高中英語第五冊UndertheVolcano課件.ppt

Unit 10,Under the Volcano,By Ivyriver 2006.10.8,Have you ever heard of something about the volcano?,What can you see when a volcano erupts?,Do you know how a volcano works?,Generally speaking, a volcano is any place on a planet where some material from the inside of the planet makes its way through to the planets surface.,gas,liquid,solid,lava(熔巖),vapour水蒸氣, carbon dioxide, nitrogen(氮),sulphur(硫磺), etc.,bits of rock and volcanic ash, etc.,What will be produced after the eruption of volcano?,Where does Vesuvius locate?,On the eastern shore of the Bay of Naples.,Pompeii,Mount Vesuvius as seen from Pompeii, which was destroyed in the 79 eruption.,Eruption of Vesuvius in 1822. The eruption of 79 AD would have appeared very similar.,Pompeii Bodies,Describe how things could have happened?,Under the Volcano,What disaster?,When?,Where?,Who?(Who is the main character?),The end?,1: What is described in the following passage? 2: When and where did it happen? 3: Who is the writer of the letter? 4：How many characters are there in the letter? Who are they?,Task 1 Skimming,The eruption of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius.,On the 24th of August in 79 AD in southern Italy.,Pliny, the younger.,Uncle Pliny; Pliny the Younger; Tacitus; Rectina; Pompy;,Task 2 Scan the text & fill in the following form.,A cloud of unusual size and shape rising from a mountain drew my uncles attention and he wanted to see it from closer at hand.,After receiving a letter from his friends wife Rectina, he changed his mind to save her.,In spite of the danger, he turned back to rescue his friend Pompy and help calm down the other people.,My uncle wanted to get out of the danger but failed. He was dead.,Task 3 true or false.,A volcano erupted on the 24th of August in 79 BC in southern Italy. My uncle planned to save his friends wife Rectina. My uncle went to rescue Pompy after saving Rectina. The flames came from the homes of farmers who had left in a panic with the kitchen fires still on. They decided to try the open air instead of staying in the house. It was night when the volcano erupted.,F,F,T,F,T,F,AD公元 (Anno Domini) BC(before century),Para.3,Para 4. Last line,Para.5,Para.5 last line,Para.6 Sentence 2,What did Tacitus ask the author to do? From whom was the letter which the authors uncle brought? Where was Rectinas house? What did the captain urge the authors uncle to do? Why did the authors uncle ask to be taken to the baths? When was the authors uncles body found?,Task 4 Scan the text answer the following questions.,1.What did Tacitus ask the author to do? 2.From whom was the letter which the authors uncle brought? 3. Where was Rectinas house?,Ask him to write him something about the death of his uncle Pliny.,From his friends wife Rectina.,At the foot of Vesuvius.,Para. 1,Para. 3,Para. 3,4.What did the captain urge the authors uncle to do? 5. Why did the authors uncle ask to be taken to the baths? 6.When was the authors uncles body found?,He urged the authors uncle to turn back.,Because he wanted to help the other to calm down.,When daylight came again two days after he died.,Para. 4,Para. 5 sentence 3,Task 5 Arrange the following statements in the right order according to the text.,He decided to rescue his friend Pompy. Some people watched an unusual cloud rising from a mountain. Rectina begged him to save her. He ordered a boat made ready. Two slaves helped him stand up and immediately he fell down dead. He bathed and had dinner. A rain of rocks was coming down.,2,4,3,1,6,7,5,Task 5 Further understanding,From the text, we can learn that Tacitus_ was a history writer B. worked for the local police C. was a close friend of Pliny D. did research into volcanoes and earthquakes,Para1. I hope you can use it for the history book that you are writing.(推斷題),2.What is the passage mainly about? A.The death of Pliny the elder B The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD C The possible causes of volcanoes erupting D The ways of escaping from a volcano eruption,3.“The sight of it awoke the scientist in my uncle to go and see it from closer at hand.”The underlined parts refer to_ Mount Vesuvius; the uncle of the writer B. A mountain in the distance;Pliny the elder C. A cloud of unusual size and shape;qualities of a scientist like curiosity D.dark spots of dirt and ash;qualities of a scientist like curiosity,Scientific spirits,awake sth. in sb. 喚起某人的,4.The writer didnt think his uncle was afraid on the trip to Vesuvius because_ A. he had to rescue his friends wife Rectina B. he hurried to a place from which others were fleeing C. He had a good knowledge of how to survive a volcano eruption D.he was calm enough to write a report about what he observed,Para. 3 last sentence,5._ led to the immediate death of the writers uncle. A. The wrong decision he made B. His interest to study the volcano C.That he didnt take the eruption seriously D. That he wanted to rescue Pompy after rescuing Rectina,Para 4.,6. Pompy didnt get away because_ A.He had to wait for a good wind B.there was no way out except by boat C.he was too scared to take any action D.he wanted to join Pliny in observing the eruption,Para5. He had to wait for a good wind, blowing the other way than the one that carried my uncle right in.( 細節(jié)題),7. What does the writer mean with the last sentence of the letter? A.It is no easy task to be a history writer B.He reminds Tacitus of his uncles bravery C.He is sorry that he cant tell Tacitus more about the eruption D.He leaves it for Tacitus to decide which parts are important for his history book,Read this letter once again, and explain what the words in bold refer to: The sight of it awoke the scientist in my uncle to go and see it from closer at hand. He had to wait for a good wind, blowing the other way than the one that carried In order to help the other calm down, he Their light scared people but my uncle They discussed what to do:,a cloud of unusual size and shape,a good wind,Pompy,flames The light of flames,Pliny Pompy and their friends,The uncle of the writer was not afraid of what was happening. How do you know? Give three examples that show he had no fear.,He wrote a report about all he observed during his trip.,Rescued Pompy, calmed down, bathed and had dinner, slept, etc.,Slept after baths and dinner, told the flames came from the homes of farmers who had left in a panic with the kitchen fires still on.,Para 3. Para 4. Para 5.,Discussion,If you were the Uncle, would you go to save your friends?,The answer to this are twofold. Pliny was solider and commander of the fleet. It was his duty, and he had courage to face danger and rescue people without thinking of his own life. On the other hand, he risked his own life and that of others by going near the place of danger to study the volcano. That was very unwise, and scientists should always think of their safety and that of others.,2. What can we learn from Pliny? Give facts in the letter.,a. Bravery In face of volcano eruption Pliny decided to see it from closer at hand. b. Kindness He changed his mind to save Rectina who was in danger.,3. Are there any advantages of volcano eruption?,a. The earth around volcanoes is very fertile, so farmers were always attracted to plant their crops near these mountains.,b. Many precious stones, such as diamond, are formed because of the eruption of volcanoes.,c. It can also enlarge the areas of land. For example, Hawaiian Islands came into being because of the volcano eruption.,Homework:,1. Retell the story in your own words. 2. Refer to the website to know more about the volcano. ,Language points,1. They were _ to death when they saw a giant spider. A. scare B. scaring C. scared D. scary,The _ look on the boys face suggested he was _at the _news . ( frighten),frightened,frightening,frightened,當修飾face , look , smile ,voice 等表現(xiàn)人的情感的詞時，多用過去分詞型的形容詞,frightening = frightened =,It is a _ adventure. I am _to go out alone,scary,scared,scary,scared,be scared of sb/sth,of doing sth,to do sth,She is scared of snakes/seeing snakes .,Hes scared to answer the phone .,她怕蛇/看到蛇。,他害怕接電話。,be frightened / scared to death,frighten / scare sb . to death,starve to death beat sb. to death sentence sb. to death,to ：,as far as sth reaching,terrify,=scare/frighten,When Mary heard the story of the hero , she was moved _ tears. a. at b. to c. by d. with,get into a total panic .,2.陷入極度恐慌之中,get into,1).start a career in 從事。,get into publishing/ journalism,2).become involved in sth/ start sth參與某事；開始某事,get into an argument, a fight with sb,3).aquire or develop sth 得到或形成某事物,get into bad habits,4).become familiar with sth, learn sth,I havent really got into my new job yet.,3.The driver of the car _from behind the lorry. A. pull out B. pull off C. pull in D. pull up,pull out,= move out,When the typhoon pulled the roofs off their houses,remove/take off,We pulled off our plan for going to Beijing.,succeed in doing sth,The train pulled in right on time.,(of a train) enter a station,The new show is certainly pulling in the crows.,attract,The driver pulled up at the traffic lights.,(cause a vehicle to )come to a halt,He was pulled up by the head teacher.,correct or reprimand sb,4. The sight of the dead man made his hair _ on end. A. sit B. lie C. stand D. seat,on end,1).upright,他把箱子豎起來，坐在上面,He placed the box on end and sat on it.,2).continuously,He sat there for hours on end,他連續(xù)在那兒坐了幾個小時,5.draw ones attention to,=attract / catch / call / get ones attention to,fix ones attention on devote ones attention to hold ones attention on pay attention to,6. at such a distance,at a distance of six miles,in the distance= far away,7.awake sth in sb,=cause sth to be active in sb,那信又勾起他往日的恐懼。,The letter awoke old fears in him.,8.Be more practical. Havent you heard “one bird _ is worth two in bush”? A. in hand B. at hand C. on hand D. on the other hand,in hand,= in ones possession/in control持有/在控制下,at hand,1).=near/close by,他住在附近。,He lives close/near at hand.,2).about to happen,你的重大時刻即將到來。,Your big moment is at hand.,on hand,= available現(xiàn)有（隨時可用）,9.flee ,escape, run away,Anyone who breaks the law cant _ being punished. They all _the burning building safely. Tom _ twice from his boarding school for no reason.,escape,fled,has run away,10.hold his course directly into danger,直接駛向危險,1).direction/route followed by a ship or a plane,飛機飛向正確/偏離航線,fly on /off course,聽其自然發(fā)展,run / take its course,2). a French / chemistry course,course= subject, series of lessons,3) of course= certainly,as a matter of course,理所當然的事,11. I urge that a doctor _ immediately. A. has been sent for B. sends for C. will be sent for D. be sent for,1）.drive forcibly or hurry (a horse, etc) in a certain direction 驅趕，驅策（馬）等,他策馬跳過籬琶。,He urged his horse to jump the fence.,2）try to earnestly or persistently to persuade sb 誠懇地或持續(xù)地催促某人,3） urge sth on/ upon sb/ sth,=recommend sth strongly with reasoning竭力推薦,他催我們走,He urged that we (should) go/urged our going /urged us to go.,我們特別提出要小心謹慎,We urged caution.,12. _ the airport, he was arrested by the police. A. As soon as arriving B. Upon he arrived C. On arriving D. Upon arrival at,4).urge sb on/ upon sb / sth,encourage or stimulate sb to do sth 鼓勵或激勵某人做某事,經(jīng)理鼓勵他職員更加努力,The manager urged his staff on( to greater efforts),on/upon+ n./ doing,at or immediately after the time or occasion of 就在某時,as soon as ; immediately ;the instant; instantly; directly ; the moment; hardly/ scarcelywhen; no sooner than,那女人一聽到那奇怪的聲音就叫了起來。,The woman cried out on /upon hearing the strange sound.,On his return from the USA, he sent out to start a company. The moment he returned from the USA, he sent out to start a company. Immediately he returned from the USA, he sent