高二英语Unit 5 The power of nature-

types of volcanoes
An extinct volcano
An active volcano dormant volcano
extinct volcano (=one that is no longer active at all) dormant volcano (=one that is not active at the moment) active volcano (=one that may erupt at any time)
It was in the second week after he arrived in Hawaii. It was very bright although it was night. Red lava fountained hundreds of meters into the air and it was a fantastic sight.
1. What is the writer? 2. When did he first see an eruption? How did it look like? 3. What was he wearing when getting close to the crater? And what was the result?
6. Why was it difficult for the writer to walk towards the edge of the crater? The author was wearing special protective clothing that made it difficult to walk.
appointed
7. It is certain that the factory will greatly raise their efficiency if they have modern machines and tools. equipment 8. Charles looked at the drawing that shows how the machine works and knew immediately what was wrong with it. diagram
Where is most possible for a volcano to erupt?
Near the oceans.
Ash cloud/volcanic ash Crater Lava
Magma chamber
Reading
An Exciting Job
Skim the text and answer the following questions:
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Unit 5 The Power of Nature
Warming up (nature forces)
tsunami
earthquake
floods
drought
hurrne
volcano-eruption
Discussion
1. What is the writer?
He is a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. He mainly collects information about Mount Kilauea.
2. When did he first see an eruption? How did it look like?
3. What was he wearing when getting close to the crater? And what was the result?
He was wearing white protective suits that covered his whole body, helmets, big boots and special gloves, just like a spaceman. As a result, it made him difficult to walk.
car and the driver waved to us.
alongside
3. The scientists were studying carefully
to see how successful the experiment is. The scientists were evaluating the experiment
Discovering useful words and expressions. Share with the class.
read your words or sentences loudly and emotionally!
Homework
1 Replace the underlined parts with a word or phrase of similar meaning from the text. Rewrite the sentence if necessary.
5. 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.
Mount Kilauea is in Hawaii.
3. 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 near the crater. 4. What caused the writer’s bedroom to become as bright as day even though it was night? The light that was caused by the red-hot rocks and gases that erupted from the volcano.
Scan the text and answer the following questions:
1.Why is a volcanologist’s job important? Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives. 2. Where is Mount Kilauea?
4. I moved carefully over the fallen rocks and returned to the car.
made my way 5. I think the boy is likely to achieve success in painting, but he needs training. has potential 6. The teacher was given the job because he was the best candidate.
1、Do you know how powerful the nature is? 2、Are we powerless before nature? 3、How do human beings protect themselves from powerful natue forces?
• What do you know about volcano? • Do you know how a volcano erupts?
7. What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for many years? The writer finds their beauty and also their potential to cause great destruction.
1. We received the written set of questions from the company as they were eager to find out our opinion on their products.
the questionnaire
2. The car drew up next to the side of our