An Exciting Job

莆田二十八中 英语组

引入（最后要删除这张）• T: Where are we?

• S: In the classroom.

• T: What can you see in the classroom?

• S: Blackboard, desk, bench, light…

• T: I feel so lucky to be here. How about you?

• S: Me, too.

• Do we get these from Human’s power or nature’s power?

Step RevisionⅠ

Human beings’ power

vs nature’s power

Human beings’ power…

Brainstorm

Nature’s power…

brainstorm

earthquake

floodflood

sandstormsandstorm

tsunamitsunami

tornado( 飓风 )

snowstorm

Typhoon/hurricaneTyphoon/hurricane

snow slidesnow slide

drought

landslide

Guessing Game

natural disaster mountain

fire

volcano

Have you ever seen a volcano?

Step Ⅱ Lead-in &Teaching Aims

volcano-eruption

视频今晚给你下载，我网速很慢，如果你方便，也可以下载试试。我觉得没必要把火山爆发的过程用图示和文字展示出来，不如用视频。但是如果你觉得需要展示的话，可以把其他课件里面那几张幻灯片插在这个课件里面

Having seen this video, what do you feel?I feel…

volcanologists

How can we get the information about volcanos?

Collect and evaluate information about volcanoes.

Volcanologist = volcano + log(y) + ist

QuizAre you suitable for being a volcanologist ?

Questions 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?

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An Exciting Job

Step ReadingⅢ

Part 1(Para 1-2)

Part 2(Para 3-4)

Part 3(Para 5)

B ： The writer’s job and its importance

A ： The writer’s experience of watching the volcanic eruption

C: The reasons for the writer’s enthusiasm about his job.

Look through this passage and try to find out the main ideas of each part.

An Interview

• 1. 你的工作是什么？

• 2. 你在哪里工作？

• 3. 你第一次看到火山爆发时什么时候？

What’s your job?/What do you do?

Where do you work?

When did you see the volcano eruption for the first time?

（可以设置情景 ,让学生表演）

Listen to this passage and prepare for the next quiz.

1.The writer is a __________

• A. doctor

• B. teacher

• C. volcanologist

• D. physicist

2.Where is the Mount Kilauea?

• A. It is in New York

• B. It is in Germany

• C. It is in the UK

• D. It is in Hawaii

3.The writer worked as a volcanologist in Hawaii__________.• A. 5 years ago

• B. 10 years ago

• C. 15 years ago

• D. 20 years ago

4.The writer’s job is _______

• A. collecting information for a database

• B. travelling around the world

• C. helping the victims as a doctor

• D. taking photos for a newspaper

5.When boiling rock erupts from a volcano, it causes less damage than you imagine because______• A. the temperature is not very high

• B. no one lives near the top of he Mount Kilauea

• C. people know how to escape the rocks

• D. the buildings near the volcanoes are very firm.

6.The eruption mentioned in the passage took place________

• A. in the morning

• B. in the afternoon

• C. in the evening

• D. at noon

7.How many scientist are driven up the mountain the next day?• A. 2

• B. 3

• C. 4

• D. 5

8.“All 3 of us looked liked spacemen” is because ________• A. they were in the space

• B. they wore protective suits

• C. they were in the space shuttle

• D. they were near the crater

9.The passage suggests that_____

• A. The writer is worried about his job.

• B. The writer is anxious about his job

• C. The writer is interested in his work.

• D. The writer is tired of his work.

10.According to the writer, the most important thing of his job is ________• A. it is never boring

• B. he can travel a lot

• C. he can appreciate spectacular views• D. he can help protect people

from the volcano

Part one (Para. 1- Para. 2)

1) Why is a volcanologist’s job important?

2) Where is Mount Kilauea?

3)What does the word “alive” mean ?

A. Living or not dead. B. Active or lively.

C. Continuing. D. Healthy.

It can warn people when the volcano is going to erupt and save many lives.

In Hawaii.

Part two (Para. 3- Para. 4)

1. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption?

2. What made the author realize that an eruption occurred?

3. Why did the scientists have to get close to the volcano after it began erupting?

4. Why was it difficult for the writer to walk towards the edge of the crater ?

The lava can cover up or burn villages in its path. The rocks from the volcano usually don’t damage anything because no one lives near the crater.

2.What made the author realize that an eruption occurred?

My bed began shaking

A strange sound

My bed room became as bright as day

Red hot lava was fountaining hundreds of metres into the air

An absolutely fantastic sight

3.What did the scientists do after the eruption?

Put on white protective suits

helmets, big boots

Slowly made our way to the

edge of the crater

Looked down into

the red, boiling centre

Climbed down into the crater to collect some lava

3. Why did the scientists have to get close to the

volcano after it began erupting?

To get some lava for later study.

Part two (Para. 3- Para. 4)

4. Why was it difficult for the writer to walk towards the edge of the crater ?The writer wore special protective suits that made it

difficult to walk.

Part two (Para. 3- Para. 4)

Part three (Para. 5)

What does the writer find impressive even

after studying volcanoes for more than twenty

years?

The author is impressed by the beauty of t

he eruption and also by its potential to caus

e great damage.

Discussion

Group A

For

I like the job.

Group B

Against

I don’t like the job

Summary

• Today, we learnt a passage written by a volcanologist. He describe his work and his first experience of seeing the eruption. He loves his work very much.

Homework

• 1. Writing: 80 words (choose one of them)

• 1).tell your feeling of the power of nature

• 2) tell whether you will enjoy working as a volcanologist

2.Try to find out the language points in the text.