课件17张PPT。Unit 5 The Power of Nature Period 1 Warming
up and Reading IHave you ever considered how weak
humans are compared with volcano
hurricane or earthquake?
Can you list some natural disasters?
volcano-eruptionBoiling rock erupts from the crater;
the lava flows slowly down the mountain. Magma chamberLavaCraterAsh cloud/volcanic ashWhat do you know about volcano?
Do you know how a volcano erupts?Who will climb into a live volcano to
take the temperature of the boiling
rock inside?volcanologistsCollect and evaluate
information about
volcanoes. What kind of things might a
volcanologist do?An Exciting JobWorking as a volcanologist What might be talked about?Part 1(Para 1-2)
Part 2(Para 3-4)
Part 3(Para 5) The writer’s job and its importance The writer’s experience
of watching the volcanic eruptionThe reasons for the writer’s enthusiasm about his job.Skimming the text and try to find out main ideas of each part.Scanning the text and choose the best answerWhat is the writer?
A He is a doctor
B He is a teacher
C He is a scientist
D He is a volcanologist
D2. When did he first see an eruption?
A It was in the second week after I arrived in Hawaii
B It was in the second day after I arrived in Hawaii
C It was in the third night after I arrived in Hawaii
D It was in the first night after I arrived in Hawaii
A3 What’s the job of the writer?
A Collecting information for database
about Mount Kilauea
B Analyze the information
C Help the villagers to move their home
D Traveling around the world A4 In order to protect us, we had_____
A Normal suits
B Protective suits
C Just helmets
D Wear the glass BPart one
(Para. 1- 2) 1. Where is Mount Kilauea?
2. The writer appointed as a volcanologist
working for___________________Careful readingThe Hawaii Volcano ObservatoryIn Hawaii.Part two (Para. 3- 4) 3. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea
less damage than you might?
4. What did the scientists do after the eruption?
No one lives near the crater. Dropped as closed as possible to the craterDiscussion What do you think of volcanologists’ job?
Do you like it, why or why not? dangerousinterestingchallengingtiringboringimportantsummaryThe key word of the text is “exciting”, which is the focus of the passage. By telling the readers his everyday work, the importance of his job, he love his job. And I appreciate the writer’s attitude towards nature. we should love nature and we can do something to minimize the damage caused by natural forceshomework1. Finish exercises in Discovering useful words and expressions on page 35..
2.Try to write a short composition about a natural disaster. Thank you