Unit 3 Reading Lost civilizations
Pompeii
Find the historical information about Pompeii.
Time Event
in the 8th century BC It was_________.
in 89 BC It was taken over by _____________.
on 24th Aug. AD 79 _____________erupted.
in 1860 It was put under____________________.
Personal feelings
Dates Actions Feelings
16th?July We attended a lecture about Pompeii …
17th?July I saw the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.
Loulan
Find the historical information about Loulan.
time event
2000 years ago It was a ______________city.
from AD 200 to AD 400 It was gradually covered over by____________.
around the years 1900 It was discovered by___________________.
Personal feelings
Dates Actions Feelings
24th??July We arrived in Loulan.?
25th??July The discovery of Loulan and its present situation.?
Unit 3 Reading Lost civilizations
教学目标
1. Help students gain some information about ancient civilizations and practice their reading comprehension.
2. Enable students to master the skills of reading diary entries.
3. Make students realize the significance of protecting our environment.
重点难点
1. Enhance students' reading skills and abilities.
2. Enable students to master some background information about two lost civilizations.
3. Raise students' awareness of protecting our environment.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead－in
Ask some questions:
1. “Life, you need to go on a journey. (人生总要有一场说走就走的旅行.)” Have you ever heard of this sentence?
2. Do you want to go on a journey? And where do you want to go?
3. Do you want to go to these places?
(T: They are Pompeii and Loulan. I know they are not beautiful now, but in the past they were. And for some reasons, they were destroyed, becoming lost civilizations. So, What happened？Do you want to know? Now, take out your textbook, turn to page 42, unit 3 Reading: Lost Civilizations. Let’s try to find out the answer.)
(通过当前流行的一句话“人生总要有一场说走就走的旅行.”和庞贝及楼兰的断垣残壁的图片来激发学生的兴趣、导入课文。)
Step 2 Fast Reading
1. What is the type of the passage?
2. Reading strategy:?reading diary entries
We should pay attention to:
⑴
⑵
(3)
3. Main idea for each part.
Three Parts Main Ideas
Day1 a _____ for the trip
Day2 and3 a visit to _________
Day 10 and 11 a visit to ________
（1.让学生快速浏览课文弄清文章的体裁是什么. 2.让学生快速看完阅读策略并找出：当我们读日记时，要注意些什么？3. 给学生几分钟时间读课文，让学生完成main ideas的填空。
过渡句：After knowing the basic information about the passage, Let’ s learn the passage in detail.
Step 3 Careful Reading
Day 1 A plan for the trip
●Task1
1. Where are Pompeii and Loulan?
2. What is one main similarity between Pompeii and Loulan?
●Task 2 Personal feelings
How does the writer feel about the trip?
（1.请一个学生朗读第一段，让其他学生在听的同时找出Task 1两个问题的答案。2. 让全班同学在第一段中找出Task 2 的答案）
过渡句：Day 1 is a plan for the trip. According to the writer’s plan, next he will visit Pompeii. Do you know much about Pompeii? I will show you a video about it.
Play the video
Day 2 and 3 A visit to Pompeii
●Task 1
1. What happened to Pompeii in August AD 79?
2. What were the stepping stones along the road in Pompeii used for?
With these stones, people did not have to ______________on rainy days.(L20)
●Task 2 (Day 2-Day 3) Find the historical information about Pompeii.
●Task 3 (Day 2-Day 3) Personal feelings
(Task 2 and Task 3 Have a competition)
Pompeii
time event
in the 8th century BC It was_________.
in 89 BC It was taken over by _____________.
on 24th Aug. AD 79 _____________erupted.
in 1860 It was put under_________________.
Pompeii
Dates Actions Feelings
16th?July We attended a lecture about Pompeii …
17th?July I saw the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.
（1.先让学生齐读并记住Task 1的两个问题，然后一起听这部分的磁带，让学生在听的同时，拿笔划出两个问题的答案。听完后请人回答这两个问题。2. 此部分将Task 2 和Task 3合在一起进行。让学生拿出老师发的学案，完成Pompeii部分的两个表格，这两个表格分别是Task 2 的Find the historical information about Pompeii和Task 3的Personal feelings，
之后以学习小组为单位进行比赛。）
过渡句：
After learning so much about Pompeii in the book, now do you want to go to the real Pompeii? Pompeii is in Italy. It is So far away from us! Can we find a place which is similar to Pompeii in China? I will introduce Loulan to you, because it is called “China’s Pompeii ”.
3.Day 10 and 11 a visit to Loulan
●Task 1
True or False
1. Loulan was a starting point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West.
2. Loulan was buried beneath the sand.
●Task 2 Find the historical information about Loulan.
●Task 3 Personal feelings
(Task 2 and Task 3 Continue the competition)
Loulan
time event
2000 years ago It was a ______________city.
from AD 200 to AD 400 It was gradually covered over by____________.
around the years 1900 It was discovered by___________________.
Loulan
Dates Actions Feelings
24th??July We arrived in Loulan.?
25th??July The discovery of Loulan and its present situation.?
（1.先让学生自己看并记住Task 1的两个句子，然后一起听这部分的磁带，让学生在听的同时，拿笔划出关键句。听完后判读这两个句子的正误。 2. 此部分将Task 2 和Task 3合在一起进行。让学生拿出老师发的学案，完成Loulan部分的两个表格，这两个表格分别是Task 2 的Find the historical information about Pompeii和Task 3的Personal feelings，之后继续比赛。）
过渡句：Today we learnt the reading strategy about how to read a diary, and some information about Pompeii and Loulan . Now I want to ask you: Why did Pompeii and Loulan disappear?
Yes. Pompeii’s disappearance is caused by the disaster. While Loulan’s disappearance is caused by people’ activities, people destroy the environment. For this reason, many places in the world are about to disappear, just like Loulan. I will introduce a book to you:<<100个即将消失的地方>>，look at this information, I will show you some of these beautiful places and the reasons for their disappearance.老师展示图片…
So beautiful! Aren’t they? Do you want them to disappear? So, It’s time for us to protect our environment? Do you think so? What can we do to protect our environment?
Step 4 Discussion
What can we do to protect our environment?
（每个学习小组派出一名同学代表本组发言，之后老师进行总结并引导学生说出保护环境的誓言。）
Step 5 Homework
Write a passage about how to protect our environment.
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学科：English
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年级：Senior 1
课题: Module 3 Unit 3
Reading
Advance with English
Life, you need to go on a journey. 人生，需要一场说走就走的旅行。
Pompeii
Loulan
Unit 3 Reading
Lost civilizations
What is the type of the passage?
A. Reports
B. Diary entries
C. Interviews
Fast Reading
We should pay attention to :
⑴
⑵
⑶
dates and place names
facts and historical information
personal feelings and opinions
Reading strategy:
reading diary entries
a visit to _______
a _____ for the trip
?Main idea for each part.
Pompeii
Loulan
plan
a visit to ________
Day1
Day 2 and 3
Day 10 and 11
Three Parts
Main Ideas
A plan for the trip
Careful Reading
Day 1
1. Where are Pompeii and Loulan?
2. What is one main similarity between Pompeii and Loulan?
Task 1
1.Where are Pompeii and Loulan?
Pompeii is in Italy and Loulan is in China.
(Ls 2-3)
2.What is one main similarity between Pompeii and Loulan?
Both of them became lost civilizations long ago.
(Ls 4-5)
How does the writer feel about the trip?
Feel Lucky.? L 2
Task 2
Personal feelings
A visit to Pompeii
Day 2 and Day 3
What happened to Pompeii in August AD 79?
2. What were the stepping stones along the road in Pompeii used for?
Task 1
What happened to Pompeii in
August AD 79?
Mount Vesuvius erupted
lava, ash and rocks poured out of it onto the surrounding countryside.
After the volcano!!!
All the people in Pompeii were buried alive, and so was the city.
2. What were the stepping stones along the road in Pompeii used for?
With these stones, people did not have to ______________on rainy days.(L20)
step in the mud
Find the historical information about Pompeii.
Personal feelings
Task 2:
Task 3:
time event
in the 8th century BC
in 89 BC
on 24th Aug. AD 79
in 1860
It was_________.
It was taken over by
_____________.
____________erupted.
It was put under
____________________.
Pompeii
founded
the Romans
The volcano
government protection
Dates Actions Feelings
16th?July
17th?July
We attended a
lecture about
Pompeii …
I saw the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.?
How unfortunate
How
amazing
Pompeii
Day 10 and Day 11
A visit to Loulan
1.Loulan was a starting point on
the famous Silk Road between
the East and the West.
2.Loulan was buried beneath the
sand.
stopping
Task1
True or False
F
T
Find the historical information about Pompeii.
Personal feelings
Task2:
Task3:
time event
2000 years ago
from AD 200
to AD 400
around the years 1900 ?
It was a ____________
_________city.
It was gradually covered over by____________.
It was discovered by
___________.
busy and
wealthy
sandstorms
Sven Hedin
Loulan
Dates Actions Feelings
24th??July?
25th??July
We arrived in Loulan.?
So exited to be here
The discovery of Loulan and its present situation.?
What a pity
Loulan
Why did Pompeii and Loulan disappear?
Question：
《100个即将消失的地方》是2010年广西师范大学出版社出版的图书，作者是Co+Life A/S，译者是李芳龄。
该书以简明生动的文字和绝美的独家照片，讲述了全球气候变化给地球上100个地方造成的巨大威胁。
特立尼达，古巴
干旱 Drought
北冰洋，北极地区
冰层融解 Melting of Ice
马尔代夫，印度洋
海平面上升 Rising Sea Levels
瓦瓦乌群岛，汤加
珊瑚礁损坏 Damage of Corals
法国巴黎
极端气温 Extreme Temperature
好望角植物保护区，南非
生态恶化 Ecological Deterioration
古吉拉特,印度
特大暴雨 Heavy Rainfall
刚果盆地，刚果民主共和国
热带雨林消失 Disappearance of Rain Forest
北京，中华人民共和国
土地沙漠化 Desertification
北京，中华人民共和国
土地沙漠化 Desertification
What can we do to protect our environment?
Discussion
We have only one earth,
If we destroy it,
We will destroy ourselves.
So remember:
Protect our environment.
Homework
Write a passage about how to protect our environment.
Thank you!
If you could go back to Pompeii and Loulan, what would you do to protect them?
Discussion
Background Information
1.Pompeii was destroyed by a volcano. At that time, people didn’t know what was a Volcano, so when the volcano erupted, many people were buried alive, and so was the city.
2.Loulan was once a green land with huge trees, but trees were cut down and that resulted in the city being buried by sand.
We should protect the civilizations
around us from being destroyed.
What can we learn from the passage?
...
Protect the environment
Cherish the present
Once things are lost,
they will never come back again.
We should protect the civilizations
around us from being destroyed.
…
Cherish (珍惜) what we have now.
What can we learn from the passage?
Part Day Main Idea
1
2
3
a plan for the trip
a visit to Pompeii
a visit to Loulan
Day1
Day
2 and3
Day
10 and 11
Day1
Day
2 and3
Day
10 and 11
Day1
Day
2 and3
a plan for the trip
Day
10 and 11
Day1
Day
2 and3
a visit to Pompeii
a plan for the trip
Day
10 and 11
Day1
Day
2 and3
a visit to Loulan
a visit to Pompeii
a plan for the trip
Day
10 and 11
Day1
Day
2 and3
What do you want to cherish most? And how to cherish?
to experience...
different countries...
different cultures...
different religions...
...
Day 2 and 3
a visit to Pompeii
A plan for the trip
Now: _________
Tomorrow: _________
Next week: _________
Italy
Pompeii
Loulan
Day 1
Day 10 and 11
a visit to Loulan
Part Day Main Idea
1
2
3
a plan for the trip
a visit to Pompeii
a visit to Loulan
Day1
Day
10 and 11
Day
2 and3
Comparison
What are the similarities and dissimilarities of these two cities? Put the red boxes in the right place.
similarities dissimilarities
Pompeii
Loulan
a long history
disappeared/lost
volcano
sandstom
gradually
suddenly
in China
in Italy
a thousand-li journey is started by taking the first step. 千里之行，始于足下。
记住，你和我，有一场说走就走的旅行。
Remember, you and me, there's a journey to go.
14、人生，需要一场说走就走的旅行。
Life, you need to go on a journey.
人生至少要有两次冲动，一为奋不顾身的爱情，一为说走就走的旅行。
Life at least two impulses, one for love is regardless of personal danger, go to travel.
Day 1 A plan for the trip
Now: Italy
Tomorrow:
Pompeii
Next week:
Loulan
The past Loulan
The present Loulan
1. What happened to Pompeii in August AD 79?
Mount Vesuvius erupted and lava, ash and rocks poured out of it onto the surrounding countryside. All the people in Pompeii were buried alive, and so was the city.(Ls9-11)
A plan for the trip
Now: Italy
Tomorrow:
Pompeii
Next week:
Loulan
Careful Reading
Day 1
Dates Actions Feelings
15th?July We are in Italy
16th?July Attend a lecture
17th?July Visit Pompeii
24th July Arrive in Loulan
25th July
The discovery of Loulan and its present situation
Feel lucky?
How unfortunate
How amazing
So excited
What a pity
1. What happened to Pompeii in August AD 79?
1.Why was Loulan an important city about 2,000 years ago?
Because it was a _____________
______________________between the East and the West.
on the famous Silk Road
stopping point
(Ls31-32)
2.What was Loulan buried beneath?
A. beneath the soil
B. beneath the water
C. beneath the sand
(L38)
