Earthquakes Shake Pisa, Lucca and Livorno in Italy
A earthquake hit Pisa, Lucca and Livorno in Italy. These are cities in Tuscany.
There were four tremors near Pisa. The strongest was magnitude 3.7. It happened near Marina di Pisa.
People in the area felt the shaking. Magnitude 3.7 is not very strong. It is a small to medium earthquake.
The earthquakes happened close together in Tuscany, a region in Italy. Experts are watching the area for more shocks.
Vocabulary15 words
- earthquake
- a sudden shaking of the ground
- tremors
- small shakes of the ground
- magnitude
- a number that shows how strong an earthquake is
- shaking
- moving quickly from side to side
- Tuscany
- a region in Italy
- region
- a big area of a country
- strongest
- the biggest or most powerful
- area
- a place or part of a country
- hit
- to happen suddenly in a place
- experts
- people who know a lot about something
- watching
- looking at something carefully
- close together
- happening near each other in time
- ground
- the surface of the earth
- medium
- not big and not small
- shocks
- sudden earthquakes
Quiz
Answer key
1. Near Pisa in Tuscany 2. Four 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
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A _____ hit Pisa, Lucca and Livorno in Italy. These are cities in _____.
There were four _____ near Pisa. The strongest was _____ 3.7. It happened near Marina di Pisa.
People in the area felt the _____. Magnitude 3.7 is not very strong. It is a small to _____ earthquake.
The earthquakes happened close together in Tuscany, a _____ in Italy. Experts are _____ the area for more _____.