Unit 5《The Power of nature》教案6（人教版选修6）.docVIP

人教选修6 Unit 5 The power of nature Reading Teaching material: NSEFC Book 6 —— Unit 5 Teaching Aims Enable the students to grasp and remember the detailed information of the reading material. Teaching Important Difficult Points How to help the students to grasp and remember the detailed information of the reading material. Teaching aids: a tape recorder, a projector, slides and pictures Teaching Procedure Step1 Pre-reading Can you imagine climbing into an active volcano to take the temperature of the boiling rock inside? 2. To be a volcanologist, what qualities are needed? Step 2 Quiz Are you suitable for being a volcanologist? Questions 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 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? ? ? What kind of work do you think a volcanologist do? Step 3 Skimming Skim the text and answer the following questions. What is the writer? He is a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. He mainly collects information about Mount Kilauea. 2．When did he first see an eruption? How did it look like? 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 into 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. Step 4 Scanning Scan the text and answer the following questions. 1. Why is a volcanologist’s job important? Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives. 2. Why is the lava that f