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课件网) The Last Days of Pompeii B 3 U 2 Extended reading Part I Lead-in Part II Pre-reading Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) was a talented British writer who left his mark on the English language. His classic novel The Last Days of Pompeii imagines life in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in the year 79, when Mount Vesuvius erupted. This terrible natural disaster destroyed Pompeii completely, but it also kept the ancient city as it was for future ages. Since 1748, Pompeii has been systematically unearthed . Today it is an international tourist destination. What can we learn from this introduction 1. The city of Pompeii was completely destroyed by the volcanic eruption in the year _____. 2. Pompeii was systematically unearthed in _____. 3.Today Pompeii is an international _____ _____. 79 1748 tourist destination What is the novel The Last Days of Pompeii about The novel imagines life in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in the year 79. Part III Intensive reading Read para. 1 and describe the city in details From the author's description we can see_____, _____, _____ its little shops its tiny palaces and its theatre its forum, its wine bars little shops tiny palace forum wine bars theatre imports Trading ships bring imports to the city Pompeii exports Trading ships carry exports overseas Pompeii The pleasure boats for the rich are crowded in the glassy water of the port . Pompeii The boats of the fishermen moved rapidly in all directions . Pompeii From the detailed description above, what was the city of Pompeii like It was a _____ city. busy and rich lively and prosperous Read Para 2. and complete people reaction: looked _____and saw a huge cloud. upward feeling: _____fear. unspeakable Read Para 2. and complete _____from the volcano. took the form of a huge tree : trunk _____ branches_____ The fire moved and changed in color with _____. shooting blackness fire every moment eruption Read Para 4. and think what did people react Each turned to fly—each running, pressing, pushing against the other. If, in the darkness, wife was separated from husband, or parent from child, there was no hope of their meeting again. Each hurried blindly and fearfully on. So came the earthquake... and so ended life in Pompeii. Fearful and confused Read Para 5. and answe Its walls were fresh as if painted yesterday; not a single colour changed on the rich pattern of its floors. In its forum, the half-finished columns seemed as if just left by the workman's hand. What was the city like after it was unearthed Significance of this historical novel Nature is to be respected, not to be conquered History is to be remembered, not to be buried. Part IV Post reading 1. Compare and think Compare the two pictures. What effect do they create What does the author want to remind us They create a strong comparison between Pompeii's _____ and _____ . lively past lifeless present By doing so, the author wants to remind us that i ... ...
