magazine article about an aspect of weather and how we respond to it