《unit5 Warming up》课件三十二（33张PPT）（人教版选修6）.pptVIP

5. How does a volcano erupt? Homework Find more information about natural disasters, especially volcanoes. Read articles about some famous volcanoes eruption. * Warming up and Pre-reading Show an episode of the film “The Day After Tomorrow”. Warming up 2. In the film we can feel the power of nature. Natural disasters are dangerous and can cause great damage to us. Can you think of other natural disasters? Typhoon Sandstorm Flood Earthquake Tornado Snowstorm Tsunami Landslide Cyclone Hailstorm Volcano Hurricane The power of nature Typhoon/Cyclone/Hurricane typhoon Snow slide mudflow volcano Volcano Sandstorm Sandstorm tornado flood tsunami 3. We can find how powerful nature is and how weak humans are compared with natural disasters. But we are not completely powerless. We can take measures to protect ourselves from powerful natural forces. Discussion: What measures should we take to protect ourselves from natural disasters? 4. Volcano is one of these natural disasters. We should also do something to avoid its eruption or reduce its damage to us. What do you know about volcanoes? Active volcano Dormant volcano Extinct volcano volcano-eruption Boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flows slowly down the mountain. Magma chamber Lava Crater Ash cloud/volcanic ash Pre-reading If we can predict the eruption of volcanoes, we can reduce its damage to us. So we need volcanologists to study volcanoes. Do you want to be a volcanologist? Why? If you are a volcanologist, what kind of work should you do and what kind of danger will you meet? Answer “yes” or “no” to these questions to find out if you would be suitable for this work. Do a quiz Do you enjoy taking risks? Do you enjoy traveling to unusual places? Do you like working outside as well as inside? No Yes Questions No Yes Questions Are you interested in studying rocks and other things that make up the surface of the earth? Do you like adventure in your life? Do you dislike doing the same thing