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Madrid Gets Cooler Weather on Thursday

An aerial view of the Metropolis building and Gran Via in Madrid at low sun
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The weather in Madrid will be cooler this Thursday. The city's weather service is called Aemet. Aemet says the top temperature will be only 25 degrees. This is much lower than before.

There will also be some light rain. Aemet says the rain will not be strong. The rain will fall in different parts of the city. This is called scattered rain.

Before this, Madrid had very hot days. Temperatures went up to 30 degrees. Now the weather is giving people a break from the heat.

People in Madrid can enjoy cooler air on Thursday. The cooler weather will not stay forever. Hot weather may return after Thursday.

Vocabulary15 words

Aemet
the weather service in Spain
light rain
small amount of rain, not strong
scattered rain
rain that falls in some places, not everywhere
break
a short rest from something
degrees
units used to measure temperature
temperature
how hot or cold something is
cooler
less hot
weather service
a group that tells us about the weather
drop
to go down
heat
very hot weather
return
to come back
enjoy
to like something
stay
to not change
different
not the same
before
earlier in time

Quiz

1. What is the top temperature expected on Thursday?
2. What will happen with the rain?
3. True or False: Before Thursday, Madrid had temperatures of 30 degrees.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

The weather in Madrid will be _____ this Thursday. The city's weather service is called _____. Aemet says the top temperature will be only _____ degrees. This is much lower than before.

There will also be some light _____. Aemet says the rain will not be _____. The rain will fall in different parts of the city. This is called scattered rain.

Before this, Madrid had very _____ days. Temperatures went up to _____ degrees. Now the weather is giving people a _____ from the heat.

People in Madrid can _____ cooler air on Thursday. The cooler weather will not _____ forever. Hot weather may _____ after Thursday.

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