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课件网) Unit 2 Natural disasters Extended reading The Last Day of Pompeii Learning objectives: After this class, we will be able to: 1.understand the passage about Pompeii; 2.grasp the main idea of the passage; 3.know the destructive power of natural disasters; 4.appreciate the language style of the author; 5.raise the awareness of self-protection. Lead-in: the ancient Roman city — Pompeii. it is in ruins now... Who is the author What is the novel The Last Day of Pompeii about .It imagines life in the ancient Roman city of Pompii in the year 79,when Mount Vesuvius erupted. Edward Bulwer-Lytton Fast Reading : Read and match the main idea of each paragraph Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Reactions and feelings of people Eruption of Mount Vesuvius Description of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius Signs before the volcanic eruption Rediscovery of the city Part 1:para (__): before the eruption Part 2: paras. (___): during the eruption Part 3:para (__): after the eruption The last days of Pompeii 2-4 1 5 Detailed Reading :Para.1 1、What can reflect a model of the whole Roman Empire 2、What can you see near the port 3.What was the volcano Mount Vesuvius like little shops theatres tiny palaces wine bars the energy and skill of its people forums 1、What can reflect a model of the whole Roman Empire A.Trading ships brought imports and exports busily. B.Fishing boats moved in all directions rapidly. C.The Mount Vesuvius erupted with ashy rocks. D.The rich had fun in the golden pleasure boats relaxedly. 2、You can see the following near the port except ( ) People in Pompeii lived a _____life. rich energetic prosperous lively dynamic busy 3.What was the volcano Mount Vesuvius like Cloud-capped- Now dark,now llight Still - Detailed Reading :Para.2 The awful night rolled _____ away, and the dawn _____ broke on The Last Day Of Pompeii! When the citizens looked upwards with_____ fear, they saw a huge cloud shooting from the peak of the volcano. It took the form of a _____ tree. Then, There was a fire. The fire moved and changed in colour with very moment: now it was bright, now of a pale and _____ red, and now again it burnt with an _____ light. slowly greyly unspeakable huge dying unbearable What’s the function of these words They vividly show that the eruption is approaching. Detailed Reading :Para.3-4 1、How did people react when they saw the eruption of Mount Vesuvious ( ) Frightened. B.Calm. C.Brave. D.Uconcerned. A The cries of women broke out… Each turned to fly—each against the other. Read and underline the sentences to support your opinion. confusion running, pressing, pushing 2、In the darkness,wife was separated from husband,or parent from child,there was no hope of their meeting again. helpless hopeless in despair desperate 3、Rearrange the sentences about the volcanic eruption The fire moved and changed in colour with everymoment. The mountain-cloud rolled near, dark and rapid, like a river. It ... ...
