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1、Unit 5 The Power of Nature Have you ever considered how weak humans are compared with volcanohurricane 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
2、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 mi
3、ght be talked about?Part 1(Para 1-2) Part 2(Para 3-4) Part 3(Para 5) The writers job and its importance The writers experience of watching the volcanic eruptionThe reasons for the writers enthusiasm about his job.Skimming the text and try to find out main ideas of each part.Scanning the text and cho
4、ose the best answer1.What is the writer?A He is a doctorB He is a teacherC He is a scientistD He is a volcanologistD2. When did he first see an eruption? A It was in the second week after I arrived in HawaiiB It was in the second day after I arrived in HawaiiC It was in the third night after I arriv
5、ed in HawaiiD It was in the first night after I arrived in HawaiiA3 Whats the job of the writer?A Collecting information for database about Mount KilaueaB Analyze the informationC Help the villagers to move their home D Traveling around the world A4 In order to protect us, we had_A Normal suitsB Pro
6、tective suitsC Just helmetsD Wear the glass BPart one (Para. 1- 2) 1. Where is Mount Kilauea?2. The writer appointed as a volcanologist working for_The 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
7、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? dangerousinterestingchallengingtiringboringimportantSUMMARY The key word of the text is “exciting”, which is th
8、e focus of the passage. By telling the readers his everyday work, the importance of his job, he love his job. And I appreciate the writers 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.