Cloudy Saturday with Rain Expected in São Paulo
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Saturday will be cloudy in São Paulo. The temperature will reach 25°C. This is the highest temperature of the day.
In the morning, there will be sun and many clouds. In the afternoon and at night, there will be showers. Showers are short periods of rain.
In other parts of Brazil, the weather is different. Inland areas have a dry spell. This means many days without rain.
In the south of Brazil, the weather will be very different. There will be strong rain. There is also a risk of storms. A storm has strong wind, rain, and sometimes thunder.
People in São Paulo should carry an umbrella. The weather can change during the day.
Vocabulary15 words
- temperature
- how hot or cold it is
- showers
- short rain
- dry spell
- many days with no rain
- storms
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- forecast
- what people think the weather will be
- cloudy
- with many clouds in the sky
- risk
- a chance that something bad happens
- inland
- away from the coast, inside the country
- region
- a part of a country
- high
- the biggest number for temperature in a day
- weather
- sun, rain, wind, or clouds outside
- afternoon
- the time after midday
- night
- the dark part of the day
- umbrella
- a thing you use to stay dry in rain
- south
- a direction; the bottom part of a map
Quiz
Answer key
1. 25°C 2. In the afternoon and at night 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Saturday will be _____ in São Paulo. The temperature will reach _____. This is the highest temperature of the day.
In the morning, there will be sun and many clouds. In the afternoon and at night, there will be _____.
In other parts of Brazil, the weather is different. Inland areas have a _____.
In the south of Brazil, the weather will be very different. There will be strong rain. There is also a risk of _____.
People in São Paulo should carry an _____. The weather can change during the day.