β U4 Read 2 Part 1

June 20, 2025

Unit 4 Read 2 Part 1

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Multiple Choice

A supervolcano is larger and more powerful than a normal volcano.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are caused by weather changes.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

All volcanic eruptions are dangerous and destroy everything around them.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Tornadoes are the same as hurricanes.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Yellowstone National Park is located in the US.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The media ? that there will be many typhoons in August

• tends to

• forcasts

• strikes

Multiple Choice

There are many ? in Saitama

• residents

• income

• social structure

Multiple Choice

We need to ? work and school life

• separate

• observe

• strike

Multiple Choice

temporarily

• 一般的な

• テンポが良い

• 一時的な

Multiple Choice

spread out

• 変える

• 広がる

• 外に行く

Vocabulary

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

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

Skim through the text then listen to the audio

What causes a supervolcano to erupt?

♡ leader

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

How violent is a super-eruption?

♤ Leader

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?

♢ Leader

A waking Giant?

♣️ Leader

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.

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

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

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