Hurricane Patricia – level 1

02-11-2015 15:00

This news is about a hurricane. People give it a name. They call it “Patricia”.

The hurricane is very strong. Its winds blow at 241 kilometres per hour. The latest location of the hurricane is 362 kilometres from Mexico.

People in Mexico are getting ready for the hurricane.

Difficult words: wind (the way the air moves), blow (to move), latest (newest).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

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