1. BBC.com and CNN.com “ A week in pictures ”
1. What do you think the picture is
about?
2. How has the weather affected
people in Europe and around the
world?
Caption:
A man photographs a car in the
frozen Union Canal near
Winchburgh, Scotland, on Jan. 12.
1. What does this picture show?
2. Have you ever seen an active
volcano?
Caption:
The Tungurahua volcano spews
ash and lava on Jan. 11 in Cotalo,
Ecuador.
The Tungurahua volcano has been
in constant activity since 1999. It
has become one of Ecuador’s main
attractions.

2. 1. What do you think this picture is?
Caption:
This image taken by NASA's Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter shows an
optical illusion. What appear to be
trees rising from the Martian
surface are actually dark streaks of
collapsed material running down
sand dunes due to carbon dioxide
frost evaporation. The image, taken
April 7, 2008, was released Jan. 11.
1. Describe what you see in this
picture.
Caption:
A sow and her piglets take a walk
on a farm in Thame, England, on
Jan. 13. Britain, shivering through
its coldest winter in three decades,
was hit by a fresh blanket of snow
that halted flights from London and
Birmingham.
1. What are the people doing in this
picture?
Caption:
Angolan fans take part in the
opening ceremony of the Africa Cup
of Nations soccer tournament in
Luanda on Jan. 10.

3. 1. What is this picture showing?
2. What is a solar eclipse?
3. Have you ever seen a solar
eclipse?
Caption:
A time-lapse view of the solar
eclipse from Colombo, Sri Lanka on
January 15, 2010.
A solar eclipse occurs when the
Moon passes between Earth and
the Sun, thereby totally or partially
obscuring Earth's view of the Sun.
An annular solar eclipse occurs
when the Moon's diameter is
smaller than the Sun, causing the
sun to look like a ring, blocking
most of the Sun's light. An annular
eclipse appears as a partial eclipse
over a region thousands of
kilometres wide.