Rain Hits Cairo and Other Egyptian Cities
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Rain is falling in Egypt today. The rain is hitting Cairo and other cities. Some places get light rain. Other places get heavy rain. This is called varying intensity.
Egypt's weather office is called the Meteorological Authority. They give news about the weather. They say rain is also falling on the north coast. There is also fog in some areas. Fog is like a thick cloud near the ground. It makes it hard to see.
The weather office talked about the next few hours. They also talked about next week's weather. People are asking if they should use a fan at night. The weather office gave an answer about this too.
Weather can change fast in Egypt in October. People should check the weather news every day. This helps people plan their day better.
Vocabulary15 words
- intensity
- how strong something is
- Meteorological Authority
- the group that studies and reports weather
- fog
- a thick cloud of small water drops near the ground
- fan
- a machine that moves air to cool you
- coast
- land next to the sea
- province
- a large area or region of a country
- forecast
- a statement about future weather
- hours
- units of time; 60 minutes each
- weather
- the condition of the sky, like rain, sun, or wind
- rain
- water falling from the sky
- heavy
- strong or large in amount
- light
- small or weak in amount
- north
- a direction; opposite of south
- week
- a period of seven days
- plan
- to think about what to do before doing it
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Answer key
1. Rain of different strengths 2. Rain and fog both happen 3. Next week's weather
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Rain is falling in Egypt _____. The rain is hitting Cairo and other _____. Some places get light rain. Other places get _____ rain.
Egypt's weather office is called the _____ Authority. They say rain is also falling on the north _____. There is also _____ in some areas.
The weather office talked about the next few _____. They also talked about next _____'s weather. People are asking if they should use a _____ at night.
Weather can change fast in Egypt in October. People should check the weather news every _____.
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