Summative assessment for the cross curricular unit Hot and cold Learn Understand the main points of short simple texts on a growing range general and e curricular topics by using contextual clues Identify the main points of short simple texts using conted Reading Task. Read the text about volcanoes. Answer the questions A volcano is a mountain where molten rock erupts through the surface. The name Volcano" has its origin from the name of Vulcan, a god of fire in Roman mythology. Magma is a liquid rock inside a volcano. Lava is liquid rock (magma) that flows out of a volcano. There are around 1.510 active volcanoes in the world. We currently know of 80 or more, which are under the oceans When magma erupts through the earth's surface it is called Over half of the world's volcanoes arise in a belt around the Pacific Ocean called the "Ring of Fire" Use joined-up handwriting to write answers. 1. What word has its origin from the name of a god of fire in Roman mythology?
I recently watched a short news report about a study in a chinese university where they tried to find out whether men are more vain than women. The researchers made appointments with their subjects to be interviewed and each has to wait in a waiting room before being interviewed. In each room there is a one way mirror where researchers can video tape the subject's action without being seen. In that study, men looked at themselves in the mirror more than the women.
N the rivers of Australia can be seen floating on the water a small animal. Suddenly it dives under the snag and appear in another place. This platypus-small mammal found only in Australia and Tasmania. Platypus have a small head, flattened body, short legs, a short tail. Duckbill retrieves food exclusively water, under which the long delay, while breathing lungs. He digs out mud, looking for worms there, snails, shells, puts them in the cheek pouches and selected on the shore. On the river bank, in the roots of trees and in the grass platypus burrows himself satisfied. At home two outlets - one on the beach, the other - under water. Like the birds, the platypus lays eggs, but the cubs / like all mammals, milk feeds.
Could men be more vain than women?