volcano eruption

火山爆发

What can be produced in a volcano e

ruption?

lava n. 熔岩 ; 岩浆

ash n. 灰

lava

erupt

volcano

tidal wave

ash

Read the passage and explain the

process of eruption.

When a volcano erupts, three of the outcomes are ash, lava and tidal waves.

Before you listen to a conversation, a

nswer these questions.

1. Ash and lava poured down the mountai

n, setting fire to hundreds of houses.

Does this mean that

(a) a fire started or (b) a fire ended?

2. Hundreds of houses caught fire when th

e lava reached them.

Does this mean that the fire started beca

use of

(a) a person or (b) a natural event?

3. We managed to get half the population

to another island. Does this mean it was

(a) an easy thing to do or

(b) a difficult thing to do?

4. We put all the fires out.

Does this mean the fires

(a) are still burning or

(b) have finished?

Listen and answer these qu

estions.

1. Where are they?

2. Who are the two people in the

conversation?

3. Is a volcanic eruption taking place now?

4. How many people have already left the i

sland?

5. How many people were killed by the

eruption?

6. When will people be able to return to

their homes?

1. In the centre of Plymouth, capital of

Montserrat.

2. A reporter and Frank Savage, Gove

rnor of the island.

3. No, it isn’t.

4. About 6,000.

5. None.

6. They don’t know.

The stressed key words often contain t

he main ideas. Listen and read the pass

age aloud. Make sure you stress the ke

y words.

And now, more information about the volca

nic eruption on the island of Montserrat in t

he Caribbean Sea which took place at 3 am

on December 26th, one week ago. We spoke

to a local journalist and he told us that no o

ne had been killed in the incident. According

to the journalist, more than half the island’s

11,000 residents had left the island four mon

ths earlier.

1. Which of the words indicates that the f

ollowing sentence contains good news?

2. Which indicates that the sentence

contains bad news?

luckily unfortunately thankfully

hopefully sadly fortunately

luckily 幸运地 , 幸好e.g. Luckily, no one was hurt. 幸好没有人受伤。unfortunately 遗憾地 ; 可惜地 ; 不幸地 e.g. Unfortunately, he won’t be here tomorrow evening. 可惜的是他明晚不在这儿。thankfully 感谢地 ; 感激地 hopefully 怀希望地 ; 抱希望地 ; ( 多用来修饰全句 ) 但愿

e.g. Hopefully, we will be there by six.

但愿我们能在六点之前赶到那儿。sadly 可惜 , 不幸fortunately 幸运地 , 侥幸地 e.g. Fortunately, the fire was discovered

soon after it had started.

幸好火势刚起就立即被发现了。

sadly

luckily

hopefully

thankfully

fortunately

unfortunately

bad news

good news

Choose one of the words to complete these

sentences.

1. _____________________________, we

had plenty of warning.

2. __________________, there were

several villages in its path.

3. _____________________________, no

one was killed.

Fortunately/ Thankfully/ Luckily

Unfortunately/ Sadly

Fortunately/ Thankfully/Luckily

4. ________________________________

________, it won’t too long.

5. ___________________, hundreds of

houses caught fire when the lava

reached them.

6. ______________________________,

we put all the fires out quite quickly.

Unfortunately/ Sadly

Hopefully/ Fortunately/ Thankfully/

Luckily

Fortunately/ Thankfully/ Luckily