(共15张PPT)
Unit 5
the power of nature
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Para 2:
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Para 4:
Para 5
The writer describes his first sight
of a volcano eruption
The writer states again his love
for his work and volcanoes
The writer describes his first closer
look at a volcano eruption
The writer expresses his love for
his job and why he loves it
The writer describes his job and
its important
Why is the author’s
Job important
danger excites
me and makes
me feel alive
I have the greatest
job in the world.
protect people
from the volcano
What made the
author realize that
an eruption
Occurred
my bed began
shaking
a strange sound
my bedroom
became as bright
as day.
an absolutely
fantastic sight
red hot lava was
fountaining
hundreds of meters
into the air
What did the
scientists do after
the eruption
put on white
protective suits
helmets,big boots
dropped as close
as possible to the
crater
slowly made our way
to the edge of the
crater
looked down
into the red,
boiling center
climbed down into
the crater to collect
some lava
Questions
1.Why is a volcanologist’s job important
2.Where is Mount Kilauea
3.Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption
4.What caused the writer’s bedroom to become as bright as day even though it was night
5.Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting
6.Why was it difficult for the writer to walk towards the edge of the crater
7.What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for 20 years
The lava flows down the mountain and can cover
up or burn villages in its path.
The light was caused by the red-hot rocks and gas.
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Discussion :
If you could meet the writer of the passage,
what questions would you like to ask him
The volcano eruption is __________to watch.I’ll
never forget ____ ______ _______ of an eruption.
It was in the second week after I arrived in_______
,Earthquakes ______ ____ ________in Hawaii, So I didn’t ______when the bed ______ _________
. “ Another earthquake” I said to myself, going back to ________. Suddenly, my bedroom became ____ ________ ____ _____. “ What is happening ” I _______ ____ ____ my bedroom _____ the back garden. How beautiful. Red
hot_______was _____________hundreds of metres into the air. What a ___________ _______. How___________the volcano is. Then I _____ _______ enough ____ have a much closer look at it.
exciting
the
first
sight
Hawaii
are
very
common
care
began
shaking
sleep
as
bright
as
day
rushed
out
of
into
lava
fountaining
fantastic
sight
powerful
was
lucky
to
Two scientists and I were sent to collect some_______ for later_______. We were ______ as close as possible to the _______ that had been _______ during the eruption. To protect ourselves, we all had_______ _________, which made us look like_________. It wasn’t very______ to walk in these clothes. And we slowly_______ ____ _____ to the edge of the crater. Though I was a little ______. I wanted to ______ _____ into the crater to collect some______. But this being my first __________, I could only stayed____ ___ ______ and watched the two scientists. At that time I _________ to be a volcanologist forever.
lava
study
dropped
crater
formed
special
clothes
spacemen
easy
made
our
way
afraid
climbed
down
lava
experience
at
the
top
determined
Language points :
Have you ever considered how weak humans are
compared with a volcano, hurricane or earthquake
1.consider
consider + n. / -ing
He is considering ________________( 出国留学 )
studying abroad
consider + wh-
We considered_____________________
( 应该如何帮助他们 )
how we should help them.
consider + adv.
Consider carefully before you decide.
consider + as / to be
Do you enjoy taking risks
2.risk
He was taking a risk by overtaking on a bend.
The house is a fire risk.
at risk
at the risk of
at one’s own risk
You ____________( 会有危险 )if you don’t wear a seat belt.
______________________( 冒着被杀的危险 ), he walked
towards the animal.
People bathing here do so_________________( 责任自负 )
are at risk
At the risk of being killed
at their own risk
Many houses have been covered with lava or burnt to the
ground.
3. burn to the ground
He has no place to live in because his house has been
burnt to the ground.
We slowly made our way to the edge of the crater.
4. make one’s way
She hesitated, but____________________( 向前走去 )
made her way forward
If you want to make your way in the world, you must
learn to work hard while you are still young.
( 有出息 )
make way ( for )
I shall _______________________
( 将把位让给更年轻的人)
make way for a younger man
Today, I am just as enthusiastic about my job as the day
I first started.
5.enthusiastic ( about )
She seemed_______________________(对这个注意感兴趣 )
enthusiastic about the idea
I got an __________________( 热情反应 )from the students.
enthusiastic response
It was an absolutely fantastic sight
6.absolutely
He is an absolutely clever boy.
--- Do you have any money
---No,_____________.( 绝对没有 )
absolutely not
I am still amazed at their beauty as well as their potential
to cause great damage.
7.potential for ( doing) sth. potential to do sth. ( n.)
The boy____________________________( 有潜力成为作家 )
has the potential to become a writer
The toys have_______________________( 降低成本的可能)
potential for reducing costs
The pole is a _______________(潜在的危险)
potential danger
( adj.)
