Learn “gusts”, “precaution” in slow English. From: Cyclone Murasu hits India’s Andhra Pradesh.
Transcript
Vocabulary in this episode
- Cyclone
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about Cyclone Murasu and its effects in India.
A cyclone is a very strong storm with powerful winds.
- bulletin
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about Cyclone Murasu and its effects in India.
A bulletin is a short news report.
- precaution
You heard “precaution” in the news.
A precaution is an action taken to help prevent harm.
- precaution
For example: She wore gloves as a precaution while cleaning the broken glass.
Here, it means she wore gloves to help prevent harm.
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Sources
- RechercheSchools and colleges were closed in at least eight Andhra Pradesh districts as a precaution, while the India Meteorological Department said heavy rain was likely across south coastal Andhra Pradesh during the next 12 hours.
- RechercheThe storm brought heavy to extremely heavy rain, uprooted trees and electric poles, and caused power outages, communication disruptions and road damage in parts of Prakasam, Palnadu, Bapatla and Guntur districts.