Show a video clip of an erupting volcano.
Students share their ideas with the class.
Extension Students choose a date of one of Popocateptl's eruptions and write a diary page of their experiences that day using the preterite. In this activity we will be visiting web sites about volcanoes in Mexico. Predict how you would feel, what you would do if you were in the path of an active volcano. Share your ideas with the class. Describe the volcano.