1、The Power of NatureUnit 5 In February,2008,what happened to China?Do you know any other natural disasters?Please work with your partners and make a list of natural disasters.snowstormearthquakeflooddroughtthunder/lightningtornado/cyclonehurricane /typhoontsunamivolcano-eruption What do you know abou
2、t volcano?Do you know how a volcano erupts?A volcano is a _ with a large opening at the top(=the _)through which _cloud and _(=hot liquid rock)are forced out into the air.An active volcano may _ at any time.cratermountainashlavaeruptvolcano-eruptionBoiling rock erupts from the crater;the lava flows
3、slowly down the mountain.Magma chamberLavaCraterAsh cloudWarming-up 1.What do you want to be in the future?Or what kind of job would you like to do in the future?Why?teacher doctor engineer fashion designer film director photographer pilot astronaut astronomer mathematician chemist physician lawyer
4、pop singer actor/actress journalist editor physicist magician writer cartoonist coach professor gardener computer programmer banker modelfactory owner civil servant dentistexpress delivery man I want to be a magician when I grow up.I am always amazed at the super power that a magician has.With magic
5、 power,I may change transform the world into a better one.Whats more,a magician never fails to bring surprise to people,which adds a lot of fun to daily life.However,the most important thing about my future job is that I can help people get rid of stress and anxiety in my magic world,for in reality,
6、their life is filled with pressure and worries.Task I:Answer the following questions.1.What does the writer think about his job?He thinks that he has the greatest job in the world.So he enjoys his work very much.2.What does he usually do in his job?He collects and evaluates information for a databas
7、e and helps other scientists predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.3.How long has he been working in this field?He has been working in this field for 20 years.4.Compared with office work,what appeals to the writer working as a volcanologist?He can travel to unusual places a
8、nd work alongside people from all over the world.His job is occasionally dangerous,but danger excites him and makes him feel alive.The most important thing is that he can help protect ordinary people from the volcano.Task II:Look through the passage again and summarize the main idea of each paragrap
9、h.Note the tenses used in each paragraph.1.Paragraph One:The write has the greatest job in the world.(simple present tense)2.Paragraph Two:His routine work as a volcanologist.(simple past tense,simple present tense,present perfect tense)3.Paragraph Three:A brief introduction to volcano eruption and
10、his first sight of volcano eruption.(simple present tense,simple past tense)4.Paragraph Four:His first experience of getting close to the edge of the crater.(simple past tense)5.Paragraph Five:His feelings about his job.(simple present tense)Task III:Difficult sentences 1.The following sentences sha
11、re the same structure.Make sure you understand the structure well.(1)Having collected and evaluated the information,I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.(2)Having worked hard all day,I went to bed early.(3)Having experienced quite a few earthquak
12、es in Hawaii already,I didnt take much notice.(4)Having earlier collected special clothes from the observatory,we put them on before we went any closer.(5)Having studied volcanoes now for many years,I am still amazed at their beauty as well as their potential to cause great damage.We use the constru
13、ction having+past participleto refer to an action that took place before the time expressed by the main verb.2.Translate the following sentences into Chinese.(1)I was about to go back to sleep whensuddenly my bedroom became as bright as day.我正要去睡觉的时候突然我的卧室亮如白昼。(2)It was not easy to walk in these sui
14、ts,but we slowly made our way to the edge of the crater and looked down into the red,boiling center.穿着这些防护衣走路很不容易，但是我们还是慢慢地走到了火山口的边缘，朝下看到了红通通的沸腾着的火山口中心。(3).The other two climbed down into the crater to collect some lava for later study,but this being my first experience,I stayed at the top and watch
15、ed them.但是因为我是第一次经历这样的事儿。（Because this was my first experience)More sentences for you to read and ask yourself if you can fully understand them.1.We were having a test when a man broke into our classroom.正在考试突然2.He was on the point of going out when the telephone rang.正要出去突然3.Apart from the fact tha
16、t butts spoil the beauty of the environment,they contain very toxic chemicals.These find their way into the water supply where they decrease the quality of the water and endanger plants and animals that live there.流到了，去到了4.Weather permitting,they will go on an outing to the beach tomorrow.如果天气允许5.Th
17、e lecture having begun,he left his seat so quietly that no one complained that his leaving disturbed the speaker.讲座开始了之后，Extra Reading:1.What Does An Archeologist Do?(Fill in the blanks with proper words)_1_(confuse)about who can help when you discover an ancient fossil or an arrowhead?Who can ident
18、ify the unusual rock you found in the riverbed?Do you think an archeologist has the answer _2_ each case?Actually,archeologists study traces of the human past.(1.confused 2.in)Archeologist _3_ scientist who studies past peoples and cultures by excavating and examining material remains as simple as a
19、n arrowhead or as complex as the _4_(ruin)of a prehistoric village.Archeologists study ancient cultures as well as recent historic occupations.Archeologists are interested in animal bones,plant remains and certain stone materials when these things occur at archeological sites and have a clear relati
20、onship to human activity.Animal bones that show evidence of hunting or butchering can shed light on _5_ past people ate and details about the environment they lived in.So can certain types of plant materials,such as seeds and nutshells.Stones interest archeologists if they _6_(be)used for making too
21、ls or building a structure._7_(nature)features such as rock shelters,caverns and sinkholes may interest archeologists if they were used or lived in by humans.Since dinosaurs lived long _8_ the first humans,archeologists do not search for or study dinosaur bones.(3.a 4.ruins 5.what 6.were 7.Natural 8
22、.before)The gap between Americas highest-and lowest-paying jobs is very big.Do you think it is fair?State your reasons.I think the gap between Americas highest and lowest-paying jobs is reasonable.As a rule,earnings increase as years of education increase.So your education background really counts w
23、hen you hunt for a job.Education takes time and costs money.A high-paying job is open to everyone,but only those who are equipped with professional skills can reach its requirements.Professional skills are not gained on a single day but through years of hard work.So high pay is a reward for your great efforts.Finally,I believe that a high-paying job encourages young people who are eager to realize their dreams to work even harder at what they are doing now.
