Unit 16 Stories stories from history

课件33张PPT。stories Unit 16
Yezhai senior high schoolhistorical
storiesadventure
stories
biographiesdetective
storiestrue
storieslove
storiesscience
fictionhorror
storiesfairy
taleshumorous
stories travel storiesfantasiesLesson 1 Stories from HistoryObjectives:To learn more about the story.
To improve the reading skill through some reading activities
To learn how to write historical stories.Use the key words to make a guess: What happened to the city?Key words:
volcanic eruption, buried, event, disappear, disaster, preserved, destroy, discover, scientistPompeii: The city that became a time capsule Skimming Find out “time capsule” in the text. And find out the reason. Time capsule preserves a frozen moment in history.
(On the 1st-2nd line in paragraph 4)Scanning 1.Find out the information about Pompeii.
Where did the eruption happen:
When did the eruption happen:
Who wrote about the eruption:
When did the archaeologists begin to
discover the buried city:
How long is it from the eruption to now:On August 24th, 79 AD.It was of Mount Vesuvius in Italy.A Roman writer called Pliny.In 1748.Nearly 2,000 years.2.Match the information together with the paragraphs.1. What the eruption brought to.
2. People imagine what the people were doing when they faced the disaster.
3. What Pompeii looked like before the volcanic eruption.
4. The City of Pompeii had been living on nearly 2,000 years.
5. Scientists discovered the city of Pompeii.
6. The background knowledge of the volcanic eruption.Para 2Para 5Para 4Para 6Para 3Para 1Answer the questions1. What had Pompeii been like before the eruption?2.How did the impressions of human bodies appear?Para4Para51. What had Pompeii been like before the eruption?
Before the eruption occurred, it
had been a booming Roman city
with temples, markets, restaurants, and theaters.2.How did the impressions of human bodies appear?original street of the cityPeople gathered together for protection in their last hours of life.One person, sitting alone, looks like he was praying.The man, lying on his side, looks as if he was trying to get up.Imagine what they were doing.Getting up/
strugglingescaping sleepingSecond Reading:
write down the things in
connection with the following
numbers:
August, 24th, 79 AD:
1,600:
1748:
250: 1,600:
More than 1,600 years later, some scientists found the lost towns that had been buried under the ashes. August, 24th, 79 AD:
The eruption had occurred and destroyed the whole city.
1748:
By 1748, scientists had found an awesome historical site. 250:
More than 250 years after scientists found the city, thousands of tourists and hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world.
How to write a historical story1.Background
when, where, who, what, how, why2.Describe the events with some details according to the time when they happened 3.The status of the events/
the effect of the events nowadaysWhat is the famous thing which was buried under ground in China and uncovered by scientists?Terracotta Warriors
and HorsesList the events occurring in the following years:In 1974:
In 1975:
In 1976:
In 1979:
In 1987:
In 1989:
In 1994:
Discuss in 4 a groupIn 1974
A group of peasants uncovered some pottery while digging for a well nearby the royal tomb, which drove archeologists to study and to extend the digs.In 1975
The State Council authorized to build a museum on site.In 1976
No.2 Pit and No.3 Pit were found.In 1979
No.1 Pit was first opened to the public on China’s National Day.In 1987
The TerraCotta Warriors and Horses was listed by UNESCO as one of the world cultural heritages.In 1989
No.3 Pit went on display, with 68 warriors, a war chariot and four horses.In 1994
No.2 Pit was unveiled to the public. Good-bye!Little by little, one goes farThank you for listening!