Storm Warning Hits Campo Grande on City's Birthday
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Campo Grande is a city in Brazil. This week, the city has its birthday. But the weather will not be good.
Experts gave a storm warning. A storm can bring strong wind and hail. Hail is small pieces of ice that fall like rain.
The storm can hit six states, not only Mato Grosso do Sul (MS). MS is the state where Campo Grande is.
On Tuesday, the weather starts calm. But instability in the sky will grow. Instability means the weather can change fast.
This means there is a higher chance of rain later in the day. Chance means how likely something is.
There will also be a temperature change. This means it will get hotter or colder quickly.
People in Campo Grande should watch the forecast. A forecast tells us what weather to expect.
Local news gave more details about the storm and the forecast for the birthday celebrations.
Vocabulary6 words
- storm
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- hail
- small hard pieces of ice that fall from the sky
- instability
- when something, like weather, changes fast and is not steady
- chance
- how likely something is to happen
- temperature change
- when it gets much hotter or colder
- forecast
- information about what the weather will be like
Quiz
Answer key
1. The city's birthday 2. Strong wind and hail 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Campo Grande is a city in Brazil. This week, the city has its _____.
Experts gave a _____ warning.
A storm can bring strong wind and _____.
The storm can hit six _____, not only Mato Grosso do Sul (MS).
On Tuesday, the weather starts calm, but _____ in the sky will grow.
This means there is a higher _____ of rain later in the day.
There will also be a temperature _____.
People in Campo Grande should watch the _____.