Unit 5 The power of nature reading 2

课件35张PPT。Choose the best answer.
1. The writer doesn't mind the occasional danger of his job because ____.
A. He travels to unusual places and meets interesting people from all over the world
B. He likes the different ways of working
C. He thinks his job the most important
D. He is excited about dangers and feels alive.ReviewD2. What does the writer mean by using “lucky” in the sentence “I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it.”?
A. He felt much safer on the top while the other two scientists climbed down into the crater.
B. It was his first sight of an eruption.
C. It was the first time for him to watch the crater.
D. Both B and C.DHe thinks he has the greatest job in the world.Danger excites him and makes him feel alive.
He thinks his job can protect people from the volcano.
How does the author feel about his job?What made the author realize that an eruption occurred?His bed began shaking.He heard a strange sound.His bedroom became as bright as day.Red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air.An absolutely fantastic sight.What did the scientists do after the eruption?They put on white protective suits helmets, big boots.They dropped as close as possible to the crater.They slowly made their way to the edge of the crater.They looked down into the red, boiling centre.They climbed down into the crater to collect some lava.Discovering useful words and expressionsvolcano n.(pl.) volcanoes an active volcano
an extinct volcano
a dormant volcano-logy: “…… 学/论。”volcanology-ist “……学家 ”volcanologist 活火山
死火山
休眠火山火山学
pianist
physicist火山学家oceanology
climatologyLanguage points 2. erupt
1)（火山）爆发，喷发
维苏威火山已经多年没有爆发了。
Mount Vesuvius hasn’t erupted for a good many years.2)（搏斗，暴力事件，噪音等）突然发生，爆发街头暴力可以在没有明显原因的情况下爆发。
Violence in street can erupt for no apparent reason.erupt into laughter/shouting/crying, etc.突然大笑/叫喊/大哭他毫无理由地大笑起来。
He erupted into laughter without any reason. 3. …, I am never bored.
born: vt. to make sb. tired and uninterested
使感到厌烦
The leader bored everyone by his long speech.
领导的长篇大论使每个人都感到厌烦。
bored: adj. 厌倦的；厌烦的（主语是人）
boring: adj. 令人感到厌烦的（主语是物）
She is _______with her job.
The lecture was deadly ______.
She finds opera _______.
He was getting ______by doing the same thing every day.boredboringboring bored4. warn sb. (of /against sth.)
sb. to do
sb. that 1) I won’t warn you again.
2) The people were warned of the danger
of flooding.
3) The doctor warned me not to drink.
（The doctor warned me against drinking.)
4) I warn you that it is dangerous to go
out alone at night. 5. …, because danger excites me and makes me feel alive.
excite: vt. to cause strong feelings (e.g. of happiness or nervousness) 使兴奋；使激动
The story excited the little boy very much.
The news of her arrival excited the crowd.
Fill the blanks with excite / excited / exciting.
1. An _______ crowd was waiting for the singer to arrive.
2. Don’t _______ the baby too much.
3. They waited and waited for something ________ to happen.excitingexcitedexcite 6. Having collected and evaluated the
information, I help other scientists…
evaluate: vt.评价；评估
The school has only been open for six months, so it is hard to evaluate its success.
I can’t evaluate his ability without seeing
his work.
You should evaluate your chances of success before making a decision.
作出决定前，你应该估计成功的机会。我没有看到他的工作情况，无法判断他的能力。 7. Unfortunately, we can’t move their homes out of the way, and …
unfortunately: adv.不幸地 （反）fortunately
unfortunate：adj. 不幸的 （反）fortunate
他不幸在最后一轮输了。
He was unfortunate to lose in the final round.
我们应该竭尽全力帮助那些不幸的人。
We will do our best to help those unfortunate people.
不幸的是，我们到得太晚，没赶上飞机。
Unfortunately, we arrived too late to catch the plane. 8. Many houses have been covered with lava or burned to the ground.
burn to the ground: 烧光, 烧成平地;彻底毁灭
He has no place to live in because his house has been burnt to the ground.
短语联想
burn away: 烧掉; 继续燃烧; 逐渐消失
The wood had burnt away to nothing.
burn down：烧成平地(烧毁, 烧光)
The house burnt down in half an hour. burn off：烧掉; 蒸发
He was badly injured in the accident, and all his hair was burnt off.
The farmers are burning off the stubble in the fields.
burn up：烧毁、烧得更旺/亮
He put more wood on the fire to make it burn up.
All the wood has been burnt up. 9. It was an absolutely fantastic sight.
absolutely: adv. definitely and completely; unquestionably 完全地；确实地; 绝对地 absolute adj. 绝对的；完全的
It's absolutely impossible.
He refused absolutely.
Do you think so? Absolutely.
你是这样想吗? 当然是。
He is absolutely wrong.
他完全错了。 他彻底拒绝了。这绝对不可能。10. It was an absolutely fantastic sight.
fantastic: adj. 幻想的, 奇异的, 稀奇古怪的,
荒谬的, 空想的
He is given to telling fantastic stories about his travels in Asia.
他喜欢告诉我们他在亚洲旅游的新奇经历。
My daughter likes to describe her fantastic dreams to me.
我女儿喜欢给我讲她那些奇怪的梦。
We watched a fantastic play yesterday evening.
昨天晚上我们看了一场非常精彩的演出。 11. … we slowly made our way to the edge of the crater and ...
make one’s way (to …): (向某地)走(去)
She hesitated, but made her way forward.
她犹豫了一下，但向前走去。
She hastily left the room, and made her way to her bed.
make one’s way 还表示“有出息”
If you want to make your way in the world, you must learn to work hard while you are still young.她快速离开房间，朝她床走去。feel one’ way
push one’s way
find one’s way
go one’s way
fight one’s way
wind one’s /its way
lose one’s way摸索前进挤过找到路，设法到达走自己的路，我行我素奋勇前进蜿蜒前进迷路12. I am still amazed at their beauty as well as their potential to cause great damage.
potential: 1) n. the inherent ability or capacity for growth, development, or coming into being
潜力，潜能
The new invention has an enormous sales potential.
He is a young player with great potential.
2) adj. capable of being but not yet in existence;
latent 潜在的，潜伏的
Education develops potential abilities.
教育能开发人的潜能。13. What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for 20 years?
impressive: adj. making a strong or vivid
impression; striking or remarkable
给人深刻印象的
It's an impressive ceremony.
那是个难忘的仪式。
His collection of paintings is the most impressive.
他的绘画收藏令人叹为观止。impress: v.
impression: n.
impressive: adj.
The girl impressed us with her liveliness
and sense of humour.
She impressed me as a scholar.
His first speech made a strong impression
on his audience.Example sentence1. 这栋老房子被烧毁了。
The old house was burnt to the ground.
2. 她有做歌手的潜质。
She has the potential to be a singer.
3. 他们任命他为主席。
They appointed him chairman. 4. 老师对每个学生的表现作了评价。
The teacher evaluated the performance of each student.
5. 你完全正确。
You are absolutely right.
6. 足球赛后城里爆发了好几次暴力事件。
Violence erupted in the city after the football match. 1. We received the written set of questions from
the company as they were eager to find out our
opinion on their products.
2. The car drew up next to the side of our car and
the driver waved to us. the questionnairealongsideReplace the underlined parts with a word or
phrase of similar meaning from the text.
Rewrite the sentence if necessary. (page 36)3. The scientists were studying carefully to see how successful the experiment is.
4. I moved carefully over the fallen rocks and returned to the car. The scientists were evaluation the experiment.made my way5. I think the boy is likely to achieve success in painting, but he needs training.
6. The teacher was given the job because he was the best candidate.has potentialappointed7. It is certain that the factory will greatly raise their efficiency if they have modern machines and tools.
8. Charles looked at the drawing that shows how the machine works and knew immediately what was wrong with it.equipmentdiagram Complete the paragraph with the words in the
box in the correct forms.volcanoeruptashlavaeruptionfountainwavesabsoluteburned to the groundSuggested answers:“You can’t catch me!” Janet shouted, _______ away.
A. run B. running
C. to run D. ran B解析：答案B。running away在此作shouted的伴随状语，由Janet发出这一动作。Practice 2. The storm left, ________ a lot of damage to this area.
A. caused B. to have caused
C. to cause D. having causedD解析：答案D。题意：暴雨过去了，只留下给这一地区造成的巨大损害。由上下文逻辑意义看，此处应表示自然而然的结果，故用现在分词作结果状语。3. ________ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home.
A. to wait B. have waited
C. having waited D. to have waitedC解析：答案C。此处为现在分词的完成式作时间状语，表明该动作发生在realized之前。4. _______ such heavy pollution already, it may now be too late to clean up the river.
A. Having suffered B. Suffered
C. To suffer D. SufferedA解析：答案A。由already提示，分词动作发生在谓语之前，故须用分词的完成式。5. The secretary worked all night long, _____ a long speech for the president.
A. to prepare B. preparing
C. prepared D. was preparingB解析：答案B。非谓语动词充当伴随状语，与主语the secretary是主动关系，因此用v-ing形式。Homework Finish exercises 1-3 on page 70.
Review the text and find out the difficult sentences to you. Pay attention to the –ing form.
Finish exercises on page 37.