Hot Air Mass to Hit Levant Region, Peaking on Friday
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A hot air mass is coming to the Levant region. The Levant includes countries like Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. The hot air will start on Thursday.
The weather will get hotter and hotter. It will be the hottest on Friday. This is called the peak.
A big high-pressure system is causing this hot weather. High pressure means the air pushes down and stays dry and hot.
The temperatures may reach record levels. This means the numbers could be higher than before.
This hot weather will affect many Arab countries. People should be ready for very hot days.
Vocabulary15 words
- air mass
- a big area of air with the same temperature
- peak
- the highest point
- high-pressure system
- weather that pushes air down and makes it dry and hot
- record levels
- the highest numbers ever, or very close to it
- Levant
- a group of countries like Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- gradually
- slowly, little by little
- affect
- to have an effect on something
- forecast
- what people think the weather will be
- region
- a large area of land
- weather
- the condition outside, like sun, rain, or heat
- Arab countries
- countries where people speak Arabic
- hot
- having a high temperature
- Thursday
- the day before Friday
- Friday
- the day after Thursday
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1. Thursday 2. Friday 3. A high-pressure system
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A hot _____ is coming to the Levant region. The Levant includes countries like Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. The hot air will start on _____.
The weather will get hotter and hotter. It will be the hottest on Friday. This is called the _____.
A big _____ is causing this hot weather. High pressure means the air pushes down and stays dry and hot.
The temperatures may reach _____. This means the numbers could be higher than before.
This hot weather will affect many _____ countries. People should be ready for very hot days.
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