Weather Outlook: Heat and Dry Days Return After Showers
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Météo-France is a weather group in France. It made a new forecast. The forecast looks four weeks ahead.
First, there will be showers. Showers are short periods of rain. After the showers, the weather will change.
The weather will become hot and dry again. Dry means there is no rain. This will happen in September.
People are asking a question. Will autumn start next week? Autumn is the season after summer.
Météo-France also talked about October and November. These are the next two months after September.
The forecast gives a trend. A trend shows what may happen soon. It is not a sure answer.
Many people want to know about the weather. It helps them plan their days.
This new information comes from a weather website. It talks about the next few weeks.
Vocabulary15 words
- forecast
- a guess about future weather
- showers
- short rain
- dry
- with no rain
- autumn
- the season after summer
- trend
- a general direction or pattern
- season
- one of four parts of the year
- weather
- sun, rain, or wind outside
- forecast group
- a team that studies weather
- hot
- very warm
- rain
- water that falls from the sky
- next week
- the week after this one
- plan
- to think about what to do
- September
- the ninth month of the year
- October
- the tenth month of the year
- November
- the eleventh month of the year
Quiz
Answer key
1. Heat and dry weather 2. Four weeks 3. September, October, November
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Météo-France is a weather group in France. It made a new _____. The forecast looks four weeks ahead.
First, there will be _____. Showers are short periods of rain. After the showers, the weather will change.
The weather will become hot and _____ again. Dry means there is no rain. This will happen in September.
People are asking a question. Will _____ start next week? Autumn is the season after summer.
Météo-France also talked about _____ and November. These are the next two months after September.
The forecast gives a _____. A trend shows what may happen soon. It is not a sure answer.
Many people want to know about the _____. It helps them plan their days.
This new information comes from a weather _____. It talks about the next few weeks.