Good afternoon,An Exciting Job,please see a video about volcano,volcanoFZgflLr2VTfwbz9c22NRi1.flv,First-reading,First-reading,Step Reading,Whats the main idea of the text?,Task 1,Part 1(Para 1-2) Part 2(Para 3-4) Part 3(Para 5),B：The writers job and its importance,A：The writers experience of watching the volcanic eruption,C: The reasons for the writers enthusiasm about his job.,Look through this passage and try to find out the main ideas of each part.,Task 2,Second-reading,Read the passage loudly ,then answer some questions.,Task1 choose the best answer 1.The writer is a _,A. doctor B. teacher C. volcanologist D. physicist,2.Where is the Mount Kilauea?,A. It is in New York B. It is in Germany C. It is in the UK D. It is in Hawaii,3.The writer worked as a volcanologist in Hawaii_.,A. 5 years ago B. 10 years ago C. 15 years ago D. 20 years ago,4.The writers job is _,A. collecting information for a database B. travelling around the world C. helping the victims as a doctor D. taking photos for a newspaper,5.When boiling rock erupts from a volcano, it causes less damage than you imagine because_,A. the temperature is not very high B. no one lives near the top of he Mount Kilauea C. people know how to escape the rocks D. the buildings near the volcanoes are very firm.,6.The eruption mentioned in the passage took place_,A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. in the evening D. at noon,7.How many scientist are driven up the mountain the next day?,A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5,8.“All 3 of us looked liked spacemen” is because _,A. they were in the space B. they wore protective suits C. they were in the space shuttle D. they were near the crater,9.The passage suggests that_,A. The writer is worried about his job. B. The writer is anxious about his job C. The writer is interested in his work. D. The writer is tired of his work.,10.According to the writer, the most important thing of his job is _,A. it is never boring B. he can travel a lot C. he can appreciate spectacular views D. he can help protect people from the volcano,Part one (Para. 1- Para. 2),1)What does the word “alive” mean ? A. Living or not dead. B. Active or lively. C. Continuing. D. Healthy.,Third reading,Read the passage paragraph by paragraph,2.close the text,information about volcanoes for a database,other scientists to predict where lava will flow and how fast,ordinary people from volcanoes/Save peoples lives by warning them to leave their houses,bored,excited,alive,1. Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting?,To get some lava for later study.,Part two (Para. 3- Para. 4),2.What made the author realize that an eruption occurred?,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,3.What did the scientists do after arriving at the crater?,Put on white protective suits helmets, big boots,Slowly made our way to the edge of the crater,Looked down into the red, boiling centre,Climbed down into the crater to collect some lava,4Fill in the blanks about the writers experience of the volcano. My first experience I was _ asleep when my bed began _ and I heard a _ sound, like a _ passing nearby. Then I found my bedroom was as _ as day, and red lava was _ hundreds of meters into the air. The next day, three of us wanted to get close to the _. We put on _suits, _, big _and special _, which made us look like _. We slowly _ to the edge of the crater to collect some _ for _ _.,fast,shaking,strange,railway train,bright,fountaining,crater,white protective,helmets,boots,gloves,spacemen,made our way,lava,later study,Part three (Para. 5),What does the writer find impressive even after studying volcanoes for more than twenty years?,The writer finds their beauty as well as their potential to cause great damage impressive.,Homework,Retell the text in your own words.,Thank you!,