Typhoon

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Hurricane
cyclone
Typhoon
tornado
snowstorm
The power of nature
sandstorm
landslide
hailstorm
volcano
flood
earthquake
tsunami
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Catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius on August
24 of 79 A.D. buried the towns of Herculaneum
and Pompeii in Italy.
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Mount Vesuvius ?This mountain has erupted more
than 50 times since the eruption in 79 A.D., when
it buried Pompeii and its sister city,
Herculaneum. ?After Pompeii was buried and lost
to history, the volcano continued to erupt every
100 years until about 1037 A.D., when it entered
a 600-year period of quiescence. ?In 1631, the
volcano killed an additional 4000 unsuspecting
inhabitants.
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  Mount Kilauea It is Hawaii's youngest and yet
most active volcano. It first erupted in January
1983 and has been active ever since. In the
past 245 years there have been 62 eruptions...
That's about an eruption every four years. Mt.
Kilauea is a shield volcano-the largest types of
volcanoes in the world and have fluid lava and
are basically, just broad slopes.
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An extinct volcano
Haleakala Crater, the largest dormant volcano in
the world Maui, Hawaii
An active volcano
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Questions

• Have you ever seen a volcano in the flesh? If you
  have, share your experiences with your classmates
  and teachers?
• Do you like exploring volcanoes? Are you afraid
  the dangers you may face?
• Do you know what a volcanologist do and how
  important his or her job is ?

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Reading and comprehension

• Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more
  dangerous than the actual eruption?
• Why is a vocanologists job important?
• What caused the writers bedroom to become as
  bright as a day even though it was night/
• Why did the scientists have to get close to the
  volcano after it began erupting?
• Why was it difficult for the writer to walk
  towards the edge of the crater?
• What does the writer find impressive about
  volcanoes even after studying them for 20 years?

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Explore the Wonder of Nature
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Mount Hua Shan
Mount Tai Shan
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Giant panda Research Center
Jiu Zhai Gou
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Tian Chi
Mount Chang Bai Shan
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Reading and Comprehension

• Reading the article and tell the statements are
  true or false.
• 1.Changbaishan is the second largest nature
  reserve in China.
• 2. The peak of Changbaishan can reach as high as
  2,000 meters.
• 3. You can see a lot of black bears, leopards or
  cranes in Changbaishan.
• 4. Tianchi is a lake in the crater of an extinct
  volcano.
• 5. The ancestors of the Manchu people were
  believed to be good at language and persuasion.

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