Unit 10 Frightening nature,1,nature,2,Grand view of waterfall,Colorful flowers,Clear sky,Green forest,_,Beautiful,nature,When he is cheerful,更多资源xiti123.taobao.com,3,4,drought,5,sandstorm,6,typhoon,7,tornado,龙卷风,8,9,earthquake,10,tsunami,海啸,11,海啸过后的印度马里纳海滩鸟瞰图,12,13,Volcano erupts!,火山喷发,14,Warming up,Knowledge about natural history Definition: Natural history is the study of the earth, the weather, the stars and nature.,15,What are the pictures about,volcano,typhoon,comet,enlarged cells,The study of,the earth,the weather,the star,nature,Geology,Meteorology,Astronomy,Biology,instrument used: seismograph, thermometer,(thermometer, barometer),(telescope, satellite ),(microscope),16,17,Warming up,Have you ever heard of typhoon?,heavy wind (blow hard) ; storm roaring thunder,2. What about the hurricane? Have you ever heard about it?,3. What words can you think of to describe the typhoon weather?,18,4. What will you feel in such kind of weather?5. What about volcano? 6. Look at the picture. Find out as much as you can to describe it.,frightened, scared, terrible, happy (why?),eruption,lava,19,Volcano Eruption,20,7. How is a volcano formed?,8. Where is the most possible place that a volcano may erupt?,Near the oceans,The rocks under the earth becomes hotter and hotter and erupted from the mountain.,21,gas,liquid,solid,Lava(熔岩),vapor(水蒸气), carbon(碳) dioxide(二氧化物), nitrogen(氮), sulphur(硫磺), etc.,bits of rock (rock fragments) and volcanic ash, etc.,9. Do you know how a volcano works, if you do, describe it?,22,23,Unit 10 ReadingUnder the Volcano,24,Vesuvius volcano,25,About 2,000 years ago, a volcano in Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy erupted and buried（埋葬） two small towns, Pompei(庞贝)and Herculaneum(赫库兰尼姆) under meters of hot ash and mud.,26,Vesuvius,Pompei,Where is Vesuvius located?,On the eastern shore of the Bay of Napoli那不勒斯(意大利西南部港市).,27,Pompeii 庞贝,28,Pompeii 庞贝,29,Pompeii 庞贝,30,31,Under the Volcano,What?,When?,Where?,Who?,The end?,Skimming,32,Decide whether the following sentences are true or false.,A volcano erupted on the 24th of August in 79 BC in southern Italy. My uncle planned to save his friends wife Rectina. My uncle went to rescue Pompy after saving Rectina. The flames came from the homes of farmers who had left in a panic with the kitchen fires still on. They decided to try the open air instead of staying in the house. It was night when the volcano erupted.,F,F,T,F,T,F,33,Careful Reading,34,Arrange the following statements in the right order according to the text.,He decided to rescue his friend Pompy. Some people watched an unusual cloud rising from a mountain. Rectina begged him to save her. He ordered a boat made ready. Two slaves helped him stand up and immediately he fell down dead. He bathed and had dinner. A rain of rocks was coming down.,2,4,3,1,6,7,5,35,1.Why does the writer write this letter?,Because he writes it to tell the death of his uncle to Tacitus who is writing a history book.,Para.1,36,2. From the text, we can learn that Tacitus_.A. was a history writerB. worked for the local police C. was a close friend of PlinyD. did research into volcanoes and earthquakes,Para1. I hope you can use it for the history book that you are writing.(推断题),37,1. Who first paid attention to a cloud of unusual size and shape?A. Tacitus. B. Young Plinys mother.C. Young Pliny. D. Uncle Pliny.,Para.2,The sight of it awoke the scientist in my uncle to go and see it from closer at hand.,2.Explain what the word underline refer to:,a cloud of unusual size and shape,38,No, they didnt.,Because the writer wrote, “we couldnt tell which one, but we later learnt that it was Mount Vesuvius.”,39,Para.3,By boat.,From his friends wife Rectina.,3. Where was Rectinas house?,At the foot of Vesuvius.,40,Para. 3 last sentence,41,2. Pompy didnt get away because_ . A.He had to wait for a good windB.there was no way out except by boat C.he was too scared to take any actionD.he wanted to join Pliny in observing the eruption,Para5. He had to wait for a good wind, blowing the other way than the one that carried my uncle right in.( 细节题),42,3. How did Uncle Pliny do to make Pompy calm down?A. He gave Pompy hug and courage.B. He bathed and had dinner.C. After dinner, he wanted to sleep.D. After he hugged Pompy, he stayed there and bathed, had dinner and even wanted to sleep there.,43,To protect against the shower of rocks.,2.When was his uncle found dead?_.,A. On August 24th B. On August 25thC. On August 26th D. On August 27th,Para.6,44,Para.7,45,Retell the story according to the action of Young Plinys uncle.,The eruption of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius.,On the 24th of August in 79 AD in southern Italy.,Plinys mother drew their attention to a strange cloud rising from a mountain.He decided to go and see it from closer at hand.,Plinys uncle sailed to rescue his friends wife.,