Tugas ini dibuat guna memenuhi Tugas Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Inggris Lintas Minat Kelas X Tahun Pelajaran 2015/2016 Editor oleh Adinda Gifary (X MIPA 3) SMA Negeri 1 Surakarta

1. DESCRIPTIVE
TEXT
BY : ADINDA FATKHAH GIFARY
(X IPA 3 / 02)

2. LAKE
MARACAIBO

3. Lake Maracaibo is a large
brackish bay in Venezuela. It’ s
the stormiest place on the
planet and reveals as the
most Lightning-rich place on
Earth. The massive body of
water at over 13.000 square
kilometers is a place of almost
perpetual storming.

4. Thunderstorms rage
above it for up to 200 days of
the year, each earsplitting
event lasting for several
hours. Lightning at Lake
Maracaibo is the result of
opposing electrical charges
that steadily build up inside
storm clouds. Lightning
strikes the Earth about 350
million times per year.

5. We thank to satellites and sensors on the ground.
In Lake Maracaibo, lightning strikes an average 250
times per square kilometer, giving it the highest
lightning density of any place on Earth.

6. A number of factors
converge to create the
lake’s seemingly
everlasting storms.
Centuries ago, Sir Drake
may have cursed the lake,
but today sailors actually
embrace this
phenomena. They call it
the Maracaibo Beacon,
and use it as a natural
lighthouse to across the
seas.

8. Lake :
Danau
Earth : Bumi
Perpetual : Abadi
Lightning : Petir
Thunderstorms: Petir
Massive : Besar-
besaran
Brackish : Payau
Opposing : Melawan
Electrical : Listrik
Steadily : Stabil

9. Cloud : Awan
Strike :
Menyerang
Million : Juta
Average : Rata-rata
Density: Massa jenis
Converge :
Berkumpul
Create :
Menciptakan
Beacon : Suar
Lighthouse : Penerangan
Across :

10. Large : Lebar
Storming :
Menyambar
Rage : Mengamuk
Result : Hasil
Inside : Di dalam
Satellite : Satelit
Sensor : Sensor
Ground : Tanah
High : Tinggi
Everlasting :
Selamanya

11. Century : Abad
Curse : Mengutuk
Sailor : Pelaut
Embrace : Mencakup
Phenomena :
Fenomena
Call : Memanggil
Use :
Menggunakan
Reveal :
Menyatakan
Above : Di atas
Give : Memberi

12. THANK YOU 