Heavy Rain and Thunder Hit Lucknow, Causing Darkness and Waterlogging
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Lucknow had very heavy rain this week.
There was also thunder and lightning.
The sky became very dark in the daytime.
Many drivers had to turn on their car headlights.
The city got 61 percent more rain than normal.
Some roads and streets got waterlogged.
Waterlogging means water stays on the road.
People could not walk or drive easily.
A local leader named Prabhunath Rai met the mayor.
He talked about the waterlogging problem.
A video showed heavy rain in Daliganj area.
This is part of the monsoon season in India.
Monsoon brings a lot of rain every year.
People in Lucknow are dealing with the rain now.
The weather is expected to stay wet.
Vocabulary15 words
- rain
- water that falls from the sky
- thunder
- a loud sound in the sky during a storm
- headlights
- lights on the front of a car
- waterlogged
- full of water; too wet to use
- mayor
- the leader of a city
- monsoon
- the rainy season in India
- darkness
- no light; very dark
- storm
- bad weather with wind and rain
- flood
- too much water covering land
- drainage
- a system that removes extra water
- percent
- a part out of one hundred
- normal
- usual; not different
- area
- a place or part of a city
- leader
- a person who guides others
- weather
- how it is outside, like rain or sun
Quiz
Answer key
1. 61 percent 2. The sky became dark from the storm 3. Prabhunath Rai
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Lucknow had very heavy _____ this week.
There was also _____ and lightning.
The sky became very _____ in the daytime.
Many drivers had to turn on their car _____.
The city got 61 _____ more rain than normal.
Some roads and streets got _____.
A local leader named Prabhunath Rai met the _____.
He talked about the waterlogging _____.
A video showed heavy rain in Daliganj _____.
This is part of the _____ season in India.