Heatwave to End in Milan Tonight, Storms and Hail Expected
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The hot weather in Milan will stop tonight. Big changes are coming to the city.
Weather experts say a storm will arrive this evening. There will be rain and hail.
Hail is small pieces of ice that fall from the sky like rain. It can be dangerous for plants and cars.
After the storm, the temperature will fall very fast. This is called a temperature drop.
Before the storm, it may still be warm. The highest temperature could reach 27 degrees.
People in Milan should get ready for rain and cooler air. The weather will change quickly from hot to cold.
Vocabulary15 words
- storm
- bad weather with strong wind and rain
- hail
- small balls of ice that fall like rain
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- temperature drop
- when it gets cold very fast
- degrees
- a way to measure heat or cold
- forecast
- what people think the weather will be
- region
- a big area of a country
- weather expert
- a person who studies weather
- cool
- a little cold
- arrive
- to come to a place
- sky
- the space above the earth
- rain
- water that falls from clouds
- warm
- a little hot
- change
- to become different
- evening
- the part of the day before night
Quiz
Answer key
1. It will change to storms and cooler air 2. Small pieces of ice 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The hot weather in Milan will stop _____.
Weather experts say a _____ will arrive this evening.
There will be rain and _____.
Hail is small pieces of _____ that fall from the sky.
After the storm, the _____ will fall very fast.
This is called a temperature _____.
Before the storm, it may still be _____.
The highest temperature could reach _____ degrees.
People in Milan should get ready for rain and _____ air.
The weather will change quickly from hot to _____.