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1、Listening and vocabulary volcano eruption What can be produced in a volcano eruption? lava ash lava erupt volcano tidal wave ash Read the passage and explain the process of eruption. Before you listen to a conversation, answer these questions. 1. Ash and lava poured down the mountain, setting fire t
2、o hundreds of houses. Does this mean that (a) a fire started or (b) a fire ended? 2. Hundreds of houses caught fire when the lava reached them Does this mean that the fire started because of (a) a person or (b) a natural event? 3. We managed to get half the population to another island. Does this me
3、an it was (a) an easy thing to do or (b) a difficult thing to do? 4. We put all the fires out. Does this mean the fires (a) are still burning or (b) have finished? Listen and answer these questions. 1. Where are they? 2. Who are the two people in the conversation? 3. Is a volcanic eruption taking pl
4、ace now? 4. How many people have already left the island? 5. How many people were killed by the eruption? 6. When will people be able to return to their homes? Keys to the questions: 1. In the centre of Plymouth, capital of Montserrat. 2. A reporter and Mr. Savage, the governor of the island 3. No,
5、it isnt. 4. About 6,000 5. None 6. They dont know. 1. Which of the words indicates that the following sentence contains good news? 2. Which indicates that the sentence contains bad news? luckily unfortunately thankfully hopefully sadly fortunately luckily 幸运地, 幸好 e.g. Luckily, no one was hurt. 幸好没有人
6、受伤。 unfortunately 遗憾地; 可惜地; 不幸地 e.g. Unfortunately, he wont be here tomorrow evening. 可惜的是他明晚不在这儿。 thankfully 感谢地; 感激地 hopefully 怀希望地; 抱希望地; (多用来修 饰全句) 但愿 e.g. Hopefully, we will be there by six. 但愿我们能在六点之前赶到那儿。 sadly 可惜, 不幸 fortunately 幸运地, 侥幸地 e.g. Fortunately, the fire was discovered soon after i
7、t had started. 幸好火势刚起就立即被发现了。 sadly luckily hopefully thankfully fortunately unfortunately bad newsbad news good newsgood news Choose one of the words to complete these sentences. 1. _, we had plenty of warning. 2. _, there were several villages in its path. 3. _ _, no one was killed. Fortunately/ T
8、hankfully/ Luckily Unfortunately/ Sadly Hopefully/ Fortunately/ Thankfully/ Luckily 4. _, hundreds of houses caught fire when the lava reached them. 5. _ _, it wont too long. 6. _, we put all the fires out quite quickly. Unfortunately/ Sadly Hopefully/ Fortunately/ Thankfully/ Luckily Fortunately/ T
9、hankfully/ Luckily 随堂练习 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. The place was visited recently as a result of a serious volcanic _ (erupt). 2. The _ (tide) wave formed a terrifying wall of water. 3. There is no _ (possible) that Bob can win the first prize in the match. 4. Fear of danger is ten thousand times more _ (t
10、errify) than danger itself. eruption tide possibility terrible 5. My repeated _ (warn) to her went in at one ear and out at the other. 6. I was late in getting to the station, but _ (fortunate), the train was late too. 7. When they heard the bad news, they all looked _ (sad) at the master. 8. _ (hope) well have finished the project by the end of this month. warning fortunately sadly Hopefully 9. She fell off her bicycle last night, but _ (thank) she wasnt hurt. 10. _ (luck) no one was seriously injured in the car accident. thankfully Luckily
