unit5 the power of nature reading 公开课.ppt

summary The key word of the text is “exciting”, which is the focus of the passage. By telling the readers his everyday work, the importance of his job, he love his job. And I appreciate the writer’s attitude towards nature. we should love nature and we can do something to minimize the damage caused by natural forces homework 1. Finish exercises in Discovering useful words and expressions on page 35.. 2.Try to write a short composition about a natural disaster. * * Unit 5 The Power of Nature 180班 尹春娟 Have you ever considered how weak humans are compared with volcano hurricane or earthquake? Can you list some natural disasters? volcano-eruption Boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flows slowly down the mountain. Magma chamber Lava Crater Ash cloud/volcanic ash What do you know about volcano? Do you know how a volcano erupts? Who will climb into a live volcano to take the temperature of the boiling rock inside? volcanologists Collect and evaluate information about volcanoes. What kind of things might a volcanologist do? An Exciting Job Working as a volcanologist What might be talked about? Part 1(Para 1-2) Part 2(Para 3-4) Part 3(Para 5) The writer’s job and its importance The writer’s experience of watching the volcanic eruption The reasons for the writer’s enthusiasm about his job. Skimming the text and try to find out main ideas of each part. Scanning the text and choose the best answer What is the writer? A He is a doctor B He is a teacher C He is a scientist D He is a volcanologist D 2. When did he first see an eruption? A It was in the second week after I arrived in Hawaii B It was in the second day after I arrived in Hawaii C It was in the third night after I arrived in Hawaii D It was in the first night after I arrived in Hawaii A 3 What’s the job of the writer? A Collecting information for database about Mount Kilauea B Analyze the information C Help the villagers to move their home D Trav