课前预习
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1.Scintific instruments 11. Be enthusiastic
2. Occasionally
12. Be amazed at
3. feel alive
13.Protective suits
4. burn to the ground
5. crash
6. in the distance
7. have a closer look at
8. helmet, boots and gloves
9. Make one’s way
10. Later study
Discussion
Nature: More Powerful than Humans ?
Humans : More Powerful than Nature?
How weak humans are compared
with natural disasters Tornadoes
Fire
Flood
Earthquake
Wildfire
Hurricane
Typhoon
Volcano
Tsunami
1.Which of these is a mineral pulled from
the earth by volcanoes?
A. Gold B. Silver
C. Copper
D. All of the above!
2. What is the fastest lava has ever flown?
A. 60 km per hour
B. 1 km per hour
C. 30 km per hour
D. 100 per hour
3.What is lava called before it erupts?
A. Magma(岩浆） B. Lava
C. Red, Hot, Gooey, Stuff
4.The area where magma (岩浆） is stored
is called?
A. Magma sack
B. Magma room
C. Magma chamber D. Lava place
岩浆房
4.Mount Kilauea lies in
A. Hawaii
B. Japan
C. Canada
The Hawaiian name "Kilauea" means
"much spreading,"
Kilauea -- Perhaps the World's Most
Active Volcano
5.Mount Vesuvius is in
A. America B. Italy C. UK
Vesuvius is famous for the catastrophi
eruption in 79 A.D. that buried the to
of Pompeii .
Volcano is _________
●
To be a volcanologist is ____
●
his job as a volcanologist
Work place : Unusual places, outdoors, office
Main job: Collect information about Mount Kilauea
The importance of his job:
Help to protect people from one of the
most powerful natural forces on earth
---the volcano
An exciting job
My main job is ________
information about
collecting
Mount Kilauea, which is one of the most
______volcano
in Hawaii. Having collected
active
and ____________the
information, I help
evaluated
other scientist to ______Where
lava from the
predict
volcano will ____next
and how fast it will flow.
flow
our work has saved many lives because people
warned to leave
in the path of the lava can be _____
Unfortunately
their homes. ___________,we
can’t move their
homes out of the way and many houses have
the ground
been covered with lava or burn to __________.
Careful reading
Divide the passage into 3 parts. (分段）
(Para. 1-2) Part 1. Description of his job as a volcanologist.
(Para. 3-4) Part 2.Description of his first sight of an eruption.
(Para.
5)
Part 3. He love for his job and volcanoes
Read the Para 3 -4 and get to know the information about
His first sight of volcano eruption
his first sight of an eruption
1. When did it happen ?
It was in the second week after I arrived in Hawa
2.Did he notice the sings of eruption ?
Having experienced quite a few earthqua
I didn’t take much notice.
3. What preparations did he make for the
closer look at the eruption?
Put on special clothes ---white protective
and wear helmets , big boots and special gl
Why does the writer find impressive
about volcanoes even after studying
them for 20 years ?
●
He is still amazed at their beauty as well
as their potential to cause great damage.
If you are asked to ask the writer----the
volcanologist some questions,
what questions will you raise?
针对各段内容，设计你的问题。
What do you often do when you are working ?
[according to the first para.]
Question 1:
Question 2:
…..
Let’s have an interview with the volcanologist..
How to raise a question
Would please tell me..
Can you explain …?
Do you know…?
I want to ask you a question ….?
Language points
●
I am never bored.
bored/ boring
Young children become quickly bored
by adult conversation.
My job is occasionally dangerous…
●
想一想：表示”偶尔,有时”的词组
Now and then, once in a while,
At times, sometimes,
Because danger excites me and makes
me feel alive. (感到有活力）
excite (v)
excited (adj.)
exciting( adj.)
excited everybody
1.The good news ______
exciting.
2.He is finding his new work far more________.
3.Sara was_______
excited to see the rock band
alive (adj.) 活着的
Are your grandparents still alive ？
The city was all alive when he arrived.
Having collected and evaluated the information ,
I help other scientists to predict where lava will
flow.
___ a reply, he decided to write again.
A.Not receiving
B. Receiving not
C. Not having received
D. Having not received
When boiling rock erupts from the volcano
and crashes back to earth, it causes less
damage than you might imagine.
boiling (沸腾的，滚烫的）
Do you want a _____
boiled egg for breakfast ？
●
I am boiling
______the milk .
●
crash 猛撞,撞碎
●
●
The dishes crashed to the floor.
The plane crashed (into the mountain )
The lava that flows slowly down the
mountain causes far more damage.
far more (多得多的）
●
A bicycle's often far more convenient
than a car in busy cities .
— How did you find your visit to Disneyland?
— I enjoyed it very much. It was ________
than I had expected.
A. far more interested
B. far more interesting
C. so interesting
D. even more interested
I was fast sleep when suddenly my bed began
shaking and I heard a strange sound.
●
I was about to go back to sleep when suddenly my
bedroom became as bright as day.
●
I ran out of the house into the back garden
where I could see Mount Kilauea in the
distance.
●
in the distance / at a distance
in the distance意思比较模糊和笼统，就指“在远处 “
at a distance意思是“稍远处隔开一些”、
隐含了一个比较的意思在里面，
The painting can be only admired ___________
at a distance
A car could be seen _______________
in the distance
除此之外，at a distance还可以跟of连用，
后面跟一个具体的距离 .
The sound of the waterfall can be heard
at a distance of 20 miles .
Having studied volcanoes now for more than
2o years, I am still amazed at their beauty
as well as their potential to cause great
damage.
a. 可能的,潛在的
potential (adj.& n)
n. 潛力,潛能
Education develops potential abilities.
●He hasn't realized his full potential yet.
●
phrases
●p.33
Volcano eruption
Compared with
Natural forces
Human beings
Live volcano
Boiling rock
Enjoy doing
Adventure
p.34
An exciting job
Scientific instruments
Meet with local people
Be bored with
Feel alive
Take notice
Protect …from
In the distance
Active volcano
Have a closer look at
Save lives
In the path of
Burn to the ground
This is because ,,,
far more damage
first sight of sth
Be fast asleep
p. 35
●
Put on
Make one’s way
The edge of ….
Later study
Be enthusiastic about sth
Be amazed at
As well as
Exercise 练一练
Fountain burn to the ground ash lava
absolute fantastic eruption amaze
unfortunately
Page 36 Ex. 2
Dictation
Draw a conclusion
Put forward
A worried look
Be bored with
Burn to the ground
Make one’s way
Later study
Compared with
In the distance
An exciting job
Feel alive
Scientific instruments
Have a closer look at
Protect …from
Human beings
Boiling rock
Meet with local people
Put on
Enjoy doing
Be strict with sb
sometimes called All Fools' Day, is one of
the most light hearted days of the year .
And it is observed in many countries
around the world.
homework
Page 71 using words and expressions
1.complete the sentences with suitable
words
2. Complete the sentences. Use the words
from the list in the correct tense.
Homework p.71
bore, bored, boring
●impressive, impress
●excite, exciting , excited, excitement
●courage, encourage, encouragement, encouraging
●
The opera was deadly boring
Deadly用作副词时，也是表示“非常”、“极度”的意
思,一般用于负面意义，相当于very much和extremely.
●
His face turned deadly pale．
Deadly用作形容词时，其意为“致命的
Be careful！This is a deadly poison．
与之经常搭配使用的词有：poison、weapon、
wound、enemy.
The view from the top of the mountain
was most impressive.
View, scenery, scene,
●glare
指“怒视”，强调敌对或威胁的态度，与 at 连用
●stare 指“睁大眼睛出神地看，注视、瞪视”，这种注视
于惊讶、好奇、羡慕、恐惧，有时是粗鲁无礼，与 at 连用
●glance 指“瞥视，匆匆一看”，与 at 连用
Using words and expressions
入睡
极度无聊
全心全意
Wait impatiently
保持平静
到海外学习
给某人以自信/信心
参加比赛
观看比赛
Fall sleep
Deadly boring
Heart and soul
不耐烦地等
Stay calm
Study overseas
Give sb confidence
Enter competition
Watch game
用法 Complete the following sentences
时间
Walking
_________(walk)
along the street , I met
Mary.
原因 Being tired
_________
(tired), I stopped to
take a rest.
条件 Turning
________(turn) to the left, you will
Knowing
让步 find the school.
________(know) where I live, he never
waiting
伴随 comes to see me.
I stood there, _________(wait) for her.
主动
被动
●-ing
Having
finished
____________(finish)
my work, I went
home.
（Having
been ）written(write) in a hurry,
__________________
the book has some mistakes.
形式的完成式所表示的时间在谓语动词之前
●表示被动，可直接用过去分词。
分词（短语）作状语是非谓语动词的一个重要用法，
也是高考考查的一个热点。
一、掌握分词作状语时与句子主语的关系
Seen from the top of the hill, the train looks like
a snake. （表示被动，分词动作与句子谓语动作同时发生）
(Having been told many times, he hasn’t
remembered it.
（表示被动，分词动作先于句子谓语动作发生）
过去分词作状语时，与句子主语（即过去分词
的逻辑主语）存在被动的关系.
二、现在分词作状语，与句子主语存在主动关系。
Looking out of the window, I saw some
students playing there.
●
●
Not having received his letter for long,
she felt a little worried.
比较一下：
____ (see) from the mountain ,I can see my
hometown.
_____(see) from the mountain ,my hometown
looks very beautiful.
________ time , he’ll make a first—class
tennis player.
A.Having given
B. To give
C. Giving
D. Given
_________ in 1636, Harvard is one of the
most famous universities in the
United States.
A.Being founded B. It was founded
C. Founded
D. Founding
We can’t go out in this weather," said Bob , ____
out of the window.
A.looking
B. to look
C. looked
D. having looked
“
________ with the size of the whole earth,
the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.
A. Compare
B. When comparing
C. Comparing
D. When compared
______ the news，they jumped up and down
with great joy.
A. Heard B. Hearing C. Having heard D. To hear
____ the earth to be flat, many feared that
Columbus would fall off the edge.
A.Having believed B. Believing
C. Believed
D. Being believed