Water Crisis Hits Candelara, Italy for Nearly 70 Hours
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People in Candelara, a town in Italy, had no water for almost 70 hours.
Candelara is near Pesaro, in an area called Pesarese.
The water problem is called a water crisis.
Some people could not shower at home. They had to go to other places for a shower.
One person said, "We want to go back home."
The water came and went. This is called water "a singhiozzo," or water that stops and starts.
A green political party called the Verdi is angry about the problem.
The Verdi want to start a class action. This is when many people go to court together.
They want to go to court about the water problem.
People in the area are tired and unhappy.
They want the water company to fix the problem fast.
This water crisis is happening in some parts of the area, not everywhere.
Vocabulary5 words
- water crisis
- a big problem when there is not enough water
- shower
- washing your body with water
- class action
- when many people go to court together about the same problem
- trasferta
- going to another place, away from home
- Pesarese
- the area around the city of Pesaro
Quiz
Answer key
1. Almost 70 hours 2. Go to other places to shower 3. The Verdi party
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
People in Candelara, a town in Italy, had no _____ for almost 70 hours.
Candelara is near _____, in an area called Pesarese.
The water problem is called a water _____.
Some people could not shower at home. They had to go to other places for a _____.
One person said, "We want to go back _____."
The water came and _____. This is called water that stops and starts.
A green political party called the _____ is angry about the problem.
The Verdi want to start a class _____.
They want to go to _____ about the water problem.
People in the area are tired and _____.