Unit5ThePowerofNatureThePowerofNature•Doyouknowanynaturaldisasters?Pleaseworkwithyourpartnersandmakealistofnaturaldisasterswhichyouhaveknown.earthquakefloodsdroughtthunder/lightningtornado/cyclonetsunamihurricane/typhoonvolcano-eruption•Whatdoyouknowaboutvolcano?•Doyouknowhowavolcanoerupts?volcano-eruptionBoilingrockeruptsfromthecrater;thelavaflowsslowlydownthemountain.MagmachamberLavaCraterAshcloud/volcanicashGetmoreknowledgeofvolcano1)Howisavolcanoformed?Therocksundertheearthbecomeshotterandhotteranderuptedfromthemountain.Neartheoceans.2)Whereisthemostpossibleplacethatavolcanomayerupt?QuestionsQuestionsYesNo1Doyoulikeworkingoutsideaswellasinside?2Doyouenjoytravellingtounusualplaces?3Doyouenjoytakingrisks?4Doyoudislikedoingthesamethingeveryday?5Doyoulikeadventureinyourlife?6Areyouinterestedinstudyingrocksandotherthingsthatmakeupthesurfaceoftheearth?1.Answer“yes”or“no”tothefollowingquestionstofindoutifyouwouldbesuitableforbeingavolcanologist.2.Guess:whatkindofthingsavolcanologistmightdo.Pleaseworkwithpartnersandwriteyourguessdown.1.Readthroughthepassagequicklytocheckwhethertheguesseswerewhethertheguesseswerecorrectcorrect.Skimming2.Whatisthevolcanologistwearingwhengettingclosetothecrater?Heiswearingwhiteprotectivesuitsthatcoveredhiswholebody,helmets,bigbootsandspecialgloves,justlikeaspaceman.1)Whyisavolcanologist’sjobimportant?2)WhereisMountKilauea?3)WhyisthelavathatflowsonMountKilaueamoredangerousthantheactualeruption?4)Whatcausedthewriter’sbedroomtobecomeasbrightasdayeventhoughitwasnight?Scanning1.Scanthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions:5)Whydidthescientistshavetogetclosetothevolcanoafteritbeganerupting?6)Whywasitdifficultforthewritertowalktowardstheedgeofthecrater?7)Whatdoesthewriterfindimpressiveaboutvolcanoesevenafterstudyingthemfor20years?Scanning1.Scanthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions:1)Whyisavolcanologist’sjobimportant?Volcanologistsstudyvolcanoessothattheycanwarnpeoplewhenthevolcanoisgoingtoeruptandsosavemanylives.2)WhereisMountKilauea?MountKilaueaisinHawaii.3)WhyisthelavathatflowsonMountKilaueamoredangerousthantheactualeruption?Thelavaflowsdownthemountainandcancoveruporburnvillagesinitspath.Therocksthateruptfromthevolcanousuallydon’tdamageanythingbecausenoonelivesnearthecrater.4)Whatcausedthewriter’sbedroomtobecomeasbrightasdayeventhoughitwasnight?Thelightwascausedbythered-hotrocksandgasthateruptedfromthevolcano.5)Whydidthescientistshavetogetclosetothevolcanoafteritbeganerupting?Thescientistsneededtogetsamplesofthelavasotheycouldstudythem.6)Whywasitdifficultforthewritertowalktowardstheedgeofthecrater?Theauthorwaswearingspecialprotectiveclothingthatmadeitdifficulttowalk.7)Whatdoesthewriterfindimpressiveaboutvolcanoesevenafterstudyingthemfor20years?Theauthorisimpressedbythebeautyoftheeruptionandalsobyitspotentialtocausegreatdestruction.3.Themainideaofthepassage:Part1(Pa1-2)Part2(Pa3-4)Part3(Pa5)Whatisthewriter’sjobandtheimportanceofhisjob?Thewriter’sexperienceofwatchingthevolcanoeruption.Thereasonswhythewriterisenthusiasticabouthisjob?1.WatchthevideoepisodeofJohn’sgettingclosetothecrater.GuesswhatJohnthinkofhisjobasavolcanologist.KnowingwhenandwhereaneruptionwilloccurisoneofthegreatchallengesforavolcanologistVolcanoesprovidetheworld'smostbeautifulandpowerfulnaturalevents.Nothinginnaturecanexceed(bemorethan)theirbeauty.2.Creativegroupdiscussion:2.Creativegroupdiscussion:1）Havinglearntalittlemoreabouttheworkofavolcanologist,doyouthinkitisandoyouthinkitisanoccupationyouwouldenjoy?occupationyouwouldenjoy?Discussyourreasonswithothersinyourclass.2)Ifyoucouldmeetthewriterofthepassage,whatkindofquestionswouldyouask?whatkindofquestionswouldyouask?Discusswithothersinyourclass.Assignment(Homework)Assignment(Homework)1.Findoutwords,expressionsandsentenceswhichyouthinkareuseful,importantordifficulttounderstand.2.FinishexercisesinLearningaboutlanguage.(Ex1,2)Goodbye
