3-4listening and vocabulary

1、The Violence of Nature,Module 3,Listening and vocabulary,1 . Read the passage and find these words.,ash erupt lava tidal wave volcano,,Montserral is a beautiful small island in the Caribbean, only 16 kilo

2、meters long and 10kilometers wide. This tiny island has three volcanoes! One of the volcanoes erupted on the 18th July 1995. There had been several problems with the volcano over the previous hundred years, but th

3、is was the dangerous eruption.,,,People were told to leave the island as ash and steam began to come out of the volcano, and were warned that the lava from the volcano could bury several villages. When the lava reached t

4、he sea, there was the possibility of a huge tidal wave which could flood half the island.,,,,ash erupt lava tidal wave volcano,2. Explain the connections between the words in activity 1.,When a volcano er

5、upts, three ofThe outcomes are ash,lava and tidal waves.,3. Before you listen to a conversation, answer these questions.,(1)Ash and lava poured down the mountain ,setting fire to hundreds of houses. Does this mean t

6、hat (a) a fire started or (b) a fire ended?,,(2) Hundreds of houses caught fire when the lava reached them. Does this mean that the fire started because of,(a) a person or (b) a natural event?,,3. Before you list

7、en to a conversation, answer these questions.,(3) We managed to get half thepopulation to another island.Does this mean it was (a) an easy thing to do or (b) a difficult thing to do?,,3. Before you listen to a co

8、nversation, answer these questions.,(4) We put all the fires out. Does this mean the fires (a) are still burning or (b) have finished?,,3. Before you listen to a conversation, answer these questions.,Where

9、are they?(2) Who are the two people in the conversation?,In the center of Plymouth, capital of Monserrat,A reporter and Frank Savage, Governor of the island.,4. Listen and answer these questions.,(3) Is a volcani

10、c eruption taking place now?(4) How many people have already left the island?,No, it isn’t.,About 6,000.,(5) How many people were killed by the eruption?(6) When will people be able to return to their homes?,None.,Th