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Last winter, heavy snowfall in Britain caused significant disruptions, including airport closures and trapped passengers on planes. Icy roads led to slow traffic and numerous accidents, while hundreds of schools were closed, leaving many teachers unable to reach their classrooms. Despite the chaos, some families enjoyed the snow by engaging in winter activities, while others, like a dedicated swimmer, continued their routines unaffected by the weather.

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Last winter, heavy snowfall in Britain caused significant disruptions, including airport closures and trapped passengers on planes. Icy roads led to slow traffic and numerous accidents, while hundreds of schools were closed, leaving many teachers unable to reach their classrooms. Despite the chaos, some families enjoyed the snow by engaging in winter activities, while others, like a dedicated swimmer, continued their routines unaffected by the weather.

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Snow Chaos

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Theme 1 Weather Report

in Britain
Last winter, heavy snow caused all sorts of problems in
Britain.

Many airports had to be closed because the snow fell more


quickly than the runways could be cleared. Planes had to be
sent to other countries to land. Some passengers were
trapped inside planes on runways because they were
already on board when the snow fell. The ground crews
could not even get the steps back to the planes.

Fresh snow falling on icy roads made them very slippery.


People struggled to get to work in their cars because of the
traffic moving so slowly and the many accidents. One report One Lancashire headteacher, Roger Wilson, skied to his
told of a man phoning the police to report a jack-knifed lorry school when the weather became really bad!
on the south bound carriageway of the M6 Motorway when
suddenly, another lorry jack-knifed on the north bound Many families decided to take advantage of the unexpected
carriageway! The road ended up completely blocked. time off. Parents and children could be seen shooting down
hillsides on sledges, making giant snowmen and having huge
Hundreds of schools up and down the country were closed snowball fights. However, it was reported that swimmers in
because of the snow. Local radio stations were used to Budleigh Salterton did not change their plans because of the
inform parents about school closures. Many teachers got snow. “I swim in the sea every day of the year,” said Mary
stuck on the roads and so were not available to take classes. Waters. “A bit of snow is not going to put me off!”

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