B2 Volcanoes (Masterclass 106 Unit 9)

1 What happened when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79?

• People were unprepared.

• The rich managed to escape.

• It covered many towns with dust.

• A few people were killed.

What do experts think will happen in the future?

• More people will set up home near volcanoes.

• More volcanoes will become active.

• More people will farm in volcanic areas.

• Around one billion people will die in volcanic eruptions.

According to the article, what is the present situation regarding volcanic eruptions?

• Most large cities have no appropriate evacuation plans in place.

• Eruptions are most likely to happen in Indonesia and Japan.

• Technological breakthroughs have led to accurate predictions.

• People will be less affected than before.

What does the article say about Popocatepetl?

• Nobody can say whether there will be a major eruption in the future.

• There was a major eruption in 1994.

• There have been no eruptions in the last 20 years.

• People who live nearby are fed up with being evacuated.

Why was the eruption of Mauna Loa less dangerous?

• People were able to keep ahead of the lava.

• People had been evacuated from the area beforehand.

• Scientists had warned people well in advance.

• It was not a major eruption.

What would be the most appropriate title for this article?

• Volcanoes: Sleeping threat for millions

• Volcanic eruptions and other natural disasters

• Volcanoes: Advances in their prediction

• Volcanic eruption: A study of volcanic behaviour