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C. the eruption causes less damage D. the eruption may be prevented
breaking out
4.Why did the volcanologist's run out of the house into the back garden?
2. Where is Mount Kilauea? Mount Kilauea is in Hawaii.
3. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption ?
The lava flows down the mountain and can cover up or burn villages in its path. The rocks that erupt from the volcano usually don’t damage anything because no one lives near the crater.
information about the eruption.
5. What does the writer mean by using “lucky” in the sentence “ I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it. ” ?
A. Because his bed began shaking. B. Because his bedroom suddenly became
as bright as day. C. Because he thought there was an

first experience,I stayed at the
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top and watched them.
• • • • •
the girl staring at him the problem sloved so many people to help him with everybody here a book in his hand
刚做完…，这时…
2、虽然我的工作也有危险， 但是我并不在乎，因为危险 能激励我，使我感到有活力。 (Groups3、4)
Although my job is
occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive.
Having collected and 分词做状语 evaluated the information, I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will
lava will flow
flow next and how fast.
1、我刚要再睡，突然我的 卧室亮如白昼。 (Groups1、2)
I was about to go back to sleep when suddenly my bedroom became as
bright as day.
正要打算ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ…这时…
•be doing…when… 正在做…，这时… •be on the point of doing… when… 正要做…，这时… •had done… when…

A volcanologist
An Exciting Job
Working as a volcanologist.
In what way did the writer find the job exciting?
Get the main idea of each paragraph love The writer expresses his _____for his job Para 1 and why. The writer describes his _____and its job Para 2 importance.
Para 3 Para 4 Para 5
The writer describes his first _____of sight a volcano eruption. The writer describes his first closer _____at a look volcano eruption. The writer states again his _____for his love work and volcanoes.
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
What does the writer find impressive even after studying 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.

3. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption?
The lava flows down the mountain and can cover up or burn villages in its path. The rocks that erupt from the volcano usually don’t damage anything because no one lives near the crater.
The Profe Volcanologist writer ssion
◆ Travels to 1_u_n_u_s_u_al Job places and meets
2_i_n_te_r_e_st_in_g people from all over the world. ◆ Helps to protect people from the 3_vo_l_c_an_o___ . ◆4_C_o_l_le_c_ts_ information about Mount Kilauea.
Active volcano
An Exciting Job
Get the main idea of each paragraph
Para 2
The writer expresses his love for his job and why he loves it.
Para 5
The writer states again his love for his work and volcanoes.
Unit 5
The Power of Nature

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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.
• A. He travels to unusual places and meets interesting people from all over the world
• B. He likes the different ways of working • C. He thinks his job the most important • D. He is excited about dangers and feels alive.
Looked down into the red, boiling centre
Climbed down into the crater to collect some lava
1. Read through the passage quickly to check whether the guessxercises in Learning about language. (Ex 1, 2)

2. If you ________ her work _____his, you’ll find hers is much better.
3. Her health once_____good ______rather weak.
4. After having a good rest,we_______to the next mountain.
Please look at the diagram below. It shows a volcano erupting.
Ash cloud
Crater
Lava flow
Valcano火山
Magma chamber
Pre-reading
Questions
1 Do you like working outside as well as inside?
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Unit 5 The power of nature
What do you know about volcanoes? Have you ever thought about how powerful nature is?
Have you ever considered how weak humans are compared
Paragraph 1-2 Paragraph 3-4 Paragraph 5
Three parts Main ideas of each part
Paragraph 1-2 Paragraph 3-4 Paragraph 5
Description of his job as a volcanologist

Fill in blanks about the writer’s experience of the volcano.
My first experience: fast I was ____ asleep when my bed began shaking _______ strange and I heard a _______ sound, like a ______ train
Analyze the writer’s feelings (Part 3)
Find out the words (para1 and para 5) that indicate the writer’s feeling about being a volcanologist. Para 1: never bored; excited; alive; Para 5: enthusiastic; amazed
which made us look like __________. We spacemen
made our way slowly ________________ to the edge of the later study crater to collect some _____ for ____________. lava
passing nearby. Then I found my bedroom was
as ________ as day, and red lava ___________ bright fountaining
hundreds of meters into the air.
The next day, three of us wanted to get close crater protective to the ______. We put on ___________suits, helmets gloves ________, big _______ and special ______, boots

Fast Reading
The main idea of the passage
Part 1
What the writer’s job is and
(Paras. .
Part 2
The writer’s experience of
(Paras. 3-4)
watching the volcano eruption.
Part 3 (Para 5)
The reasons why the writer is enthusiastic about his job.
Careful Reading
1. Answer the following questions. Part one
Unit 5 The Power of Nature
Warm up
Do you know any natural disasters ?
Warm up
Warm up
typhoon sandstorm drought hurricane
Warm up
What do you know about volcano?
1) Why is a volcanologist’s job important?
It can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt
and save many lives. 2) Where is Mount Kilauea? In Hawaii.
Ash cloud Crater Lava
Magma chamber
More about the volcano
1. How is a volcano formed?

the crater.
up or burn villages in its
path.
5. What caused the writer’s bedroom to become as bright as day even though it was night?
The light was caused by the red-hot
rocks and gas that erupted from
the volgcaasntoh.at erupted from
the red-hot rocks
the volcano
6. Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting?
The writer finds their beauty and their potential to cause great damage very
impressive.
I have the _g_re_a_t_e_s_t _ job in the world. I am never _b_o_r_ed_ with it. Although it is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger _ex_c_i_t_es_ me and makes me feel a_l_iv_e_. I think my job is the most _i_m_p__o_rt_a_n_t_ because I can help _p_r_o_te_c_t_ people from danger of volcanoes.