Bad Weather Warning: Orange Alert in Four Italian Regions
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Bad weather is coming to Italy this weekend.
On Saturday, October 10, there will be an orange alert in four regions.
An orange alert means the weather can be dangerous.
There will be strong rain and strong wind.
One Italian island will also get the orange alert.
The island will have storms and strong wind.
Because of the bad weather, some schools will close.
People need to be careful this weekend.
They should listen to local news for more information.
The weather can change fast in autumn in Italy.
Vocabulary15 words
- orange alert
- a warning that something is dangerous; not the highest warning
- rain
- water that falls from the sky
- wind
- air that moves fast
- storms
- very bad weather with rain and wind
- region
- a big area of a country
- weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- island
- land with water all around it
- weather
- rain, sun, or wind outside
- dangerous
- can hurt you
- close
- to stop being open
- careful
- to pay attention so nothing bad happens
- autumn
- the season after summer
- local
- near where you live
- information
- facts about something
- bad weather
- weather that is not nice, like rain or storms
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1. Saturday, October 10 2. Four 3. Some schools will close
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Bad weather is coming to Italy this _____.
On Saturday, October 10, there will be an _____ alert in four regions.
An orange alert means the weather can be _____.
There will be strong _____ and strong wind.
One Italian _____ will also get the orange alert.
The island will have _____ and strong wind.
Because of the bad weather, some _____ will close.
People need to be _____ this weekend.
They should listen to local news for more _____.
The weather can change fast in _____ in Italy.
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