Strong Storms Hit Southeast France
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Big storms hit the southeast of France.
The storms pulled up trees. They tore off roofs. They also cut the electricity in some homes.
Towns like Salon-de-Provence, Miramas, and Pélissanne had a lot of damage.
One person said insurance does not pay for all the costs.
More bad weather is expected between Wednesday and Thursday.
Experts call this a big weather change.
Vocabulary15 words
- storm
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- electricity
- power that makes lights and machines work
- damage
- harm done to something
- insurance
- money paid to help after a bad event
- change
- when something becomes different
- roof
- the top part of a building
- tree
- a big plant with a trunk and leaves
- expected
- thought to happen soon
- town
- a small city
- cut
- stopped working
- weather
- the condition outside, like rain or sun
- cost
- the money needed for something
- home
- a place where people live
- power
- electricity
- bad
- not good
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Answer key
1. The southeast 2. Tore them off 3. It does not pay for all the costs
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Big _____ hit the southeast of France.
The storms pulled up _____. They tore off _____.
They also cut the _____ in some homes.
Towns like Salon-de-Provence, Miramas, and Pélissanne had a lot of _____.
One person said _____ does not pay for all the costs.
More bad weather is _____ between Wednesday and Thursday.
Experts call this a big weather _____.
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