My Exciting Job,主讲人：湖北谷城三中 江书学,人教新课标选修六,Unit 5 The Power of Nature,Unit 5 My Exciting Job,earthquake,floods,drought,thunder/ lightning,tornado,tsunami,hurricane /typhoon,Sandstorm,Volcano,Typhoon,Sandstorm,Flood,Earthquake,Tornado,Snowstorm,Tsunami,Landslide,Volcano ?,Hurricane,The power of nature,.,What do you know about volcano? Do you know how a volcano erupts?,volcano-eruption,Boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flows slowly down the mountain.,Skimming,I have the greatest job in the world,Danger excites me and makes me feel alive,Protect people from the volcano,Skim the passage and answer: What is the author? Why is the authors job important?,He is a volcanologist.,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,An absolutely fantastic sight,listening,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,Looked down into the red, boiling centre,Climbed down into the crater to collect some lava,Read through the passage quickly to fill in the blanks .,While-reading,The writers job,Travel to unusual places and work 1._people from all over the world. Help protect ordinary people from the 2._. Collect information for a 3._about Mount Kilauea. Help other scientists to 4._ where lava will flow next and how fast.,Fill in the blanks,volcano,database,predict,alongside,The day of the 5._,My bed began 6._and I heard a strange sound My bedroom became as 7._ as day. Red hot lava was 8._hundreds of metres into the air,My first experience,The day after the eruption,Two other scientists and I were driven up the mountain and dropped as close as possible to the 9._ that had been formed during the eruption.,We slowly 10._ to the edge of the crater and looked down into the red, boiling centre.,Fill in the blanks,What are the volcanologists wearing when getting close to the crater?,They are wearing white protective suits that covered the whole body, helmets, big boots and special gloves, just like a spaceman.,Choose the best answer: 1. The writer doesnt mind the occasional danger of his job because _. A. He travels to unusual places and meets interesting people from all over the world B. He likes the different ways of working C. He thinks his job the most important D. Danger excites him and makes him feel alive.,D,Multiple Choice,2. What does the writer mean by using “lucky” in the sentence “I was lucky enough to have a much closer look at it.”? A. He felt much safer on the top while the other two scientists climbed down into the crater. B. It was his first sight of an eruption. C. It was the first time for him to watch the crater. D. Both B and C.,D,Why is a volcanologists job important? 2. Where is Mount Kilauea? 3. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption? 4. What caused the writers bedroom to become as bright as day even though it was night?,Comprehension -Careful Reading,Answer these questions using complete sentences.,1.Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives.,2.Mount Kilauea is in Hawaii.,3.The lava that flows down the mountain can bury everything in its path. But the rocks that erupt from the volcano usually cause less damage because no one lives near the crater.,4.The light was caused by the red-hot rocks and gas that erupted from the volcano.,5. Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting?,6. Why was it difficult for the writer to walk towards the edge of the crater? 7. What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for many years?,5.The scientists needed to get samples of the lava so they could study them.,6.The author was wearing special protective clothing that made it difficult to walk.,7.The author is impressed by the beauty of the eruption and also by its potential to cause great destruction.,The main idea of the passage: Part 1(Pa 1-2) Part 2(Pa 3-4) Part 3(Pa 5),What is the writers job and the importance of his job? The writers experience of watching the volcano eruption. The reasons why the writer is enthusiastic about his job?,(Homework),Find out words, expressions and sentences which you think are useful, important or difficult to understand. Finish exercises in Learning about language. (Ex 1, 2) Finish Reading Task in WB, unit 5.,MUSIC,