Listening: Living near a volcano and stopping lava

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B1 | Listening from video | 11 min

Watch the video (0:06 - 4:55). You can watch more than once, then answer the questions.

What happened to the town of Grindavik in December 2023?

____ The lava destroyed most of the town.____ An earthquake knocked down many houses.____ The lava just missed the town.

A NUMBER from the video.

Lava can be as hot as about ____ degrees Celsius.

Why is it helpful that lava moves slowly?

____ People have time to leave and to react.____ The lava cools down before it moves far.____ Engineers can stop it with their hands.

Today, most volcano experts believe the bombs clearly stopped the lava in 1935.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

A NUMBER from the video.

In 1973, workers pumped about ____ million cubic meters of seawater onto the lava.

Why can the seawater method not be used everywhere?

____ The water makes the lava move faster.____ It only works near a place with a lot of water.____ It takes too many people to keep it going.

A NUMBER from the video.

After the 2023 eruption, people in Grindavik built barriers that were ____ meters high.

Why did the barriers have to be raised between eruptions?

____ Rain washed away part of the material.____ People wanted to see over the top of them.____ The lava made the ground higher as it flowed.

In the future, engineers will use robots to build the barriers.

____ True____ False____ Not Given

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