Brazil Weather Agency Warns of Storms in Southeast and South
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Inmet is the weather agency in Brazil. It gave a new warning this week. Big storms will hit the Southeast and South of the country.
Friday will bring rain to the Center-South area. In the Northeast, the air will be very dry. Humidity there will be under 20%.
A cold front is moving into Brazil. It brings rain and lower temperatures. At least seven states will feel this change.
People in these areas should watch the weather news. Storms can bring strong wind and heavy rain. It is important to stay safe.
Vocabulary15 words
- warning
- words that tell people about danger
- humidity
- how much water is in the air
- cold front
- cold air that moves in and changes the weather
- storm
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- forecast
- what people think the weather will be
- region
- a big area of a country
- agency
- a group that works for the government
- dry
- with little or no water
- rain
- water that falls from clouds
- wind
- moving air
- state
- one part of a country
- weather
- how hot, cold, wet, or dry it is outside
- south
- a direction, down on a map
- safe
- not in danger
Quiz
Answer key
1. Inmet 2. Storms in the Southeast and South 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Inmet is the weather agency in Brazil. It gave a new _____ this week. Big _____ will hit the Southeast and South of the country.
Friday will bring rain to the Center-South area. In the Northeast, the air will be very dry. _____ there will be under 20%.
A cold _____ is moving into Brazil. It brings rain and lower _____. At least seven _____ will feel this change.
People in these areas should watch the weather news. Storms can bring strong _____ and heavy rain. It is important to stay _____.