Temporary Ban on Disposable BBQs Due to Wildfire Risk
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The government has stopped shops from selling disposable BBQs for now.
A disposable BBQ is a small grill you use one time and then throw away.
The government says these BBQs are dangerous right now.
There is a drought in the country. This means there is very little rain.
There is also a heatwave. This means the weather is very hot.
Dry grass and plants can catch fire very easily in this weather.
A small fire from a BBQ can grow into a big wildfire.
A wildfire is a big fire that burns outside, in fields or forests.
The government said disposable BBQs are a "significant risk to the public."
This means they can be very dangerous for people.
The ban is temporary. This means it will not stay forever.
It will stop when the weather is safer.
The government wants people to be careful outside this summer.
They want to stop more wildfires from starting.
Vocabulary15 words
- disposable
- used one time, then thrown away
- drought
- a long time with very little rain
- heatwave
- many days of very hot weather
- wildfire
- a big fire that burns outdoors
- significant risk
- a big danger
- temporary
- for a short time, not forever
- ban
- a rule that stops something
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- grill
- a metal frame used to cook food over fire
- dry
- with no water in it
- conditions
- the way things are, like weather
- public
- all the people in a country
- sale
- when something is sold in shops
- safe
- not dangerous
- careful
- thinking about danger and being smart
Quiz
Answer key
1. Selling disposable BBQs 2. Because of wildfire risk in dry, hot weather 3. No, it is temporary
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The government has stopped shops from selling _____ BBQs for now.
A disposable BBQ is a small grill you use one time and then throw away.
There is a _____ in the country. This means there is very little rain.
There is also a _____. This means the weather is very hot.
Dry grass and plants can catch fire very easily in this weather.
A small fire from a BBQ can grow into a big _____.
The government said disposable BBQs are a "significant _____ to the public."
The ban is _____. This means it will not stay forever.
It will stop when the weather is safer.
They want to stop more wildfires from starting.
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