Young Forecaster Warns of Stormy Autumn in Spain
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A young man named Jorge Rey makes weather predictions. He uses an old method called cabañuelas. This method looks at weather patterns to guess future weather.
Jorge Rey says autumn will be difficult this year. He warns about strong storms. People call these storms DANAs. A DANA is a type of storm system that can bring heavy rain.
He says the storms will be 'explosive.' This means they will be very strong and sudden. He also warns about cold drops. These are sudden drops in temperature.
Spain's weather agency is called AEMET. It is now warning people too. This warning is unusual because it comes in August. August is usually a hot summer month in Spain.
Right now, Spain is very hot. Many people are enjoying summer. But Jorge Rey says autumn weather will be very different. He connects this to a weather pattern called El Niño.
El Niño affects weather around the world. Jorge Rey says it will bring dangerous storms to Spain in October.
Vocabulary15 words
- cabañuelas
- an old way to guess future weather by watching current weather
- DANAs
- a type of strong storm system
- cold drops
- sudden falls in temperature
- AEMET
- Spain's official weather agency
- El Niño
- a weather pattern that changes temperatures around the world
- explosive
- very strong and sudden
- forecaster
- a person who predicts the weather
- storm
- bad weather with strong wind and rain
- autumn
- the season after summer
- warning
- a message that tells people about danger
- temperature
- how hot or cold something is
- predict
- to say what will happen in the future
- pattern
- something that happens again and again in the same way
- unusual
- not normal
- agency
- an official organization that does a job
Quiz
Answer key
1. Cabañuelas 2. Autumn 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A young man named Jorge Rey makes weather _____. He uses an old method called cabañuelas.
Jorge Rey says _____ will be difficult this year. He warns about strong _____.
He says the storms will be 'explosive.' This means they will be very strong and _____.
Spain's weather agency is called _____. It is now warning people too.
This warning is _____ because it comes in August.
Right now, Spain is very _____. Many people are enjoying summer.
He connects this to a weather _____ called El Niño.
El Niño affects weather around the _____.