吉林省伊通满族自治县第三中学校高中英语人教版选修六课件：Unit5 reading .pptVIP

* 英语学习辅导报 英语学习辅导报 * 英语学习辅导报 英语学习辅导报 * 英语学习辅导报 英语学习辅导报 * 英语学习辅导报 英语学习辅导报 * 英语学习辅导报 英语学习辅导报 * 英语学习辅导报 英语学习辅导报 * 英语学习辅导报 英语学习辅导报 * 英语学习辅导报 英语学习辅导报 Unit 5 reading Can you imagine climbing into a live volcano in order to measure the temperature of the boiling rock inside? Can you imagine doing such dangerous work as part of your job? Do you think you would enjoy studying volcanoes as a job? Answer yes or no to these questions to find out if you would be suitable for this work. Questions Yes No 1 Do you like working outside as well as inside? 2 Do you enjoy travelling to unusual places? 3 Do you enjoy taking risks? 4 Do you dislike doing the same thing every day? 5 Do you like adventure in your life? 6 Are you interested in studying rocks and other things that make up the surface of the earth? If you answered yes to all these questions, then volcanology could be a good career for you. Read the passage on the next page to find out more about being a volcanologist. 2. Guess: what kind of things a volcanologist might do. Please work with partners and write your guess down. Skimming I have the greatest job in the world Danger excites me and makes me feel alive Protect people from the volcano Read the passage and answer: Why is the authors job important? What made the author realize that an eruption occurred? My bed began shaking A strange sound My bed room became as bright as day Red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air An absolutely fantastic sight What did the scientists do after the eruption? Put on white protective suits helmets, big boots Dropped as close as possible to the crater Slowly made our way to the edge of the crater Looked down into the red, boiling centre Climbed down into the crater to collect some lava Read through the passage quickly to check whether the guesses were correct. 2. What is the volcanologist wearing when getting close to the crater? He is wearing white protective suits that covered his whole body, h