Underwater volcano

BBC Eğitim Dairesi'nin hazırladığı Haberlerle İngilizce Dersleri'ni haftada bir gün görüntülü olarak sunuyoruz.

Bu sayfada haber metni ve Türkçe çevirisinin yanı sıra seçilen beş sözcüğün pekiştirilmesi için alıştırmalar da bulabilirsiniz.

Haber Metni

Türkçe metin

Oregon sahili açıklarında deniz altındaki bir yanardağdan parıldayan sıcak suların çıktığı görülüyor.

Geçen ay bölgeye rutin bir ziyaret düzenleyen araştırmacılar, deniz tabanında oluşan bir yanardağ ağzından lav çıktığını gördü.

On yılı aşkın zamandır yanardağı inceleyen bilimadamları, 2014 yılından önce püsküreceğini öngörümüştü.

Onlara göre bu, su altında meydana gelen bir yanardağ patlamasının önceden tahmin edilebildiği ilk vaka.

Sözcükler

shimmering: parıldamak, ışıldamak

lava: lav; yanardağ patlaması ile yeraltından çıkan erimiş halde, sıcak kayalar

vent: yanardağ ağzı, açıklık

erupt: püskürmek, yanardağın patlaması

forecast: önceden tahmin etmek

Alıştırmalar

BBC haberlerinde geçen tümceleri aşağıdaki sözcüklerden uygun olanları kullanarak tamamlayın.

Not:

shimmering / lava / a vent / erupt / forecast

1. What are believed to be the world's deepest undersea volcanic _________________ have been discovered in the Caribbean.

The _______________, known as black smokers, were located 5,000m (3.1 miles) down in the Cayman Trough.

2. Mr Osborne's speech came a day after the Bank of England cut its growth ____________ for the UK for 2011 from 1.8% to 1.5%, warning that "the headwinds are growing stronger by the day".

3. The southern white rhinos here, at first appearing like boulders on the ____________________ horizon of the African bush, were until recently a conservation success story.

4. A chain of volcanoes has _________ in southern Chile, sending a column of smoke and ash high into the air.

5. Europe's biggest active volcano, Mount Etna, is putting on a spectacular show as it continues to spew _______________.

Yanıtlar

1. What are believed to be the world's deepest undersea volcanic vents have been discovered in the Caribbean.volcano

The vents, known as black smokers, were located 5,000m (3.1 miles) down in the Cayman Trough.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> World's deepest undersea vents discovered in Caribbean </caption><url href="http://bbc.in/at8syk" platform="highweb"/></link>

2. Mr Osborne's speech came a day after the Bank of England cut its growth forecast for the UK for 2011 from 1.8% to 1.5%, warning that "the headwinds are growing stronger by the day".

Source: <link type="page"><caption> George Osborne: UK faces 'long hard recovery' </caption><url href="http://bbc.in/oDcRpX" platform="highweb"/></link>

3. The southern white rhinos here, at first appearing like boulders on the shimmering horizon of the African bush, were until recently a conservation success story.

Source:<link type="page"><caption> Clone zone: Bringing extinct animals back from the dead </caption><url href="http://bbc.in/cvwLgt" platform="highweb"/></link>

4.

A chain of volcanoes has erupted in southern Chile, sending a column of smoke and ash high into the air.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Thousands flee homes as Chile volcanoes erupt </caption><url href="http://bbc.in/mOE2Mr" platform="highweb"/></link>

5. Europe's biggest active volcano, Mount Etna, is putting on a spectacular show as it continues to spew lava.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Mount Etna eruption creates spectacular show </caption><url href="http://bbc.in/n26wmx" platform="highweb"/></link>