Unit5ThepowerofnatureUnit5ThepowerofnaturetyphoontyphoonFloodEarthquakeLandslideTsunamiVolcanoTyphoonsandstormfloodearthquakedroughtsnowstormtsunamilandslidevolcanoHurricaneThepowerofnatureBrainstorming:•Whatdoyouknowaboutvolcano?Anextinctvolcano死火山Anactivevolcano活火山3.Whattypesofvolcanoesdoyouknow?dormantvolcano休眠火山AnExcitingJobWorkingasavolcanologistWhatmightbetalkedabout?Fastreading：•Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．AneruptionoccurredinHawaii.B．Avolcanologist'sjobisexciting.C．Avolcanologist'sexcitingjobandhisfirstsightofaneruption.D．Asightofaneruptionishorrible.ReadthepassageAnExcitingJobasquicklyasyoucanandtrytogetthemainideaofthepassage.Part1(Para1-2)Part2(Para3-4)Part3(Para5)Thewriter’sjobanditsimportanceThewriter’sexperienceofwatchingthevolcaniceruptionThereasonsforthewriter’senthusiasmabouthisjob.Skimmingthetextandtrytofindoutmainideasofeachpart.2.Whendidhefirstseeaneruption?AItwasinthesecondweekafterIarrivedinHawaiiBItwasintheseconddayafterIarrivedinHawaiiCItwasinthethirdnightafterIarrivedinHawaiiDItwasinthefirstnightafterIarrivedinHawaii3What’sthejobofthewriter?ACollectinginformationfordatabaseaboutMountKilaueaBAnalyzetheinformationCHelpthevillagerstomovetheirhomeDTravelingaroundtheworld4Inordertoprotectus,wehad_____ANormalsuitsBProtectivesuitsCJusthelmetsDWeartheglassA.Boilingrockwhicheruptsfromthevolcanoandcrashesbacktoearthcauseslessdamage.B.Thelavathatflowsslowlydownthemountaincausesfarmoredamage.5.What’sthemainideaofpara.3?C.Theeruptionismuchmoreexcitingtowatch.D.Therehadbeenaneruptioninthesideofthemountain.6.Asaresultoftheglaciologist'swork,_________.A.otherscientistspredicttheprogressoflavafromthevolcanoB.manypeoplehavebeenwarnedtoleavetheirhomesC.theeruptioncauseslessdamageD.theeruptionmaybepreventedbreakingoutA.Becausehisbedbeganshaking.B.Becausehisbedroomsuddenlybecameasbrightasday.C.BecausehethoughttherewasanearthquakeinHawaii.D.Becausehewantedtocollectinformationabouttheeruption.7.Whydidthevolcanologist'srunoutofthehouseintothebackgarden?8.Whatdoesthewritermeanbyusing“lucky”inthesentence“Iwasluckyenoughtohaveamuchcloserlookatit.”?A.Heleftmuchsaferonthetopwhiletheothertwoscientistsclimbeddownintothecrater.B.Itwashisfirstsightofaneruption.C.Itwasthefirsttimeforhimtowatchthecrater.D.bothBandC.9.Whatdoestheword“alive”meaninthesentence“...dangerexcitesmeandmakesmefeelalive”?A.Livingornotdead.B.Activeorlively.C.Continuing.D.Healthy.10.Whydidthewriterputonspecialclothestolookatthecrater?A.Becausehewantedtotakesomespecialphotos.B.Becausehewasconcernedabouthissafety.C.Becausetheothertwoscientistsaskedhimto.D.Becausehewantedtoclimbdownintothecrater.Partone(Para.1-2)1.WhereisMountKilauea?2.Thewriterappointedasavolcanologistworkingfor___________________TheHawaiiVolcanoObservatoryInHawaii.Parttwo(Para.3-4)3.WhyisthelavathatflowsonMountKilauealessdamagethanyoumight?4.Whatdidthescientistsdoaftertheeruption?Noonelivesnearthecrater.Droppedasclosedaspossibletothecrater•Whatmadetheauthorrealizethataneruptionoccurred?MybedbeganshakingAstrangesoundMybedroombecameasbrightasdayRedhotlavawasfountaininghundredsofmetresintotheairAnabsolutelyfantasticsightDetailreading:Readthepar.3and4morecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestionsDiscussionWhatdoyouthinkofvolcanologists’job?Doyoulikeit,whyorwhynot?dangerousinterestingchallengingtiringboringimportantsummaryThekeywordofthetextis“exciting”,whichisthefocusofthepassage.Bytellingthereadershiseverydaywork,theimportanceofhisjob,helovehisjob.AndIappreciatethewriter’sattitudetowardsnature.weshouldlovenatureandwecandosomethingtominimize(减到最少）thedamagecausedbynaturalforces.(Homework)(Homework)1.Findoutwords,expressionsandsentenceswhichyouthinkareuseful,importantordifficulttounderstand.2.FinishexercisesinLearningaboutlanguage.(Ex1,2)
