Strong Heat Dome Hits Four Arab Countries
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A strong heat dome is hitting four Arab countries. A heat dome is very hot air that stays over a place. The weather website Arab Weather gave this news.
A hot air mass is moving toward the Levant region. The Levant includes countries like Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine. The hot air is coming slowly.
The hot air will reach the Levant on Thursday. It will get stronger and stronger. The hottest day will be Friday.
On Friday, the heat will reach its peak. Peak means the highest point. People in these countries will feel very hot weather.
Experts say this heat dome is powerful. It affects four Arab countries at the same time. People should be careful in the heat.
Vocabulary15 words
- heat dome
- very hot air that sits over a place for some days
- air mass
- a big area of air with the same temperature
- Levant
- a group of countries near the eastern Mediterranean Sea
- peak
- the highest or strongest point of something
- region
- a large area of land
- gradually
- slowly, little by little
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- forecast
- a guess about future weather
- affect
- to change or have an effect on something
- weather
- the condition of the sky, like hot, cold, rain
- hot
- having a high temperature
- strong
- having great power
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about something
- country
- a nation with its own land and government
- careful
- paying close attention to stay safe
Quiz
Answer key
1. A heat dome 2. Friday 3. The Levant
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A strong _____ is hitting four Arab countries. A heat dome is very hot air that stays over a place. The weather website Arab Weather gave this news.
A hot _____ is moving toward the Levant region. The Levant includes countries like Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine. The hot air is coming slowly.
The hot air will reach the Levant on Thursday. It will get stronger and stronger. The hottest day will be _____.
On Friday, the heat will reach its _____. Peak means the highest point. People in these countries will feel very hot weather.
Experts say this heat dome is _____. It affects four Arab countries at the same time. People should be _____ in the heat.