Rain to Continue in West Bengal Until Wednesday
Rain will fall in South Bengal until Wednesday. A low-pressure area is over the Bay of Bengal. This is making the rain.
Four districts will get heavy rain on Monday. Kolkata will also have rain for some days.
The north part of West Bengal will get wet too. The weather office in Alipore is watching the low-pressure area.
People in Kolkata want to know how long the rain will stay. The weather office says rain will continue for a few more days.
Vocabulary15 words
- low-pressure area
- a place in the sky with less air pressure; it can bring rain
- districts
- small areas or parts of a state
- weather office
- a place that tells us about weather
- heavy rain
- very strong rain
- Bay of Bengal
- a big sea near India
- forecast
- what people think the weather will be
- South Bengal
- the south part of West Bengal
- North Bengal
- the north part of West Bengal
- Wednesday
- a day of the week
- Monday
- a day of the week
- Kolkata
- a big city in West Bengal
- wet
- full of water
- continue
- to keep happening
- official
- a person who works for the government or an office
- rain
- water that falls from the sky
Quiz
Answer key
1. Until Wednesday 2. A low-pressure area 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Rain will fall in South Bengal until _____. A low-pressure area is over the _____ of Bengal.
Four _____ will get heavy rain on Monday. _____ will also have rain for some days.
The north part of West Bengal will get _____ too. The weather office in _____ is watching the low-pressure area.
People in Kolkata want to know how long the rain will _____. The weather office says rain will continue for a few more _____.