Heatstroke Alert Issued for 28 Prefectures Across Japan
Japan has a heatstroke warning for tomorrow, Monday, August 24.
The warning is for 28 prefectures. These are from Kanto to Kyushu and Okinawa.
The weather is very hot this summer. People must be careful.
In Kagawa, more people get sick at home. Many people feel bad after a bath.
Doctors say: drink water after you come home. This can stop heatstroke.
In Okayama, one town called Chiya had its hottest day ever. The temperature was 35.6 degrees Celsius.
The hot weather will stay until about August 26.
People need to drink water often. They must rest in cool places.
Old people and children can get sick easily in the heat.
Stay safe and watch the weather news every day.
Vocabulary15 words
- heatstroke
- getting very sick from too much heat
- prefecture
- a big area of Japan, like a state
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- alert
- a warning message
- hydration
- drinking enough water
- record
- the highest or best ever
- warning
- telling people about danger
- extreme
- very, very strong
- region
- a part of a country
- bath
- washing your body in water
- risk
- a chance of danger
- forecast
- what the weather will be
- summer
- the hottest season of the year
- elderly
- old people
- shelter
- a safe place
Quiz
Answer key
1. 28 2. People get sick after baths at home 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Japan has a _____ warning for tomorrow, Monday, August 24.
The warning is for 28 _____. These are from Kanto to Kyushu and Okinawa.
In Kagawa, more people get sick at _____. Many people feel bad after a bath.
Doctors say: drink _____ after you come home. This can stop heatstroke.
In Okayama, one town called Chiya had its hottest day ever. The temperature was 35.6 degrees _____.
The hot weather will stay until about August _____.
People need to drink water _____. They must rest in cool places.
Old people and children can get sick easily in the _____.