St John's C of E Primary School
"Use your God-given gifts to serve others." 1 Peter 4: 10
English
EARTHQUAKES - ESCAPE FROM POMPEII BY CHRISTINA BALIT
1.
SPAG – Conjunctions
Look at the broken sentences below. Can you find the conjunctions? Match the clauses to make the sentences correct. Remember to read them again to check they make sense!
2.
Read the extract below. Which words (vocabulary) create a picture in your mind. What can you imagine in you mind? Why?
Put on your visualisation goggles, close your eyes and create a 'visualisation', a picture in your imagination. Draw it on these visualisation goggles.
3.
Vocabulary: Word zap our tier 2 vocabulary from the story Escape from Pompeii.
loomed, quivered, massive, drifted, churn, beneath
Write a sentence about volcanoes and earthquakes using these words.
You can watch the full story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7aYNcv9uDI
4.
Watch this video about Pompeii and the eruption of Vesuvius. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=gaJPcKLyXLQ
Describe the:
- smoke
- sounds of the eruption
- lava description
- your feelings
- lava bombs and rocks raining down