1、单位：湖北省荆门市 姓名：李国 E_mail： The second period Reading and comprehending1.First readingSkinning & skimming1)Ask students to read through the passage quickly to get a main idea ofthe whole passage. Give them a limited time to read the whole passagein order to encourage them to practice reading for general
2、 ideas and to discourage them from reading word by wordmain idea: This passage is a first-person account of a volcanologists experiences. The volcanologist described his exciting job and wrote down his first sight of an eruption.What does a volcanologist do ?( answer in the text )Then let students d
3、o the multiple-choices (见课件)2)Set Exercise 1 in “comprehending” either as a group or whole-class activity. Explain to students that the purpose of questions like these is to help them develop skills of evaluating a text. 2.Second reading (intensive reading)Before reading, glance through Exercise 2 o
4、n Page35.Choose some to ask them and check their answers:1). Why is a volcanologists job important ?Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when the volcanois going to erupt and so save many lives.2). Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual erup
5、tion ?The lava flows down the mountain and can cover up or burn villages in its path. the rocks that erupt from the volcano usually dont damage anything because no one lives the crater.3). Why was it difficult for the writer to walk towards the edge of the crater ?The author was wearing special prot
6、ective clothing that made it difficultto walk4). What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for 20 years ?The author is impressed by the beauty of the eruption and also by its potential to cause great destruction.3.Third reading (Read again to find more details) 单位
7、：湖北省荆门市 姓名：李国 E_mail： 1).what made the author realize that an eruption occurred ?answer: my bed began shakinga strange soundmy bedroom became as bright as dayan abosolutely fantastic sightred hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air 2).what did the scientists do after the eruption ?a
8、nswer: put on white protective suits, helmets, big bootsdropped as closed as possible to the craterslowly make our way to the edge of the craterlooked down into the red boiling centerHomeworkSpend some time researching one disaster. You can use books, magazines, newspapers or the Internet. Collect pictures and diagram and look for information about: what causes this kind of disaster actrual events that happened in the past in china and/or the rest of the world how people helped the victims what is being done to prevent the disarster happening again or to lessen the damage
