Bad Weather and High Heat in Canada

加拿大惡劣天氣與高溫


Introduction

Canada has very bad weather now. There are tornadoes and it is very hot.

加拿大目前天氣非常惡劣,有龍捲風且氣溫很高。

Main Body

Alberta has many tornadoes this year. One tornado hit Tulliby Lake on Saturday. Saskatchewan had ten tornadoes on Friday.

亞伯達省今年有許多龍捲風。週六有一個龍捲風擊中了 Tulliby Lake。薩斯喀徹溫省在週五有十個龍捲風。

It is very hot in Manitoba and Quebec. The air is wet and hot. People in Winnipeg must be careful.

曼尼托巴省和魁北克省非常炎熱。空氣潮濕且溫度高。溫尼 pegawai 的居民必須小心。

There is smoke from forest fires in Ontario and the North. This smoke makes the air dirty. Europe also has very hot weather in June.

安大略省和北部有森林火災產生的煙霧。這些煙霧使空氣變得髒污。歐洲在六月同樣有非常炎熱的天氣。

Conclusion

The weather is still dangerous. The air is bad and the heat is high.

天氣依然危險。空氣品質不佳且氣溫很高。

Vocabulary Learning

🌪️ The 'There is / There are' Trick

In the text, we see two ways to say something exists. This is the key to describing your world at an A2 level.

1. One thing (Singular)

  • There is smoke... → There is + 1 thing

2. Many things (Plural)

  • There are tornadoes... → There are + 2 or more things

🌡️ Describing Feelings & Things

Look at how the article connects a place to a feeling. It uses a simple bridge: IS.

  • Canada is hot.
  • Air is dirty.
  • Weather is dangerous.

Pattern: [Thing] → is → [Description word]


📍 Quick Word Swap

Instead of saying "very bad," try these words from the text:

  • Bad → Dangerous
  • Bad (Air) → Dirty
  • Hot → High heat

Vocabulary Learning

tornadoes (n.)
Very strong, spinning winds that can destroy buildings
Example:The tornadoes damaged many houses in the town.
careful (adj.)
Giving a lot of attention to avoid danger or mistakes
Example:Please be careful when you cross the street.
smoke (n.)
The grey or white gas that goes up from a fire
Example:I can see black smoke from the forest fire.
dirty (adj.)
Not clean
Example:The air is dirty because of the pollution.
dangerous (adj.)
Something that can hurt you or cause a problem
Example:It is dangerous to walk in the storm.
Practice A2 words in a crossword