Yellow Weather Alert in 13 Italian Regions as Storms Approach
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Italy has a new weather alert. It is called a yellow alert. This means there is some danger from bad weather. The alert is for 13 regions in Italy. A region is a big part of a country.
Storms are coming to most of Italy. A storm brings strong wind and rain. People must be careful these days. The storms will move across the country.
Experts give a forecast for the next few days. A forecast tells us what the weather will be. They say the temperature will go down. This will happen from the middle of the week.
The peninsula means the long part of Italy that goes into the sea. Most of this land will see storms. People are watching the news for updates.
Local authorities are the people who manage a country or city. They gave the yellow alert. It helps people know about the weather danger.
Vocabulary8 words
- alert
- a warning about danger
- yellow alert
- a warning that means some danger, but not the biggest danger
- regions
- big parts of a country
- storms
- very bad weather with wind and rain
- forecast
- what people think the weather will be
- temperature
- how hot or cold it is
- peninsula
- land that goes out into the sea on three sides
- authorities
- people who manage a country or city
Quiz
Answer key
1. 13 2. Storms 3. It will go down
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Italy has a new weather _____. It is called a _____. This means there is some danger from bad weather. The alert is for 13 _____ in Italy.
_____ are coming to most of Italy. A storm brings strong wind and rain. People must be careful these days.
Experts give a _____ for the next few days. They say the _____ will go down. This will happen from the middle of the week.
The _____ means the long part of Italy that goes into the sea. Most of this land will see storms.
Local _____ are the people who manage a country or city. They gave the yellow alert.