Unit6Thepowerofnature-Reading(评优课课件).ppt

* Teacher：Lei Zhilian Minle No.1 Senior High School ( Period 1 Warming-up Reading ) Ash cloud Crater Lava flow Magma chamber volcano-eruption Boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flows slowly down the mountain. Questions 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 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? Are you suitable for being a volcanologist ? Answer “yes”or “no” to the following questions. Guess: What is the job like as a volcanologist? Please work with partners and write your answers down. An Exciting Job The writer’s job and its importance. The writer’s experience of watching the volcano eruption. The reasons for the writer’s enthusiasm about his job. Part 1(Para 1-2) Part 2(Para 3-4) Part 3(Para 5) Read the text quickly and match each part with its main idea. Read Part 1 and decide whether the following statements are true or false. ( ) 1. I was appointed as a volcanologist working for the HVO twelve years ago. ( ) 2. Mount Kilauea is the most active volcanoes in Hawaii. ( ) 3. Having collected and evaluated the information, I can help other scientists to predict where lava will flow next and how fast. ( ) 4. My work is dangerous and I’m afraid of it. ( ) 5. The most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people from the volcano. T F T F F twenty one of but I don’t mind. What made the author realize that an eruption occurred ? ●my bed began________ ●a ________sound ●my bedroom became as _______as day ●red hot lava was __________hundreds of meters into the air ●an absolutely _________sight shaking strange bright fantastic fountaining What did the scientists do after the eruption? Put the following statements in correct order: dropped as close as possible to the crater