模块6 5 warming up and reading.ppt

Global warming has caused more natural disasters The strange city named Pompeii is a dead city . No one has lived there for nearly two thousands years. It died suddenly in a terrible fire and ash. Can you guess what happened to the city ? The eruption of Mount Vesuvius ( in the afternoon of August 24 AD 79 ) For 28 hours the volcano continued to pour out rock and ash until the city and its Inhabitants were buried . 2,000 people died Today it is possible to visit Pompeii and walk down the street and still see the figures in the same positions as they were when the ash covered them over 1,900 years ago Describe how a volcano erupts When boiling rock erupts from the volcano, the red hot lava rushes hundreds of meters into the air . Ash cloud forms ,fire, ash fell onto the ground . The lava flows slowly down the mountain . It buried everything in its path under the molten rock He must be brave enough because he must Climb into a live volcano to take the temperature of the boiling rock inside He should great interest in studying rocks and volcanoes He must like working outside because lots of work need to be done outdoors What kind of things might a volcanologist do? Collect and evaluate information about volcanoes. Predict when it will erupt Warn people of the eruption It is dangerous but it is great because it can save many lives ! What do you think of the job? imagine Would you like to be a volcanologist to observe and study volcanoes? Finish the questionnaire on page 33, test if you are suitable for a volcanologist What kind of person can be a volcanologist ? An Exciting Job Working as a volcanologist. What might be talked about? What does a volcanologist do? Is the work important? His work can help save many lives because people in the path of the lava can be warned to leave their home. Part 1(Para 1-2) Part 2(Para 3-4) Part 3(Para 5) The