Rain Expected Across Japan on August 27
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Today is Thursday, August 27. The weather will change across Japan. Many places will get rain today.
A weather line called the autumn rain front is over Japan now. This line brings rain in many areas. The front is not moving much. It will stay in the same place for a while.
In the Hokuriku region, there may be heavy rain. People there should be careful. Heavy rain can cause problems like floods.
The Chugoku region had very hot weather before. This is called extreme heat. Now the hot weather is ending. Rain from the autumn front is coming instead.
The temperature will go down in many places. But the air will still feel humid. Humid weather feels wet and sticky.
Northern areas of Japan will get the most rain today. People should check the weather news for their area.
Vocabulary10 words
- weather forecast
- information about weather that will come
- autumn rain front
- a line of clouds that brings rain in autumn
- heavy rain
- a lot of rain falling
- extreme heat
- very, very hot weather
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- humid
- air that feels wet
- region
- a big area of a country
- stagnant
- not moving
- flood
- too much water covering land
- northern
- in the north part
Quiz
Answer key
1. The weather will turn bad, with rain in many areas 2. Hokuriku 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Today is Thursday, August _____. The weather will change across Japan.
A weather line called the autumn rain _____ is over Japan now.
The front is not _____ much.
In the Hokuriku region, there may be heavy _____.
The Chugoku region had very hot weather before, called extreme _____.
The _____ will go down in many places.
But the air will still feel _____.
_____ areas of Japan will get the most rain today.