Do you remember what happened on May.12 th, 2008? Earthquake Do you know any other natural disasters ? Warming up

Volcano eruption tornado hurricane

volcano-eruption

What do you know about volcano? Do you know how a volcano erupts?

volcano- eruption Boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flows slowly down the mountain. Magma chamber Lava flow Crater Ash cloud/volcanic ash

Pre-reading: Can you imagine climbing into a live volcano in order to take the temperature of the boiling rock inside?

An Exciting Job Reading

1.What is the exciting job called? 2.What does the author think of his job? (an adjective) 3.What’re the details of this exciting job? (three verbs) 4.What’s author’s attitude towards this job? Skim the text and answer the following questions: Volcanologist Greatest Collect, evaluate, predict Enthusiastic, be amazed at Para. 1-2: The writer’s _____and its __________. Para 5: The _______ for the writer’s enthusiasm about his job. job importance reasons Para 3-4: The writer’s __________ of watching the volcanic eruption. experience Main idea: The writer expressed his _____ for his job as a _____________ and told us one of his unusual ___________in Mount Kilauea, Hawaii. love volcanologist experiences Skimming

Part one (Para 1- Para 2) 2 Why is a volcanologist’s job important? It can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and save many lives. 1. Why does the writer say that he hasWhy does the writer say that he has the greatest job in the world the greatest job in the world? 3 How does the writer help people from volcano?

1. Why does the writer say that he has the greatest job in the world?

3.How does the writer help people from volcano? First,___________________________________________, Then,____________________________________________ _________________________________________ As a result,________________________________ ________________________________ collect and evaluate the information about volcano help other scientist to predict where lava will flow and how fast it will flow. people in path of the lava are warned to leave their homes and then are saved.

Part two (Para.3) 1.Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption? 2.Can you arrange the orders according to the text? a. I heard a strange sound. b. my bedroom became as bright as day. c. my bed began shaking. d. I ran out of the house into the back garden. 3. What two adjectives does the writer use to describe the eruption?

Part two ( Para. 4) 1.Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption? 2.Can you arrange the orders according to the text? a. I heard a strange sound. b. my bedroom became as bright as day. c. my bed began shaking. d. I ran out of the house into the back garden. 3. What two adjectives does the writer use to describe the eruption? Because no one lives near the crater, but the lava that flows down the mountain buries everything in its path Exciting & Fantastic

Part two (Para 3- Para 4) 4. What does the writer mean by using “lucky” in the sentence “I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it.”? 5. What did the writer and the other scientists do after the eruption? 6. Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting? To get some lava for later study. It was his first sight of an eruption. It was the first time for him to watch the crater. dropp ed made our way looked downclimbed down put on

Part three (Para 5) What attracts the writer after he has studied volcanoes for more than twenty years? The author is impressed by the beauty of the eruption and also by its potential to cause great damage.

1.What is the writer’s attitude towards his job? And how do you know? I have the greatest job in the world. I travel unusual places and meeting interesting people. I am never bored. My job is occasionally dangerous, but I don’t mind. Danger excites me and makes me feel alive. The eruption itself is really exciting to watch. It was an absolutely fantastic sight. Today, I am just as enthusiastic about my job as the day I first started. Having studied volcanoes now more than 20 years, I am still amazed at their beauty. Understanding

2.What is the writer’s purpose to write this passage? A.to advise others to become a volcanologist. B.to tell us his job is dangerous but helpful. C.to express his love for his job as a volcanologist. 3. What do you think of volcanologists’ job? Do you want to be a volcanologist in the future?

 Suppose you are a reporter of the 21st Century, and you are interviewing the writer.  Work in pairs and make up a dialogue according to your understanding of the passage. Reporter: I’m Julia from 21 st Century. It’s good to see you. After appreciating your passage, I wonder …? Writer: As for me, … Reporter: Thanks again for your precious time. I sincerely hope ….

An exciting job My job is to travel to __________ places and meet interesting people from all over the world. I use scientific equipment in my work and meet with local people and tourists, and I am never __________. As a volcanologist, I collected __________ about Mount Kilauea. My job is ____________ dangerous, but I don’t mind because danger _______ me and makes me feel alive. As is known, when lava from the volcano flows,many houses will be covered with lava or ________ to the ground. All the lava _________ slowly down the mountain causes more damage because it ________ everything in its path under the molten rock. I once experienced an __________.When it broke out, red lava was ___________ hundreds of metres into the air, and it was an ___________ __________ sight. Today, I am still ______________ about my job. I am still _______ at the beauty of the volcano as well as their _____________ to cause great damage. unusual bored information occasionally excites burned flowing buries eruption fountaining absolutelyfantastic enthusiastic amazed potential Summary