1、2014-2015学年高中英语（贵阳市）同步教案（2）：Unit 5The power of nature（人教新课标选修6）The second period Reading and comprehending1. First readingSkinning & skimming1) Ask students to read through the passage quickly to get a main idea ofthe whole passage. Give them a limited time to read the whole passagein order to encou
2、rage them to practice reading for general ideas and to discourage them from reading word by word Main idea: This passage is a first-person account of a volcanologists experiences. The volcanologist described his exciting job and wrote down his first sight of an eruption.What does a volcanologist do
3、?( answer in the text )Then let students do the multiple-choices (见课件) 2)Set Exercise 1 in “comprehending” either as a group or whole-class activity. Explain to students that the purpose of questions like these is to help them develop skills of evaluating a text. 2.Second reading (intensive reading)
4、 Before reading, glance through Exercise 2 on Page35.Choose some to ask them and check their answers:1). Why is a volcanologists job important?Volcanologists study volcanoes so that they can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and so save many lives.2). Why is the lava that flows on Mount
5、 Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption?The lava flows down the mountain and can cover up or burn villages in its path. the rocks that erupt from the volcano usually dont damage anything because no one lives the crater.3). Why was it difficult for the writer to walk towards the edge of the
6、crater ? The author was wearing special protective clothing that made it difficult to walk.4). What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for 20 years ?The author is impressed by the beauty of the eruption and also by its potential to cause great destruction.3.Thir
7、d reading (Read again to find more details) 1).What made the author realize that an eruption occurred?answer: my bed began shaking a strange sound my bedroom became as bright as day an absolutely fantastic sight red hot lava was containing hundreds of metres into the air 2).What did the scientists d
8、o after the eruption ? answer: put on white protective suits, helmets, big bootsdropped as closed as possible to the craterslowly make our way to the edge of the craterlooked down into the red boiling centerHomeworkSpend some time researching one disaster. You can use books, magazines, newspapers or
9、 the Internet. Collect pictures and diagram and look for information about: what causes this kind of disaster actual events that happened in the past in china and/or the rest of the world how people helped the victims what is being done to prevent the disaster happening again or to lessen the damage
10、.Language PointsExplain language points in the reading passage.1. have you ever considered how weak humans are compared with a volcano, hurricane or earthquake ? 你是否想过， 和火山，飓风或地震相比人类是何等脆弱。consider 思考, 主要用于： consider +名词/v-ing形式: He is considering studying abroad.他正在考虑出国留学。Consider + wh-: We consider
11、ed how we should help them.我们仔细考虑应该如何帮助他们。Consider + 副词：Consider carefully before you decide.要慎重考虑后再作决定。2. Do you enjoy taking risks ? risk n. 风险，危险： he was taking a risk by overtaking on a bend. 他在转弯处超车是在冒险。 The house is a fire risk. 这房子有起火的危险短语联想：at risk 在危险中:You are at risk if you dont wear a sea
12、t belt. 不系安全带真的会有危险。at the risk of 冒危险：At the risk of seeming rude, I must refused your request, Im afraid. 尽管似乎无理，恐怕我还是必须拒绝你的要求。3.Many houses have been covered with lava or burnt to the ground. 许多房屋被熔岩覆盖或烧毁。 burn to the ground 指楼等被烧毁。例如： He has no place to live in because his house has been burnt t
13、o the ground. 他无处栖身因为他的房子被烧掉了。短语联想：burn away 烧掉：The wood had burnt away to nothing. 木头已烧成灰烬。burn down (建筑物) 烧毁：The cinema burnt down last year.电影院去年被烧毁了。The school was burnt down by vandals.学校被人纵火烧毁了。Burn off 烧掉：He was badly injured in the accident, and his hair was burnt off. 他在事故中严重受伤，头发也被烧掉了。Burn
14、 out 烧坏:The engine had burnt out. 引擎给烧坏了。Burn up 烧毁，燃得更亮/旺： The rocket burnt up when it reentered the earths atmosphere. 火箭重入地球大气层时烧毁。 He put more wood in the fire to make it burn up. 他往火上加木材想让他烧的更 旺。4. We slowly made our way to the edge of the crater. 我们慢慢向走火山口的边缘。 make ones way （向某地）走（去）：She hesit
15、ated, but made her way forward. 她犹豫了一下，但向前走去。She hastily left the room, and made her way to her bed. 他迅速离开房间，朝她床边走去。短语比较：make ones way 还表示“有出息” ：If you want to make your way in the world, you must learn to work hard while you are still young. 你若想要有出息，趁年轻的时候要学会发奋。make way (for) 让路，让位：All the traffic
16、has to make way for a fire engine. 所有的车辆都得给救火车让道。I shall make way for a younger man .我将把职位让给更年轻的人。5. Today, I am just as enthusiastic about my job as the day I first started. 如今， 我和开始从事这项工作时一样满怀热情。 enthusiastic (about) 感兴趣的，热心的： She seemed enthusiastic about the idea. 她好像对这个主意很感兴趣。 We got an enthusi
17、astic response from our customers. 我们得到了顾客们的热情反应。6. She made an effort to be nice to her boss.她努力对老板好些。 effort 可用做不可数名词，表“力气”： It took a lot effort to lift the boxes. 抬起那些箱子要花很大的力气。effort 可用做可数名词，表“费劲的事” “尝试”： It was an effort to get up this morning.今天早晨起床很费劲。 Despite all our efforts, we failed. 尽管我们尽了力，我们还是失败了。make an effort to do sth 努力做某事： He made an effort to arrive on time. 他尽量准时到达。