Unit5Thepowerofnature Pre reading Canyouimagineclimbingintoalivevolcanoinordertotakethetemperatureoftheboilingrockinside imagine Doingsuchdangerousworkaspartofyourjob Answer yes or no tothesequestionstofindoutifyouwouldbesuitableforthiswork Quiz Ifyouanswered yes toallthesequestions thenvolcanologycouldbeagoodcareerforyou Reading Whatdoesavolcanologist sworklooklike FirstreadingScanandskimthewholetextandthenfinishthemultiple choices AnExcitingJob Boilingrockwhicheruptsfromthevolcanoandcrashesbacktoearthcauseslessdamage B Thelavathatflowsslowlydownthemountaincausesfarmoredamage C Theeruptionismuchmoreexcitingtowatch D Therehadbeenaneruptioninthesideofthemountain 1 What sthemainideaofpara 3 2 Thewriterdoesn tmindtheoccasionaldangerofhisjobbecause A HetravelstounusualplacesandmeetsinterestingpeoplefromallovertheworldB HelikesthedifferentwaysofworkingC HethinkshisjobthemostimportantD Heisexcitedaboutdangersandfeelsalive 3 Asaresultoftheglaciologist swork otherscientistspredicttheprogressoflavafromthevolcanoB manypeoplehavebeenwarnedtoleavetheirhomesC theeruptioncauseslessdamageD theeruptionmaybepreventedbreakingout 4 Whydidthevolcanologist srunoutofthehouseintothebackgarden A Becausehisbedbeganshaking B Becausehisbedroomsuddenlybecameasbrightasday C Becausehethoughttherewasanearth quakeinHawaii D Becausehewantedtocollectinform ationabouttheeruption 5 Whatdoesthewritermeanbyusing lucky inthesentence Iwasluckyenoughtohaveamuchcloserlookatit A Heleftmuchsaferonthetopwhiletheothertwoscientistsclimbeddownintothecrater B Itwashisfirstsightofaneruption C Itwasthefirsttimeforhimtowatchthecrater D bothBandC II Secondreading intensivereading Beforereading glancethroughExercise2onPage35 1 WhyisaVolcanologist sjobimportant Volcanologistsstudyvolcanoessothattheycanwarnpeoplewhenthevolcanoisgoingtoeruptandsosavemanylives 2 WhyisthelavathatflowsonMountKilaueamoredangerousthantheactualeruption Thelavaflowsdownthemountainandcancoveruporburnvillagesinitspath Therocksthateruptfromthevolcanousuallydon tdamageanythingbecausenoonelivesnearthecrater 3 Whywasitdifficultforthewritertowalktowardstheedgeofthecrater Theauthorwaswearingspecialprotectiveclothingthatmadeitdifficulttowalk 4 Whatdoesthewriterfindimpressiveaboutvolcanoesevenafterstudyingthemfor20years Theauthorisimpressedbythebeautyoftheeruptionandalsobyitspotentialtocausegreatdestruction III Readagaintofindmoredetails Whatmadetheauthorrealizethataneruptionoccurred mybedbeganshaking astrangesound Mybedroombecameasbrightasday anabsolutelyfantasticsight redhotlavawascontaininghundredsofmetersintotheair putonwhiteprotectivesuits helmets bigboots droppedasclosedaspossibletothecrater slowlymakeourwaytotheedgeofthecrater lookeddownintotheredboilingcenter Whatdidthescientistsdoaftertheeruption Homework Spendsometimeresearchingonedisaster Youcanusebooks magazines newspapersortheInternet Collectpicturesordiagramsandlookforinformationabout whatcausesthiskindofdisasteractualeventsthathappenedinthepastinChinaand ortherestoftheworldhowpeoplehelpedthevictimswhatisbeingdonetopreventthedisasterhappeningagainortolessenthedamage ThankYou