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sight.
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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.
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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?
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Pre-reading
Are you suitable for being a volcanologist ? Answer “yes”or “no” to the following
questions.
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What might be talked about?
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Skimming
Skim the text and answer the following questions
How did it look like?
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
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volcanic ash
volcano eruption
Boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flows slowly down the mountain.
Crater Lava
Magma chamber
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More about the volcano
Unit 5 The Power of Nature
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Warming up
• Remember what happened on Dec 26, 2004?
tsunami
• Do you know any other natural disasters ? Please work with your partners and make a list of natural disasters .
1) Why is a volcanologist’s job important? 2) Where is Mount Kilauea? In Hawaii. 3) The writer doesn't mind the occasional
• The reasons for the writer’s enthusiasm about his job
• The writer’s job and its importance
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Find out the main idea of each part (4m)
Part 1(Para 1-2) The writer’s job and its importance
Part 2(Para 3-4) The writer’s experience of watching the volcano eruption
Part 3(Para 5) The reasons for the writer’s enthusiasm about his job
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Part one It(cPaanraw1a-rPnapreao2p)le when the volcano is going to erupt and save many lives.
Near the oceans.
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3. What types of volcanoes do you know?
An extinct volcano
An active volcano
dormant volcano
Haleakala Crater, the largest dormant volcano in the world Maui, Hawaii
1. How is a volcano formed?
The rocks under the earth become hotter and hotter and erupt from the mountain.
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2.Where is most possible for a volcano to erupt?
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earthquake
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flood
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sandstorm
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hurricane / tornado / typhoon 6
Leabharlann Baidu
tsunami
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drought
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volcanoeruption
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• What do you know about volcano? • Do you know how a volcano erupts?
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?
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Read the passage and find out the main idea of each part
• part 1(para 1-2) • part 2(para 3-4) • part 3(para 5)
• The writer’s experience of watching the volcano eruption