Extreme Heat to Spread Across Japan, Tokyo Set for 35°C
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Tomorrow, Japan will have very hot weather in many places.
Tokyo will be 35°C. This is very hot for Tokyo.
In Kumamoto, the temperature may be near 40°C. This is dangerous heat.
The city of Hita, in Oita, may reach 40°C too.
Weather experts gave a heatstroke warning for 31 places in Japan.
Heatstroke happens when a person gets too hot. It can make people very sick.
Cities like Kumamoto, Saga, and Kurume may reach 38°C.
Western Japan will stay very hot for many days.
Experts say people must be very careful in the heat.
They ask people to drink water and stay cool.
Vocabulary4 words
- hot
- having a high temperature
- dangerous
- able to hurt you
- heatstroke
- a sickness from too much heat
- warning
- words that tell you about danger
Quiz
Answer key
1. 35°C 2. Hita 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Tomorrow, Japan will have very _____ weather in many places.
Tokyo will be _____°C. This is very hot for Tokyo.
In Kumamoto, the temperature may be near _____°C. This is dangerous heat.
The city of _____, in Oita, may reach 40°C too.
Weather experts gave a heatstroke _____ for 31 places in Japan.
Heatstroke happens when a person gets too _____. It can make people very sick.
Cities like Kumamoto, Saga, and _____ may reach 38°C.
Western Japan will stay very hot for many _____.
Experts say people must be very _____ in the heat.
They ask people to drink _____ and stay cool.