選修Uni The ower of Nature課件

1、選修Uni The ower of Nature,1,The Power of Nature,Unit 5,Reading： An Exciting Job,選修Uni The ower of Nature,2,An earthquake hit Nepal on April 25,2015.,Bodhnath博達(dá)哈大佛塔,選修Uni The ower of Nature,3,In winter, what disaster happene to north of China?,Do you know any other natural disasters ? Please work with

2、 your partners and make a list of natural disasters .,snowstorm,On May 12, what happened to Wenchuan China?,選修Uni The ower of Nature,4,Typhoon 臺風(fēng),Sandstorm,Flood,Earthquake,Tornado龍卷風(fēng),Snowstorm,Tsunami海嘯,Landslide山崩,Hailstorm冰雹,Volcano,Hurricane 颶風(fēng),natural disasters,The power of nature,選修Uni The owe

3、r of Nature,5,drought,選修Uni The ower of Nature,6,snowstorm,選修Uni The ower of Nature,7,sandstorm,選修Uni The ower of Nature,8,flood,選修Uni The ower of Nature,9,hurricane / typhoon,選修Uni The ower of Nature,10,tornado/cyclone,選修Uni The ower of Nature,11,volcano-eruption,Boiling rock erupts from the crater

4、; the lava flows slowly down the mountain.,Magma chamber 巖漿儲源,Lava熔巖,Crater火山口,Ash cloud塵云,選修Uni The ower of Nature,12,An extinct volcano 死火山,An active volcano 活火山,What types of volcanoes do you know?,A dormant volcano 睡火山,Who will climb into a live volcano to take the temperature of the boiling roc

5、k inside?,選修Uni The ower of Nature,13,What kind of things might a volcanologist do?,Collect and evaluate information about volcanoes.,選修Uni The ower of Nature,14,How is a volcano formed?,The rocks under the earth become hotter and hotter and erupt from the mountain.,選修Uni The ower of Nature,15,An Ex

6、citing Job,Working as a volcanologist.,What might be talked about?,選修Uni The ower of Nature,16,Part 1(Para 1-2) Part 2(Para 3-4) Part 3(Para 5),The reasons why the writer is enthusiastic about his job. What the writers job is and its importance. The writers experience of watching the volcano eruptio

7、n.,The main idea of the passage:,Fast reading:,選修Uni The ower of Nature,17,How many years has the author worked as a volcanologist?,I was appointed as a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory twenty years ago.,twenty years ago,B. 20 years.,A. 10 years.,C. 30 years.,D. 40 years.,選

8、修Uni The ower of Nature,18,2.The writer doesnt mind the occasional danger of his job because _. 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 fe

9、els alive,選修Uni The ower of Nature,19,3. What does the word “alive” mean in the sentence “. danger excites me and makes me feel alive”? A. Living or not dead. B. Active or lively. C. Continuing. D. Healthy.,選修Uni The ower of Nature,20,4. Why did the writer put on special clothes to look at the crate

10、r? A. Because he wanted to take some special photos. B. Because he was concerned about his safety. C. Because the other two scientists asked him to. D. Because he wanted to climb down into the crater.,選修Uni The ower of Nature,21,Part one (Para. 1- Para. 2),Why is a volcanologists job important? 2) W

11、here is Mount Kilauea? 3) The writer doesnt mind the occasional danger of his job because _.,It can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and save many lives.,In Hawaii.,him and makes him feel alive,danger excites,Careful reading,選修Uni The ower of Nature,22,Part two (Para. 3- Para. 4),2.Wha

12、t made the author realize that an eruption occurred? 3.What did the scientists do after the eruption ?,The lava can cover up or burn villages in its path. The rocks from the volcano usually dont damage anything because no one lives near the crater.,Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more da

13、ngerous than the actual eruption?,選修Uni The ower of Nature,23, My bed began _. I heard a _, like a railway train passing my window. My bedroom became as _ as day. There had been an _ from the side of the mountain. Red hot _ was fountaining hundreds of meters into the air. It was an absolutely _ sigh

14、t.,shaking,strange sound,bright,eruption,lava,fantastic,2.What made the author realize that an eruption occurred?,選修Uni The ower of Nature,24,My bedroom became as bright as day,選修Uni The ower of Nature,25,3.What did the scientists do after the eruption?,Put on white protective suits, helmets, big bo

15、ots and special gloves,Slowly made our way to the edge of the crater,Looked down into the red, boiling centre,Climbed down into the crater to collect some lava,選修Uni The ower of Nature,26,Part three (Para. 5),What does the writer find impressive even after studying volcanoes for many years?,The auth

16、or is impressed by the beauty of the eruption and also by its potential to cause great damage.,選修Uni The ower of Nature,27,7.The passage suggests that_,A. The writer is worried about his job. B. The writer is anxious about his job C. The writer is interested in his work. D. The writer is tired of hi

17、s work.,選修Uni The ower of Nature,28,Analyze the writers feelings (Part 3),Find out the words (para1 and para 5) that indicate the writers feeling about being a volcanologist.,Para 1: never bored; excited; alive;,an exciting job,Para 5: enthusiastic; amazed,選修Uni The ower of Nature,29,The writer expr

18、essed his love for his job as a volcanologist and told us one of his unusual experience in Mount Kilauea, Hawaii.,Whats the main idea of the article?,In pairs discuss what skills you think a volcanologist should have. Make a list.,選修Uni The ower of Nature,30,An interesting job Im a volcanologist. I

19、travel to unusual places and meet interesting people from all over the world, but Im never (1)_(bore). Having collected and (2)_(evaluate) the information of volcanoes, I help other scientists to (3)_information about volcano, but unfortunately, we cant move peoples homes out of the way, and many ho

20、uses have been covered with lava or (4)_(burn) to the ground. Ill never forget my first sight of an(5)_(erupt) -red hot lava was (6)_(fountain) hundreds of meters into the air, which was an (7)_ fantastic sight. We scientists (8)_special clothes and slowly made our way to the edge of the crater and

21、looked down into the red, (9)_centre. I was and am still (10)_at volcanoes beauty as well as their potential to cause great damage.,bored,evaluated,predict,burned,eruption,fountaining,absolutely,wore,boiling,amazed,選修Uni The ower of Nature,31,選修Uni The ower of Nature,32,Homework:,Retell the writers

22、first sight of a volcano. 2. Recite the new words and expressions.,Thank you!,選修Uni The ower of Nature,33,Answer these questions using complete sentences on page 35,Comprehending,選修Uni The ower of Nature,34,1. Why is a volcanologists job important? 3. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more

23、 dangerous than the actual eruption?,Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives.,The lava flows down the mountain and can cover up or bury villages in its path. The rocks that erupt from the volcano usually dont damage anythi

24、ng because no one lives near the crater.,選修Uni The ower of Nature,35,4. What caused the writers bedroom to become as bright as day even though it was night? 5. Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting?,The light was caused by the red-hot lava fountaining from the volcano.,The scientists needed to get samples of the lava so they could study them.,選修Uni The ower of Nature,36,6. Why was it difficult for write