Mayon Volcano News

May 4, 2026, 08:05
AsiaEnvironment

Introduction

A part of Mayon Volcano fell down last weekend. More than 300 families left their homes.

Main Body

Hot gas, ash, and rocks moved fast down the mountain on Saturday. This was not a big explosion. It was a slide of old lava. Ash fell on 87 villages. People could not see the roads. The ash killed some vegetables and five animals. No people died. This volcano is very active. It is on Level 3 alert since January. Level 5 is the most dangerous level.

Conclusion

People are cleaning the area now. The volcano is still dangerous.

Learning

⚡ Action Words (Past vs. Now)

Look at how the story changes from what happened (Past) to what is happening (Present).

The Past (Finished)

  • Fell down →\rightarrow It happened last weekend.
  • Left →\rightarrow The families moved away.
  • Moved →\rightarrow The rocks went down the mountain.
  • Killed →\rightarrow The ash destroyed the plants.

The Now (Continuing)

  • Is →\rightarrow The volcano is active right now.
  • Are cleaning →\rightarrow People are working on the area at this moment.

💡 Quick Tip for A2: When you see words ending in -ed (like moved), you are talking about yesterday. When you see is/are + -ing (like are cleaning), it is happening exactly now.

Vocabulary Learning

part
A piece or segment of something.
Example:She took a part of the cake.
fell
To drop down or descend.
Example:The leaves fell from the tree.
weekend
The two days at the end of the week, Saturday and Sunday.
Example:We go to the park on the weekend.
families
Groups of related people living together.
Example:Many families live in the town.
homes
Places where people live.
Example:They returned to their homes.
hot
Having a high temperature.
Example:The soup is hot.
gas
A substance that expands to fill a space.
Example:The car uses gas.
ash
Powdery residue left after a fire.
Example:The ash covered the ground.
rocks
Hard mineral masses that form the earth's crust.
Example:We collected rocks from the beach.
moved
To change position or location.
Example:She moved to a new city.