Vortex Brings Rain, Storms and Wind to Italy This Weekend
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A weather vortex is moving over Italy. It is bringing back rain, storms and wind.
From tomorrow, rain will start in the Northwest of Italy. The weekend will be variable, with sun and rain.
There is also bad weather in Piedmont. Rain and wind are strong there today.
But the bad weather in Piedmont is now easing. It is getting less strong during the day. It starts to improve in the southern areas first.
People in Italy should check the weather before they go out this weekend. The weather can change fast.
Vocabulary15 words
- vortex
- a strong, turning weather system
- Northwest
- the part of a country that is up and to the left on a map
- variable
- changing often
- bad weather
- weather with rain, wind, or storms
- easing
- becoming less strong
- southern areas
- parts of a country in the south
- thunderstorm
- a storm with loud noise and rain
- forecast
- what the weather will be
- wind
- moving air
- rain
- water that falls from the sky
- weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- region
- a part of a country
- improve
- to get better
- strong
- with a lot of power
- weather
- sun, rain, wind, etc. outside
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1. A weather vortex 2. In the Northwest 3. False
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A weather _____ is moving over Italy.
It is bringing back rain, storms and _____.
From tomorrow, rain will start in the _____ of Italy.
The weekend will be _____, with sun and rain.
There is also _____ in Piedmont.
Rain and wind are strong there _____.
But the bad weather in Piedmont is now _____.
It is getting less strong during the _____.
It starts to improve in the _____ first.
People in Italy should check the weather before they go out this _____.
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