1. Reading
An Exciting Job

2. Task1: Leading to
you know any other natural disasters ?

3. Hurricane Typhoon Snowstorm Landslide Sandstorm Volcano Tsunami Flood
The power of nature
Landslide
Sandstorm
Volcano
Tsunami
Flood
Earthquake

4. human vs nature disaster
weak
Compared with
___the nature disasters, humans are__.

5. volcano-eruption

6. volcano-eruption Ash cloud/volcanic ash
Crater
Boiling rock erupts from the crater;
the lava flows slowly down the mountain.
Lava

7. lava fountain fountaining The hot lava was__________
Up to the air
lava
fountaining
The hot lava was__________
hundreds of metres into the air.

8. types of volcanoes an extinct volcano an active volcano
a dormant volcano

9. Pre-reading
Can you imagine climbing into an active volcano to take the temperature of the boiling rock inside ? Who?

10. What does a volcanologist’s
work look like?

11. 2.What does he think of his job?
Task2: Skimming
Listen and Skim the text , answer the following questions.
What is the writer?
2.What does he think of his job?

12. Skimming What is the writer? What does he think of his job?
He is a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. He mainly collects information about Mount Kilauea.
It is the greatest job. Dangerous,but it excites me. I help protect the ordinary people from volcanoes. I am just as enthusiastic about my job as the day I first started.

13. Task3: Scanning
Scan the text and answer the following questions.

14. Scanning
Para 1-2
How does a volcanologist do
his job?

15. volcano unusual interesting Collect The writer Volcanologist Job
Profession
Volcanologist
Job
◆ Travels to 1__________ places and meets 2___ __________ people from all over the world.
◆3__________ information about Mount Kilauea.
◆ Helps to protect people from the 4_____________ .
unusual
interesting
Collect
volcano

16. save predict The writer Volcanologist Job
Profession
Volcanologist
Job
◆ Helps other scientists to ________ where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.
◆_____people’s lives
predict
save

17. P3 2. 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 the crater.

18. P3 3. When did he first see an eruption? How did it look like?
It was in the second week after he arrived in Hawaii. Red lava was fountaining hundreds of meters into the air and it was It very bright although it was night. It was a fantastic sight.

19. 4. Why did the volcanologist's run out of the house into the back garden?

20. A. Because his bed began shaking.
B. Because his bedroom suddenly became as bright as day.
C. Because he thought there was an earthquake in Hawaii.
D. Because he wanted to collect
information about the eruption.

21. The scientists needed to get
Para4-5
4. Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting?
The scientists needed to get
samples of the lava so they could study them.

22. 5.Why did the writer put on special clothes to look at the crater?
Because he wanted to take some
special photos.
B. Because he was concerned about his safety.
C. Because the other two scientists
asked him to.
D. Because he wanted to climb
down into the crater.

23. 5. What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for many years ?
The author is impressed by the beauty of the eruption and also by its potential to cause great destruction.

24. Task 4:
Scan and skim the whole text and then finish the multiple-choices.

25. 1.What’s the main idea of para.3 ?
Boiling rock which erupts from the volcano and crashes back to earth causes less damage.
B. The lava that flows slowly down the
mountain causes far more damage.

26. C. The eruption is much more exciting to watch.
D. There had been an eruption in the side of the mountain.

27. 2.The writer doesn’t mind the
occasional danger of his job because _____.
A. He travels to unusual places and meets interesting people from all over the world
B. He likes the different ways of
working

28. C. He thinks his job the most important
D. He is excited about dangers and feels alive

29. 3. What does the word “alive” mean in
the sentence “... danger excites me and
makes me feel alive”?
Living or not dead.
B. Active or lively.
C. Continuing.
D. Healthy.

30. 4. What does the writer mean by using “lucky” in the sentence “ I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it. ” ?

31. A. He left much safer on the top while the other two scientists climbed down into the crater.
B. It was his first sight of an eruption.
C. It was the first time for him to
watch the crater.
D. both B and C.

32. Discussion
Having learned a little more about the work of a volcanologist, Do you think what qualities the volcanologists should have?