Weather Fronts Bring Rain and Storms, Temperatures Drop in Italy
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Bad weather is moving across Italy this week.
New weather fronts are bringing rain and storms.
The weather is changing in the center and north of Italy.
Rain has returned to these areas.
There are new pictures of rain in Modena.
In Genoa, it is raining hard.
The rain is causing traffic problems in the city center.
Cars are moving very slowly.
Some streets have a lot of water.
Temperatures are also going down.
The weather is getting colder across the country.
People need to be careful on the roads.
More rain and storms are expected soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- weather front
- a line where warm and cold air meet; it brings rain
- traffic
- cars and vehicles moving on roads
- temperature
- how hot or cold it is
- storm
- bad weather with strong wind and rain
- flooding
- too much water on streets or land
- forecast
- information about future weather
- center
- the middle part of a country
- north
- the top part of a country or map
- rainfall
- the amount of rain that falls
- local
- in one small area, not everywhere
- return
- to come back
- roads
- paths for cars to drive on
- careful
- paying close attention to stay safe
- expect
- to think something will happen
- cold
- low temperature; not warm
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Answer key
1. Rain and storms are arriving 2. Genoa 3. They are falling
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Bad weather is moving across _____ this week.
New weather fronts are bringing rain and _____.
The weather is changing in the center and _____ of Italy.
Rain has _____ to these areas.
There are new pictures of rain in _____.
In Genoa, it is raining _____.
The rain is causing traffic problems in the city _____.
Cars are moving very _____.
_____ are also going down.
More rain and storms are _____ soon.
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