选修六-unit-5-the-power-of-nature--reading.ppt

Learning aims
Knowledge aims: Master the useful words and expressions related to the text.
Ability aims: Learn about some disasters that are caused by natural forces, how people feel in dangerous situations.
Emotion aims: Learn the ways in which humans protect themselves from natural disasters.
第一页
snowstorm
Fine day
The power of natural
Lead-in
the same day
第二页
flood
drought
tsunami
earthquake
Natural disasters
第三页
1、What are they talking about?
2、What do you think of it?
第四页
An Exciting Job
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第五页
Helpful words and phrases
1. volcano [vɒl‘keɪnəʊ] n. 火山
2. volcanologist [,vɔlkə‘nɔlədʒist] n. 火山学家
3. lava [‘lɑ:və] n. 火山岩浆；火山所喷出的熔岩
4. crater [‘kreɪtə] n. 火山口
5. eruption [ɪ‘rʌpʃ(ə)n] n. 爆发，喷发
6. ash  [æʃ] n. 灰；灰烬
7. burn to the ground 全部焚毁
8. make one’s way 前往
Pre-reading
第六页
Step 1
Fast reading
Step 2
Step 3
What is the main idea
of this passage?
Task 1. Read the passage and answer:
Who is the author?
Where did he work?
What was his fist experience?
Why does he love his job?
A volcanologist
HVO
It excites me and makes me feel alive
a volcano-eruption
I help protect people
Step 4
Step 5
第七页
Para. 1:
Para. 2:
Para. 3:
Para. 4:
Para. 5:
D. The writer expresses his love for
his job and why he loves it.
E. The writer describes his job and its
importance.
C. The writer describes his first sight
of a volcano eruption.
A. The writer describes his first closer
look at a volcano eruption.
B. The writer states again his love for
his work and volcanoes.
Step 1
Step 2
His job
His first experience about
volcano eruption
His enthusiasm for his job
Task 2. Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Fast reading
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
love
importance
第八页
3. In Para. 1，why do you think the writer used “sometimes” four times?
A．To show he is busy.
B．To say his job is not boring.
C．To prove h