Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in Iceland after a state of emergency was declared. Cracks have appeared in roads after a series of earthquakes and there are fears that the Fagradalsfjall volcano will soon erupt. A huge eruption in Iceland in 2010 disrupted air travel around the world. (Images via Getty) Key words and phrases: 🔎 imminent - about to happen - Experts fear an earthquake is imminent. - Signs from the government are that tax rises are imminent. 🔎 swarm - a large number of bad things - The swarm of insects destroyed the crops. - The kitchen had been taken over by a swarm of ants. 🔎 frantic - acting out-of-control through worry - The singer was in a frantic rush before the show. - Everyone was frantic when they heard the order to evacuate. Download the audio and pdf transcript 👉 ✔️ 0:00 - Introduction ✔️ 0:30 - The story ✔️ 1:15 - Headline 1 ✔️ 2:32 - Headline 2 ✔️ 4:14 - Headline 3 ✔️ 5:21 - Language summary More popular videos to help you improve your English: ⭐ How to build your vocabulary 👉 ⭐ Tips for improving your memory 👉 ⭐ How to organise your speaking 👉 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 ✔️ Visit our website 👉 ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 @bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish
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