Reading

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Reading
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Pre-reading
volcano
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What does a volcanologists work look like?
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An Exciting Job

• First reading
• Scan and skim the whole text and then finish
  the multiple-choices.

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1.Whats the main idea of para.3 ?

• Boiling rock which erupts from the volcano and
  crashes back to earth causes less damage.
• B. The lava that flows slowly down the
• mountain causes far more damage.

C. The eruption is much more exciting to
watch. D. There had been an eruption in the
side of the mountain.
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2.The writer doesnt mind the occasional
danger of his job because ________.
A. He travels to unusual places and meets
interesting people from all over the
world B. He likes the different ways of working
C. He thinks his job the most important D. He is
excited about dangers and feels alive
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3.As a result of the glaciologist's work,
_________.

• other scientists predict the progress
• of lava from the volcano
• B. many people have been warned to
• leave their homes
• C. the eruption causes less damage
• D. the eruption may be prevented
• breaking out

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4.Why did the volcanologist's run out of the
house into the back garden?
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• A. Because his bed began shaking.
• B. Because his bedroom suddenly became
• as bright as day.
• C. Because he thought there was an
• earthquake in Hawaii.
• D. Because he wanted to collect
• information about the eruption.

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5. What does the writer mean by using lucky
in the sentence I was lucky enough to have
a much closer look at it. ?
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A. He left much safer on the top while the
other two scientists climbed down into the
crater. B. It was his first sight of an
eruption. C. It was the first time for him to
watch the crater. D. both B and C.
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• II. Second reading (intensive reading)
• Before reading, glance through
• Exercise 2 on Page 35.

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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.
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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 dont damage
anything because no one lives near the crater.
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my bed
I heard
My bedroom became
an ______ _______sight
red hot lava
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3.Why was it difficult for the writer to walk
towards the edge of the crater?
The author was wearing special protective
clothing that made it difficult to walk.
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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.
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III. Read again to find more details.
What made the author realize that an eruption
occurred?
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What did the scientists do after the eruption ?

• put on white protective suits, helmets, big boots

• dropped as closed as possible to the crater

• slowly make our way to the edge of the
• crater

• looked down into the red boiling center

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Homework
Spend some time researching one disaster.
You can use books, magazines, newspapers or the
Internet. Collect pictures or diagrams and look
for information about
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• what causes this kind of disaster
• actual events that happened in the
• past in China and/or the rest of the
• world
• how people helped the victims
• what is being done to prevent the
• disaster happening again or to lessen
• the damage