Heavy Rain Floods Costa Daurada in Spain
Heavy rain hit the Costa Daurada in Spain. The Costa Daurada is a coastal area in Tarragona. The rain caused big floods. Water covered streets and land.
The floods hurt some people. One of them is a young girl. She is in very bad condition. Doctors are helping her.
The Govern is the government of Catalonia. It made warnings about the rain before it started. Some people said the warnings were not enough.
The Govern says its warnings were good. It says it gave information on time. The government is now checking the damage from the floods.
The rain also hit the Ebro area. This area got a special alert. People there must be careful. More rain may come.
Vocabulary15 words
- rain
- water that falls from the sky
- floods
- too much water covering land
- condition
- how healthy or sick a person is
- Govern
- the government of Catalonia
- warnings
- messages that tell people about danger
- alert
- a signal that says danger is close
- coastal
- near the sea
- damage
- harm done to things
- region
- a part of a country
- critical
- very serious or dangerous
- injured
- hurt
- storm
- very bad weather with rain and wind
- area
- a place or part of land
- weather
- rain, sun, wind, and other conditions in the sky
- authorities
- people who lead a government or place
Quiz
Answer key
1. Costa Daurada, Spain 2. A young girl 3. They were good and on time
Fill-in-the-blank listening
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Heavy _____ hit the Costa Daurada in Spain. The Costa Daurada is a coastal area in Tarragona. The rain caused big _____. Water covered streets and land.
The floods hurt some people. One of them is a young girl. She is in very bad _____. Doctors are helping her.
The _____ is the government of Catalonia. It made _____ about the rain before it started. Some people said the warnings were not enough.
The Govern says its warnings were good. It says it gave information on time. The government is now checking the _____ from the floods.
The rain also hit the Ebro area. This area got a special _____. People there must be careful. More rain may come.