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Unit 5 The power of nature

Warming up

Man has so much wisdom and power that the whole world has changed a lot.

tall buildings

modern agriculture

aeroplanes

atomic bomb

spaceship

modern medicine

modern communication

What do you think of

Have you ever considered how weak

humans are compared with a volcano,

hurricane or earthquake?

Can you list some natural disasters?

volcano erupting

Boiling rock erupts from the crater

(火山口); the lava(熔岩) flows slowly

down the mountain.

gas

liquid

solid

lava (熔岩)

vapour,

carbon dioxide, nitrogen (氮), sulphur (硫磺)

bits of rock and volcanic ash, etc.

1. How is a volcano formed?

One plate crashes down into another. The fluid rock becomes hotter and hotter with high pressure. Finally it rushes out. Thus, a volcano is formed.

Where is it most possible for a

volcano to erupt?

Joints between the plates.

Joints between the plates.

Joints between the plates. Often near the oceans.

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extinct volcano (= one that is no longer active at all)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.

If you answered “yes” to all these questions, then volcanology could be a good career for you. Read the passage on page 34 to find out more about being a vocanologist.

Skimming

1. What’s the main idea of the article?

The writer expressed his _____ for

his job as a ____________ and told

us one of his unusual ___________

in Mount Kilauea, Hawaii.

love

volcanologist

experiences

2. Find out main ideas for each part.

Part 1 (Para 1-2)

Part 2 (Para 3-4)

Part 3 (Para 5)

The writer’s ____ and its ____________.

job

importance

The writer’s __________

of watching the volcanic eruption.

experience

The _______ for the writer’s enthusiasm about his job.

reasons

Scanning

Which of the following is not the factor that makes the writer’s job the greatest in the world?

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. What does a volcanologist not need

most? A. knowledge of spaceships. B. research skills. C. skills of operating scientific equipment. D. observing skills.

Careful reading

Why does the writer say that he has the greatest job in the world?

2. Why is a volcanologist’s job important?

3. Where is Mount Kilauea?

Why does the writer say that he has

the greatest job in the world?

2. Why is a volcanologist’s job important?

Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and save many lives.

3. Where is Mount Kilauea?

In Hawaii.

Job: ____________

--- _____________________________

--- _____________________________

_____________________________

importance: ______________________________

_________________________________________

___________________

feelings (adj.): ___________ -- _______ -- _______

Fill in the blanks according to this part.

volcanologist

collect information for a database

help scientists to predict where

lava will flow and how fast

protect ordinary people from volcanoes

excited

/Save people’s lives by warning them

to leave their homes.

never bored

feel alive

4. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea

more dangerous than the actual eruption?

5. What caused the writer’s bedroom to become

as bright as day even though it was night?

6. Why did the scientists have to get close to the

volcano after it began erupting?

7. Why was it difficult for the writer to walk

towards the edge of the crater?

4. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea

more dangerous than the actual eruption?

No one lives near the crater.

The lava flows down the mountain and can cover up or burn villages in its path.

The lava flows down the mountain

and can cover up or burn villages

in its path. The rocks that erupt from

the volcano don’t damage anything

because no one lives near the crater.

5. What caused the writer’s bedroom to become

as bright as day even though it was night?

the red-hot rocks

gas that erupted from the volcano

The light was caused by the red-hot

rocks and gas that erupted from

the volcano.

6. Why did the scientists have to get close to

the volcano after it began erupting?

samples of the lava

study the samples

The scientists needed to get samples of

the lava so they could study them.

7. Why was it difficult for the writer to

walk towards the edge of the crater?

white protective suits

special glove

helmet

special boots

The author was wearing special

clothing that made it difficult to walk.

What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for many years?

The writer finds their beauty and their

potential to cause great damage very

impressive.

Summary

I have the ________ job in the world. I am never _____ with it. Although it is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind because danger ______ me and makes me feel ____. I think my job is the most __________ because I can help _______ people from danger of volcanoes.

I am a ___________ working for HVO. Our work has ______ many lives but unfortunately we can not save their _______.

greatest

bored

excites

alive

important

protect

volcanologist

saved

houses

I have ___________ a volcano eruption in Hawaii. 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. The next day, three of us wanted to get close to the ______. We put on _________ suits, ________, big _______

experienced

fast

shaking

strange

train

bright

fountaining

crater

protective

helmets

boots

and special ______, which made us look like __________. We slowly _____________ to the edge of the crater to collect some _____ for __________. After studying volcanoes for many years, I am just as ___________ about my job as before. Why? Because of their ________ and their _________ to cause great damage.

gloves

spacemen

made our way

lava

later study

enthusiastic

beauty

potential

Having learnt a little more about the

work of a volcanologist, do you think it is an occupation you would enjoy? Give your reasons.

2. In pairs discuss what skills you think a

volcanologist should have. Make a list.

No, I probably wouldn’t enjoy this job

because I would have to live in other

countries and also I don’t like being in

dangerous situations. Also, I’m not very

good at science.

Suggested answers:

Yes, I’d love to do a job like this because

I would enjoy working outside and I think

I would enjoy the adventure. It would be

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to learn them on-the-job. She seems to be the

most suitable candidate.

So

Spend some time researching the Ya’an earthquake in Sichuan. You can use books, magazines, newspapers or the Internet. Collect pictures or diagrams and look for information about:

what causes this earthquake

earthquakes that happened in the

past in China and/or the rest of the

world

how people helped the victims

what is being done to lessen the

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