Catania Airport Reopens After Mount Etna Alert
Catania airport in Sicily has reopened. It closed because of Mount Etna. Etna is a big volcano. The volcano sent ash into the sky. Ash is very dangerous for planes. Now the danger is lower. Planes can leave and arrive again.
Italian scientists work at the INGV. This is a group that studies volcanoes. They told a TV channel that there is no more ash in the sky now. This is why the airport could open again.
But there is a problem. The volcano rested for a short time. Now Etna is erupting again. People do not know what will happen next.
There is also a bad story about taxis. Some illegal taxi drivers took people from the airport. They asked for very high prices. People are angry about this. The taxis did not have a licence to work.
Vocabulary9 words
- reopened
- opened again after being closed
- Mount Etna
- a big volcano in Sicily, Italy
- volcano
- a mountain that can send out fire and smoke
- ash
- small grey dust from a volcano
- INGV
- a group of Italian scientists who study volcanoes
- erupting
- sending out fire, smoke, or ash
- taxis
- cars that take people places for money
- illegal
- against the law
- licence
- a paper that lets you do a job legally
Quiz
Answer key
1. Because of ash from Mount Etna 2. There is no more ash in the sky 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Catania airport in Sicily has _____. It closed because of Mount Etna. Etna is a big _____. The volcano sent _____ into the sky. Ash is very dangerous for planes. Now the danger is lower. Planes can leave and arrive again.
Italian scientists work at the _____. This is a group that studies volcanoes. They told a TV channel that there is no more ash in the sky now. This is why the airport could open again.
But there is a problem. The volcano rested for a short time. Now Etna is _____ again. People do not know what will happen next.
There is also a bad story about _____. Some _____ taxi drivers took people from the airport. They asked for very high prices. People are angry about this. The taxis did not have a _____ to work.