Rain Returns to Rome and Lazio: Yellow Weather Alert for August 25
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Rain is coming back to Rome and Lazio. The civil protection office gave a yellow alert for tomorrow, August 25.
A yellow alert means the weather can be bad. People must be careful.
Yesterday, Rome had a fast storm. It was a flash storm. It lasted only 20 minutes.
During the storm, there was strong rain and strong wind gusts. The streets got very wet.
This kind of storm is short but very strong. It can start and stop very fast.
Weather workers are watching the sky. They give new forecasts to help people stay safe.
People in Rome should check the weather before they go out tomorrow.
The alert is not the highest level. But people should still be careful outside.
Vocabulary15 words
- civil protection
- a group that helps people stay safe in bad weather
- yellow alert
- a warning that means some danger, but not the biggest danger
- flash storm
- a storm that comes and goes very fast
- rain
- water that falls from the sky
- wind gusts
- sudden strong movements of air
- forecasts
- ideas about what the weather will be
- storm
- very bad weather with wind and rain
- region
- a big area of a country
- careful
- thinking about safety
- level
- how big or strong something is
- safe
- not in danger
- sky
- the space above us, where clouds are
- streets
- roads in a town or city
- weather
- the rain, sun, or wind outside
- danger
- something that can hurt you
Quiz
Answer key
1. Gave a yellow alert 2. 20 minutes 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Rain is coming back to Rome and _____. The civil protection office gave a yellow _____ for tomorrow, August 25.
A yellow alert means the _____ can be bad. People must be _____.
Yesterday, Rome had a fast storm. It was a flash _____. It lasted only 20 _____.
During the storm, there was strong rain and strong wind _____. The streets got very wet.
Weather workers are watching the sky. They give new _____ to help people stay safe.
People in Rome should check the weather before they go _____ tomorrow.