Waterspout Hits Beach, Injures People
A waterspout hit a beach in Italy.
The beach is in a region called Emilia-Romagna.
The strong wind lifted umbrellas and sunbeds into the air.
People saw a big column of sand rise into the sky.
Then everyone started to run away.
Some people were injured.
One woman on the beach was hurt.
The story says two people were injured in total.
People were very scared during the storm.
The wind was very strong and fast.
It happened very quickly, in just a few minutes.
Beach workers helped people to be safe.
Vocabulary15 words
- waterspout
- a strong spinning wind that forms over water
- column
- a tall, thin shape, like a tube
- injured
- hurt in the body
- beach
- the sand next to the sea
- umbrella
- a thing that gives shade from the sun
- sunbed
- a bed for lying on the beach
- region
- a big area of a country
- storm
- very bad, strong weather
- wind
- moving air
- sand
- small brown or yellow stones on a beach
- scared
- feeling afraid
- quickly
- in a short time
- hurt
- to feel pain
- safe
- not in danger
- sky
- the space above the earth
Quiz
Answer key
1. A waterspout 2. A column of sand 3. Two
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A _____ hit a beach in Italy.
The beach is in a region called Emilia-Romagna.
The strong wind lifted _____ and _____ into the air.
People saw a big _____ of sand rise into the sky.
Then everyone started to run away.
Some people were _____.
One woman on the beach was _____.
The story says two people were injured in total.
People were very _____ during the storm.
The wind was very strong and _____.
It happened very quickly, in just a few _____.
Beach workers helped people to be safe.