Super Typhoon Champi Heads Towards Taiwan
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A big storm is moving towards Taiwan. It is called Super Typhoon Champi.
Satellite pictures show the storm very clearly. They show the eye of the storm in the middle.
The wind from the storm is very strong. It can blow up to 215 kilometres per hour.
Some reports say the wind can reach 296 kilometres per hour. This is very dangerous.
The storm will also bring heavy rain. People in Taiwan are watching the storm closely.
A typhoon is a kind of tropical storm. It forms over warm ocean water.
Satellites help experts see storms from space. This helps people prepare and stay safe.
Vocabulary15 words
- typhoon
- a very strong storm with wind and rain
- super typhoon
- a very, very strong typhoon
- satellite
- a machine in space that takes pictures of Earth
- eye
- the calm middle part of a storm
- tropical storm
- a big storm that starts over warm sea water
- rain
- water that falls from clouds
- wind
- moving air
- kilometres per hour
- how fast something moves in one hour
- dangerous
- not safe; can hurt you
- storm
- bad weather with strong wind and rain
- ocean
- a very big area of sea water
- prepare
- to get ready for something
- closely
- with careful attention
- image
- a picture
- space
- the area outside Earth's air
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1. A super typhoon 2. Taiwan 3. False
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A big storm is moving towards _____. It is called Super Typhoon Champi.
Satellite pictures show the storm very clearly. They show the _____ of the storm in the middle.
The wind from the storm is very _____. It can blow up to 215 kilometres per hour.
Some reports say the wind can reach 296 _____ per hour. This is very dangerous.
The storm will also bring heavy _____. People in Taiwan are watching the storm closely.
A typhoon is a kind of tropical _____. It forms over warm ocean water.
_____ help experts see storms from space. This helps people prepare and stay safe.
This is very _____.
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