Storms Expected in Belgium Today
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There will be storms in Belgium today. Weather experts say some regions will get bad weather.
Today is calmer than yesterday. But there will still be clouds and rain.
The sky will have clouds and some sunshine. This is called a mixed sky.
There will also be some showers. A shower is short rain.
The clouds and rain will move from the west to the east of the country.
People should watch the weather news. They can check which regions get storms.
Vocabulary15 words
- storm
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- sunshine
- light and heat from the sun
- mixed sky
- sky with both clouds and sun
- shower
- short time of rain
- region
- a part of a country
- weather
- the sun, rain, wind, and clouds outside
- calm
- quiet, not bad
- cloud
- white or grey thing in the sky, brings rain
- west
- one side of a country, where the sun goes down
- east
- one side of a country, where the sun comes up
- move
- go from one place to another
- expert
- person who knows a lot about something
- yesterday
- the day before today
- watch
- look at something carefully
- country
- a place with its own government, like Belgium
Quiz
Answer key
1. Storms 2. It is calmer 3. From west to east
Fill-in-the-blank listening
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There will be _____ in Belgium today. Weather experts say some _____ will get bad weather.
Today is _____ than yesterday. But there will still be clouds and rain.
The sky will have clouds and some _____. This is called a mixed sky.
There will also be some _____. A shower is short rain.
The clouds and rain will _____ from the _____ to the _____ of the country.
People should _____ the weather news. They can check which regions get storms.