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Joy English · Level B2 · Geologyjoy-english.com

How volcanoes form

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Follow an explanation of a natural process.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

plate
One of the large pieces that form the surface of the Earth.
magma
Very hot liquid rock under the ground.
erupt
To throw out rock, ash and gas suddenly.

Answer key

  1. Most volcanoes form where two plates meet.Write two as a word or a digit.
  2. As one plate slides beneath another, rock melts into magma.“Beneath” means under.
  3. The magma rises because it is lighter than the solid rock around it.“Than” is weak: “th’n”.
  4. When pressure builds up, the volcano may erupt violently.The final z sound of “builds” joins “up”: “buil-dzup”.
  5. Others, like those in Hawaii, form over hot spots in the middle of a plate.“Hot spots” can also be written as one word.

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