More People Leave Cities for Cool Mountain Life in Italy
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Some people in Italy are leaving big cities. They want to live in the mountains. The mountains are cooler than the city. Summers in cities are very hot now. Many people say the heat is hard to live with.
These people move to the Apennines. The Apennines are mountains in Italy. More tourists also visit this area. More people now live there all year. They say mountain life helps them stay safe from hot weather.
One woman said: 'This is how we protect ourselves from the climate.' Climate means the weather over a long time. Many people worry about hot summers every year.
Tourism is also growing in another area called Lombardy. More people are booking hotels there. The city of Milan is also becoming more popular with visitors.
Vocabulary15 words
- mountains
- very high land; hills that are very big
- Apennines
- a long line of mountains in Italy
- tourists
- people who travel to visit new places
- protect
- to keep safe from something bad
- climate
- the usual weather in a place over many years
- Lombardy
- a region (area) in the north of Italy
- Milan
- a big city in the north of Italy
- residents
- people who live in a place
- booking
- when you plan to stay somewhere, like a hotel
- heat
- very hot weather or temperature
- region
- a big area of a country
- popular
- liked by many people
- cooler
- not as hot; less warm
- growing
- getting bigger or more
- visitors
- people who come to see or stay in a place
Quiz
Answer key
1. To find cooler weather 2. The Apennine mountains 3. True
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Some people in Italy are leaving big _____. They want to live in the _____. The mountains are _____ than the city. Summers in cities are very _____ now.
These people move to the _____. More _____ also visit this area. More people now live there all _____.
One woman said: 'This is how we _____ ourselves from the _____.'
Tourism is also growing in _____. More people are _____ hotels there. The city of _____ is also becoming more popular.