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Yellow Alert for Storms and Rain in Comunitat Valenciana

a red traffic light sitting on the side of a road in the rain
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Aemet is Spain's weather agency. It gave a yellow alert for the Comunitat Valenciana.

The alert is for storms and rain. This will happen on Monday.

Aemet says there will be showers. Some storms will be strong in some places.

There will also be hail. Hail is small balls of ice that fall from the sky.

Strong gusts of wind are also expected. A gust is a sudden strong wind.

The coast of Castellón is under the yellow alert. This area will get heavy rain.

After the storms, temperatures will go down. It will feel cooler than before.

People in the area should be careful. They should check the weather news.

Vocabulary15 words

yellow alert
a warning that bad weather may come
showers
short periods of rain
hail
small balls of ice from the sky
gusts
sudden strong winds
storm
very bad weather with rain and wind
coast
land next to the sea
temperature
how hot or cold it is
forecast
what the weather will be
warning
telling people about danger
rain
water that falls from clouds
wind
moving air
weather agency
a group that studies weather
region
a part of a country
drop
to go down
strong
having a lot of power

Quiz

1. What did Aemet activate for the Comunitat Valenciana?
2. What will happen after the storms?
3. Which coast is mentioned in the alert?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Aemet is Spain's weather agency. It gave a _____ for the Comunitat Valenciana.

The alert is for storms and rain. This will happen on _____.

Aemet says there will be _____. Some storms will be strong in some places.

There will also be _____. Hail is small balls of ice that fall from the sky.

Strong _____ of wind are also expected. A gust is a sudden strong wind.

The coast of _____ is under the yellow alert. This area will get heavy rain.

After the storms, temperatures will go _____. It will feel cooler than before.

People in the area should be careful. They should check the weather _____.

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