Weather Alert: Strong Storms, Hail, and Tornado Risk in France
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Bad weather is coming to France this weekend. There are two big weather systems called depressions. They will bring rain and strong wind. Weather experts say the weekend will be very rough.
There is also a risk of storms, hail, and tornadoes. Hail is small balls of ice that fall from the sky. A tornado is a fast spinning wind. These can break things and hurt plants.
The bad weather has already hurt kiwi farms. Many kiwi plants are damaged. This is bad news for kiwi farmers in France.
People in France should watch the weather news. They should be careful this weekend. The storms may cause problems for travel and farms.
Vocabulary15 words
- depressions
- big areas of bad weather with low air pressure
- storms
- very bad weather with strong wind and rain
- hail
- small hard balls of ice that fall from the sky
- tornadoes
- fast spinning winds that can break things
- kiwi
- a small green fruit that grows on farms
- farmers
- people who grow plants or fruit for food
- damaged
- hurt or broken
- weather experts
- people who study and predict weather
- rough
- not calm; difficult
- wind
- moving air
- rain
- water that falls from clouds
- careful
- paying close attention to stay safe
- travel
- moving from one place to another
- farms
- land where people grow food
- problems
- difficult situations
Quiz
Answer key
1. Bad weather 2. Kiwi farms 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Bad weather is coming to France this _____. There are two big weather systems called _____. They will bring rain and strong _____. Weather experts say the weekend will be very _____.
There is also a risk of _____, _____, and _____. Hail is small balls of ice that fall from the sky. A tornado is a fast spinning _____. These can break things and hurt plants.
The bad weather has already hurt kiwi _____. Many kiwi plants are _____. This is bad news for kiwi _____ in France.
People in France should watch the weather news. They should be _____ this weekend. The storms may cause problems for travel and farms.