Homework: 1.Get more about first aid from the newspaper, magazine or the Internet. 2. Write down some first aid instructions for burns. ZhuRong English T&R Group Ning Xia LiuPanshan High School Unit 5 The power of nature Reading :An exciting job

Lead-in & warming up: the power of nature How much do you know about volcanoes? Let’s share what we have known.

kinds Kinds of volcanoes active volcano dormant volcano dead/ extinct volcano

volcano erupting/eruption Grouping words together: lava flow crater ash clouds

: Ring of FireWatch the video How do you feel about volcano eruption?

An Exciting Job Prediction: According to the title and picture, can you predict what the passage is about? Ⅰ.Skimming: Skim to find out the topic sentences and key words in them to get the main idea of the passage. greatest job volcanologist boiling rock …damagethis eruption closer look today enthusiastic The passage is about the writer’s _______ job called ___________, the writer’s first sight/experience of the _______ and he’s __________ about the job and volcanoes. volcanologist enthusiastic greatest eruption

T T F T F F An Exciting Job 1.The writer travels to many ordinary places. 2.The writer only works outside. 3.The writer’s job is of great importance. 4.The writer works in HVO. 5.The writer has been working for ten years. 6.The writer collects, evaluates information about Mount Kilauea and helps predict. True （ T ） or False （ F ） ? Ⅱ.Scanning: Information about the writer’s job

Ⅲ.Close reading : The first sight/experience of the eruption Time Signs Sights Feelings Closer look People Special clothing Sometime twenty years ago 1.my bed began shaking2.a strange sound 3.My bedroom became as bright as day 2.absolutely fantastic 1.red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of meters into the air Two other scientists and I White protective suits, helmets, big boots, special gloves Exciting, and never forget

Match the words with their meanings. equipment appoint absolutely potential make one’s way to completely move carefully possibility machines or tools give a job An Exciting Job

1.What kind of job is the work of volcanologists? Does the writer feel bored? 2.Why doesn’t the writer mind the occasional danger of the job? 3.What attitude does the writer have towards the job and volcanoes? And why? Asking games in pairs An Exciting Job

Discuss in groups: Do you think you would enjoy this job? Why or why not? An Exciting Job

If you could interview the writer, what questions would you ask? Work in groups to do an interview. An Exciting Job

A press conference An Exciting Job

Introduction An exciting job Supporting details Conclusion （ the job ） （ experiences ）

Homework: 1. Write a passage : My experience of a natural disaster. 2.Get more knowledge about volcanoes from newspapers, magazines or the Internet and share with each other.

Homework: 1.Get more about first aid from the newspaper, magazine or the Internet. 2. Write down some first aid instructions for burns. Life is precious Faced with powerful natural disasters, we are weak. Yet, however weak we are, we are not completely powerless.

An Exciting Job Prediction: According to the title and picture, can you predict what the passage is about? greatest job volcanologist boiling rock …damagethis eruption closer look today enthusiastic

What skills do you think a volcanologist should have? And would you like to pick this job? Why or why not?

An Exciting Job Ⅰ.Skimming: Skim to find out the topic sentences and key words in them to get the main idea of the passage. The passage is about the writer’s _______ job called ___________, the writer’s first sight/experience of the _______ and he’s __________ about the job and volcanoes. volcanologist enthusiastic greatest eruption