سطح اول - آیلتس 5-4 (A2 - B1)
It rains a lot in southern France. The amount of water is extreme. Water, which normally rains in months, falls down in a night.
This leads to flash floods. Small rivers become raging torrents. Roads are washed away. Thirteen people die.
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Extreme: بسیار زیاد
Lead to: منجبر شدن
Flash flood: تندسیل
Raging torrent: جریان شدید آب/ سیل
Wash something away: شستن/ زدودن
سطح دوم - آیلتس 6-5 (+B1+ - B2)
Several months’ worth of rain fell in one night in southwestern France which led to flash floods. Small rivers became raging torrents that washed away roads.
Schools were closed and people had to stay at home. Thirteen people died, and four of them died near the town of Villegailhenc.
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سطح سوم - آیلتس 7+ ( C1 - C2)
Several months’ worth of rain fell in one night in southwestern France which led to flash floods, and streams became a raging torrents that washed away roads.
Schools were closed and local authorities are urging people to stay at home. Thirteen lives have been lost in the floods – four deaths were clustered around the town of Villegailhenc.
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Stream: مسیل/ نهر
Local authorities: مقامات محلی
Urge: اصرار ورزیدن
Cluster around/ together etc: جمع شدن
