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No. 2 senior high school

What does Dr. Janice Foster think about global warming? (on page 26)

Dr. Janice Foster thinks the effects of global warming could be very .serious

She thinks that the trend which increases the temperature by 5 degrees would be a catastrophe.

catastrophe

sandstorm

typhoon

floodhurricane

volcano

earthquake

tsunami

snowstorm drought

typhoon

hurricane

Wenchuan, 2008

Japan, 2011

tsunami

the eruption

of volcanoes

Have you ever seen a volcano ?a dormant

volcano

How many kinds of volcanoes ?

an extinct volcano

It is used for the tomb of the soldiers in Hawaii.

an active volcano

Volcano diagram

lavacrater

ashthe process of

volcano-eruption

Do you consider humans are so weak when compared with such disasters?

However weak we are, we are not completely powerless.

Pre-reading

Would you like to study volcanoes?

Do you want to be a volcanologist?Let’s have a test.

Quiz Are you suitable for being a volcanologist ?

Questions Questions Yes No

1 Do you like working outside as well as inside?

2 Do you enjoy travelling to unusual places?

3 Do you enjoy taking risks?

4 Do you dislike doing the same thing every day?

5 Do you like adventure in your life?

6 Are you interested in studying rocks and other things that make up the surface of the earth?

Reading An Exciting Job

Skim the text and answer the following questions.

1. What is the writer?

He is a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. He mainly collects information about Mount Kilauea.

Skimming

2. Where is Mount Kilauea?

Mount Kilauea is in Hawaii.

3. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. An eruption occurred in Hawaii.

B. A volcanologist’s job is exciting.

C. A volcanologist’s exciting job and his first sight of an eruption.

D. A sight of an eruption is horrible.

Skimming

Listen to the first and second paragraphs.

1. Why is a volcanologist’s job important ?

Volcanologists help warn people when the volcano

is going to erupt and so they can save many lives.

Scanning

Task Ⅰ

2. The writer doesn’t mind the occasional dangerof 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

C. he thinks his job the most important

D. he is excited about danger and feels alive

The general

description of my

job

★I travel to _______ places and work with people from all over the world.★ My job is ___________ dangerous.★ My job is to collect information for a(n) ________about Mount Kilauea to help predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast ★ Our work has _____ many lives because people in the path of the lava can be warned to leave their houses.

unusual

occasionally

database

saved

Listen to the the first part of the third paragraph.

Why is the lava that flows on Mount

Kilauea more dangerous than the actual

eruption ?

The lava flows down the

mountain and can bury

everything in its path.

Task Ⅱ

What made the author realize that an eruption

occurred ? ( Day 1) my bed began shaking

●a strange sound

●my bedroom became as bright as day

●red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of meters into the air

●

It was an absolutely fantastic sight.

Listen to the the second part of the third paragraph.

What did the scientists do afterthe eruption? ( para 4)

●dropped as close as possible to the crater

●put on white protective suits, helmets, big boots

and special gloves

●slowly make our way to the edge of the crater

●looked down into the red boiling center

Task Ⅲ

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 later.

Task Ⅳ

What does the writer feel about volcanoes even after studying them for many years ?(para 5)

The author is still amazed at the beauty of

the eruption and also by its potential to

cause great damage.

I was ________ as a volcanologist twenty years ago. Sometimes I have to use scientific _________ to do my job. I collect the information and _______ the information to help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast. And the lava that flows slowly like a _____ down the mountains causes much damage. However, the ________ itself is really exciting to watch.

appoiotedequipment

evaluate

waveeruption

SummarySummaryappoint, equipment, wave evaluate,eruption,

I had ever seen one and it was an _________ fantastic sight. After the eruption, we had white protective _____, _______ and special gloves to have a much closer look at it. It was very difficult, but we slowly _____________ to the edge of the crater and looked down into the centre. Today, having studied volcanoes for many years, I’m still amazed at their beauty and their ________ to cause great damage.

suits helmets

made our way

potential

absolutely

potential, absolutely, helmet, make one’s way, suit

Quiz Are you suitable for being a volcanologist ?

Questions Questions Yes No

1 Do you like working outside as well as inside?

2 Do you enjoy travelling to unusual places?

3 Do you enjoy taking risks?

4 Do you dislike doing the same thing every day?

5 Do you like adventure in your life?

6 Are you interested in studying rocks and other things that make up the surface of the earth?

Discussion 1. Having learnt a little more about the work of a volcanologist, do you think it is an do you think it is an occupation you would enjoy?occupation you would enjoy?

2.To be a volcanologist, what qualities or skills are needed?

Qualities or skills

brave, energetic, curious,warm-hearted,careful,confident,cooperative,the spirit of risk,interest in environment……

● knowledge of volcanoes● communication skills● the ability to read maps● foreign languages● cooperation skills● skills for writing reports● computer skills● practical skills for performing experiments and operating scientific equipment

Some nice personalities Some useful skills

Discussion Comprehending 3: look at these three people who would like to study volcanoes. Which one would you choose to become a volcanoligist? Give your reasons.

Words and sentence explanations1.However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people from one of the most powerful forces on earth --- the volcano. (Para 1)

protect … from…

Eg: Wearing dark glasses can protect your eyes from the strong sunlight.

你的工作最重要的事情是保护这些孩子不受伤害。

The most important thing about your job is that you should protect the children from being hurt.

Sentence explanations

2.……, and many houses have been covered with lava or burned to the ground. (para 2)

burn to the ground Eg: He has no places to live in because his house has been burned to the ground.

（楼房等）被烧毁

Let me try!Let me try!

The wood had burnt away to nothing.

逐渐烧掉

The cinema burnt down last year.建筑物（烧毁）

He was badly injured in the accident, and all his hair was burnt off.烧掉某物

The engine had burnt out.

烧坏某物

The rocket burnt up when it reentered the earth’s atmosphere.着火烧毁，烧得更旺

3. ……we slowly made our way to the edge of the crater……. (para 4)

make one’s way

Eg: She hesitated, but made her way forward.她犹豫了一下，但还是向前走去。If you want to make your way in the world, you must learn to work hard while you are still young.

（向某地）走（去）

你若想要有出息，趁年轻的时候就要学会努力。All the traffic has to make way to a fire engine.I shall make way for a younger man. 让路，让位于…

feedback We should learn how to protect our earth. We can’t give up saving the earth.

1. Find out words, expressions and sentences which you think are useful, important or difficult to understand.

2. Finish exercises in Learning about Language. (Ex. 1, 2)

Homework

My first experience of the volcanic eruption

Day 1

★I was fast asleep when suddenly my bed began ________.

★ I heard a strange sound like a(n) ____________ passing my window.

★ Then my bedroom became as bright as ____.

★ There had been a(n) ________ from the side of Mount Kilauea and red hot lava was __________ hundreds of metres into the air.★It was an absolutely fantastic _____.

conclusion

shaking

railway train

day

eruption

fountaining

sight

My first experience of the volcanic eruption

Day 2

★ The next day two other scientists and I were driven up the mountain for a closer ____ at it.

★ We put on special clothes and slowly ____________ to the edge of the crater.

★ I stayed at the top and watched them while the other two scientists ____________ into the crater to collect some lava for later study.

conclusion

look

made our way

climbed down

The eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD destroyed the city of Pompeii and caused the death of so many people.

Vesuvius

The light that was caused by the red-hot rocks

and gas that erupted from the volcano.

2. What caused the writer’s bedroom to become

as bright as day even though it was night?

1.Why was it not easy for the writer to walk towards the edge of the crater ?

The writer was wearing special

protective suits that made it

difficult to walk.