unit5-Reading-the-power-of-nature[共43页]

1、1 The Power of Nature Unit 5 2 Learning Aims: 1.To understand the passage fully. 2.To learn about the natural force- volcano and the work of an volcanoligst. 3 In February, 2008, what happened to China? Do you know any other natural disasters ? snowstorm On May 12, what happened to Wenchuan ? 4 5 6

2、7 earthquake 8 tornado 9 snowstorm 10 11 landslide 12 drought 13 Guessing Game natural disaster mountain volcano 14 15 Have you ever seen a volcano eruption? Let enjoy a short video about volcano eruption. 16 17 - Having seen this video, whats your feelings? - I feel volcanologists Who got the infor

3、mation about volcanos? 18 Collect and evaluate information about volcanoes. Volcanologistswork 19 20 An Exciting Job 21 Skimming Reading Comprehension Choose the best answers. 22 1.The writer is a _ A. doctor B. teacher C. volcanologist D. physicist 23 2.Where is the Mount Kilauea? A. It is in New Y

4、ork B. It is in Germany C. It is in the UK D. It is in Hawaii 24 3.The writer worked as a volcanologist in Hawaii_. A. 5 years ago B. 10 years ago C. 15 years ago D. 20 years ago 25 4.The writers job is _ A. collecting information for a database B. travelling around the world C. helping the victims

5、as a doctor D. taking photos for a newspaper 26 5.The eruption mentioned in the passage took place_ A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. in the evening D. at noon 27 6. The writers attitude towards his job is_. A. bored B. indifferent C. enthusiastic D. disappointing 28 Scanning Divide the passa

6、ge into 4 parts and match the main idea with each part Part 1: (para_) Part 2:(para_) Part 3:(para _) Part 4:(para _) A.The writer describes his first sight of a volcano eruption B.The writer states again his love for his work and volcanoes C.The writer expresses his love for his job and why he love

7、s it D.The writer describes his job and its important 1 2 3-4 5 29 Part 1 ( Para. 1 ) What is the most important thing about the writers job? 2) Where is Mount Kilauea? 3) Does the writer love his job ? How do you know? He help protect ordinary people from one of the most powerful forces on the eart

8、hthe volcano . In Hawaii. 30 1.Does the author love his job ? danger excites me and makes me feel alive I have the greatest job in the world. I am never bored. help protect people from the volcano. 31 Part 2 ( Para. 2 ) The writer was appointed as a volcanologist working for_ 2)Why did his work save

9、 many lives? The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory(HVO) Because people in the path of the lava can be warned to leave their houses. 32 Part two (Para. 3- Para. 4) Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea less damage than you might imagine? What made the author realize that an eruption occurred? Why di

10、d the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting? 4. What is the volcanologist wearing when getting close to the volcano? Because no on lives near the top of mount Kilauea,where the rocks fall. 33 My bed began _. I heard a _, like a railway train passing my window. My bedroo

11、m became as _ as day. There had been an _ from the side of the mountain. Red hot _ was fountaining hundreds of meters into the air. It was an absolutely _ sight. shaking strange sound bright eruption lava fantastic 2.What made the writer realize that an eruption occurred? 34 3.What did the scientist

12、s do after the eruption? white protective suits helmets, big boots and special gloves made our way to the edge of the crater the red, boiling centre into the crater to collect some lava as close as possible to the crater dropped. Put on. Slowly. Looked down into. Climbed down. 35 4. Why did the scie

13、ntists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting? To get some lava for later study. Part three (Para. 3- Para. 4) 36 5. What is the volcanologist wearing when getting close to the volcano? He is wearing white protective suits that covered his whole body, helmets, big boots and special

14、 gloves, just like a spaceman. Part three (Para. 3- Para. 4) 37 Part three (Para. 5) 5.What does the writer find impressive even after studying volcanoes for more than twenty years? The writer is impressed by the beauty of the eruption and also by its potential to cause great damage. 38 Consolidatio

15、n An interesting job Im a volcanologist. I travel to unusual places and meet interesting people from all over the world, but Im never (1)_(bore). Having collected and (2)_(evaluate) the information of volcanoes, I help other scientists to (3)_information about volcano, but unfortunately, we cant mov

16、e peoples homes out of the way, and many houses have been covered with lava or (4)_(burn) to the ground. Ill never forget my first sight of an(5)_(erupt) -red hot lava was (6)_(fountain) hundreds of meters into the air, which was an (7)_ fantastic sight. We scientists (8)_special clothes and slowly

17、made our way to the edge of the crater and looked down into the red, (9)_centre. I am still (10)_at volcanoes beauty as well as their potential to cause great damage. bored evaluated predict burned eruption fountaining absolutely wore boiling amazed 39 40 Discussion Group A For I like the job. Group B Against I dont like the job 41 Summary Today, we learnt a passage writte