Heavy Rain Warning for Kolkata and South Bengal
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There is a big low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. This is bringing heavy rain to West Bengal in India.
Kolkata may get heavy rain all day. Weather experts say the rain will be very strong.
Officials gave a red alert for three districts. A red alert means the danger is very high. People must be careful.
The rain comes near the end of the monsoon season. The monsoon is the rainy season in South Asia.
Experts say this is a second wave of heavy rain. Many districts may get flooding. Flooding means water covers the land.
People do not know how many days the bad weather will last. They are watching the weather closely.
Vocabulary15 words
- low-pressure area
- a weather system that can bring strong rain
- red alert
- a warning that danger is very high
- monsoon
- the rainy season in South Asia
- flooding
- when water covers land that is normally dry
- forecast
- what experts think the weather will be
- district
- a smaller area inside a bigger region
- storm
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- disaster
- a very bad event that harms people
- official
- a person who works for the government
- warning
- words that tell people about danger
- weather
- how hot, cold, wet, or windy it is
- rainfall
- the amount of rain that falls
- coast
- land next to the sea
- wind
- air that moves fast
- danger
- something that can hurt people
Quiz
Answer key
1. Bay of Bengal 2. Three 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
There is a big _____ over the Bay of Bengal. This is bringing heavy rain to West Bengal in India.
Kolkata may get heavy rain all day. Weather experts say the rain will be very _____.
Officials gave a _____ for three districts. A red alert means the danger is very high.
The rain comes near the end of the _____ season.
Experts say this is a second wave of heavy rain. Many districts may get _____.
People do not know how many _____ the bad weather will last.