The Coldest City on Earth

B2 – Upper Intermediate

We sometimes travel to places to be able to experience a different kind of weather. Going to the beach to experience warmth during the winter. Or travelling to somewhere cold to beat the heat of summer.

The article below tells of a city about 450 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle that experiences winter for 8 months with temperatures of up to -50° C.

http://www.english-online.at/news-articles/travel/yakutsk-coldest-place-on-earth.htm

Discussion Questions:

  1. In your own words, tell me something about Yakutsk and how it was founded. How do people live there?
  2. What’s the coldest temperature you have ever experienced?
  3. How do you deal with the cold weather?
  4. Would you be interested in visiting Yakutsk?

*Here’s a site you can go to view pictures of Yakutsk: Yakutska in Russia

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3 replies on “The Coldest City on Earth”

1. In your own words, tell me something about Yakutsk and how it was founded. How do people live there?
Right now, Yakutsk is a rich city. Diamond- and gold-mining companies operate there, and they try to offer benefits to their employees to complensate for living in this remote and very cold place.
2. What’s the coldest temperature you have ever experienced?
I would say about -35C
3. How do you deal with the cold weather?
Layers of clothes and central heating!
4. Would you be interested in visiting Yakutsk?
Yes, I would like to visit Yakutsk, although with the war that Russia initiated last year, I am not sure I will go there ever.

Good job writing your answers.

See how this response can be revised to make it a bit better:

Yes, I would like to visit Yakutsk, although with the war that Russia initiated last year, I am not sure I will go there ever.

Yes, I would like to visit Yakutsk. However, with the war that Russia initiated last year, I am not sure when I will have the chance to go there.

Enjoy your writing practice!

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