Storms Cause Power Outages in San Antonio and Other Areas
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Big storms hit San Antonio on Thursday.
Thousands of homes lost power.
The storms were very strong.
They moved through the city fast.
Other places also lost power.
Washington County had a big outage.
Many homes there had no power.
The St. George area also had problems.
More than 12,000 customers lost power there.
A customer is a person who gets electricity from a company.
Power companies use an outage map.
This map shows where power is off.
Workers try to fix the power fast.
People wait for their power to come back.
Storms like this can cause many problems.
Vocabulary15 words
- outage
- no power; electricity stops working
- customers
- people who buy or use a service
- outage map
- a picture that shows where power is off
- storm
- very bad weather with wind and rain
- power
- electricity used in homes
- widespread
- happening in many places
- area
- a place or region
- fix
- to repair something
- thousands
- a very large number, like 1,000 or more
- strong
- having a lot of power or force
- fast
- quick; not slow
- problem
- something bad that needs help
- electricity
- the power that makes lights work
- county
- a part of a state or region
- workers
- people who do a job
Quiz
Answer key
1. Storms 2. More than 12,000 3. Yes
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Big _____ hit San Antonio on Thursday.
Thousands of homes lost _____.
The storms were very _____.
They moved through the city _____.
Other places also lost power.
Washington County had a big _____.
Many homes there had no power.
The St. George area also had problems.
More than 12,000 _____ lost power there.
Power companies use an outage _____.
This map shows where power is off.
Workers try to _____ the power fast.
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