Unit 2 Natural disasters Extended Reading 课件(共28张PPT，内嵌视频)-2024-2025学年高中英语译林版必修第三册

(共28张PPT)
Unit 2 Extended reading
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1. expand their knowledge of Pompeii by going through online or offline resources;
2. have a comprehensive understanding of the novel’s plot by drawing a plot mountain;
3. identify some language features of the novel(sensory details, similes, periodic sentences);
4. infer what real life was like in Pompeii and raise their self-protection awareness in the future.
Teaching objectives
Lead in
It is the ancient Roman city—Pompeii.
Guess where the place is in the video.
Lead in
It was first unearthed in 1748.
It is located in Italy.
It was buried alive by a volcanic eruption in the year of 79.
It is an ancient Roman city.
It is an international tourist destination.
Introduction of Pompeii
Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii
A UNESCO World Heritage site!
Lead in
Introduction
“Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) was a talented British writer who left his mark on the English language.”
Fast reading
Fast reading
Fast reading
Fast reading
Read and answer the question: How is the novel’s plot organized
In the order of time.
With the change of places.
With the development of feelings.
All above.
Fast reading
Para. 1
Before the volcanic eruption
During the volcanic eruption
After the volcanic eruption
Paras. 2-4
Para. 5
before the volcanic eruption
prosperous
forum
theatre
Detailed reading
pleasure boats
trading ships
civilized
“A model of the whole Roman Empire”
shops and bars
Task1: How did you feel about Pompeii (Read Para 1)
Culture link 1
Pompeii’s prosperity was also rooted in past eruptions!
Much of the city’s wealth could be traced to the rich soil of the area. The volcanic ash from past eruptions created a soil rich in nutrients that promoted plant growth.
during the volcanic eruption
Detailed reading
Task 2: Fill in the blanks. (Read Para 2)
What's the function of these words
They vividly show that the eruption is approaching.
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 from the peak of the volcano. It took the form of a tree. Then, there was a fire. This fire moved and changed in colour with very moment: now it was , now of a pale and red, and now again it burnt with an light.
slowly
unbearable
dying
bright
shooting
unspeakable
greyly
during the volcanic eruption
Heard
Felt
Saw
Women’s cries
Crash of falling roofs
Noisy crash in the stormy sea
Earth shaking beneath the feet
Mountain-cloud rolling towards them like a river
A shower of ashes and stones
Detailed reading (Read Para3)
Task 3: What did people hear, feel, and see at dusk
Sensory description:vivid description through the human senses
puts the readers into the scene as if they were there with the victims in the city Pompeii
Detailed reading
during the volcanic eruption
Task 4: Find verbs to describe how the citizens reacted when the volcano erupted.
What feelings can these verbs create
It can create feelings of confusions,panic and fear.
A. Turn to fly
B. Run,press, push
C. Hurry blindly and fearfully
D. Above all
Detailed reading
during the volcanic eruption
Task 5: Read para5 and answer the questions.
1.Which one is NOT referred to about its remains unearthed
A. Fresh walls.
B. Rich patterns of its floors.
C. Silent restroom.
D. Half-finished columns.
Detailed reading
during the volcanic eruption
Task 5: Read para5 and answer the questions.
2.What happened to Pompeii seventeen centuries later
A. It was buried deep and forgotten by people forever.
B. The colour faded on the rich pattern of its floors.
C. It was rediscovered and could still remind people of its glorious past.
D. It was restored to its former glory.
after the volcanic eruption
Why is Pompeii listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site
Reflection
painted walls
half-finished columns
rich floor patterns
Long after fire and ash came for the people of Pompeii, the remains of their beautiful city survive to remind us that human lives burn bright and short.
bright
short
after the volcanic eruption
Critical thinking
Compare the first and last paragraph. What effect do they create What does the author want to remind us of
lively
lifeless
The author wants to remind us that in the flowing river of time, human's life is just a ripple and in the face of Mother Nature's power, human beings are small and weak.
Consolidation: Text review
Pompeii was a typical Roman city1. people could see a model of the whole Roman Empire. The ashy rocks of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii warned people 2. the possible eruption.
On the last days of Pompeii, a huge cloud in the form of a tree 3. (shoot) from the peak of the volcano. The earth 4. (shake) violently. Ashes and 5. (burn)stones were thrown out like a shower. People ran away 6. all directions fearfully. Then
7. (come) the earthquake.
Seventeen centuries later, the 8. (remain) of the city were dug out. Its walls were fresh as if 9. (paint)yesterday and the columns seemed as if 10. (leave) just by the workman’s hand.
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where
of
shot
shaked
burnt
in
came
remains
painted
left
5.18 World Museum Day
We need you!!!
Job tittle: Museum guide.
Place: Yongzhou,Hunan.
Requirements: tell the story of Pompeii at different times in his histroy actively.
ASSESSMENT Clean timelines
Colorful expressions
Fluent and attractive
Homework
TOUR GUIDE
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the museum of Yongzhou! Today, I wil be your guide,leading you through the ancient Pompeii.
First of all,...
ASSESSMENT Clean timelines
Colorful expressions
Fluent and attractive
Homework
Homework
Finish the tour guide within 100 words.
http://pompeiisites.org/en/