2018年外研版高中英语必修三课件：Module3Listeningandvocabulary%26Pronunciation%26EverydayEnglish共22张PPT.ppt

volcano eruption 火山爆发 What can be produced in a volcano eruption? lava n. 熔岩; 岩浆 ash n. 灰 lava erupt volcano tidal wave ash Read the passage and explain the process of eruption. When a volcano erupts, three of the outcomes are ash, lava and tidal waves. Before you listen to a conversation, answer these questions. 1. Ash and lava poured down the mountain, setting fire to hundreds of houses. Does this mean that (a) a fire started or (b) a fire ended? 2. Hundreds of houses caught fire when the lava reached them. Does this mean that the fire started because of (a) a person or (b) a natural event? 3. We managed to get half the population to another island. Does this mean it was (a) an easy thing to do or (b) a difficult thing to do? 4. We put all the fires out. Does this mean the fires (a) are still burning or (b) have finished? Listen and answer these questions. 1. Where are they? 2. Who are the two people in the conversation? 3. Is a volcanic eruption taking place now? 4. How many people have already left the island? 5. How many people were killed by the eruption? 6. When will people be able to return to their homes? 1. In the centre of Plymouth, capital of Montserrat. 2. A reporter and Frank Savage, Governor of the island. 3. No, it isn’t. 4. About 6,000. 5. None. 6. They don’t know. The stressed key words often contain the main ideas. Listen and read the passage aloud. Make sure you stress the key words. And now, more information about the volcanic eruption on the island of Montserrat in the Caribbean Sea which took place at 3 am on December 26th, one week ago. We spoke to a local journalist and he told us that no one had been killed in the incident. According to the journalist, more than half the island’s 11,000 residents had left the island four months earlier. Which of the words indicates that the following sentence contains good news? 2. Which indicates that the sentence contai