Unit5Thepowerofnaturewarmingupandreading课件1（人教版选修6）.pptVIP

Period 12 Warming up and Reading I;tsunami;earthquake;thunder/ lightning;volcano-eruption;What do you know about volcano? Do you know how a volcano erupts?;volcano-eruption;More about the volcano;Near the oceans.;An extinct volcano;Mount Vesuvius This mountain has erupted more than 50 times since the eruption in 79 A.D., when it buried Pompeii and its sister city, Herculaneum. After Pompeii was buried and lost to history, the volcano continued to erupt every 100 years until about 1037 A.D., when it entered a 600-year period of quiescence. In 1631, the volcano killed an additional 4000 unsuspecting inhabitants. ;Questions ;;What is the writer? When did he first see an eruption? How did it look like? What was he wearing when getting close to the crater? And what was the result?;What is the writer? When did he first see an eruption? How did it look like? ;3. What was he wearing when getting close to the crater? And what was the result?;Why is a volcanologist’s job important? Where is Mount Kilauea?;Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption? What caused the writer’s bedroom to become as bright as day even though it was night?;Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting? Why was it difficult for the writer to walk towards the edge of the crater?;What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for many years?;1.The writer doesn’t mind the occasional danger of his job because ______.;2. What does the writer mean by using “lucky” in the sentence “ I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it. ” ?;Part 1(Para 1-2) Part 2(Para 3-4) Part 3(Para 5) ; Suppose you are a reporter of the 21st Century, and you are interview the writer. Work in pairs and make up a dialogue according to your understanding of the passage.; Having learnt a little more about the work of a volcanologist, do you think it is an occupati