Book6 Unit5 The power of nature

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Book6 Unit5 The power of nature Warming-up and
Reading
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Warming up

• Please name the disasters you know.
• See the following pictures.

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Hurricane
Typhoon
Tornado
Cyclone
Snowstorm
The power of nature
Sandstorm
Landslide
Hailstorm
Volcano
Flood
Tsunami
Earthquake
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Some new words

• typhoon tai'fun n. ??
• cyclone 'saikl?un n. ??,??
• hurricane 'h?rik?n, -kin n.??
• tornado t?'neid?u n.???
• landslide 'lændslaid n. ??
• tsunami tsju'n?mi n. ??
• volcano v?l'kein?u n. ??
• hailstorm 'heilst?n n. ??

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Flood
Earthquake
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Typhoon/Cyclone/Hurricane
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Tsunami
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Sandstorm
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Volcano
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2. What do you feel when you see those
pictures? Have you ever experienced one?
Share you experience and feelings.
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3.Have you ever seen a volcano?
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Active volcano
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Dormant volcano
Extinct volcano
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Pre-reading
Can you imagine climbing into a live volcano
in order to take the temperature of the boiling
rock inside?
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imagine
doing such dangerous work as part of your job ?
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Do a quiz
Answer yes or no to these questions to find
out if you would be suitable for this work.
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Questions Yes No
Do you like working outside as well as inside?
Do you enjoy traveling to unusual places?
Do you enjoy taking risks?
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Questions Yes No
Do you dislike doing the same thing every day?
Do you like adventure in your life?
Are you interested in studying rocks and other things that make up the surface of the earth?
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If you answered yes to all these questions,
then volcanology could be a good career for you.
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Homework Preview new words in this unit and the
passage on P34 to find out more about being a
volcanologist.
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the end