unit5Thepowerofnature-readingAnexcitingjob课件(人教新课标module6

1、7/22/2022Unit 5 Reading An exciting jobunit 5 reading An exciting job课件（人教新课标module 6 ）7/22/2022Pre-reading Can you imagine climbing into a live volcano in order to take the temperature of the boiling rock inside?7/22/2022imaginedoing such dangerous work as part of your job ?There are such people wh

2、o take it as their jobs. We call them volcanologists.7/22/2022Are you suitable for being a volcanologist ?(on P33)Do a quiz7/22/2022Questions Yes No 1 Do you like working outside as well as inside?2 Do you enjoy travelling to unusual places?3 Do you enjoy taking risks?4 Do you dislike doing the same

3、 thing every day?5 Do you like adventure in your life?6 Are you interested in studying rocks and other things that make up the surface of the earth?If you answered yes to all these questions, then volcanology could be a good career for you. 7/22/2022Guessing 2.What does the volcanologist wear when g

4、etting close to the crater?1. What does a volcanologist do? Is the work important? 7/22/2022Skim the passage to check whether your guesses were correct. Skimming 1. What does a volcanologist do? Is the work important? Collect and evaluate information about volcanoes.Yes. It can help save many lives

5、because people in the path of the lava can be warned to leave their home.7/22/20222.What does the volcanologist wear when getting close to the crater?They usually wear white protective suits that covered their whole body, helmets, big boots and special gloves, just like spacemen.7/22/2022Part 1(Para

6、 1-2) Part 2(Para 3-4) Part 3(Para 5) The writers job and its importance The writers experience of watching the volcano eruptionThe writers love for his job.Read the passage quickly and try to find out main ideas of each part.7/22/2022Careful reading Part 1Job: _ - _ -_importance: _ _feelings (adj.)

7、: _ - _ - _volcanologistcollect information for a databasehelp scientists to predict where lavall flow and how fast protect ordinary people from volcanoesexcitedSave peoples lives by warning them to leave their homes.never boredfeel alive/7/22/2022Why does the writer say that the boiling rock causes

8、 less damage while the lava causes far more damage?Less damagemore damageNo one lives near the top of the volcano, where the rock falls.The flowing lava buries everything in its path under the molten rock.Careful reading Part 27/22/2022My first experience: I was _ asleep when my bed began _ and I he

9、ard a _ sound, like a _ passing nearby. Then I found my bedroom was as _ as day, and red lava _ hundreds of meters into the air. The next day, three of us wanted to get close to the _. We put on _suits, _, big _ and special _, which made us look like _. We slowly _ to the edge of the crater to colle

10、ct some _ for _.fastshakingstrange trainbrightfountainingcraterhelmetsbootsglovesspacemenmade our waylavalater studyprotectiveFill in blanks of the following passage about the writers experience of the volcano.7/22/2022Analyze the writers feelings Part 3 Find out the words (para1 and para 5) that in

11、dicate the writers feeling about being a volcanologist. Para 1: never bored; excited; alive; The writer is an adventurous man. The writer loves his job very much. 3. Its not easy to be a volcanologist.4. Love and interest is what it takes to do a job well.5. CourageAn Exciting jobenthusiastic; amaze

12、dWhat can we learn from these words? Para 5:7/22/2022Post readingDiscussion 1） Having learnt a little more about the work of a volcanologist, do you think it is an occupation you would enjoy? Give your reasons.2) In pairs discuss what skills you think a volcanologist should have. Make a list. 7/22/2

13、022Suggested answersNo, I probably wouldnt enjoy this job because I would have to live in other countries and also I dont like being in dangerous situations. Also, Im not very good at science.orYes, Id love to do a job like this because I would enjoy working outside and I think I would enjoy the adv

14、enture. It would be exciting to meet people from different countries and I would feel good about helping people avoid danger.7/22/2022Essential skills Degree and/or Doctors degree in geologyInterest in Earth science which includes:Knowledge of volcanoesKnowledge how magma erupts and how it behavesRe

15、search skillsSkill in analyzing and interpreting research results and other informationPractical skills for performing experiments and operating scientific equipment7/22/2022Desirable skillsComputer skillsForeign languages Practical skills such as: the ability to read maps problem-solving skills pla

16、nning and organizational skills communication skills writing skills, for writing reports and for publications7/22/20221 Fred Spearsworks in a wildlife park looking after wild animals; loves nature and spends his holidays climbing mountains2 Susan Kelphas studied geology at university; very intereste

17、d in volcanoes; has visited Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy3 Charles Wildis a medical doctor; works in a laboratory doing research on disease; loves adventure holidays; wants to analyse volcanic samplesLook at these three people who would like to study volcanoes. Which one would you choose to become a v

18、olcanologist? Give your reasons.7/22/2022Fred Spears:He has the interest but not the qualifications. So he is not a good choice to become a volcanologist.Susan Kelp:She has studied geology and has an interest in volcanoes. She has all the necessary qualifications but she does not have practical experience devising experiments and analyzing data.Charles:He is a medical doctor with an interest in volcanoes. He has experience of conducting experiments but does not have the specific qualifications needed to become a volcanologist.7/22/2022So I woul