人教版英语选修6 Unit5 The power of nature 1(ppt).ppt

In some places the outside of the earth is thin and weak so the hot melted rocks which we call lava(火山熔岩) push out. That’s called erupting volcano. How does a volcano erupt? What are the damages caused by volcanoes? If we can predict the eruption of volcanoes, we can reduce its damage to us. So we need volcanologists to study volcanoes. 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 part of your job ? Answer “yes” or “no” to these questions to find out if you would be suitable for this work. Do a quiz 1. 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 every day? If you answered “yes” to all these questions, then volcanology could be a good career for you. 2. Guess: what kind of things a volcanologist might do. Please work with partners and write your guess down. Homework 完成Workbook中Talking部分的Exercise3（Page69）Read the information beside the picture. How do you think you would feel during the cyclone and after it was over? Read articles about some famous volcanoes eruption. 完成Workbook P69的Listening练习. * * Unit5 The power ofnature Period1 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 Sandstorm tornado flood tsunami 3. We can find how powerful nature is and how weak humans are compared with