Unit 5 The Power of Nature Warming up ﹠ Reading

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An Exciting Job

Skimming I II Para. 3 ﹠ 4 Para. 5 Para. 1 ﹠ 2 III

The main idea of each part Part II (3 ﹠ 4) Part I (1 ﹠ 2) Part III (5) The writer’s ____ and its ________ The writer’s _________ of watching the volcanic eruption The reasons for the writer’s ________ about his job. job importance experience enthusiasm

Part I (Para. 1) How does the writer comment on his job? Please use some adjectives to describe it. He travels to ___________ and work _______ different people. Sometimes he shall work_______, while he shall also work in a(n) _______. Besides, he should use scientific _________ and ________ local people and tourists. outdoors office equipmentmeet unusual placesalongside Scanning

First, I help _____________________________ about Mount Kilauea; Second, after having collected and evaluated the information, I will ____________________________________ __________________. to collect information for a database help to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast What does he do for HVO? Para. 2

Part II (Para. 3) 1. During the eruption of Mount Kilauea, many lives were lost. 2. The lava buries everything in its path, which causes much more damage. 3. I felt frightened at the first sight of Mount Kilauea’s eruption. F T F True or False

How does the writer narrate his first experience of watching the volcanic eruption? Feel? See? Hear? My bed began shaking. I heard a strange sound. My bedroom became as bright as day. Red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of meters into the air. An absolutely fantastic sight!

What did the scientists do after the eruption? Drove up the volcano and dropped close to the crater Put some special things on Made their way to the edge of the crater Climbed down into the crater to collect lava Para. 4

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A. The writer is worried about his job. B. The writer is anxious about his job C. The writer is interested in his work. D. The writer is tired of his work. The last paragraph suggests that___. Part III

Dialogue-making If you met the writer of this passage, what questions would you ask? Make a dialogue between you and the writer.

Homework Recite the last two paragraphs; Do some exercises on Exercise book and No. 16, Student Times.