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3.What did the scientists do after the eruption? * 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 On May 12, what happened to Wenchuan China? Typhoon 台风 Sandstorm Flood Earthquake Tornado龙卷风 Snowstorm Tsunami海啸 Landslide山崩 Hailstorm冰雹 Volcano Hurricane 飓风 natural disasters The power of nature Flood Earthquake See the following pictures. Typhoon/Cyclone/Hurricane Tsunami Sandstorm drought 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 岩浆储源 Lava熔岩 Crater火山口 Ash cloud尘云 An extinct volcano 死火山 An active volcano 活火山 What types of volcanoes do you know? A dormant volcano 睡火山 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? 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 Skim the text and match the main ideas and the paragraphs. The author talked about the importance of his job as a volcanologist, his first experience of the volcano eruption, as well as his enthusiasm about the job. 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) 2.What made the