Algeria Prepares for Rainy Season After Heavy Rain Rescues
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Heavy rain hit parts of Algeria. Some areas got a lot of rain in a short time. Water covered some roads and blocked cars.
Rescue teams worked fast on the ground. They helped people who were in danger. They also moved cars that got stuck in the water.
The teams saved several people from difficult places. They worked hard during the storm to keep people safe.
After the rain, officials made a new plan. This plan will help before the next rainy season starts. It is called a prevention plan.
The plan wants to stop problems before they happen. Teams will check risky areas. They will get ready before more rain comes.
Officials warned people about more heavy rain in the future. They told people in some regions to be careful.
The goal is to protect people and towns. Algeria wants to be ready for the next rainy season.
Vocabulary15 words
- heavy rain
- a lot of rain falling fast
- rescue
- help someone in danger
- team
- a group of people working together
- stuck
- not able to move
- prevention
- stopping something bad before it happens
- plan
- an idea about what to do
- risky
- dangerous
- region
- a part of a country
- officials
- people who work for the government
- warn
- tell people about danger
- season
- a time of year
- flood
- too much water on land
- danger
- possible harm
- safe
- not in danger
- ready
- prepared
Quiz
Answer key
1. They helped people and moved stuck cars 2. To get ready before the rainy season 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Heavy rain hit parts of _____. Some areas got a lot of rain in a short time. Water covered some roads and blocked _____.
_____ teams worked fast on the ground. They helped people who were in _____. They also moved cars that got stuck in the water.
The teams _____ several people from difficult places. They worked hard during the storm to keep people safe.
After the rain, officials made a new _____. This plan will help before the next rainy _____ starts.
The plan wants to stop problems before they happen. Teams will check risky _____.
Officials _____ people about more heavy rain in the future.
The goal is to protect people and towns. Algeria wants to be _____ for the next rainy season.