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Getting Ready to Speak

A. Learn the words.

molten in a hot, thick, liquid state
seabed the ground at the bottom of the sea
hotspot a place where a particular activity frequently or easily takes place
dormant temporarily inactive, as if sleeping

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matter a substance or material of a certain kind
explode to blow up, burst, or shatter
climactic extremely exciting or decisive
hazardous very dangerous
repeatedly again and again

B. Read the passage. Then answer the questions.

Volcanoes
Geology is the science of the solid matter that makes up the Earth. It looks
at rocks and soils. The Earth is covered in a layer of rock like a crust. This is
called the mantle. In some places, this crust is thin . This is where the molten
rock under the surface, cal led magma, can escape. Once it reaches the
surface, it explodes through the ground. This c1imactic event is called an
eruption. The point where this happens is called a volcano

1. What is geology the science of, and what does it look a17
Geology is the science of the that makes 니 p the
Earth. It looks at
2. How does the molten rock escape when it reaches the Earth ’ ss 니 rface?
When molten rock reaches the Earth’s surface, it
3. What do you think the lecture will be about?
1 think that the lecture will be about

Now practice the questions and answers with a partneι
C. Listen and repeat.
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