eruption?

The lava flows down the mountain and can cover up or burn villages in its path. the rocks that erupt from the volcano usually don't damage anything because no one lives the crater.

　3). Why was it difficult for the writer to walk towards the edge of the crater ?

　 The author was wearing special protective clothing that made it difficult

to walk.

4). What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for 20 years ?

The author is impressed by the beauty of the eruption and also by its potential to cause great destruction.

3.Third reading (Read again to find more details)

1).What made the author realize that an eruption occurred?

　　answer: my bed began shaking

　　　 a strange sound

my bedroom became as bright as day

an absolutely fantastic sight

red hot lava was containing hundreds of metres into the air

　2).What did the scientists do after the eruption ?

answer: put on white protective suits, helmets, big boots

　　　　　　dropped as closed as possible to the crater

　　　　　　slowly make our way to the edge of the crater

　　　　　　looked down into the red boiling center

Homework

Spend some time researching one disaster. You can use books, magazines, newspapers

or the Internet. Collect pictures and diagram and look for information about:

　• what causes this kind of disaster

　• actual events that happened in the past in china and/or the rest of the world

• how people helped the victims