Italy's Civil Protection Issues Bad Weather Alert for 6 Regions
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Bad weather is coming to Italy. The Civil Protection department gave an alert for six regions. This means people must be careful.
There will be storms in many places. The temperature will also go down. One region with bad weather is Veneto.
Experts say the bad weather will stay. It may continue from the end of October to the start of November.
People in Italy should check the weather news. They should be ready for rain and storms this week.
Vocabulary15 words
- Civil Protection
- a government group that helps people in emergencies
- alert
- a warning that something dangerous may happen
- storms
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- Veneto
- a region in the north of Italy
- October
- the tenth month of the year
- November
- the eleventh month of the year
- weather
- the conditions outside, like rain or sun
- region
- a part of a country
- ready
- prepared for something
- careful
- paying close attention to stay safe
- department
- a part of a government or company
- bad weather
- weather that can cause problems, like heavy rain
- coming
- going to happen soon
- continue
- to keep happening
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Answer key
1. The Civil Protection department 2. Six 3. True
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Bad weather is coming to Italy. The _____ department gave an _____ for six _____.
There will be _____ in many places. The _____ will also go down.
One region with bad weather is _____.
Experts say the bad weather will _____. It may continue from the end of _____ to the start of _____.
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