The Power of Nature Unit 5

Do you know any natural disasters ? Please work with your partner and make a list of natural disasters you have known.

earthquake

flood flood

sandstorm sandstorm

thunderstorm

mudflow mudflow

tsunami tsunami

typhoon/hurricane typhoon/hurricane

tornado tornado

snow slide

volcano volcano Volcano is one of those great natural disasters.

volcano- eruption boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flows slowly down the mountain. lava crater ash cloud

near the oceans Where is most possible for a volcano to erupt?

active volcanodormant volcanoextinct volcano What types of volcanoes do you know? Who will climb into a live volcano to take the temperature of the boiling rock inside?

volcanologist

Reading An exciting job

Skim the passage to get close to a volcanologist. Find out what a volcanologist does. 1. What kind of work should a volcanologist do? 2. Where is Mount Kilauea? Collect information about the volcano and evaluate the information to help other scientist to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast it will flow. It’s in Hawaii.

Mount Kilauea It is Hawaii's youngest and yet most active volcano. It first erupted in January 1983 and has been active ever since.

海拔 1243 米的基拉韦厄火山名的意思是 “ 吐出许多 ” 。基 拉韦厄火山的活动极为频繁，曾经有过 30 年喷发 50 次的 记录。相传在夏威夷火山居住著女神佩莉，她时常云游 太平洋诸岛，基拉韦厄火山的爆发就是为了迎接女神远 游归来。

How many parts can we divide the text into? Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Description of his job as a ______________ Description of his first sight of an _________ His ______ for his job and _________ Para 1-2 Para 3-4 Para 5 volcanologist eruption lovevolcanoes

Part 1 Description of his job as a volcanologist 1. Does the author like his job? How do you know that? Find out some words or phrases to support your idea. 2. Why is a volcanologist’s job important? Yes, he likes his job. “the greatest job, never bored, don’t mind danger, excite, alive” Because a volcanologist helps to protect people from the volcano and can save many lives.

Part 2: Description of his first sight of an eruption

1. What made the author realize that an eruption occurred? my bed- room became as bright as day red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air an absolutely fantastic sight The light was caused by the red-hot rocks and gas that erupted from the volcano.

2. What did the scientists do after the eruption? put on white protective suits … 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

White protective suits that covered his whole body, helmets, big boots, special gloves. He looks just like a spaceman.

What qualities and skills do you think a volcanologist should have?

Part 3 His love for his job and volcanoes What does the writer find amazed about volcanoes even after studying them for many years? He is amazed at their beauty of the eruption as well as their potential to cause great damage.

3. What qualities do you think a volcanologist should have? cautious, enthusiastic brave, smart, careful, calm, helpful, strong determined, out- going, optimistic, unselfish courageous, patient, healthy, passionate …