Romania Faces New Heat Wave, but Relief Is Coming
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Romania has a new heat wave. The weather is very hot in the north, center, and south of the country.
People feel suffocated by the heat. This means it is hard to breathe because of the hot air.
Meteorologists are people who study the weather. They gave some good news too.
They say the heat wave will stay until Monday. After that, it will get cooler in most of Romania.
The hot weather is a problem for many people. It is important to drink water and stay cool.
This kind of hot weather can be dangerous for old people and children. Doctors say people should rest in the shade.
Vocabulary15 words
- heat wave
- many hot days in a row
- suffocated
- feeling like you cannot breathe well
- meteorologists
- people who study and predict weather
- north
- the top part of a country or map
- center
- the middle part of a place
- south
- the bottom part of a country or map
- persist
- to continue for a long time
- cooler
- less hot
- shade
- a place out of the sun
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- weather
- the conditions outside, like sun or rain
- dangerous
- not safe
- rest
- to stop working and relax
- country
- a nation, like Romania
- problem
- something difficult or bad
Quiz
Answer key
1. A heat wave 2. On Monday 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Romania has a new _____. The weather is very hot in the north, center, and south of the country.
People feel _____ by the heat. This means it is hard to breathe because of the hot air.
_____ are people who study the weather. They gave some good news too.
They say the heat wave will stay until _____. After that, it will get cooler in most of Romania.
The hot weather is a _____ for many people. It is important to drink water and stay cool.
This kind of hot weather can be _____ for old people and children. Doctors say people should rest in the _____.