Severe Storms to Hit Southeast France on Thursday and Friday
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Bad weather is coming to France. Strong storms will hit the southeast on Thursday and Friday. The storms will bring heavy rain and strong wind.
Weather services gave a warning for the storms. They call this a yellow alert. It means people must be careful.
37 départements are in this yellow alert. A département is a part of France, like a region.
There is also hot weather in France now. This is called a heat wave. 22 départements have a yellow alert for the heat wave today, on Wednesday.
People in these areas should watch the news. They should be ready for storms or very hot weather.
Vocabulary5 words
- storm
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- warning
- words that tell people about danger
- yellow alert
- a sign that people must be careful, but it is not the worst danger
- département
- a part of France, like a small region
- heat wave
- many days of very hot weather
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1. The southeast of France 2. 37 3. True
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Bad weather is coming to France. Strong _____ will hit the southeast on Thursday and Friday. The storms will bring heavy rain and strong _____.
Weather services gave a _____ for the storms. They call this a yellow _____. It means people must be careful.
37 _____ are in this yellow alert. A département is a part of France, like a region.
There is also hot weather in France now. This is called a heat _____. 22 départements have a yellow alert for the heat wave today, on _____.
People in these areas should watch the news. They should be ready for storms or very hot _____.
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