Heavy Rain and Storms to Hit Spain This Weekend
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Bad weather is coming to Spain this weekend. A weather system called a trough is moving over the country. It will bring big changes to the weather.
Many inland areas will get heavy rain and strong storms. There will also be hail in some places. Hail is small pieces of ice that fall like rain.
Weather experts have given a warning for this weekend. A warning tells people about dangerous weather. People in the affected areas should be careful.
The temperature will also go down. Experts say the drop will be “notable.” Notable means people will feel it clearly.
This weather change will affect many parts of Spain. People should check the news for updates about their area.
Vocabulary15 words
- trough
- a system in the sky that changes the weather
- heavy rain
- rain that falls very hard
- storms
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- hail
- small balls of ice that fall from the sky
- warning
- words that tell people something bad may happen
- inland
- away from the sea, in the middle of the country
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- notable
- easy to see or feel
- affected
- changed by something
- weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- weather system
- a big pattern of weather moving across an area
- drop
- when something goes down
- experts
- people who know a lot about something
- dangerous
- able to hurt people
- update
- new information
Quiz
Answer key
1. Heavy rain and storms 2. Small pieces of ice 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Bad weather is coming to Spain this _____. A weather system called a trough is moving over the country.
Many inland areas will get heavy _____ and strong storms. There will also be _____ in some places.
Weather experts have given a _____ for this weekend.
The _____ will also go down. Experts say the drop will be “_____.”
This weather change will affect many parts of _____.