人教版高中英语选修六 U5the power of nature P2 Reading 课件（共38张）.pptVIP

Natural disasters, such as heavy snow, typhoon, hurricane, flood, earthquake and volcano cause great damage to us. Compared with the disasters, humans are weak. When a volcano erupts, hot lava fountains hundreds of meters into the air. Answer When the lava comes to the town, all the houses get burnt. People are in panic. They are anxious about their safety. The firemen make their way to the places on fire. Though they make every effort to put out the fire, unfortunately, many houses are burnt to the ground. Translation Quiz II I was appointed as a vocanologist ___________ (为……工作) the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO). 2. _______________________________ _________ (当滚烫的岩石从火山喷 发出来), and crashes back to earth it causes less damage than you might imagine. working for When boiling rock erupts from a volcano 3. _________________________ (辛辛 苦苦干了一整天), I went to bed early. 4. ______________________________ __________________________ (早先 从观测站出发时就带了一些特别的安 全服), we put them on before we went any closer. Having worked hard all day Having earlier collected special clothes from the observatory 1 Having learned a little more about the work of a volcanologist, do you think it is an occupation you would enjoy? Give your reasons. 2 If you could meet the writer of the passage, what kind of questions would you ask? Discussion 1. Spend some time researching one disaster that you want to know more about. You can use books, magazines, newspapers or the Internet. 2. Write a summary of the text in about 200 words. Homework * * * * AN EXCITING JOB Unit 5 Reading alongside equipment appoint database evaluate wave adv. 在旁边; 沿着边 prep. 在……旁边 n. 设备; 装备 vt. 任命; 委派 n. 数据库; 资料库 vt. 评估; 评价; 估计 n. 波浪; 波涛 vi. 波动; 起伏; 挥手 Words preview fountain absolute suit helmet boot potential vi. vt. 泉水般地喷出 或涌出 n.喷泉; 源泉 adj. 绝对的; 完全的 n. 一套外衣; 套装 vt. 适合; 使适宜 n. 头盔 n. 靴子 n.潜在性; 潜能 adj. 可能的; 潜性的 Words preview burn to the ground ma