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课件网) Unit 2 Nature Disasters Extended reading The Last Days of Pompeii 1. _____ vi.& vt.(火山)爆发;突然发生→_____ n.爆发,喷发;火山灰 2. _____ adj.无法忍受的→_____ adj.能忍受的→_____ vt.忍受，容忍 3． n．遥远，久远；距离；差异；疏远→_____ adj.遥远的；冷淡的；远亲的 4．_____ adj.灵敏的；锋利的；急剧的；尖锐的；强烈的→_____ v．(使)变得锋利；使尖锐 5．_____ vt. 找出……的准确位置；把……安置在 →_____ n. 地点；位置 6. vi.&vt.退休,退职→ adj.退休的→_____ n. 退休 erupt eruption unbearable bearable bear distance distant sharp sharpen locate location retire retired retirement Step 1 Preview 7._____ n.震惊，惊愕；剧烈震动 vt.使震惊；使气愤→ _____ adj.令人震惊的→ _____ adj.震惊的 8. _____ vt.&vi.惊吓，害怕 n.恐慌；惊吓→ _____ adj. 害怕的→ _____ adj.恐怖的，吓人的 9. _____ n.电，电力；权力；政权；控制力；能力；能量；力量→ _____ adj.强大的 10. _____ vt.捐赠，赠送；献(血)→ _____ n.捐赠 11. _____ adj.好奇的；奇特的→ _____ n.好奇心→ _____ adv.好奇地 shock shocking shocked scare scared scary power powerful donate donation curious curiosity curiously Step 2 Lead-in What do you know about Pompeii Pompeii is an ancient Roman city which was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. The city has been unearthed gradually and nowadays becomes an international tourist destination. Introduction of Pompeii Step 3 Pre-reading According to the title, Can you guess what is the novel The Last Days of Pompeii about Watch the video Match the main idea of each paragraph Description of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius Signs before the volcanic eruption Eruption of Mount Vesuvius Reactions and feelings of people Rediscovery of the city Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Step 4 While-reading Complete the mind map The last Days of Pompeii Before the volcanic eruption (setting) During the volcanic eruption After the volcanic eruption Para.1 Para.2-4 Para.5 1. What might have warned people of the eruption then A. The light ashy rocks. B. Glassy water. C. Trading ships. D. Crowded pleasure boats. 2. How did people feel when a huge cloud shot from Vesuvius A. Delighted. B. Scared. C. Thrilled. D. Disappointed. Choose the best answers. 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 Signs before the volcanic eruption Fill in the blanks from your memory. What’s the function of these words They vividly show that the eruption is approaching. Read Para. 3-4 shaking falling running pressing pushing hurrying blindly/fearfully Q1:What feelings can these verbs create It can create feelings of confusion and fear because these verbs are happe ... ...
