Unit 5 The power of nature Unit 5 The power of nature

Flood

Please name the disasters you know.

Lightning

Earthquake

Typhoon/Cyclone/Hurricane

tornado

Tsunami

drought

snowstorm

Sandstorm

Volcano

Have you ever seen a volcano?

volcano-eruption

Boiling rock erupts from the crater; the lava flows slowly down the mountain.

Magma chamber

Lava

Crater

Ash cloud/volcanic ash

Active volcano

Dormant volcano Extinct volcano

Near the oceans.

Where is most possible for a volcano to erupt?

1. What is the writer?2. When did he first see an eruption?

How did it look like?3. What was he wearing when getting

close to the crater? And what was the result?

Skim the text and answer the following questions:

1. What is the writer?

2. 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 fantastic sight.

3. What was he wearing when getting close to the crater? And what was the result?He was wearing white protective suits that covered his whole body, helmets, big boots and special gloves, just like a spaceman. As a result, it made him difficult to walk.

1. Why is a volcanologist’s job important?2. Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea

more dangerous than the actual eruption?3. Why did the scientists have to get close to th

e volcano after it began erupting?4. What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for 20 years?

Scan the text and answer the following questions:

1.Why is a volcanologist’s 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 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 don’t damage anything because no one lives near the crater.

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

The scientists needed to get samples of the lava so they could study them.

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.

Part 1(Para 1-2)

Part 2(Para 3-4)

Part 3(Para 5)

The writer’s job and its importance

The writer’s experience of watching the volcano eruption

The reasons for the writer’s enthusiasm about his job

Find out the main idea of each part (4m)

What does a volcanologist’s work look like?

Am I a would-be volcanologist?Your opinion Supporting details

(1) one of the characteristics of the job

one of your characters

(2) …