人教模块6 Unit5 Reading-课件（15张）.ppt

Unit 5 The power of nature Reading Fast reading 1. What is the writer’s job? A volcanologist. He/She studies volcanoes. 2. Why is the writer’s job important? Because he/she can protect people from the volcanoes. 3. Why does the writer like the job? Because he/she is amazed at the beauty of the volcanoes as well as their potential to cause great damage. Vocabularyreading 1. alongside: prep. (=beside) 在……旁边 他过了马路，然后在中央公园旁边走着。 He crossed the street and walked alongside Central Park.? adv. 在旁边 ?他等了几分钟等一辆车停靠在旁边。 He waited several minutes for a car to pull up alongside.? 2. equipment: n. 设备；装备 他们有你需要的所有设备和建议。 They?have?all?the?equipment?and?advice?you?will need. 街角有家出售露营装备的商店。 There is a shop selling camping equipment at the corner of the street. equip: v. 装备；配备 3. appoint: v. 委派；任命；约定 ?一个委员会被委派去研究这些计划。 A committee was appointed to consider the plans.? 奥康奈尔被任命为主席。 OConnell was appointed as chairman. 所有人都在指定时间到大厅里集合。 Everyone assembled in the hall?at the appointed time. appointment: n. 委派；任命；约定 4. evaluate: v. 评估；评价 要对各种治疗方法的有效性作出评估会很难。 It can be difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of different treatments.? 不要以貌取人。 Dont?evaluate?people?by?their appearances. evaluation: n. ?评估；评价 5. erupt: v. 喷发；爆发 这座火山1980年喷发，摧毁了华盛顿州的大片地区。 The volcano erupted in 1980, devastating a large area of Washington State.? 警察向示威人群中的一名学生开枪，暴乱随之发生。 Violence erupted after police shot a student during the demonstration. eruption: n. 喷发；爆发 6. wave: n. 波浪；浪潮；挥手 迪伊凝视着拍岸的波涛。 Dee watched the?waves breaking?on the shore.? 一波公众抗议浪潮出现了。 There was a wave of public protest. 他摆摆手让她离开。 He dismissed her with?a wave of the hand.? v. 挥动；挥手 发令员挥动绿旗，示意比赛即将开始。 The starter?waved?a green?flag?to indicate that the race would begin.? 她转身向走来的士兵挥手。 She turned to wave to the approaching soldiers. 7. fountain: v. 喷射 大量熔岩从火山喷射而出。 Large amounts of lava fountained from the volcano. n. 喷泉；喷射 我登上那座山发现一个水量很大的喷泉。 I?mounted?the?mountain?and?found?a?fountain? with?large?amounts?of?water.? 一股鲜血从他胸口喷涌而出。 A fountain of blood wa