Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。
Bad weather sometimes makes people homeless. Thousands of people die because of bad weather every year. They stay outside on the streets in hot or cold weather and rains. These people sometimes stay in shelters and churches. 20 million people have left their homes. Floods, fire or storms cause homelessness. It is difficult to solve the problem. People have lost their belongings and family. Agriculture has also been destroyed because of bad weather.
because of ～(～の理由で), shelter (保護施設), flood (洪水), homelessness (ホームレスにさせる), belongings (所有物)
Questions:
- How many people die of bad weather?
- What have people lost in floods and storms?
- Where can the homeless people stay?
- Are there many homeless people in Japan?
- What is your opinion?