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Unit 4 Read 2

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Have you experienced any natural disaster? If so, what was it? When? How? Where?

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What is this?

Multiple Choice

What is the molten rock from a volcano called BEFORE it erupts at the Earth's surface?

• hot rocks
• fire
• magma
• lava

Multiple Choice

Which natural disaster causes most of its damage due to shaking?

• volcanoes

• tsunamis

• hurricanes

• earthquakes

Multiple Choice

Hurricane Katrina made landfall in 2005 and destroyed the levee system in what U.S. city

• Baton Rouge

• Atlanta

• Houston

• New Orleans

Multiple Choice

Rocks and soil are weakened by weathering and move very quickly downhill.

• Landslide

• Tornado

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Flood

Multiple Choice

Where is the most active volcano???

• Africa

• Japan

• Indonesia

• jamaica

Multiple Choice

What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?

• Lava
• Mafic Magma
• Felsic Magma
• None of these

Multiple Choice

Volcanoes that have not erupted for at least 10,000 years are described as...

• Sleeping
• Dormant
• Active
• Extinct

Multiple Choice

Vocanoes are found...

• on land
• under water
• on islands
• all of the above

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What can be created by a volcano?

• a book
• a tiger
• an island
• a person

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Pop quiz: 警戒する (v)

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Pop quiz:)結果、成り行き (n)

Multiple Choice

The media ? that there will be many typhoons in August

• tends to

• forcasts

• strikes

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There are many ? in Saitama

• residents

• income

• social structure

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We need to ? work and school life

• separate

• observe

• strike

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temporarily

• 一般的な

• テンポが良い

• 一時的な

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spread out

• 変える

• 広がる

• 外に行く

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細長い水路

Vocabulary

accumulate (v) collapse (v) continuous (adj) crack (n) entire (adj) eruption (n) explode (v) pressure (n) threaten (v) vast (adj)

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A strong hurricane can result in the destruction of a(n) ? city.

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Bonus question: Synonym for entire?

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The smoke and ash from a volcanic ? can spread over ...

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can spread over ? areas of land

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Bonus question: Synonym for vast

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Since 1659, the Central England Temperature series has kept a ? record of temperatures in parts of England

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Natural hazards often ? the lives of many people when they occur in highly populated places

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Adjective form for threaten

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earthquakes occur when ? inside the Earth's crust

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When the pressure inside the Earth's crust ? over time

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Large earthquakes can create huge ? in roads

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cause buildings to shake violently and ?

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In 2011, an earthquake and a tsunami caused several nuclear reactors in Japan to ?, leading to a nuclear disaster

Open Ended

The prefix super means "above" or "beyond". In what two ways do you think a supervolcano might be different from other volcanoes?

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2. Circle all the numbers, name of the place(s)

3. Skim through the text then read it through one more time

4. Discuss with your group and check your understanding

Skim through the text then listen to the audio

What causes a supervolcano to erupt?

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1. Check for all the DMs 🔺 or 🔲 or ○

2. Circle all the numbers, name of the place(s)

3. Skim through the text then read it through one more time

4. Discuss with your group and check your understanding

How violent is a super-eruption?

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Reading Technique

1. Check for all the DMs 🔺 or 🔲 or ○

2. Circle all the numbers, name of the place(s)

3. Skim through the text then read it through one more time

4. Discuss with your group and check your understanding

Will the supervolcano erupt again?

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A waking Giant?

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Supervolcanos are different from normal volcanoes because they are ? in size

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bigger in size and more ?.

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One supervolcano is located under ? and has been there...

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and has been there for at least ? years.

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Scientists believe that there have been three ? during that period

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it releases into the air can block ?,

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resulting in ? around the world.

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Yellowstone's caldera has been at unrest for the past ? years

Multiple Choice

What is a supervolcano, and how is it different from a regular volcano?

• a. It is smaller but erupts more often than regular volcanoes.

• b. It is a type of underwater volcano.

• c. It is much bigger and more powerful than ordinary volcanoes.

• d. It erupts quietly without any damage.

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How many super-eruptions has Yellowstone experienced, according to scientists?

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Before the eruption

• a. The chamber becomes empty...

• c.Columns of ash may rise...

• d.Pressure forces gases to explode...

• e.The chamber pushes the surface..

• f.The intense heat melts rock...

Multiple Choice

What causes the land above the magma chamber to form a dome?

• a. Heavy rainfall on the volcano

• b. Earthquakes from nearby mountains

• c. Pressure from magma and gases below the surface

• d. Wind erosion over thousands of years

Multiple Choice

4. What does the word “caldera” most likely mean in the passage?

• a. A type of gas released from volcanoes

• b. A large volcanic crater formed after an eruption

• c. A kind of lava rock

• d. A small volcanic hill

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When did the most recent super-eruption at Yellowstone occur?

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Based on the passage, what might happen if Yellowstone erupted today?

• a. It would only damage trees in the park

• b. It could cause global cooling and affect agriculture

• c. It would help scientists study magma

• d. It would only affect weather in Wyoming

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of “catastrophic” as used in the passage?

• Extremely destructive

• Gradual

• Helpful

Multiple Choice

Will the supervocano erupt again?

• Yes

• No

• Not sure

Match

A waking giant

• 1870

• 1970s

• 1985

• 2004-2007

• 2007-2010

Crater of a huge extinct volcano

Caldera has risen by 30 cm

Sink by 20 cm due to earthquakes

Caldera rises 7cm a year

Ground has risen 25 cm

• Crater of a huge extinct volcano

• Caldera has risen by 30 cm

• Sink by 20 cm due to earthquakes

• Caldera rises 7cm a year

• Ground has risen 25 cm

Open Ended

Which eruption covered the largest amount of the US with ash?

Multiple Select

• Columns of ash may rise many kilometers into the air.

• A plume of extreme heat rises from deep within Earth.

• The chamber pushes the surface of the land to form a dome.

• The intense heat melts rock, creating a chamber just below the surface.

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• The chamber becomes empty, leaving a huge crater in the ground.

• Columns of ash may rise many kilometers into the air.

• Pressure forces gases to explode upward through cracks in the dome.

• The chamber pushes the surface of the land to form a dome.

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