人教版选修六课件Unit 5 The power of nature Listening

Period5ListeningListentothreevolcanologiststalkingaboutfrighteningexperienceintheirworklife.Thetextsmodelwaystoexpresssfeelingsofanxietyandfear. Lookatthethreepicturesofvolcanologistsatwork.Afterfirstlistening,writetheirnamesunderthepicturesABSarahTangFrankGoreJaneSmallC 2.Listentothetapeagain.Answerthequestions:(1)Howlonghashe/shebeenavolcanologist?(2)Inwhatcountrywasthevolcanhe/shetalksabout?(3)Whydidhe/sheforgettobefrightened? JaneSmall:(1)Fiveyears(2)AlaskaShewasexcitedaboutwhatshehaddone. FrankGore:(1)Tenyears(2)HawaiiThepilothadtoflytogetundertheclouds SarahTang:(1)Twentyyears(2)NewZealandShefeltthegroundtremble. 3.Listentothetapeoncemore.WritethenamesofthepersonbeforethethingstheysaidIwassoexcitedaboutwhatIhavedoneandwhereIwas,Iforgotmyfear.JaneSmall (2)IwasveryworriedthatthevolcanomighteruptwhileIwasstillinside.SarahTang (3)Iwasveryrelievedwhenwefinallyreachedourcamp.FrankGore (4)Iwastremblingalmostasmuchasthegroundundermyfeet.SarahTang (5)Iwasstillterrified.JaneSmall (6)Iwassonervousthatmywholebodywasdampwithsweat.FrankGore (7)IwassoanxiousthatIcouldn’tmoveforalongtime.JaneSmall (8)Ihadtoforcemyselfnottopanic.JaneSmall (9)ThenIgotupthecouragetobendovertheboilinglava.JaneSmall Listeningtext:ExperiencingVolcanoesCloseUpHi,Iamjanesmall.I’vebeenavolcanologistforfiveyearsbutIstilllrememberthefirsttimeIwentintoacrater.Iwasterrified.WewereatthetopofanactivevolcanoinAlaska.ThemoreexperiencedpeopleinthegroupwerealreadyontheedgeofthecraterbutIwassoanxious,Icouldnotmoveforalongtime.Ihadtoforcemyselfnottopanic.EventuallyImanagedtowalkdowntotheothersbutIwasstillterrified. ThenIgotupthecouragetobendovertheboilinglavaandcollectasample.IwassoexcitedaboutwhatIhaddoneandwhereIwasthatIforgotmyfear.AfterthatIwasneverasfrightenedagain,althoughI’malwayscareful.Itwaswouldbeveryfoolishtobecomecarelesswhenyou’restandingonalivevolcano.Hi,IamFrankGore.I’vebeenstudingvolcanoesforalmost10years.ThemostfrighteningexperienceI’veeverhadwaswhileflyingoveravolcanoinHawaii.Ihadjust finishedmakingamapofthedirectionofthelava.Suddenly,thecloudscamedownreallylowandthehelicopterPilotcouldn’ttellwherewewere,sosheflewdownbelowtheclouds,veryclosetothevolcano.Weflewbetweenthefieryredlavabelowandthethick,darkcloudsabove.Iwassonervousmywholebodywasdampwithsweat.Iwasveryrelievedwhenwefinallyreachedourcamp.Hi,IamSarahTang.I’vebeenstudingvolcanoesforalmosttwentyyears.I’llneverforgettheamazingexperienceIhadona volcanoinNewZealand.Iwasdowninthecratertakingmeasurements.Weweren’texpectinganyactivityfromthevolcano,soIthoughtIwassafe.Thensuddenly,thegroundundermyfeetbegantotremble.Thetremblinggotstrongerandstrongerandafteraboutaminute,alargecloudofsteamblewoutoftheground.That’swhenIrealisedIwasstandingonanactivevolcano.Believeme,Iwastremblingalmostasmuchasthegroundundermyfeet.IwasveryworriedthatthecolcanomighteruptwhileIwasstillinsideit. Ex:speakingThinkofapowerfulnaturalforce(suchasanearthquake,flood,typhoon,storm)thatyouhaveexperienced.Youcanuseyourimaginationifyouhavenotexperiencedanyofthesethings.TellYourparteneraboutyourexperienceandhowyoufelt.UseexpressionsfromExercise3inlisteningaswellasotherwordsandexpressionsyouandyourpartenerhavethoughtof.