课件：人教版高二英语选修6 unit 5 reading

Looked down into the red, boiling centre
Climbed down into the crater to collect some lava
1. Read through the passage quickly to check whether the guesses were correct.
My bed began shaking
A strange sound
My bed room became as bright as day
Red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air
An absolutely fantastic sight
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The lava flows down the mountain and can cover up or burn
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人教版选修6
Unit 5
reading
江西省乐安二中夏玉林
Can you imagine climbing into a live volcano in order to measure the temperature of the boiling rock inside? Can you imagine doing such dangerous work as part of your job? Do you think you would enjoy studying volcanoes as a job? Answer "yes" or "no" to these questions to find out if you would be suitable for this work.
2. Guess: what kind of things a volcanologist might do. Please work with partners and write your guess down.
Skimming
• Read the passage and answer: • Why is the author's job important?
I have the greatest job in the world
Danger excites me and makes me feel alive
Protect people from the volcano
• What made the author realize that an eruption occurred?
Comprehension - Reading
Answer these questions using complete sentences.
Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people
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Questions 1 Do you like working outside as well as inside? 2 Do you enjoy travelling to unusual places?
Yes No
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?
If you answered "yes" to all these questions, then volcanology could be a good career for you. Read the passage on the next page to find out more about being a volcanologist.
• What did the scientists do after the eruption?
Put on white protective suits helmets, big boots
Dropped as close as possible to the crater
Slowly made our way to the edge of the crater
crater.
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2. getting close to the crater?
He is wearing white protective suits that covered his whole body, helmets, big boots and special gloves, just like a spaceman.