Traditional Supermarket in Salvador Closes After 28 Years
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A famous supermarket in Salvador, Brazil, has closed. It was open for 28 years. Many people in the city knew this shop well.
In another part of Brazil, strong winds hit the Presidente Prudente region. The winds reached 107 km/h. Some families lost their homes. Schools stopped classes because of the storm.
The Civil Defense is a government group. It helps people in emergencies. It has warned about more storms in the interior of São Paulo state. People in the area must stay careful.
Vocabulary15 words
- supermarket
- a big shop that sells food and other things
- Civil Defense
- a government team that helps people in danger
- storm
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- region
- a part of a country
- interior
- the inside part of a place, far from the coast
- desalojadas
- forced to leave their homes
- alert
- a warning
- damage
- harm or breaking of something
- classes
- lessons at school
- wind
- moving air
- traditional
- old and well known for a long time
- emergency
- a sudden, dangerous event
- state
- a big area of a country with its own government
- close
- to stop a business from working
- km/h
- kilometers per hour, a way to measure speed
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1. 28 years 2. 107 km/h 3. True
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A famous _____ in Salvador, Brazil, has closed. It was open for _____ years. Many people in the city knew this shop well.
In another part of Brazil, strong _____ hit the Presidente Prudente region. The winds reached _____ km/h. Some families lost their _____. Schools stopped classes because of the _____.
The Civil Defense is a government _____. It helps people in emergencies. It has warned about more _____ in the interior of São Paulo state. People in the area must stay careful.
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