Spain Braces for New Storm System With Rain, Hail and Wind
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Spain is getting ready for a new storm. Bad weather is coming for many days.
The storm will bring rain and thunderstorms. It will also bring hail. Hail is small pieces of ice that fall from the sky.
There will be strong winds too. At the same time, temperatures will be high in some places.
In the city of Vigo, there is a weather warning for tomorrow. The warning is for rain and storms.
The warning color is yellow. Yellow means people should be careful.
The region of Galicia is in the north-west of Spain. Galicia has a yellow warning for Wednesday.
The warning is for rain and thunderstorms in Galicia too.
People in these areas should watch the news for updates. They should be careful outside during storms.
Vocabulary7 words
- storm
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- thunderstorms
- storms with loud noise and light in the sky
- hail
- small hard balls of ice that fall like rain
- winds
- moving air, sometimes very strong
- warning
- words that tell people about danger
- yellow
- a color used to show some danger, not the worst
- Galicia
- a region in the north-west of Spain
Quiz
Answer key
1. A new storm 2. Yellow 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Spain is getting ready for a new _____. Bad weather is coming for many days.
The storm will bring rain and _____. It will also bring _____.
There will be strong _____ too. At the same time, temperatures will be high in some places.
In the city of Vigo, there is a weather _____ for tomorrow.
The warning color is _____. Yellow means people should be careful.
The region of _____ is in the north-west of Spain.
The warning is for rain and thunderstorms in Galicia too.
People in these areas should watch the news for updates.