Yellow Weather Alert Issued for Campania, Italy
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There is a new weather alert in Campania, Italy. The alert is yellow. Yellow means some danger, but not the worst danger.
The alert starts at 13:00 on Wednesday, August 12. It ends at 20:00 on the same day. It is for all of Campania.
Before the alert, there was bad weather. A waterspout appeared over the Gulf of Naples. A waterspout is like a strong wind circle over water.
Two hydrofoils almost hit each other near Beverello. Beverello is a port in Naples. A hydrofoil is a fast boat.
People on the boats felt scared. The bad weather made the sea dangerous.
Local news shared a video about the weather. The video is called Tg Meteo Regionale Campania.
Vocabulary7 words
- alert
- a warning about danger
- yellow
- a color used for medium danger
- waterspout
- strong spinning wind over water
- hydrofoils
- fast boats that go above the water
- collision
- when two things hit each other
- Campania
- a region in south Italy
- Gulf of Naples
- a bay of water near Naples city
Quiz
Answer key
1. Yellow 2. Two hydrofoils almost hit each other 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
There is a new weather _____ in Campania, Italy. The alert is _____.
The alert starts at 13:00 on _____, August 12.
A _____ appeared over the Gulf of Naples.
Two _____ almost hit each other near Beverello.
People on the boats felt _____.