"The Newspaper Forecast"
Reading Lesson

Key Words

Below you will find a list of key vocabulary you need to know to understand the lesson. Click on each word to hear it and practice its pronunciation.

flight: a trip on an airplane
delay: when something happens later than planned
due to: because of something
renovate: to fix or improve something to make it like new

Reading

Instructions
Read the weather forecast in the newspaper.

The News Gazette

Thursday, May 1st - 25 cents

The National Weather Forecast

Map You can expect rain and cooler temperatures today in the Northeast with highs in the upper 60s. In the Southeast there might be tornados, so watch out. In the Midwest there is a 70% chance of thunderstorms. In the South it'll be hot and sunny. In the Northwest they're expecting snow and cooler temperatures today. In the North it'll be windy again today with extremely cold temperatures. In the Southwest it'll be party cloudy and warmer today.

International Weather

London - cloudy
high 60 F - low 52 F

Paris - party cloudy
high 63 F - low 49 F

Madrid - sunny
high 96 F - low 83 F

Mexico City - sunny
high 94 F - low 81 F

Tokyo - rainy
high 50 F - low 43 F

Buenos Aires - windy
high 72 F - low 66 F

Toronto - snowy
high 25 F - low 18 F

The Travel Report

Boletos Expect flight delays in the midwest due to the storms rolling into the area this afternoon. The Miami airport will be closed because of high winds and the possibility of tornados. Be careful if you're driving in the Northwest because roads have been very icy. If you fly into Chicago's O'Hare airport, plan some extra time to find your gate. They're renovating Terminals 1 and 2.

Weather Trivia Contest

The News Gazette newspaper is sponsoring a weather trivia contest. We'll print the answer in tomorrow's weather page.

What is the hottest city in the world?

Questions

Select the weather forecast for each region based on the map.

Map

Do you know what the answer to the trivia question is?

Writing

Write the weather forecast for your country or region.

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