Storm Hits Northern Italy, Damages Buildings and Trains
A big storm hit north Italy this week.
The storm hit the areas of Brescia and Cremona.
Strong wind pulled the roof off a factory building.
It also hit the city of Milan early in the morning.
The storm broke many trees in the area.
Some trees fell onto train tracks.
This stopped trains between Cremona and Milan.
Many trains were late or did not run.
People in Lombardy saw a lot of bad weather.
No one knows yet how much money the storm cost.
Workers are now cleaning up the damage.
Vocabulary15 words
- storm
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- tracks
- metal lines that trains move on
- roof
- the top part of a building
- factory
- a building where things are made
- damage
- harm or breaking of something
- region
- a big area of a country
- weather
- the rain, sun, or wind outside
- fell
- past form of fall
- clean up
- to make a place tidy after a mess
- delay
- to make something late
- area
- a place or part of a city
- early
- before the usual time
- strong
- having a lot of power
- hit
- to touch something with force
- north
- the top direction on a map
Quiz
Answer key
1. North Italy 2. Pulled off the roof 3. Trees fell on the tracks
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A big _____ hit north Italy this week.
The storm hit the areas of Brescia and _____.
Strong wind pulled the _____ off a factory building.
It also hit the city of _____ early in the morning.
The storm broke many _____ in the area.
Some trees fell onto train _____.
This stopped _____ between Cremona and Milan.
Many trains were late or did not _____.
People in Lombardy saw a lot of bad _____.
Workers are now cleaning up the _____.