Unit 5 The power of nature warming up and reading.

Unit 5 The power of nature

warming up and reading

• See the following pictures. • Please name the disasters you kn

ow.

Warming up

Flood

Earthquake

Sandstorm

tornado[tɔ:’neidəu]

Tsunami

[tsʊ′nɑ:mi]

landslide

thunder/ lightning

hurricane /typhoon

volcano eruption

How is a volcano formed?

volcano-eruption

Boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flows slowly down the mountain.

lava

Lava

Crater

Ash cloud

Have you ever seen a volcano?

Volcano

Who are they? What are they doing?

Collect information about volcanoes.

volcanologist

What does a volcanologist do? Is the work important?

His work can help save many lives because people in the path of the lava can be warned to leave their hom

e.

Reading

An Exciting Job

• Part 1(Para 1-2)

• Part 2(Para 3-4)

•

• Part 3(Para 5)

The writer’s experience of watching the volcanic eruption

The writer’s experience of watching the volcanic eruption

The writer’s job and itsimportance The writer’s job and itsimportance

The reasons for the writer’s enthusiasm about his jobThe reasons for the writer’s enthusiasm about his job

Skimming

Find out the main idea of each part.

Careful reading Careful reading

1. What’s the author’s job ?

2. What organization does he work for ?

3. What’s the content of his job?

• He is a volcanologist.

• He works for Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

•Collecting information for a database about Mount Kilauea and helping other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.

Read the first part (Para 1&2) and answer the following questions.

Read the second part (Para3&4) and fill in the blanks.

The

first

experience

(paras3-4)

The day of the _______

His bed began _________ and he heard a strange sound.

His bedroom became as _______ as day.

Red hot lava _________ hundreds of meters into the air

The day _______ the eruption

Two other scientists and he were _________ the mountain and dropped as close as possible to the ________that had been formed during the eruption.

They slowly _____________ to the edge of the crater and looked down into the red, boiling center.

eruption

after

shaking

bright

fountained

crater

made their way

driven up

1) Does the writer feel bored about his job now?

2) How do you know?

Read the last part and think about:

Listening Listening

Listen to the tape carefully and payattention to the pronunciation and intonation.

• Read the text carefully, then choose the best answer.

Post readingPost reading

1). The writer doesn’t 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 feels alive

2). As a result of the volcanologist’s work, ____. A. other scientists predict the progress of lava from the volcano B. many people have been warned to leave their homes C. the eruption causes less damage D. the eruption may be prevented breaking out

3). Why did the volcanologist run out of the house into back garden ? __________

A. Because his bed began shaking.

B. Because his bedroom suddenly became as

bright as day.

C. Because he thought there was an earthquake

in Hawaii.

D. Because he wanted to collect information

about eruption.

4). What does the writer mean by using “lucky” in the sentence “I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it”? __________ A. He felt much safer on the top while the other two scientists climbed down into the crater. B. It was his first sight of an eruption. C. It was the first time for him to watch the crater. D. Both B and C

5). 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.

6) Why did the writer put on special clothes to look at the crater?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.

Goodbye