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1、Unit 5 The power of nature高二选修六高二选修六Whats the power of nature?Do you think humans can conquer it? Natural disasters have occurred frequently in recent year. How much do you know about natural disasters?floodsandstormtsunamitornado(飓风飓风)snowstormtyphoon/cyclone/hurricanesnow slidedroughtlandslideVolc
2、anoHave you ever seen a volcano?volcano-eruptionVesuvius volcano 维苏威火山维苏威火山Boiling rockLavaCraterAsh cloudBoiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flows slowly down the mountain.volcano-eruptionNear the oceans.2.Where is most possible for a volcano to erupt?An extinct volcano死火山死火山An active vol
3、cano活火山活火山3. What types of volcanoes do you know?A dormant volcano休眠火山休眠火山ImagineWould you like to be a volcanologist to observe and study volcanoes? If you answered yes to all these questions, then volcanology could be a good career for you. Read the passage on the next page to find out more about
4、being a volcanologist.Reading: An Exciting JobTask 1:Scanning Skim the text and answer the questions in Ex 1. 1) Read the text more carefully and answer the questions.Task 2: Detailed readinga.What made the author realize that an eruption occurred ? b.What did the scientists do after the eruption ?a
5、. What made the author realize that an eruption occurred ?my bed began shakingheard a strange soundmy bedroom became as bright as dayred hot lava was fountaining hundreds of meters into the air an absolutely fantastic sightb. What did the scientists do after the eruption ?dropped as closed as possib
6、le to the craterput on white protective suits, helmets, big bootsslowly made our way to the edge of the craterlooked down into the red boiling centerThe writerProfessionVolcanologistJob Travels to _ places and work _ people from all over the world. Helps to protect people from the _ ._ information a
7、bout Mount Kilauea.unusualalongsidevolcanoCollects2) Fill in the blanks:The writerProfession VolcanologistJob Helps other scientists to _ where _ from the volcano will flow next and how fast it will flow.predictlavaThe first experienceThe day of the _ My bed began _ and I heard a strange sound. My b
8、edroom became as _ as day. Red hot lava _ hundreds of meters into the air.eruptionshakingbrightwas fountainingThe first experienceThe day after the eruption We _ to the edge of the crater with _ suits and looked down into the red, boiling centre. The other two climbed down into the _ to collect some
9、 lava for later study.made our wayprotectivecrater1. bored adj. 厌倦的；厌烦的（主语是人）厌倦的；厌烦的（主语是人） boring adj. 令人感到厌烦的（主语是物）令人感到厌烦的（主语是物） She is _with her job. The lecture was deadly _. She finds opera _. He was getting _by doing the same thing every day.boredboringboringboredLanguage points2. be appointed
10、as / to do 被任命为被任命为Miss Wang was appointed to work in the library.王小姐被委派到图书馆王小姐被委派到图书馆.短语联想：短语联想：appoint sb to be/as 任命某人是任命某人是appoint sb. to do sth. 指定某人做某事指定某人做某事make an appointment with sb. 与某人约会与某人约会keep an appointment 守约守约break an appointment 毁约毁约 sb. (of /against sth.)3.warn sb. to do sb. that
11、 The people were warned of the danger of flooding. The doctor warned me not to drink.（=The doctor warned me against drinking.) I warn you that it is dangerous to go out alone at night.4. burn to the ground 指楼等被烧毁指楼等被烧毁 He has no place to live in because his house has been burnt to the ground. 他无处栖身因
12、为他的房子被烧掉了。他无处栖身因为他的房子被烧掉了。短语联想：短语联想： burn away 烧掉烧掉burn down (建筑物建筑物) 烧毁：烧毁：burn off 烧掉烧掉burn out 烧坏烧坏burn up 烧毁，燃得更亮烧毁，燃得更亮/旺旺5. be about to do sth. when 即将做即将做就在这时候就在这时候 I was about to go out when my friend came. 我正要出门我正要出门, 这时我的朋友来了这时我的朋友来了.6. make ones way （向某地）走（去）（向某地）走（去） She hesitated, but m
13、ade her way to where she should go. 她犹豫了一下，但向前走去她要去的地方。她犹豫了一下，但向前走去她要去的地方。7. be enthusiastic about 对对有热心有热心/兴趣兴趣 She seemed enthusiastic about the idea. 她好象对这个主意很感兴趣。她好象对这个主意很感兴趣。Phrases in the textn n火山爆发火山爆发n n冒险冒险n n组成、构成组成、构成n n遍及世界遍及世界n n被任命为被任命为n n收集收集的信息的信息 n n被警告做被警告做n n烧成平地烧成平地n nvolcano er
14、uptingn ntake risksn nmake upn nall over the worldn nbe appointed asn ncollect information aboutn nbe warned to don nburn to the groundPhrases in the textn n熔岩熔岩n n睡的很香睡的很香n n注意注意n n在远处在远处n n绝妙的景色绝妙的景色n n前往前往n n对对热情热情n nboiling rocksn nfall asleepn ntake noticen nin the distancen na fantastic sightn
15、 nmake ones wayn nbe enthusiastic aboutTime to do exercises !I. 用所给词的适当形式填空。用所给词的适当形式填空。1. She is especially _ (excite) at the news that her daughter got the first in the competition.2. His long and _ (bore) speech made everyone sleepy.3. The rich variety of animal life we found was very _ (impress)
16、.excitedboringimpressive4. _ (fortunate), three people died and a lot of people were injured in the accident.5. We need to carry out a proper _ (evaluate) of the new system.6. He believes _ (absolute) that a man with preparation will succeed sooner or later.Unfortunatelyevaluationabsolutely7. The _
17、(erupt) of a volcano makes many people lose their lives.8. Dad always falls _ (sleep) in front of the TV after Sunday lunch.eruptionasleep. 用所给短语的适当形式完成句子。用所给短语的适当形式完成句子。 burn to the ground; have a closer look at; make ones way; fast asleep; feel alive; be about to; protect . from .; take notice of;
18、 be enthusiastic about; be amazed at1. I _ the coat and decided it wasnt worth 50.had a closer look at2. After the fire, his house _.3. On Friday, guys _ talking about where they are going for the weekend.4. It was the kind of morning when you wake up and _.5. Though it was dark, we _ to the village
19、.(was) burned to the groundare enthusiastic aboutfeel alivemade our way6. As I leave the car, I see that the little boy is _.7. She _ how quickly Carla seemed to get over what had happened to her.8. The laws are designed to _ consumers _ unsafe products.fast asleepwas amazed atprotectfrom9. We _ lea
20、ve when Jerry arrived.10. I hope youll _ what Im going to tell you.were about totake notice ofExercises P36:1Replace the underlined parts with a word or phrase of similar meaning from the text. Rewrite the sentence if necessary. 1 We received the written set of questions from the company as they wer
21、e eager to find out our opinion on their products.2 The car drew up next to the side of our car and the driver waved to us. the questionnairealongside3 The scientists were studying carefully to see how successful the experiment is.4 I moved carefully over the fallen rocks and returned to the car. 5
22、I think the boy is likely to achieve success in painting, but he needs training.the scientists were evaluation the experimentmade my wayhas happened6 The teacher was given the job because he was the best candidate.7 It is certain that the factory will greatly raise their efficiency if they have mode
23、rn machines and tools.8 Charles looked at the drawing that shows how the machine works and knew immediately what was wrong with it.equipmentdiagramappointedComplete the paragraph with the words in the box in the correct forms.burn to the ground absolute volcano eruption wave fountain ash lava erupt2
24、The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD took the people of Pompeii by surprise. They had always known that the mountain was a_ but it had been quiet for so long that nobody saw it as a threat. When the volcano finally did _ , it was so quick and so severe that the town was soon covered in _ and _ . A
25、 writer called Pliny, who was there during the_ , described how lava was thrown into the air like a volcanoeruptashlavaeruption_. After it fell to earth, it turned into_ of lava which travelled down the mountain faster than people could run away. It was an _ disaster for those who could not escape in time. Many of the wooden houses and bungalows in Pompeii were_, but the stone houses remained under the ash until they were rediscovered during the 20th century.wavesabsoluteburned to the groundfountain
