人教版必修六unit5Warmingup.pptVIP

1. What’s the writer’s job? 3.Why did the volcanologist run out of the house into the back garden? Because his bedroom suddenly became as bright as day. II. Intensive Reading Read the text carefully, then answer some Multiple choices. 3. What does the writer mean by using  “lucky” in the sentence “ I was lucky  enough to have a much closer look at  it. ” ? * Unit 5 The power of nature Please name the disasters you know. See the following pictures. Warming up natural disasters sandstorm typhoon flood hurricane tornado earthquake tsunami landslide snowstorm drought Earthquake Flood Typhoon/Hurricane Tsunami Sandstorm drought landslide Volcano Have you ever seen a volcano? Do you know how a volcano erupts? Pre-reading The rocks under the earth become hotter and hotter and become molten. At last the molten rocks erupt from the mountain under great pressure. an extinct volcano an active volcano types of volcanoes a dormant volcano imagine doing such dangerous work as part of your job? Can you imagine climbing into a live volcano in order to take the temperature of the boiling rock inside? Reading An Exciting Job I. First reading Scan and skim the text and then answer the questions. He is a volcanologist ,and his job is to travel to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world to collect information for a database about volcanoes. 2.Why doesn’t the writer mind occasional dangers? Because he thinks danger excites him and makes him feel alive. 4.Why did the writer put on special clothes to look at the crater? Because the temperature at the crater is too high, and the special clothes can cover their whole body and protect them form being burnt. 5. Why is a volcanologist’s job important ? Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when and where the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives. Boiling rock which erupts from the volcano and