1. warming up and reading Unit 5

2. snow catastrophe catastrophes/natural disasters drought hurricane /typhoontornadotsunami

3. C________ to the natural disasters, we human seem so weak. Yet, h______ weak we are, we are not completely powerless so long as we do w________ we can to p_______ourselves and fight _______ powerful natural forces. ompared owever hatever against rotect

4. volcano- eruption What do you know about volcanoes?

5. volcano- eruption clouds of volcanic ash lava crater

6. magma chamber 岩浆点 lava crater how a volcano erupts The i_____ of the earth is very, very hot and rock has m_____ like ice. It has become a l______ like boiling water in a kettle. The very hot molten rock b______ inside the earth which is k______ as lava tries to get out. So in some places where the o______ of the earth is thin and weak or where there is a c______ which is later so-called crater, a volcano erupts. elted nside iquid oiling nown utside rack

7. An extinct/dead volcano An active volcano What types of volcanoes do you know? dormant /inactive volcano

9. A volcanologist is a scientist who studies _________ and is expert at the subject of ____________. volcanoes volcanology

10. A volcanologist is a scientist who studies _________ and is expert at the subject of ____________. volcanoes volcanology An Exciting Job

11. introduction Para 1 Brief __________ to the job Para 2 The __________ of the job Para 3 The __________ of the eruption Para 4 My first close _____ with the volcano Para 5 The writer’s ___________ about his job Final __________ of the job importance contact conclusion excitement enthusiasm

12. I have the greatest job in the world (Para 1) travel… work.. Sometimes working…, I am never bored. Danger excites me and… help protect…from…

13. conclusion (Para 5) What does the writer say to end the passage?

14. the greatest job unusual never bored danger excites me make me feel alive be enthusiastic aboutbe amazed at use different words to avoid repetition

15. Para 2 The importance of the Job WW hy ? save lives WW hat? collect,evaluate, predict, warn people to leave First of all, my job is important because it has ______many lives. By ________ and _________ the information, we ________ the volcanic activities so that people living nearby can be ___________ leave. (verbs) (Para 2) First of all, my job is important because… saved collecting evaluating predict warned to

16. I have the greatest job in the world…

17. Sometimes working outdoors, sometimes in an office, sometimes used scientific equipments and sometimes meet local people and tourists, I am never boring. Although my job is occasional dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excite me and make me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is I help protecting ordinary people from one of the most powerful force on earth– the volcano.

18. Sometimes working outdoors, sometimes in an office, sometimes used scientific equipments and sometimes meet local people and tourists, I am never boring. Although my job is occasional dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excite me and making me feel alive. However, the most important thing about my job is I help protecting ordinary people from one of the most powerful force on earth– the volcano.

19. an exciting job (Para 3- 4) 1. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption? 2. What made the author realize that an eruption occurred? 3. What does the writer mean by using “lucky” in the sentence “I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it.”? 4. What did the scientists do after the eruption ? The lava can ______ everything in its path under the molten rock while boiling rock which ______ from a volcano usually don’t ________ anything because no one lives near the crater. bury erupts damage

20. an exciting job  my bed began shaking  a strange sound  My bedroom became as bright as day  an abosolutely fantastic sight  red hot lava was fountaining hundred of metres into the air 2. What made the author realize that an eruption occurred ? What caused the light? What does the writer think of this sight? The light was caused by the red-hot rocks and gas that erupted from the volcano. (Para 3- 4)

21. an exciting job It was his first _____ of an eruption. It was his first __________ to watch the crater. 3. What does the writer mean by using “lucky” in the sentence “I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it.”? (Para 3- 4) sight experience

22. The next day, three of us were driven ____ the mountain and _______ as close as possible to the ______. We put on ___________suits, ________, big _______ and special ______, which made us look like __________. We slowly ________________ to the edge of the crater to collect some _____ for ____________. helmets bootsgloves spacemen made our way lava later study protectivecrater up dropped What did the scientists do after the eruption ?

23. What kind of person do you think is fit to be a volcanologist? In my opinion, a person who … is fit to be a volcanologist. likes working o______ enjoys travelling to u_______ places is fond of taking r_____ or a________ is interested in studying g________ work d_____ doing the same job utside nusual isksdventure eological islikes

24. L5 feel alive L6 the most powerful forces L7 be appointed as L13 be burned to the ground L14 crash back to earth L22 be fast asleep L25 take notice L25 be about to do when … 感到有活力 最强大的力量之一 被任命为 烧为灰烬 坠落到地面 睡得很熟 注意 即将 … 这时

25. 在远处 喷到天空 近距离看 前进 对 … 热心 对 … 惊叹不已 潜在的破坏 L27 in the distance L28 fountain into the air L30 have a close look at L35 make one’s way L40 be enthusiastic about L40 be amazed at L41 the potential to cause damage

26. 1.Ex 36 1. the questionnaire 2. alongside 3. evaluating 4. made my way 5. has potential 6.appointed 7.equipment 8.diagram 2. Ex 36 volcano erupt ash lava eruption fountain waves absolute burned to the ground

27. Pompeii

28. a volcanologist’s job your opinion a volcanologist’s opinion exciting helpful/important great dangerous tough tiring What kind of person do you think is fit to be a vocanologist? In my opinion, a person who … is fit to be a volcanologist. likes working o______ enjoys travelling to u_______ places is fond of taking r_____ or a________ is interested in studying g________ work d_____ doing the same job utside nusual isksdventure eological islikes

30. Am I a would-be volcanologist? YY our opinion SS upporting details (1) one of the characteristics of the job one of your characters (2) …

31. Vesuvius Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano on the European mainland. It's best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii.

32. Pompeii

33. Vesuvius erupts over Pompeii On August 24, 79 A.D. Mount Vesuvius______ in southern Italy,______ skies to darkness over the city of Pompeii. “You could hear the shrieks( 尖叫 )of women forever“ wrote the younger Pliny. “_____of children and shouts of men, some ______to die from the very fear of dying. Many lifted their hands to the Gods, imagining there were no Gods left anywhere and at last, an eternal( 永恒的 )night has come upon the world“. Roughly half the citizens ________escaped towards the sea, but more than 2,000 were buried under ___feet of lava ash and pumice( 浮石 ). ______years later the excavation( 发掘 )of Pompeii ________a picture of the everyday life an ancient ________, so freshly ________in sudden death, as almost to remain living forever.

34. Vesuvius erupts over Pompeii On August 24, 79 A.D. Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, turning skies to darkness over the city of Pompeii. “You could hear the shrieks( 尖叫 )of women forever“ wrote the younger Pliny. “Cries of children and shouts of men, some praying to die from the very fear of dying. Many lifted their hands to the Gods, imagining there were no Gods left anywhere and at last, an eternal( 永恒的 )night has come upon the world“. Roughly half the citizens blindly escaped towards the sea, but more than 2,000 were buried under 7 feet of lava ash and pumice( 浮石 ). 1,700 years later the excavation( 发掘 )of Pompeii presented a picture of the everyday life an ancient civilization, so freshly preserved in sudden death, as almost to remain living forever.

35. I shall never forget my first sight of an volcanic eruption. That night I was about to go back to sleep when suddenly my bed began shaking and I heard a strange sound like a railway train passing my window. Then my bedroom became as bright as day. When I ran out of my house, I found the boiling rock erupted from a volcano and red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of meters into the air. The lava flowed slowly like a wave down the mountain, burying everything in its path under the molten rock. It was an absolutely fantastic sight. An unforgettable experience

36. I shall never forget … That night I was about to go back to sleep when … Then my bedroom became... When I ran out of my house, I found... The lava.., burying... It was.... An unforgettable experience