Storms Hit Four Brazilian States, Bring Danger of Strong Winds
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Big storms are hitting four states in Brazil on Thursday.
The states are Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, and Rio Grande do Sul.
The Civil Defense in Rio Grande do Sul is watching the weather. They give new information about the next days.
Rio Grande do Sul has an orange alert. This means the storms can be dangerous.
The wind can blow up to 90 km/h. This is very fast wind.
There is also a risk of hail. Hail is small balls of ice that fall from the sky.
People in these areas need to be careful this week.
The weather can change fast during storms.
Vocabulary15 words
- storm
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- Civil Defense
- a group that helps people stay safe in danger
- orange alert
- a warning that something bad may happen soon
- hail
- small balls of ice that fall like rain
- risk
- the chance that something bad happens
- gust
- a sudden strong wind
- forecast
- information about future weather
- region
- a part of a country
- affected
- changed by something
- monitor
- to watch something carefully
- condition
- how something is at a certain time
- weather
- the state of the sky, like rain or sun
- danger
- a bad thing that can hurt people
- wind
- moving air
- alert
- a message that tells people to be careful
Quiz
Answer key
1. Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio Grande do Sul 2. Orange 3. Up to 90 km/h
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Big _____ are hitting four states in Brazil on Thursday.
The states are Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, and Rio Grande do Sul.
The _____ in Rio Grande do Sul is watching the weather.
Rio Grande do Sul has an _____ alert.
The wind can blow up to 90 _____.
There is also a risk of _____.
People in these areas need to be _____ this week.
The weather can change _____ during storms.