高中英语Unit5 The Power of Nature warming up and reading新课标人教版选修六.ppt

The Power of Nature Unit 5 In February, 2008, what happened to China? Do you know any other natural disasters ? Please work with your partners and make a list of natural disasters . snowstorm earthquake flood drought thunder/ lightning tornado/cyclone hurricane /typhoon tsunami volcano-eruption What do you know about volcano? Do you know how a volcano erupts? volcano-eruption Boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flows slowly down the mountain. Magma chamber Lava Crater Ash cloud More about the volcano 1. How is a volcano formed? The rocks under the earth become hotter and hotter and erupt from the mountain. Near the oceans. Where is most possible for a volcano to erupt? An extinct volcano An active volcano 3. What types of volcanoes do you know? A dormant volcano Who will climb into a live volcano to take the temperature of the boiling rock inside? What kind of things might a volcanologist do? Collect and evaluate information about volcanoes. An Exciting Job Working as a volcanologist. What might be talked about? What does a volcanologist do? Is the work important? His work can help save many lives because people in the path of the lava can be warned to leave their home. Part 1(Para 1-2) Part 2(Para 3-4) Part 3(Para 5) The writer’s job and its importance The writer’s experience of watching the volcanic eruption The reasons for the writer’s enthusiasm about his job Read again and try to find out main ideas of each part. Part one (Para. 1- Para. 2) Why is a volcanologist’s job important? 2) Where is Mount Kilauea? 3) The writer doesnt mind the occasional danger of his job because _____________________________. It can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and save many lives. In Hawaii. him and makes him feel alive danger excites Part two (Para. 3- Para. 4) Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more d