1. 新课标人教版课件系列
《高中英语》
选修(模块）6-5.15

2. Unit 5 The power of nature

3. What do you know about volcanoes?
Have you ever thought about how powerful nature is?
Have you ever considered how weak humans are compared
with a volcano,hurricane or earthquake?

4. hurricane, snowstorm, electrical storm , tsunami/ground sea and so on.
Some powerful natural forces we can think of arefire ,flood,earthquake,typhoon/cyclone/
hurricane, snowstorm, electrical storm , tsunami/ground sea and so on.
Please look at the diagram below.
It shows a volcano erupting.

5. Ash cloud
Valcano火山
Lava
flow
Crater
Magma chamber

6. Pre-reading Questions Yes No
1 Do you like working outside as well as inside?
2 Do you enjoy travelling to unusual places?
3 Do you dislike doing the same thing every day?
4 Do you dislike doing the same thing every day?
5 Do you like adventure in your life?
6 Are you interested in studing rocks and other things that make up the surface of the earth?

7. Task 1
Read the passage quickly and answer the following question.

8. Reading What does a volcanologist do? Is the work interesting?
What’s the main topic of the article?

9. His work can save many lives because people in the path of the lava can be warned to leave their home.
The writer expressed his love for his job as a volcanologist and told us one of his unusual experience in Mount Kilauea,Hawaii.

10. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption?
The lava that flows slowly down the mountain causes far more damage because it buries everything in its path under the molten rock.

11. Task 2
Listen to the tape carefully and pay attention to the new words .

12. Task 3
Fill in the blanks as quickly as you can.

13. Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.
1. The local clubs are ___________to interest more young people.
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.
5. She _______the letter and tore it into pieces.

14. Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.
1. The local clubs are _____________to interest more young people.
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.
5. She ____________ the letter and tore it into
pieces.
making an effort
compare
with
varied from to
made our way
glanced through

15. Task 4
How many parts we can divide the text into and what are the main ideas.

16. Three parts Main ideas of each part Paragraph 1-2 Paragraph 3-4

17. Description of his job as a volcanologist
Three parts
Main ideas of each part
Paragraph 1-2
Description of his job as a volcanologist
Paragraph 3-4
Description of his first sight of an eruption
Paragraph 5
His love for his job and volcanoes

18. Homework
To finish exercises on P35.
To retell the text