Is the Heat Over? Italy Expects a New Hot Spell at End of August
It rained in Italy this week. Now the sun is back. A new heatwave is coming.
Weather experts say temperatures can go up to 35°C. This is very hot for late August.
The heat will not be the same everywhere. In the north, temperatures will be below the normal average.
In the center and south of Italy, it will still feel hot and sticky. This is called afa in Italian, or 'mugginess' in English.
People are asking: is this the last hot period of summer? Or will there be a fifth heatwave?
Weather experts are watching the situation. They will give more information soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- heatwave
- many days of very hot weather
- temperatures
- how hot or cold something is
- average
- the normal or usual number
- afa
- hot and wet air that feels uncomfortable
- forecast
- what experts think will happen with weather
- peak
- the highest point
- region
- a part of a country
- expect
- to think something will happen
- sunny
- with a lot of sun
- rain
- water that falls from the sky
- north
- the top part of a country
- south
- the bottom part of a country
- center
- the middle part
- hot
- having a high temperature
- summer
- the warmest season of the year
Quiz
Answer key
1. A new heatwave is coming 2. Up to 35°C 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
It rained in Italy this week. Now the sun is back. A new _____ is coming.
Weather experts say _____ can go up to 35°C. This is very hot for late August.
The heat will not be the same everywhere. In the north, temperatures will be below the normal _____.
In the center and south of Italy, it will still feel hot and sticky. This is called _____ in Italian.
People are asking: is this the last hot period of _____? Or will there be a fifth heatwave?
Weather experts are watching the _____. They will give more information soon.