Ask the students to read paragraphs 1and 2 carefully and think about the following questions. Then work in pairs to discuss with their partners.

1) Why is a volcanologist's job important?

2) Where is Mount Kilauea?

3) The writer doesn't mind the occasional danger of his job because ___________________________________________.

Let some students show their answers.

B: Part two (Para 3- Para 4) (in groups)

Ask the students to read paragraphs 3 and 4 carefully and think about the following questions. Then work in groups to discuss.

1) Why is the lava that flows on Mount Kilauea more dangerous than the actual eruption? （The lava that flows down the mountain can bury everything in its path. The rocks that erupt from the volcano usually don't damage anything because no one lives near the crater.）

2) What made the author realize that an eruption occurred?

Ask some groups to share their answers.

C: Part three (Para 5)

Ask the students to read paragraph 5 carefully and think about the following question. Then check their answers with the class.

What attracts the writer after he has studied volcanoes for more than twenty years?

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