Italy Faces Storms and Extreme Heat
Italy has strong weather this week. Some places have big storms. Other places have very hot weather.
A new heat wave is coming to Italy. It will hit the Center and South the most. Temperatures could go over 40°C.
The country is split by weather. The North is cooler. The South is very hot again.
Red alert levels are back in southern cities. This means the heat is dangerous for people.
Doctors say people should drink water. They say people should stay out of the sun at midday.
Vocabulary10 words
- heat wave
- many hot days in a row
- alert
- a warning about danger
- storm
- very bad weather with rain and wind
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- South
- the bottom part of a country
- North
- the top part of a country
- split
- divided into two parts
- dangerous
- not safe
- midday
- 12 o'clock, the middle of the day
- cooler
- less hot
Quiz
Answer key
1. Storms and extreme heat 2. Center and South 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Italy has strong weather this _____. Some places have big _____.
A new heat _____ is coming to Italy. It will hit the Center and South the _____.
Temperatures could go over 40°_____.
The country is _____ by weather. The North is _____.
Red _____ levels are back in southern cities.
Doctors say people should drink _____.
They say people should stay out of the sun at _____.