unit_5_the_power_of_nature.ppt

* * * * * * Unit 5 The Power of Nature Remember what happened on Dec 26, 2004? tsunami Do you know any other natural disasters ? Please work with your partners and make a list of natural disasters . Warming up (4m) earthquake floods drought thunder/ lightning tornado/cyclone hurricane /typhoon volcano-eruption What do you know about volcano? Do you know how a volcano erupts? volcano-eruption Boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flows slowly down the mountain. Magma chamber Lava Crater Ash cloud/volcanic ash More about the volcano 1. How is a volcano formed? The rocks under the earth become hotter and hotter and erupt from the mountain. Near the oceans. Where is most possible for a volcano to erupt? An extinct volcano Haleakala Crater, the largest dormant volcano in the world Maui, Hawaii An active volcano 3. What types of volcanoes do you know? dormant volcano Questions Yes No 1 Do you like working outside as well as inside? 2 Do you enjoy travelling to unusual places? 3 Do you enjoy taking risks? 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? What qualities are needed for a volcanologist? Are you suitable for being a volcanologist ? Answer “yes”or “no” to the following questions. Pre-reading (4m) What might be talked about? What is the writer? When did he first see an eruption? How did it look like? What was he wearing when getting close to the crater? And what was the result? Skim the text and answer the following questions Skimming (3m) What is the writer? When did he first see an eruption? How did it look like? He is a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. He mainly collects information about Mount Kilauea. It was in the second week after he arrived in Hawaii. It was very bright although it was night. Red lava fountained hundreds of meters into the air and it was a f