人教版选修6_Unit+5+The+power+of+nature++reading（共43张PPT）.ppt

1、Unit 5,The Power of Nature,Do you know any natural disasters ? lets make a list of natural disasters which you have known.,Warming up,earthquake,floods,drought,thunder/ lightning,tornado/cyclone,tsunami,hurricane /typhoon,volcano-eruption,What do you know about volcano? Do you know how a volcano eru

2、pts?,a mountain with a hole (_) at the top through which steam, hot rocks (_) fire, etc. sometimes come out (_),crater,lava,erupt,magma,ash cloud,Pre-reading,Can you imagine climbing into a live volcano in order to take the temperature of the boiling rock inside?,imagine,doing such dangerous work as

3、 part of your job?,Quiz:,Reading,An Exciting Job,volcanologist,What kind of things should a volcanologist do?,Please work with partners and write your guess down.,Read through the passage quickly.,While-reading,What is the main idea of the text? The writer expressed his _ for his job as a_ and told

4、us his unusual _in Mount Kilauea, Hawaii. He explained the_of his job and described his first sight of an_.,love,volcanologist,experience,importance,eruption,Fast reading,(3 mins),Part 1(Para 1-2) Part 2(Para 3-4) Part 3(Para 5),The writers job and its importance,The writers experience of watching t

5、he volcanic eruption,The reasons for the writers enthusiasm about his job.,Find out main ideas of each part.,Careful reading,Read the passage carefully, and find out detailed information.,(10 mins),Para 1 The writer doesnt mind the occasional danger of his job because_ . A. He travels to unusual pla

6、ces 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,Why is a volcanologists job important? Where is Mount Kilauea?,Para 2.,Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they

7、 can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives.,Mount Kilauea is in Hawaii.,Para 3. 1.Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption? Because it _ 2.What caused the writers bedroom to become as bright as day even though it was night? T

8、here had been_,buries everything in its path under the molten rock,an eruption from the side of the mountain,1.Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting? 2.Why was it difficult for the writer to walk towards the edge of the crater?,The scientists needed to get s

9、amples of the lava so they could study them.,The author was wearing special protective clothing that made it difficult to walk.,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. ” ?,A. He left much safer on the top while the

10、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.,Analyze the writers feelings,Find out the words (para1 and para 5) that indicate the writers feeling about being a volcanologist.,Para 1

11、: never bored; excited; alive;,An Exciting job,Para 5: enthusiastic; amazed,zxxk,Summary:,We do need volcanologists who are brave enough, energetic, hardworking to do research into volcanoes and reduce its damage to human beings.,The power of nature is great. We should treat nature kindly. As long as we pay more attention to protecting nature, we can predict disaster efficiently . Prote