1、Period 1&2 Warming up and Reading I,Unit 5 The Power of Nature,Words and expressions,tsunami,Do you know any other natural disasters ? Please work with your partners and make a list of natural disasters .,Warming up (4m),earthquake,floods,drought,thunder/ lightning,tornado/cyclone,hurricane /typhoon
2、,volcano-eruption,What do you know about volcano? Do you know how a volcano erupts?,volcano-eruption,Boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flows slowly down the mountain.,Magma chamber,Lava,Crater,Ash cloud/volcanic ash,More about the volcano,1. How is a volcano formed?,The rocks under the e
3、arth become hotter and hotter and erupt from the mountain.,Near the oceans.,Where is most possible for a volcano to erupt?,An extinct volcano,Haleakala Crater, the largest dormant volcano in the world Maui, Hawaii,An active volcano,3. What types of volcanoes do you know?,dormant volcano,Mount Vesuvi
4、us This mountain has erupted more than 50 times since the eruption in 79 A.D., when it buried Pompeii and its sister city, Herculaneum. After Pompeii was buried and lost to history, the volcano continued to erupt every 100 years until about 1037 A.D., when it entered a 600-year period of quiescence.
5、 In 1631, the volcano killed an additional 4000 unsuspecting inhabitants.,What qualities are needed for a volcanologist? Are you suitable for being a volcanologist ? Answer “yes”or “no” to the following questions.,Pre-reading (4m),Predicting (预测),What might be talked about?,What is the writer? When
6、did he first see an eruption? How did it look like? What was he wearing when getting close to the crater? And what was the result?,Skim the text and answer the following questions,Skimming (3m),What is the writer?When did he first see an eruption? How did it look like?,He is a volcanologist working
7、for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. He mainly collects information about Mount Kilauea.,It was in the second week after he arrived in Hawaii. It was very bright although it was night. Red hot lava fountained hundreds of meters into the air and it was a fantastic sight.,3. What was he wearing when
8、getting close to the crater? And what was the result?,He was wearing white protective suits that covered his whole body, helmets, big boots and special gloves, just like a spaceman. As a result, it made him difficult to walk.,Why is a volcanologists job important?Where is Mount Kilauea?,Scan the tex
9、t and answer the following questions,Scanning (5m),Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives.,Mount Kilauea is in Hawaii.,Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption?What caused the wr
10、iters bedroom to become as bright as day even though it was night?,The lava flows down the mountain and can cover up or burn villages in its path. The rocks that erupt from the volcano usually dont damage anything because no one lives near the crater.,The light that was caused by the red-hot rocks a
11、nd gas that erupted from the volcano.,Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting?Why was it difficult for the writer to walk towards the edge of the crater?,The scientists needed to get samples of the lava so they could study them.,The author was wearing special
12、protective clothing that made it difficult to walk.,What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for many years?,The writer finds their beauty and their potential to cause great damage very impressive.,1.The writer doesnt mind the occasional danger of his job because
13、 _.,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.,2. What does the writer mean by using “lucky” in the sentence “ I was lucky en
14、ough to have a much closer look at it. ” ?,A. He left 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.,Part 1(Para 1-2) Part 2(Para 3-4) Part 3(Para 5),T
15、he writers job and its importance,The writers experience of watching the volcano eruption,The reasons for the writers enthusiasm about his job,Find out the main idea of each part (4m),Suppose you are a reporter of the 21st Century, and you are interview the writer. Work in pairs and make up a dialog
16、ue according to your understanding of the passage.,Dialogue production (5m),Having learnt a little more about the work of a volcanologist, do you think it is an occupation you would enjoy? Discuss your reasons with others in your class.,Discussion (8m),In pairs discuss What skills you think a volcan
17、ologist should have.,Essential skills,Degree and/or Doctors degree in geology Interest in Earth science which includes: knowledge of volcanoes knowledge how magma (hot, liquid rock) erupts and how it behaves research skills skill in analysing and interpreting research results and other information p
18、ractical skills for performing experiments and operating scientific equipment,Desirable skills,Computer skills Foreign languages Practical skills such as: the ability to read maps. problem-solving skills. planning and organizational skills. communication skills. writing skills, for writing reports and for publications.,Assignment (Homework),Find out words, expressions and sentences which you think are useful, important or difficult to understand. Finish exercises in Learning about Language. (Ex. 1, 2),Have a rest!,