Tropical Storm Dolly Forms in the Atlantic Ocean
A new storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean.
It is called Tropical Storm Dolly.
A tropical storm is a big weather system with strong wind and rain.
Weather experts track storms in the ocean every year.
They look for areas that can grow into storms.
Before Dolly formed, one area had a medium chance of growing.
That area became Tropical Storm Dolly.
This year, there is a strong weather pattern called El Niño.
El Niño can make it harder for storms to form.
Experts call this year's El Niño very strong, or a Super El Niño.
Even so, Dolly still formed in the ocean.
People will watch Dolly to see where it goes next.
Vocabulary5 words
- Tropical Storm
- a big storm with strong wind that forms over warm ocean water
- track
- to watch and follow something closely
- medium chance
- not very high or very low; some chance
- El Niño
- a weather pattern that changes ocean and air temperature
- Super El Niño
- a very strong kind of El Niño weather pattern
Quiz
Answer key
1. A tropical storm named Dolly 2. A Super El Niño 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A new storm has formed in the _____ Ocean.
It is called Tropical Storm _____.
A tropical storm is a big weather system with strong wind and _____.
Weather experts track storms in the ocean every _____.
Before Dolly formed, one area had a _____ chance of growing.
This year, there is a strong weather pattern called _____.
El Niño can make it harder for storms to _____.
Experts call this year's El Niño very strong, or a _____ El Niño.
Even so, Dolly still formed in the _____.
People will watch Dolly to see where it _____ next.
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