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The weather is cold in December in New York. The temperature is below 32 °F and snow is starting to fall.
Dr. Peterson unlocks his smartphone to check the weather one more time before he leaves to go to work at the hospital.

‘Today is going to be very cold,’ says the TV weatherman.
‘Be sure to wear very warm clothes when you go outside. Also, be careful when driving on the roads, as snowfall will make them slippery. In fact, if you can stay home today, do it!’

But Dr. Peterson does not want to stay at home. A number of very sick people are waiting to see him at the hospital.
So Dr. Peterson goes to his closet and takes out the warmest clothes he has. He puts on a sweater, jacket, gloves, socks, boots, and a hat. Okay, he’s ready. When he opens his front door to walk to his car a gust of cold air blows all around him.

‘Wow, it is very cold outside,’ Dr. Peterson says. He is from Miami, Florida and is not used to the cold.
‘The weatherman was right!’

Although he is cold, he knows he must go. He walks out to his car and notices it is covered in snow.
If he tries to drive, he won’t be able to see out the windshield! Before Dr. Peterson can drive to work, he must clear the snow off his car. He does this very fast and then hops in the car. He shivers. His neck feels especially cold.

Dr. Peterson drives slowly to work. Everyone else is driving slowly, too. There is a lot of traffic on the road. There are cars in front of and behind him. Suddenly, the cars in front of Dr. Peterson come to a stop. There has been an accident!

Dr. Peterson hurries from his car to check on the driver of the car that has swerved off the road. ‘Is everyone okay?’ Dr. Peterson asks.

‘Yes, yes, we are fine. We slipped on a patch of ice,’ the driver says. ‘This would have been a good day to stay home in bed.’

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