Tracking Ice at the Poles
In the app: the whole story at your level, listening, the quiz and the word cards.
The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
Scientists watch ice.
- A2
Arctic sea ice is frozen sea water.
- B1
Arctic sea ice reached its lowest point for the year on September 12, 2026.
- B2
Scientists have been monitoring polar sea ice using continuous satellite measurements since late 1978.
- C1
Scientists have been monitoring polar sea ice using continuous satellite measurements since late 1978.
- C2
Scientists have been monitoring polar sea ice using continuous satellite measurements since late 1978, building a detailed record of the frozen regions at both ends of the Earth.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- coverage
- the area or amount of something that is covered or included
- estimate
- to guess or calculate the cost, size, or value of something roughly
- stabilize
- to reach a state where there are no more frequent or sudden changes
- temporary
- lasting only for a short time; not permanent
- uncommon
- not happening or seen very often; rare
- shift
- a change in position, direction, or situation
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by NASA. Read the original for the full report.