unit5 The power of nature (warming up & Reading)

If you answered “yes” to all these questions, then volcanology could be a good career for you.
Homework
Preview new words in this unit and the passage on P34 to find out more about being a volcanologist.
The power of nature
Landslid e Volcano
Tsunam i
Flood
Earthquake
Typhoon/Cyclone/Hurricane
Tsunami
Sandstorm
Volcano
2. What do you feel when you see those pictures? Have you ever experienced one? Share you experience and feelings.
Questions Do you like working outside as well as inside? Do you enjoy traveling to unusual places? Do you enjoy taking risks?
Yes No
Questions
Yes No
Do you dislike doing the same thing every day? Do you like adventure in your life? Are you interested in studying rocks and other things that make up the surface of the earth?

1. Read through the passage quickly to check whether the guesses were correct.

2. What is the volcanologist wearing when getting close to the crater?
earthquake
floods
drought
thunder/ lightning
tornado/ cyclone
hurricane /typhoon
tsunami
volcanoeruption
• What do you know about volcano?
• Do you know how a volcano erupts?
Scanning
1. Scan the passage and answer the following questions:
5) Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting?
6) Why was it difficult for the writer to walk towards the edge of the crater?
• 2. What does the writer mean by using “lucky” in the sentence “I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it.”?
• A. He felt much safer on the top while the other two scientists climbed down into the crater.

Unit 5 The power of natureWarming-up and reading practiceTeaching aims and demands:1.To know about the power of nature which causes serious disasters ,especially volcano eruption. Besides talk about them in groups and realize how powerful they are and how powerless the human being are facing them.2.To test whether some students are suitable for volcanologist and evaluate or predict its job in groups.3.To practise reading tactics -- skimming. Scanning . intensive reading based on relative reading tasks.4.To learn some useful expressions and put them into practice, make full of them in and after class in the end.5.To be a volcanologist and contribute to it.Teaching difficulty and importance:1.To talk about disasters caused by nature and realize how powerful they are and how powerless the human being are facing them in groups.2.To practise reading tactics -- skimming . scanning and intensive reading based on relative reading tasks.3.To learn some useful expressions and make full of them in and after class.Teaching strategy:Task-- exploring lesson in pairs and groupsTeaching schedule:Four-teaching and learning periodTeaching assistance:Multi-media and exercise bookTeaching procedure:1.Lead-inWith the aid of multi-media , teacher shows students some pictures about naturaldisasters ,especially volcano eruption, and make them realize how powerful these disasters are , then encourage them to discuss in what way human beings can protect themselves in groups. If they cann’ t express themselves, they may as well talk in Chinese. In then end, select one of the best teams to conclude its discussion for the rest .2.Present and approachAs for volcanoes , it is the second part to make them clearer , first of all, show some pictures, then, let students glance through the questionnaire in the text book and test whether he or she is fit for a volcanologist or not. In addition, inspire students with a question “what quality do you think a volcanologist should own?”, then encourage them to discuss in pairs within 2 minutes, which seem a prediction of text. And it is time to start the lesson- an exciting job .the first step is to glance though the text one by one paragraph to search the main idea for each part within 5 minutes, and try to conclude the main idea of passage (exercise in learning scheme) .if necessary ,especially during concluding, students can discuss in pairs. The second step is to read the text carefully and complete the tasks in learning scheme. And this part is to recognize more details, which means taking more time. Next , the third step is to read intensively and try to summarize the text(in learning scheme), which can be homework after class. What ismore .students have to pick out unknown items during reading. And the second period ,the fourth step is to explain the important language points and put them into practice. The final step is to conclude and discuss, as for the discussion,the task is in the textbook, students are encouraged to discuss in groups and choose the two best groups to show their opinions3.Conclude: focus on the important language points4.Assign: in learning scheme plus exercisebook。

tall buildings
modern agriculture
aeroplanes
atomic bcation
What do you think of
human power?
Man has so much
wisdom and power that the whole world has changed a lot.
Homework
1. Learn the new words by heart. 2. Preview the passage on page 34-35 carefully and finish Exercises 1-3 on page 35.
Thanks for your attention!
Let's watch the video
of the vocano.
Do you know something
more about volcanoes? If so, tell us. If not, let us
learn something about it.
One plate crashes down another. The fluid rock 1. How isinto a volcano formed? becomes hotter and hotter with high pressure. Finally it rushes out. Thus, a volcano is formed.
Unit5 The power of nature
Warming up
During this period , we will
1. learn something about the power of nature 2. know something about the volcano