2. February 27 th, 2010 Chile

3. southwestern coast of South America Chile has 36 historically active volcanoes,13 of which are considered to be in different stages of activity. There are well over 100 that are dormant.

4. What happens when a volcano erupts? What damage does a volcano cause?

5. An eyewitness account of a volcano eruption burn to the ground Last week, when I was walking _______ the river bank, I suddenly heard a loud noise. I looked up and found the mountain _____________ erupt. Red hot lava was __________ hundreds of meters into the air. After it fell to earth, it turned into ________ of lava which travelled down the mountain fast. I ____________ forward to see the __________ fantastic sight and saw trees and plants on the way __________________. It was so frightening. fountainabsolutewave make one’s wayalongside in the distance If you were in the eruption, what might you feel / do? fountaining waves made my way burnt to the ground absolutely

6. Because the people of Pompeii had taken no notice of the dos and don’ts, they all died in the eruption. Having taken no notice about the dos and don’ts, the people of Pompeii all died in the eruption. Run as fast as you can, trying to avoid the way hot liquid rock flows. Don’t p_______. Keep calm. Use some protective sets of clothes, such as types of hard hat. Don’t drive along the valley in case of lava, which makes the road slippy. lava suits helmets panic Man is weak in front of nature, but man can conquer nature.

7. ___________________ ( not make) of stones, the wooden houses were burnt to the ground. Not having been made ___________________ ( tell) Mount Vesuvius would erupt, nobody saw it as a threat. Having been told __________ ( see) hot red lava thrown into the air like a fountain, Pliny was trembling. _______________ ( escape) from the volcano, Pliny felt life was so precious. Seeing Having escaped Complete the sentences, using V-ing form.

8. vocabulary phrases grammar text A---- 1 point B---- 2 points C---- ≧ 3 points

9. What can we do to support the reconstruction of the volcano-hit areas? ★ go travelling there What about rebuilding Pompeii city into a theme park?

10. A special TV talk program of the Pompeii City Four students a group to talk about your opinions( for or against?) and give reasons.

11. A: host or hostess of the program B: an expert volcanologist ( Mr.\Ms. Wang) C: an ordinary person D: an official of the travel bureau( 旅游局） ( Mr.\Ms Li) Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our program. Today we’ll talk about whether Pompeii city should be rebuilt into a theme park. … Requirement: try to use what have been learned in this unit.

13. Mr. Black is an experienced engineer, so he is often ____ to finish some challenging tasks. A. appreciated B. approached C. appointed D. refused appreciate doing sth (n.) appreciation

14. 1.The teacher __________( 评价 ) the performance of each student. 2.He p________ when he saw the terrifying sight and ran as fast as he could. 3.Prices for a night at the hotel v_____ from room to room. evaluated panicked vary

15. I tried ringing you several times yesterday but I couldn’t ______. A.glance through B. get along C. go through D. get through at first glance (n.) glance atglance through glance around 1.He _____________ the room and walked out at once. 2.She ________ her watch and found it was late. 3.I just _______________ the magazine, for it was not my cup of tea. glanced around glanced at glanced through

16. Choose some of the following sentences to make a story within ont minute. be anxious about have a gift for glance through vary from---to burn to the ground in the distance make one’s way give birth to

17. _____ in the fields on a March afternoon, he could feel the warmth of spring. (08 安徽） A.To walk B. Walking C. Walked D. Having walked

18. _____ by the advances in technology, many farmers have set up wind farms on their land. (09 天津） A. Being encouraged B. Encouraging C. Encouraged D. Having encouraged

19. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the lake of heaven?