Unit_5_the_power_of_nature

1、核心词汇梳理核心词汇梳理 1appoint vt. 任命；委派；指定；约定任命；委派；指定；约定 be appointed as /to be.被任命为被任命为 appoint sb.to do sth.委派某人去做某事委派某人去做某事 派生派生appointed adj.指定的，约定的指定的，约定的 appointment n约会，指定约会，指定 make an appointment with break ones appointment with sb keep ones appointment with sb 2. alongside beside/with The boat pull

2、ed up alongside the bay. aloongside with和-一起，除了以外 3.wave n. 波，波浪；波，波浪；(挥手挥手)示意；招手示意；招手(常与常与 to连用连用)；致意；致意 识记识记 radio waves无线电波无线电波 wave ones hand挥手挥手 wave to sb.向某人招手向某人招手 -她挥手告别。她挥手告别。 She _ her hand to say good-bye. waved 4. absolute adj. 完全的，真实的完全的，真实的 Its an absolute fact. absolutely adv.完全地，无条件

3、地完全地，无条件地, Can we leave a little early? “我们可以早我们可以早 一点离开吗？一点离开吗？” Absolutely! “完全可以！完全可以！” absolutely right 十分对，对极了，当然十分对，对极了，当然 你让你的孩子晚上单独行走吗？你让你的孩子晚上单独行走吗？ 当然不是。当然不是。 -Do you let your kids walk alone at night? -Absolutely not. Dont you agree？你不同意？你不同意？ Oh，absolutely！当然同意。！当然同意。 5be suitable for 适合

4、；适宜；合格适合；适宜；合格 Would it be suitable for a meeting？这？这 适合开会吗？适合开会吗？ be fit for sth.适合某事物适合某事物 be appropriate to(for)适合，合乎适合，合乎 a suit 一套西装一套西装 No dish suits all tastes. V.适合适合 Fit , match, suit 区别区别 fit 衣服大小、形状等合身、恰当。衣服大小、形状等合身、恰当。 match 款式、颜色、花纹匹配。人员之间最佳搭档或是款式、颜色、花纹匹配。人员之间最佳搭档或是 技术等方面对比能力。技术等方面对比能力。

5、 suit 适合某人风格，满足某人需要，对某人的味道。能够适合某人风格，满足某人需要，对某人的味道。能够 承受。承受。 体会一下：体会一下： The dress fits me like a glove.这条裙子完全和我的身。这条裙子完全和我的身。 This hot weather doesnt suit me.天这么热，我真受不天这么热，我真受不 了。了。 Choose a computer to suit your particular needs.选选 一台适合你自己需要的电脑吧。一台适合你自己需要的电脑吧。 Its difficult to match the color of old

6、 paint 6. make ones way向某地走去向某地走去, , 有出息有出息 她犹豫了一下她犹豫了一下, ,但向前走去但向前走去. . She hesitated, but _. 你若想要有出息你若想要有出息, ,趁年轻的时候要学会发奋趁年轻的时候要学会发奋 If you want to _, you must learn to work hard while you are still young. 6. make way (for)让路让路,让位让位 make it也可表示也可表示“获得成功获得成功” made her way forward make your way in t

7、he world feel one way push ones way find ones way go ones way fight ones way wind ones /its way lose ones way 摸索前进摸索前进 挤过挤过 找到路，设法到达找到路，设法到达 走自己的路，我行我素走自己的路，我行我素 奋勇前进奋勇前进 蜿蜒前进蜿蜒前进 迷路迷路 7. potential I am still amazed at their beauty as well as their potential to cause great damage. 8. actually= in fa

8、ct 9. shoot-shot-shot 10. 10anxious adj. 忧虑的；令人担心或焦虑的；渴望忧虑的；令人担心或焦虑的；渴望 be anxious about/for sb./sth. 为某人为某人/某事某事 担心担心 be anxious for sth. 急切渴望某物急切渴望某物 be anxious to do sth. 渴望去做某事渴望去做某事 be anxious that 担心担心 (1)她渴望毕业找一份工作。她渴望毕业找一份工作。 She _ finish school and get a job. (3)海伦对自己一个人出门旅行感到担心。海伦对自己一个人出门旅

9、行感到担心。 Helen is anxious about _ on her own. was anxious to traveling 11panic n. 惊慌，恐慌惊慌，恐慌vt.(常与常与into连用连用)使恐慌；使惊慌使恐慌；使惊慌 (panicked，panicked) When the theater caught fire，there was a panic. 剧院失火时，引起一阵恐慌。剧院失火时，引起一阵恐慌。 be/get in a panic陷入恐慌陷入恐慌 in panic惊慌地惊慌地 12glance through 匆匆看一遍匆匆看一遍 翻译句子翻译句子 (1)他草

10、草看了一遍名单。他草草看了一遍名单。 _ (2)她大致浏览了一下报告。她大致浏览了一下报告。 _ glance at glare at stare at look through He glanced through the list of names. She glanced through the report. 13vary from.to.由由到到不等不等/ /不同不同 The weather varied from very cold to quite mild. 天气变化很大，有时很冷，有时相当暖和。天气变化很大，有时很冷，有时相当暖和。 根据汉语提示完成英文句子。根据汉语提示完成

11、英文句子。 (1)价格随季节变化而有所不同。价格随季节变化而有所不同。 The prices _. (2)观点因人而异。观点因人而异。 Opinions _. vary from season to season vary from person to person 今天全国不同地区都下了雪。今天全国不同地区都下了雪。 There has been snow today in various parts of the country. 我们出售的产品是各式各样的。我们出售的产品是各式各样的。 The products we sell are many and various. various

12、adj. different from each other， of different kinds variety n. 1) = change ( (质量质量, ,种类和特征的种类和特征的) )变化变化 他不喜欢这工作，因为它单调乏味。他不喜欢这工作，因为它单调乏味。 He doesnt like the work because it lacks variety. 2) = kind 种类种类, ,品种品种: : 不同种类的香蕉不同种类的香蕉 different varieties of bananas a variety of 许多，各种各样许多，各种各样 这些体恤有各种各样的颜色供挑

13、选这些体恤有各种各样的颜色供挑选. . These T-shirts are available in a wide variety of colours. 14guarantee vt. 保证；担保保证；担保 there is no guarantee.不能保证不能保证 guarantee sth. to sb.向某人担保某事向某人担保某事 under guarantee, under consideration under construction Word study-2 1. volcano es a live volcano 2. erupt from / into laughter

14、/shouting 3. hurricane 4.questionnaire 5. a set of equipment be equipped with 6. data, database 7. evaluate 8. burn to the ground 9. fountain 10. candidate 11. typhoon 12. thunderstorm 13. precious 14. novel-novelist 15. fogfoggy 16. document 17. rainbow 18. comfortable uncomfortable 19. conscious u

15、nconscious 20. tremble with anger气得发抖 21. sweat 22. diverse cultures 多种文化 23. bathe 23. appreciation -appreciate doing sth. sb. appreciate it if 从句 24.peak Remember what happened on Dec 26, 2004? tsunami Do you know any other natural disasters ? Please work with your partners and make a list of natu

16、ral disasters . Warming up earthquakeearthquake floodflood sandstormsandstorm hurricane / tornado / typhoonhurricane / tornado / typhoon tsunamitsunami droughtdrought volcano- eruption What do you know about volcano? Do you know how a volcano erupts? volcano eruption Boiling rock erupts from the cra

17、ter; the lava flows slowly down the mountain. Magma chamber Lava Crater volcanic ash More about the volcanoMore about the volcano 1. How is a volcano formed? The rocks under the earth become hotter and hotter and erupt from the mountain. Near the oceans. 2.Where is most possible for a volcano to eru

18、pt? An extinct volcano Haleakala Crater, the largest dormant volcano in the world Maui, Hawaii An active volcano 3. What types of volcanoes do you know? dormant volcano Yes No 1 Do you like working outside as well as inside? 2 Do you enjoy travelling to unusual places? 3 Do you enjoy taking risks? 4

19、 Do you dislike doing the same thing every day? 5 Do you like adventure in your life? 6 Are you interested in studying rocks and other things that make up the surface of the earth? Are you suitable for being aAre you suitable for being a volcanologist ? Answer “yes”or “no” to the following questions

20、. Pre-reading What might be talked about? 1.What is the writer? 2.When did he first see an eruption? How did it look like? 3.What was he wearing when getting close to the crater? And what was the result? Skim the text and answer the following questions Skimming 1.What is the writer? 2.When did he fi

21、rst see an eruption? How did it look like? He is a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. He mainly collects information about Mount Kilauea. It was in the second week after he arrived in Hawaii. It was very bright although it was night. Red lava fountained hundreds of meters in

22、to the air and it was a fantastic sight. 3. What was he wearing when getting close to the crater? And what was the result? He was wearing white protective suits that covered his whole body, helmets, big boots and special gloves, just like a spaceman. As a result, it made him difficult to walk. Read

23、the passage and find out the main idea of each part part 1(para 1-2) part 2(para 3-4) part 3(para 5) The writers experience of watching the volcano eruption The reasons for the writers enthusiasm about his job The writers job and its importance Part 1(Para 1-2) Part 2(Para 3-4) Part 3(Para 5) The wr

24、iters job and its importance The writers experience of watching the volcano eruption The reasons for the writers enthusiasm about his job Find out the main idea of each part (4m) Part one (Para 1- Para 2) Part one (Para 1- Para 2) 1) Why is a volcanologists job important? 2) Where is Mount Kilauea?

25、3) The writer doesnt mind the occasional danger of his job because _ _. It can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and save many lives. In Hawaii. danger excites him and make him feel alive Part two (Para 3- Para 4) Part two (Para 3- Para 4) 1. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea

26、more dangerous than the actual eruption? 2. What made the author realize that an eruption occurred? a. I heard a strange sound. b. my bedroom became as bright as day. c. my bed began shaking. d. I ran out of the house into the back garden. The lava can cover up or burn villages in its path. The rock

27、s from the volcano usually dont damage anything because no one lives near the crater. Part two (Para 3- Para 4) Part two (Para 3- Para 4) 1. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption? 2. What made the author realize that an eruption occurred? a. I heard a st

28、range sound. b. my bedroom became as bright as day. c. my bed began shaking. d. I ran out of the house into the back garden. 1 2 3 4 Part two (Para 3- Para 4) Part two (Para 3- Para 4) 3. What does the writer mean by using “lucky” in the sentence “I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it.

29、”? 4. Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting? To get some lava for later study. It was his first sight of an eruption. It was the first time for him to watch the crater. Part Part threethree (Para 5) (Para 5) What attracts the writer after he has studied volc

30、anoes for more than twenty years? The author is impressed by the beauty of the eruption and also by its potential to cause great damage. II.Read the passage again and then finish Exercise 1 on Page 35. 1. Why is a Volcanologists job important? Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn peo

31、ple when the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives. 2. Where is Mount Kilauea? Mount Kilauea is in Hawaii. 3. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption ? The lava flows down the mountain and can cover up or burn villages in its path. The rocks tha

32、t erupt from the volcano usually dont damage anything because no one lives near the crater. 4. What caused the writers bedroom to become as bright as day even though it was night? The light that was caused by the red-hot rocks and gas that erupted from the volcano. 5. Why did the scientists have to

33、get close to the volcano after it began erupting? The scientists needed to get samples of the lava so they could study them. 6.Why was it difficult for the writer to walk towards the edge of the crater? The author was wearing special protective clothing that made it difficult to walk. 7.What does th

34、e writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for many years? The writer finds their beauty and their potential to cause great damage very impressive. Having learnt a little more about the work of a volcanologist, Discuss your reasons with others in your class. Discussion No. I p

35、robably wouldnt enjoy this job because I would have to live in other countries and also I dont like being in dangerous. Also, Im not very good at science. Yes, Id like to do a job like this because I would enjoy working outside and I think I would enjoy the adventure. It would be exciting to meet pe

36、ople from different countries and I would feel good about helping people avoid danger. natural disasters earthquake earthquake flood drought snowstorm sandstorm landslide hurricane typhoon tornado/cyclone Tsunami Volcano How much do you know about volcano? Near the oceans. Where is it probably for a volcano to erupt? How many types of volcanoes are there? an extinct volcano an