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Lesson 1
Stories from History
What happened in the picture
Use the key words to make a guess.
These pictures may help you imagine the views of the doom----the day that the city of Pompeii was buried.
original street of the city
A buried city
Pompeii
People huddled together to comfort each other in their last hours of life.
One person, sitting alone, looks like he is praying.
The man was lying, looks as if he is trying to get up.
Imagine what they were doing.
To learn about the ancient world
Mount Vesuvius
Pompeii:
The city that became a time capsule
Reading
1. What is the article about
When does the story of Pompeii begin
Why does the article describe Pompeii as a “ time capsule ”
Who left a record of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
What had Pompeii been like before the eruption
1. What is the article about
It is about a city named Pompeii , which was destroyed and covered by a volcanic eruption and discovered again by some archaeologists 1,600 years later .
2. When does the story of Pompeii begin
The story of Pompeii began on August 24th , 79AD.
Why does the article describe Pompeii as a “ time capsule ”
Because it preserves a frozen moment in history .
Who left a record of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
A Roman writer called Pliny .
5. What had Pompeii been like before the eruption
Pompeii had been a booming Roman city with temples , markets , restaurants and theatres .
Scanning
1.Find out the information about Pompeii.
Where did the eruption happen:
When did the eruption happen:
When did the scientists begin to
dig out the buried city:
How long is it from the eruption to now:
On August 24th, 79 AD.
It happened in Mount Vesuvius near Pompeii.
In 1748.
Nearly 2,000 years.
2.Match the information and the
paragraphs together.
What the tragedy brought to.
People imagine what the people were doing when they faced the disaster.
What Pompeii looked like before the volcanic eruption.
The City of Pompeii had been surviving for nearly 2,000 years.
Scientists dug out the city of Pompeii.
The background knowledge of the volcanic eruption.
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Para 3
Para 1
3.Gap filling:
Pliny was a Roman writer who had ________ as a young man. He wrote about a _______ eruption which ________ on August 24th,79AD and it was of Mt. Vesuvius. The tragedy had left a deep _________ on Pliny whose uncle died in the event. The whole towns and villages were _____ by the ashes of Mt Vesuvius. By 1748, archaeologist started to _______the ancient city Pompeii. It is like a “time capsule” __________ a frozen moment in history. Not only the buildings and objects of Pompeii attract the people, but also the forms of the people caught in the _______ that have _____ the city a __________to human history. The bodies of people who died in Pompeii left __________ in the ash that showed their exact shapes. Today, since excavations started, people and archaeologists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world. In this way, the city lives on nearly 2,000 years after the eruption that had _________ it .
witnessed
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witness preserve destroy dig out disaster volcanic bury occur make monument impression
monument
Task:
suppose you are tour guides from different travel agencies, you are going to make a poster to attract your customers, let’s have a competition, and see which travel agency will get the best idea.
City of Pompeii
Slogan(口号):
Description:
Places of interest:
Costs:
Accommodation:
Transportation:
Guideline:
City of Pompeii
Description:
Once a prosperous Roman city, just south of the city of Naples, Pompeii became the stuff of legends. On August 24, 79 AD the city and its inhabitants were virtually buried alive by a violent eruption of the region’s resident volcano, Vesuvius. Almost perfectly preserved under a layer of volcanic rock, Pompeii with its ruins, relics and ash body casts, now presents us with a hauntingly clear image of Roman life in the 1st century.
Highlights:
Temple of Apollo
Temple of Jupiter
A market with ruins of various shops
Terme Stabiane ( a complex of Roman baths)
An amphitheatre (one of the oldest of its kind) large enought to hold 12,000 people
Well-preserved frescoes and artefacts in their original positions
Opening Hours:
April – October
Daily, 8:30 am- 6:00 pm
November – March
Daily, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Also closed January 1, May 1 and December 25
Costs:
Adults: 10.00 Euro
Students (18-25) – 5.00 Euro
Children and senior citizens over 65- Free
Hotel Diana : How to reach Hotel Diana
By train From Naples by railway “Ferrovie dello Stato” (FFSS) you get Pompeii in about 25 minutes. By aero plane From the airport of Naples take a shuttle bus that goes to the station of Naples, and there take the train as above-mentioned. By car Driving from North take the A3 motorway and go out to “Pompei Ovest” , turn on the left, and go on for about 2 km ( keeping the right way) until the station (FFSS), then turn on the left (via Sacra), and turn on the left again at the first corner (trav. Sant’Abbondio).
Homework
Finish your posters, you can add more points or information, try to make your poster as attractive as possible.
