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Mount Etna Erupts, Flights Suspended at Catania Airport

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Mount Etna is a big volcano in Italy. It is on the island of Sicily.

On 14 September, at 7:30 in the evening, Etna was still sending out ash. Ash comes from hot rock inside the volcano.

A drone took pictures of the volcano. A drone is a small flying machine with a camera.

The ash made a big cloud in the sky. The cloud was 4 kilometers long.

Because of the cloud, planes could not land at Catania airport. The airport stopped arriving flights until 10:00 at night.

Volcanoes like Etna often send out smoke and ash. This can be dangerous for planes.

People near the airport must wait for news. They want to know when flights will start again.

Vocabulary15 words

volcano
a mountain that can send out hot rock and smoke
ash
small gray dust from fire or a volcano
drone
a small machine that flies and takes pictures
cloud
a big gray or white thing in the sky, made of small drops or dust
airport
a place where planes land and take off
suspend
to stop something for a short time
arrive
to come to a place
emission
something that comes out, like smoke or ash
lava
very hot melted rock from a volcano
island
land with water all around it
flight
a trip in a plane
image
a picture
danger
something that can hurt you
smoke
gray or black air from fire
sky
the space above us where clouds and planes are

Quiz

1. Where is Mount Etna?
2. How big was the ash cloud?
3. What happened at Catania airport?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Mount Etna is a big _____ in Italy.

On 14 September, at 7:30 in the evening, Etna was still sending out _____.

A _____ took pictures of the volcano.

The ash made a big _____ in the sky.

The cloud was 4 _____ long.

Because of the cloud, planes could not land at Catania _____.

The airport stopped arriving flights until 10:00 at _____.

Volcanoes like Etna often send out smoke and _____.

This can be dangerous for _____.

People near the airport must wait for _____.

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