(共23张PPT)
Unit 2 Natural disasters
Extended reading
Lead in
Non-fiction
Fiction
庞贝末日
Caught in
a flood
Earthquake
Tsunami
Hurricane
庞贝末日
Category：
Natural disasters
Wildfire
Prediction
Before the eruption
During the eruption
After the eruption
Sharing
School book sharing activity about natural disasters
Book Sharing Activity
Topic: Natural disasters
Place: Dao xian No.2 Middle School
Time: March 28
What might happen in the ancient Roman city Pompeii
Pompeii might have been completely
due to the terrible natural disaster—— the eruption.
Mount Vesuvius
Pompeii city
destroyed
volcanic
Lead in
Prediction
Before the eruption
During the eruption
After the eruption
Sharing
Prediction about the content according to the cover.
introduction（介绍）
The article is organized in
time order（顺序）.
Lead in
Prediction
Before the eruption
During the eruption
After the eruption
Sharing
Prediction about the content according to the introduction
节选
the eruption
the eruption
the excavation(挖掘）
5
2 ~ 4
1
After
During
Before
—Para(s). .
The Last Days of Pompeii
—Para(s). .
—Para(s). .
Lead in
Prediction
Before the eruption
During the eruption
After the eruption
Sharing
Read and complete the table below
Before the eruption
Q1: What can reflect a model of the whole Roman Empire
Q2: What can you see near the port
Before the eruption
Read para. 1 and answer the questions.
Q1: What can reflect a model of the whole Roman Empire
Its little shops, tiny palaces, forums, wine bars, theatres,
and the energy and skill of its people.
Read para. 1 and answer the questions.
Q2: What can you see near the port
Trading 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.
Read para. 1 and answer the questions.
Pompeii was a ____________________ city.
lively,beautiful and prosperous
Before the eruption
During the eruption
A Role play!
What did you see/feel/say/hear at the last moment
Para. 2 Paras. 3 Paras. 4
Volcano The earth____________ Roofs _______________ Mountain-cloud_______ Ashes and stones______ The earthquake came.
People’s action The crowd looked upwards, and saw with unspeakable fear. Women cried. Men were silent.
People’s feeling
fearful
fly, run
press, push
hurry
scared, frightened
hopeless, desperate
A huge cloud shot from the top of the volcano.
shook
fell
rolled
showered
How does the author create a sense of fear and confusion
during the volcanic eruption
The awful night rolled slowly away, and the dawn greyly broke on THE LAST DAY OF POMPEII! The crowd looked upwards, and saw, with unspeakable fear, a huge cloud shooting from the top of the volcano. It took the form of a huge tree: the trunk, blackness, the branches, fire! This fire moved and changed in colour with every moment: now it was wildly bright, now of a pale and dying red, and now again it burnt with an unbearable light!
The cries of women broke out; the men looked at each other, but were silent. At that moment, they felt the earth shaking beneath their feet; beyond in the distance, they heard the crash of falling roofs. A moment later, the mountain-cloud seemed to roll towards them, dark and rapid, like a river; at the same time, it threw out a shower of ashes and huge pieces of burning stone! Over the empty streets—over the forum—far and wide.—with many a noisy crash in the stormy sea—fell that awful shower!
Lead in
Prediction
Before the eruption
During the eruption
After the eruption
Sharing
Paras.2-4
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.
Group work
Para.2 (Group1)
Para.3 (Group2、3)
Para.4 (Group4)
rolled away ended？
broke symbolized？
shooting going up？
The cries of women broke out; the men looked at each other, but were silent. At that moment, they felt the earth shaking beneath their feet; beyond in the distance, they heard the crash of falling roofs. A moment later, the mountain-cloud seemed to roll towards them, dark and rapid, like a river; at the same time, it threw out a shower of ashes and huge pieces of burning stone! Over the empty streets—over the forum—far and wide—with many a noisy crash in the stormy sea—fell that awful shower!
simile
repetition
short sentences
Tip 1: Use strong verbs instead of weak verbs to be impressive.
Tip 2: Use some rhetoric(修辞）
techniques to enhance effects.
running
奔跑
pressing
压迫
pushing
推搡
Tip 3: Use serial actions(连续动作） to create feelings of fear.
A strong verb is a better and more descriptive version of a “basic” verb that creates a stronger visual image and can help create a mood for the scene.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873) was a talented British writer who left his mark on the English language.
1. How many years had the city of Pompeii been silent
2. What was the city of Pompeii like when it was first unearthed
3. What do the remains of the city remind us of
Lead in
Prediction
Before the eruption
During the eruption
After the eruption
Sharing
Para.5
1. How many years had the city of Pompeii been silent
2. What was the city of Pompeii like when it was first unearthed
3. What do the remains of the city remind us of
Lively
Lifeless
Para.1
Para.5
comparison
