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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A23a is biggest and oldest iceberg on the planet. It is twice the size of Great London. The last time it broke off the ice shelf was in 1986. Then, in 2020, scientists started seeing the iceberg moving a little bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, it\u2019s been observed to be drifting away from Antarctica and making its way toward Southern Ocean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article and also watch the short video of British Antarctic Survey glaciologist Oliver Marsh as he talks about A23a and its current state and course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/worlds-largest-iceberg-breaks-free-heads-toward-southern-ocean-2023-11-24\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does the phrase \u201dcalf off<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cSince <\/em>calving off<\/em><\/strong> West Antarctica’s Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in 1986, the iceberg \u2014 which once hosted a Soviet research station \u2014 has largely been stranded after its base became stuck on the floor of the Weddell Sea.\u201d <\/em>Use this expression in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does the idiom \u201cto gain steam<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cAs it <\/em>gains steam<\/em><\/strong>, the colossal berg will likely be launched into the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. This will funnel it toward the Southern Ocean on a path known as “iceberg alley” where others of its kind can be found bobbing in dark waters.<\/em>\u201d Make a sentence using this phrase.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cto make a run for it<\/strong>\u201d mean, \u201cWhy the berg <\/em>is making a run for it<\/em><\/strong> now remains to be seen.<\/em>\u201d? Use this phrase in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What comes to your mind when you hear the word \u2018iceberg\u2019?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What are your thoughts on the biggest iceberg being on the move?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What caused this move?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What impact can this have on the surrounding environment?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. How do icebergs affect the Earth?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. What will happen if icebergs melt?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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