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READING 2 Read and circle the letter.
The largest known volcano is
on Mars. It is about 22,000 m
1 Listen and read. TR: 7.8 tall and 700 km across! 1. This volcano had a lake of lava.

ACTIVE Volcanoes a. Mount Etna b. Nyamuragira c. Fuego

2. This is the largest volcano in the Hawaiian Islands.
There are active volcanoes all over the world. Some erupt often, sending hot lava
down their slopes. People often live near these volcanoes. Because of the ash, the land a. Mauna Loa b. Kı¯lauea c. Fuego
is good for farming.
3. This volcano’s eruption caused an airport to close.
The longest-erupting volcano is Mount Etna, in Sicily. It has been active for
3,500 years. Mount Etna erupts very often. It has destroyed many towns. People have a. Nyamuragira b. Fuego c. Kı¯lauea
tried to change the lava flow. They’ve built earth walls and used explosives. Some 4. This volcano is the longest-erupting volcano.
towns have avoided destruction. Successful evacuation plans have kept people safe.
a. Kı¯lauea b. Nyamuragira c. Mount Etna
Five volcanoes created the island of Hawaii. Mauna Loa is the largest volcano in
the world. Kıˉlauea is one of the most active. In fact, it almost never stops erupting. In
2018, lava flowed through the streets of some towns near the volcano. Many people 3 Where are these volcanoes? Work with a partner.
lost their homes.
K lauea
The volcano Nyamuragira, in Africa, erupts about every two years. It also has big Mount Etna
lava flows. It creates smaller volcanoes on its sides. At one time, the volcano had a Nyamuragira
crater with a lake of lava. Then in 1938, there was an eruption that opened up Mauna Loa
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one side of the volcano. Because of the eruption, the lava lake flowed out Fuego
of the crater. People do not live near this volcano.

Fuego is an active volcano in Guatemala. There was a
sudden and powerful eruption in June of 2018.
Many nearby towns were covered in ash.
The international airport in

Guatemala City had to close
because there was
too much ash on
the runway. 4 Work with a partner. Read the text again. Talk about two volcanoes.
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Name of Volcano Notes

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K lauea, Hawaii, USA

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