Orange Weather Alert for Storms in Valencia, Spain
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The weather in Valencia, Spain, will change fast this week.
Aemet is Spain's weather agency. It gives information about the weather.
Aemet has given an orange alert for Thursday. This means the weather can be dangerous.
There will be strong storms with hail in the Comunitat Valeciana region.
Hail is small pieces of ice that fall from the sky.
People must be careful with rain, storms, and high temperatures.
There will also be problems near the coast, like big waves.
Before this, storms already hit two towns: BejÃs and Torás.
These storms were very strong. People call them torrential storms.
The storms caused a lot of damage.
BejÃs and Torás lost 1.45 million euros because of the storms.
The money loss came from damage to homes, farms, and roads.
Aemet says people should stay safe on Thursday.
They tell people to check the weather before they travel.
More storms may come to the region soon.
Vocabulary5 words
- orange alert
- a warning that the weather is dangerous
- storms
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- hail
- small balls of ice that fall like rain
- coast
- the land next to the sea
- torrential
- very strong and heavy, about rain
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Answer key
1. An orange alert for storms 2. — 3. 1.45 million euros
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The weather in Valencia, Spain, will change fast this week.
Aemet has given an _____ for Thursday.
There will be strong _____ with _____ in the Comunitat Valeciana region.
Hail is small pieces of ice that fall from the sky.
There will also be problems near the _____, like big waves.
Before this, storms already hit two towns: BejÃs and Torás.
These storms were very strong. People call them _____ storms.
BejÃs and Torás lost _____ euros because of the storms.
Aemet says people should stay safe on Thursday.
More storms may come to the region soon.