高中英语第六模块第五单元的课件12.pptVIP

New words and expressions: volcano 火山 erupt v. 喷发 eruption n. 喷发 fountain 喷发 lava 岩浆 molten rock 熔岩 crater 火山口 volcanologist 火山学家 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. 1.Why is a volcanologist’s job important? Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives. 2. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption? The lava flows down the mountain and can cover up or burn villages in its path. The rocks that erupt from the volcano usually don’t damage anything because no one lives near the crater. 4.Analyze the writer’s feeling . Find out the words that indicate the writer’s feeling about being a volcanologist. Find out some sentences showing the writer’s love to his job. 1. I have the greatest job in the world. 2. I am never bored. 3. Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger excites me …… 4. However, the most important thing about my job is that I help protect ordinary people…… 5. Today I am just enthusiastic about my job… 6. I am still amazed at ...as well as…potential..... Summary We mainly read the job of a volcanologist. The job is really exciting, but it is also full of danger; the eruption is fantastic, but it can cause great damage to people. Every coin has two sides . We can’t stop danger and damage from nature, but we can use our skills , wisdom, great courage, responsibility……to reduce the damage and protect people. * volcano-eruption Boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flow