Volcano in Ecuador – level 1

27-08-2015 07:00

Cotopaxi Volcano is in Ecuador. This volcano is active. It is also the highest volcano in Ecuador. It is 6,000 metres high.

The volcano erupts. It sends ash 2,000 metres in the air. Later, this ash falls down. It covers some towns.

The eruption is beautiful. Some people watch it.

The volcano is not dangerous, but people are watching it to make sure.

Difficult words: volcano (a mountain which sometimes erupts), erupt (to explode, to send out smoke and fire), ash (the black stuff which fire makes), eruption (when something erupts, it is an eruption).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

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