选修6 Unit 5 The power of nature Reading
modern medicine
modern communication
• What do you think of human power? • Have you ever considered how weak humans are compared with a volcano, hurricane or earthquake? • Can you list some natural disasters?
gas
solid
liquid
vapour, carbon dioxide, nitrogen (氮), sulphur (硫磺)
bits of rock and volcanic ash, etc.
lava (熔岩)
One plate crashes down into 1. How is a volcano formed? another. The fluid rock becomes hotter and hotter with high pressure. Finally it rushes out. Thus, a volcano is formed.
人教课标 高二 选修 6 Unit 5
Man has so much wisdom and power that the whole world has changed a lot.
tall buildings
modern agriculture
airplanes
atomic bomb
spaceship
2. Find out main ideas for each part. Part 1 (Para 1-2)
Part 2 (Para 3-4) The writer’s ____ job and its ____________. importance The writer’s __________ experience of watching the volcanic eruption.
1. What’s the main idea of the article?
love for The writer expressed his _____ his job as a ______________ volcanologist and told experiences us one of his unusual ____________ in Mount Kilauea, Hawaii.
Look at the diagram below. It shows a volcano erupting. What do you know about volcanoes? Share your knowledge with your partner.
Boiling rock erupts from the crater (火山口); the lava (熔岩) flows slowly down the mountain.
3. What types of volcanoes do you know?
extinct volcano (= one that is no longer active at all)
dormant volcano (= one that is not active at the moment) active volcano (= one that may erupt at any time)
Answer Yes or No to the questionnaire.
Questionnaire
1. Do you like working outside as well as inside? 2. Do you enjoy travelling to unusual places? 3. Do you enjoy taking risks?
Yes No
If you answered “yes” to all these questions, then volcanology could be a good career choice for you. Read the passage to find out more about being a vocanologist.
The _______ reasons for the writer’s Part 3 (Para 5) enthusiasm about his job.
1. Which of the following is not the factor that makes the writer’s job t. it’s dangerous but exciting. B. the writer can travel to unusual places and meet people from all over the world. C. the writer can earn a lot of money. D. the writer is helping protecting people from the volcano.
2. Where is it most possible for a volcano to erupt? Joints between the Joints between the Joints between the plates. Often near the plates. oceans. plates.
Yes
No
questionnaire 4. Do you dislike doing the same thing every day? 5. Do you like adventure in your life? 6. Are you interested in studying rocks and other things that make up the surface of the earth?
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【人教版】选修6 Unit 5 The Power of Nature reading 课件(36ppt)
Warming up Do you know any other natural disasters ? Please work with your partners and make a list of natural disasters .
tsunami
eafloods
volcanoeruption
Boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flows slowly down the mountain.
Lava
Introduction about Volcanoes
Who will climb into a live volcano to take the temperature of the boiling rock inside?
thunder/ lightning
hurricane /typhoon
Tornado/cyclone volcano-eruption
What do you know about volcano? Do you know how a volcano erupts?
Ash cloud/volcanic ash Crater
1.警告 2. 不幸的是 3. 移动、搬家 4. 被......覆盖 5. 全部烧毁 6. 道路、小路
Introduction about Mount Kilauea
1. Where is Mount Kilauea?
In Hawaii. 2. The writer appointed as a volcanologist The Hawaii Volcano Observatory working for___________________
tsunami
eafloods
volcanoeruption
Boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flows slowly down the mountain.
Lava
Introduction about Volcanoes
Who will climb into a live volcano to take the temperature of the boiling rock inside?
thunder/ lightning
hurricane /typhoon
Tornado/cyclone volcano-eruption
What do you know about volcano? Do you know how a volcano erupts?
Ash cloud/volcanic ash Crater
1.警告 2. 不幸的是 3. 移动、搬家 4. 被......覆盖 5. 全部烧毁 6. 道路、小路
Introduction about Mount Kilauea
1. Where is Mount Kilauea?
In Hawaii. 2. The writer appointed as a volcanologist The Hawaii Volcano Observatory working for___________________
人教版(新课程标准)选修6Unit5ThepowerofnatureReading课件
Having collected and evaluated the information, I help other scientists to predict ….
*If an action takes place obviously before another, we use perfect -ing form instead of -ing.
Key words information
My job
Our work
Supporting information
collect, evaluate help (predict)
(1) direction/path/route (2) speed
save cannot move; … covered and burned
Brainstorm some new words related to volcano
eruption(喷发) erupt lava (熔岩) crater(火山口) ash(灰)
Mountain Kilauea
1.What can we do to protect people from the power of volcano eruption?
Language focus 2：link words (逻辑关联词) Of these two ideas, are they parallel
(并列) or contrasting (对照、转折)?
What’s the link-word here? unfortunately I felt bored with English. Unfortunately, … I like English. Unfortunately, … Belts (安全带) are important for drivers and
*If an action takes place obviously before another, we use perfect -ing form instead of -ing.
Key words information
My job
Our work
Supporting information
collect, evaluate help (predict)
(1) direction/path/route (2) speed
save cannot move; … covered and burned
Brainstorm some new words related to volcano
eruption(喷发) erupt lava (熔岩) crater(火山口) ash(灰)
Mountain Kilauea
1.What can we do to protect people from the power of volcano eruption?
Language focus 2：link words (逻辑关联词) Of these two ideas, are they parallel
(并列) or contrasting (对照、转折)?
What’s the link-word here? unfortunately I felt bored with English. Unfortunately, … I like English. Unfortunately, … Belts (安全带) are important for drivers and
人教版选修6 Unit 5 The power of nature reading(共18张PPT)
Task 2: Think how they are related.
Key words
(information) Supporting information (支撑信息)
Key words
(information)
greatest job Don’t mind danger relation effect(果)
information of the key words.
Key words/information Main job Our work
Supporting information for writer’s main job
collect
(评估) help (predict)
evaluate
/
driven up; special clothes
make our way; climb
/
effect
cause
effect
Language focus: make one’s way
It wasn’t very easy to walk in these suits, but we slowly made our way to the edge of the crater…. go towards The moment I saw my something, especially when old friend in the crowd , this is difficult or takes a long …. time ….
Task 6: Evaluate the lesson and check yourself
What do you find impressive (给人深 刻印象的)about this class ? You may begin with “Compared with other English classes, what I find impressive is that…”
高中英语(人教版)选修六Unit 5 The power of nature-reading课件(共39张PPT)
snow slide
drought
landslide
Step Ⅱ Lead-in &Teaching Aims
Have you ever seen a volcano?
volcano-eruption
Having seen this video, what do you feel? I feel…
某个班级在学完这篇课文后对火山学家这个 职业展开了讨论： 一些同学认为： 火山学家的工作很重要也很有趣。他们所搜 集的信息对我们人类研究地球很有帮助。 另一些同学认为： 火山学家的工作过于危险。由于火山附近很 少有人居住，而火山的爆发又不能够预测， 所以他们的工作没有什么意义。
请用五句话作文描写这次讨论
• A. It is in New York • B. It is in Germany • C. It is in the UK • D. It is in Hawaii
3.The writer worked as a volcanologist in Hawaii__________.
• A. 5 years ago • B. 10 years ago • C. 15 years ago • D. 20 years ago
4.The writer’s job is _______
• A. collecting information for a database
• B. travelling around the world • C. helping the victims as a doctor • D. taking photos for a newspaper
of watching the volcanic eruption
Unit 5 The Power of Nature Reading 课件 人教新课标选修六
1.Mount Kilauea is one of the most powerful volcanoes in Hawaii. T 2.My job is predicting where the lava will flow and its speed. F
On the top of Changbaishan, Tianchi is a deep lake that has formed in the crater of a dead volcano.
A: The writer’s experience of watching the volcanic eruption
B: The writer’s job and its importance
C: The writer’s enthusiasm about his job and volcano.
Thank you!
Para3
Put the events into the correct order. A. I heard a strange sound. B. My bedroom became as bright as day. C. My bed began shaking. D. I saw red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air.
Who can give us the most information about volcano ?
A. movie-makers B. volcanologists C. teachers
volcanologist = volcano + log(y) + ist
On the top of Changbaishan, Tianchi is a deep lake that has formed in the crater of a dead volcano.
A: The writer’s experience of watching the volcanic eruption
B: The writer’s job and its importance
C: The writer’s enthusiasm about his job and volcano.
Thank you!
Para3
Put the events into the correct order. A. I heard a strange sound. B. My bedroom became as bright as day. C. My bed began shaking. D. I saw red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air.
Who can give us the most information about volcano ?
A. movie-makers B. volcanologists C. teachers
volcanologist = volcano + log(y) + ist
高中英语(人教版)选修六Unit 5 The power of nature-reading课件(共37张PPT)
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.
breaking out
4.Why did the volcanologist's run out of the house into the back garden?
A. Because his bed began shaking. B. Because his bedroom suddenly
Para 4 The writer describes his first closer
look at a volcano eruption.
Para 3
The writer describes his first sight of a volcano eruption.
The writer describes his job and its
Unit 5
The Power of Nature
Warming up
1. Please name the disasters you know. See the following pictures.
Flood
Earthquake
Typhoon/Cyclone/Hurricane
Tsunami
7. What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for 20 years?
人教版英语选修六Unit5 the power of nature(Reading：An excit
A. He left 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.
Unit 5 The Power of Nature
What happened on May 12, 2008 in China?
What happened in Zhouqu, Gansu province on August 7, 2010?
landslide
flood
drought
snowstorm
dangerous than the actual eruption.
F 3. The day after the eruption the author and two other
scientists climbed down into the crater to collect some lava for later study.
_f_e_e_l__a_li_v_e___
Part two (Para. 3- Para. 4)
1.Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea causes more damage than the actual eruption?
2.What made the author realize that an eruption occurred?
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.
Unit 5 The Power of Nature
What happened on May 12, 2008 in China?
What happened in Zhouqu, Gansu province on August 7, 2010?
landslide
flood
drought
snowstorm
dangerous than the actual eruption.
F 3. The day after the eruption the author and two other
scientists climbed down into the crater to collect some lava for later study.
_f_e_e_l__a_li_v_e___
Part two (Para. 3- Para. 4)
1.Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea causes more damage than the actual eruption?
2.What made the author realize that an eruption occurred?
人教版高二英语选修六Unit 5 The power of nature Reading(课件+视频) (共60张ppt)
人教版高二英语选修六Unit 5 The power of nature Reading（课件+视频） (共60张ppt)
人教版高二英语选修六Unit 5 The power of nature Reading（课件+视频） (共60张ppt)
If you answered “yes” to all these questions, then volcanology could be a good career choice for you. Read the passage to find out more about being a volcanologist.
spaceship
modern medicine
modern communication
人教版高二英语选修六Unit 5 The power of nature Reading（课件+视频） (共60张ppt)
• What do you think of human power? • Have you ever considered how weak
人教版高二英语选修六Unit 5 The power of nature Reading（课件+视频） (共60张ppt)
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人教版高二英语选修六Unit 5 The power of nature Reading（课件+视频） (共60张ppt)
人教版高二英语选修六Unit 5 The power of nature Reading（课件+视频） (共60张ppt)
人教版英语选修六Unit5thepowerofnature(Reading)公开ppt课件(共
house into back garden ?
B
A. Because his bed began shaking.
B. Because his bedroom suddenly became as bright as day.
C. Because he thought there was an earthquake in Hawaii.
3)What does the word “alive” mean ?
A. Living or not dead.
B. Active or lively.
C. Continuing.
D. Healthy.
Part two (Para. 3- Para. 4)
1. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption?
Working as a volcanologist.
1. What’s the main idea of the article?
The writer expressed his _lo__v_e_ for
his job as a vol___c_a_nol___ _g_is_tand told
C. It was the first time for him to watch the crater.
D. Both B and C.
• Let's watch the video and appreciate the beauty of volcano eruption.
Homework
• 预习Book 7 Unit 1 reading • 抄写 Unit 1的黑体单词
Unit5Thepowerofnature-Reading课件(人教选修6)
Skimming
Skim the text and answer the following questions.
1. What is the writer?
He is a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. He mainly collects information about Mount Kilauea.
Detailed reading
Read the text more carefully and answer the following questions.
1. What made the author realize that
an eruption occurred ?
●my bed began shaking ●a strange sound ●My bedroom became as bright as day ●an absolutely fantastic sight ●red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of meters into the air
3. What was he wearing when getting close to the crater? And what was the result?
He was wearing white protective suits that covered his whole body, helmets, big boots and special gloves, just like a spaceman. As a result, it made him difficult to walk.