1、Unit 5,reading,The power of nature,Can you imagine climbing into alive volcano in order to measure the temperature of the boiling rock inside? Can you imagine doing such dangerous work as part of your job? Do you think you would enjoy studying volcanoes as a job? Answer “yes“ or “no“ to these questi
2、ons to find out if you would be suitable for this work.,Pre-reading,Pre-reading,If you answered “yes“ to all these questions, then volcanology could be a good career for you. Read the passage on the next page to find out more about being a volcanologist.,2. Guess: what kind of things a volcanologist
3、 might do. Please work with partners and write your guess down.,Skimming,I have the greatestjob in the world,Danger excites me and makes me feel alive,Protect people from the volcano,Read the passage and answer: Why is the authors job important?,What made the author realize that an eruption occurred
4、?,My bed began shaking,A strange sound,My bed room became as bright as day,Red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air,An absolutely fantastic sight,What did the scientists do after the eruption?,Put on white protective suits helmets, big boots,Dropped as close as possible to the cr
5、ater,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,Read through the passage quickly to check whether the guesses were correct.,While-reading,2. What is the volcanologist wearing when getting close to the crate
6、r?,He is wearing white protective suits that covered his whole body, helmets, big boots and special gloves, just like a spaceman.,The main idea of the passage: Part 1(Pa 1-2) Part 2(Pa 3-4) Part 3(Pa 5),What is the writers job and theimportance of his job?The writers experience of watching the volca
7、no eruption.The reasons why the writer is enthusiastic about his job?,Analyze the reading passage,Why is a volcanologists job important?2. Where is Mount Kilauea?3. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption?4. What caused the writers bedroom to become as bri
8、ght as day even though it was night?,Comprehension - Reading,Answer these questions using complete sentences.,Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives.,Mount Kilauea is in Hawaii.,The lava flows down the mountain and can co
9、ver up or burn villages in its path. The rocks that erupt from the volcano usually dont damage anything because no one lives near the crater.,The light was caused by the red-hot rocks and gas that erupted from the volcano.,Choose the best answer: 1. The writer doesnt mind the occasional danger of hi
10、s 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.,D,2. What does the writer mean by using “lucky” in the sentence “I w
11、as 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.,D,(Homework),Find out words, expressions and sentences which you think are useful, important or difficult to understand. Finish exercises in Learning about language. (Ex 1, 2),
