More Hot Weather Expected in France for Back-to-School Week
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Summer heat is not over in France. Weather forecasters say hot days are coming again.
This hot weather will hit some parts of France. It will happen in the week when school starts again.
The hottest area will be in the south of France. People there will feel a new heatwave.
A heatwave means many days of very hot weather. France had several heatwaves this summer.
The temperature will rise a lot in some places. This is not normal for the start of September.
Many students go back to school in this week. They may feel very hot in classrooms.
Doctors say hot weather can be dangerous. Old people and small children need extra care.
People should drink more water in hot weather. They should also stay in the shade.
This new hot spell shows summer heat can return fast. Many people worry about more heatwaves in the future.
Weather experts continue to watch the temperature. They will give more information soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- weather forecasters
- people who study and tell us about future weather
- heatwave
- many days of very hot weather in a row
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- back-to-school week
- the week when students return to school after summer
- south
- the part of a country that is furthest down on a map
- shade
- a cool, dark place away from the sun
- dangerous
- able to hurt or harm someone
- rise
- to go up or become higher
- spell
- a short period of a certain kind of weather
- normal
- usual; what happens most of the time
- hit
- to affect or reach an area
- extra care
- special attention to stay safe
- classrooms
- rooms in a school where students learn
- worry
- to feel afraid about something bad happening
- watch
- to look at something carefully over time
Quiz
Answer key
1. During the back-to-school week 2. The south 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Summer heat is not over in _____. Weather forecasters say hot days are coming again.
This hot weather will hit some parts of France. It will happen in the week when _____ starts again.
The hottest area will be in the _____ of France. People there will feel a new heatwave.
A heatwave means many days of very _____ weather. France had several heatwaves this summer.
The _____ will rise a lot in some places. This is not normal for the start of September.
Many students go back to school in this week. They may feel very hot in _____.
Doctors say hot weather can be _____. Old people and small children need extra care.
People should drink more _____ in hot weather. They should also stay in the shade.
This new hot spell shows summer heat can return fast. Many people worry about more _____ in the future.
Weather experts continue to watch the _____. They will give more information soon.