（2021新教材）牛津译林版必修第三册英语Unit2 Natural Disasters extended readingppt课件.pptx

1、Extended reading The last days of Pompeii Pompeii Italy Mount Vesuvius Founded Destroyed Rediscovered 79 AD 800 BC 1748 AD Volcano What happened to Pompeii? ? ? ? Part 1:para (_): before the eruption Part 2: paras. (_): during the eruption Part 3:para (_): after the eruption The last days of Pompeii

2、 Read the passage quickly and finish its structure. 2-4 5 1 Read para.1 and rebuild the ancient Pompeii. Q1: What can reflect a model of the whole Roman Empire? Q2: What can you see near the port? Its little shops, tiny palaces, forums, wine bars, theatres,- -in the energy and skill of its people. T

3、rading ships brought imports and exports busily. Fishing boats moved in all directions rapidly. The rich had fun in the golden pleasure boats relaxedly. Pompeii was a _ city. Pompeii was a _ city. lively and prosperous The cloud-capped top of Mount Vesuvius appeared. The awful night rolled _ away, a

4、nd 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

5、_ red, and now again it burnt with an _ light. slowly greyly unspeakable huge dying unbearable Signs before the volcanic eruption Read para2 and fill in the blanks. Whats the function of these words? They vividly show that the eruption is approaching. Read Para. 3-4 shaking falling running pressing

6、pushing hurrying blindly Q1:What feelings can these verbs create? It can create feelings of confusion and fear because these verbs are happening at the same time. 1.The cries of women broke out; men, in silent. 2.If wife was separated from husband there was no hope of their meeting again. 3.Each hur

7、ried blindly and fearfully on. shocked hopeless Read Para. 3-4 desperate 1.They felt the earth shaking. 2.They heard the crash of falling roofs. 3.The mountain-cloud seem to roll towards feel sound look Sensory details put readers into the scene as if they were there with the victims in the city Pom

8、peii. eg: People were walking, running or simply sitting on the sandy beach, enjoying warm sea air and the soft wind that brushed their hair. A. The fire moved and changed in color with every moment. B. The mountain-cloud rolled near, dark and rapid, like a river. It threw out a shower of ashes and

9、huge pieces of burning stone! C. A huge cloud shot from the peak of the volcano, looking like a huge tree of fire. D. The earth began to shake and the sound of falling roofs could be heard. E. The earthquake came. _ Read paragraph 2-4 and rearrange the sentences about the volcanic eruption. C A D B

10、E In a correct order: Whats the rhetorical device (修辞修辞) used here? metaphor help readers visualize what is happening. Make a sentence using metaphor. Mount Vesuvius Read para.5 Which one is not referred to about its remains unearthed? A. Fresh walls B. Rich patterns of its floor C. Silent restroom

11、D. Half-finished columns c Q: What do the remains of Pompeii remind us of? The remains of the beautiful city tell us that human lives burn bright and short. Lively Lifeless Para.1 Para.5 comparison Q: What effect does the comparison create? Humans life is small and weak in face of Mother Natures pow

12、er. No matter how cruel natural disasters are, there is always a glory of humanity shining. People of Pompeii are no exception. These statues were dug from Pompeii. There must be many moving stories happening before their death. Choose one picture to discuss and make up a story by using the descript

13、ive details. 50-80words 1. Can you give them a name? 2. Whats their relationship? 3. What did they feel/see/hear/say at the last moment? You can say like this: 1.It was cloudy that day. 2.Milo and Ken were . 3.Suddenly they saw. 4.Milo felt , saying. 5.At last , they SHOW TIME Live to Tell: Raising Awareness, Respecting nature. Homework Polish up your story and share it with your groupleaders.