سطح اول - آیلتس 5-4 (A2 - B1)
It is very hot in many countries. There are wildfires in some countries. This is because the vegetation is so dry. There are wildfires in Portugal, California and Japan.
The fire in California is the biggest in the state’s history. People call it the ‘Holy Fire’. The fire is bigger than New York! It already burnt 283,800 acres of land or more.
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Wildfire: آتش سوزی
Vegetation: پوشش گیاهی
Dry: خشک
Acre: آکر (واحد اندازه گیری زمین معادل 4047 مترمربع)
سطح دوم - آیلتس 6-5 (+B1+ - B2)
Many countries are suffering from the current heatwave. There are many wildfires around the world because the vegetation is so dry.
Firefighters are trying to control fires in Portugal, California and Japan. California’s wildfire is the biggest in the state’s history, and people call it the ‘Holy Fire’. It is bigger than New York. And more than 283,800 acres of land have already burnt there.
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Suffer from: رنج بردن از
Heatwave: موج گرما
Firefighter: اتش نشان
سطح سوم - آیلتس 7+ ( C1 - C2)
The ongoing heatwave has reduced Portugal’s rolling hills to tinder and the country has become the latest in a long list of countries to be ravaged by wildfires.
Hundreds of firefighters are working day and night to keep the number of wildfires under control, and neighbouring Spain joined the fight by lending a number of aircraft for water drops.
The extreme weather has struck more than Europe – countries including Japan and the USA are also dealing with deadly heatwaves and fires. California is battling its biggest wildfire in history, and it is called the ‘Holy Fire’. The massive blaze covers an area larger than New York City and officials said that more than 283,800 acres of land have been scorched.
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Ongoing: مداوم
Reduce something to something: کاستن
Tinder:هر شی خشکی که با آن آتش روشن می کنند
Ravage: ویران کردن
Deal with: درگیر بودن
Battle: مبارزه کردن
Massive: عظیم
Blaze: شعله آتش
Scorch: سوختن
