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Heavy Rain Expected in Nilgiris District Today

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The Nilgiris district may get heavy rain today. The weather office gave a warning. Strong wind is also expected there.

Tamil Nadu will get rain for one week. This is because of a low-pressure area. It formed over the Bay of Bengal.

The weather research centre told people to be careful. People in the Nilgiris should watch the weather news. Farmers and travellers must be careful too.

Heavy rain can cause problems. It can cause floods in low areas. It can also block roads in hilly places like the Nilgiris.

Vocabulary8 words

Nilgiris
a hill area in Tamil Nadu, India
warning
telling people about danger before it happens
wind
moving air
low-pressure area
a weather system that can bring rain
Bay of Bengal
a big sea near India
weather research centre
a place that studies weather
floods
too much water covering land
roads
paths for cars and people

Quiz

1. Which district may get heavy rain today?
2. Where did the low-pressure area form?
3. How long will rain continue in Tamil Nadu?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

The Nilgiris district may get _____ rain today.

The weather office gave a _____.

Strong _____ is also expected there.

Tamil Nadu will get rain for one _____.

This is because of a _____ area.

It formed over the _____ of Bengal.

The weather research centre told people to be _____.

People in the Nilgiris should watch the weather _____.

Heavy rain can cause _____ in low areas.

It can also block _____ in hilly places.

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