(共22张PPT)
Unit
2
Natural
disasters
Extended
reading
The
Last
Days
of
Pompeii
(Excerpt)
Presentation
Look
at
the
pictures
and
guess
where
the
place
is.
Lead-in
It
is
the
ancient
Roman
city
—
Pompeii.
Pompeii
Italy
Mount
Vesuvius
Language
points
But
it
is
in
ruins
now
!
the
city
remains
Lead-in
Do
you
know
what
happened
there?
Presentation
Lead-in
Now
let’s
watch
a
short
video.
1.
What
did
the
incident
result
in?
2.
How
would
you
describe
the
feelings
of
people
there?
3.
What
would
you
do
if
you
were
on
the
scene?
After
watching,
answer
the
following
questions.
Lead-in
Let's
read
Edward
Bulwer-Lytton
and
his
novel:
The
Last
Days
of
Pompeii.
(1803–1873)
He
was
an
English
politician,
poet,
playwright(剧作家),
and
productive
novelist.
Match
the
main
idea
of
each
paragraph
Description
of
Pompeii
and
Mount
Vesuvius
Signs
before
the
volcanic
eruption
Eruption
of
Mount
Vesuvius
Reactions
and
feelings
of
people
Rediscovery
of
the
city
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Fast-reading
Part
1:
Paragraph1
before
the
volcanic
eruption
Part
2:
Paragraphs2–4
during
the
volcanic
eruption
Part
3:
Paragraph5
after
the
volcanic
eruption
Dividing
the
parts
Fast-reading
How
many
parts
can
the
adaptation
be
divided
into?
Q1:
What
can
reflect
a
model
of
the
whole
Roman
Empire?
Q2:
What
can
you
see
near
the
port?
Its
little
shops,
tiny
palaces,
forums,
wine
bars,
theatres,
---in
the
energy
and
skill
of
its
people.
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
rebuild
the
ancient
Pompeii.
careful-reading
Pompeii
was
a
____________________
city.
lively
and
prosperous
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.
Ths
fire
moved
and
changed
in
colour
with
very
moment:
now
it
was
bright,
now
of
a
pale
and
________
red,
and
now
again
it
bunt
with
an
____________
light.
slowly
greyly
unspeakable
shooting
huge
dying
unbearable
careful-reading
Read
paragraph
2
and
fill
in
the
blanks.
What’s
the
function
of
these
words?
They
vividly
show
that
the
eruption
is
approaching.
Signs!
turning
to
fly
running
pressing
pushing
hurrying
blindly
careful-reading
Read
Para.
3-4
Find
verbs
to
describe
how
the
citizens
reacted
when
the
Mount
Vesuvius
erupted.
What
feelings
can
these
verbs
create?
It
can
create
feelings
of
confusion,
panic
and
fear
because
these
verbs
are
happening
at
the
same
time.
1.The
cries
of
women
broke
out;
men,
in
silent.
2.If
wife
was
separated
from
husband…
there
was
no
hope
of
their
meeting
again.
3.Each
hurried
blindly
and
fearfully
on.
shocked
hopeless
desperate
1.They
felt
the
earth
shaking.
2.They
heard
the
crash
of
falling
roofs.
3.The
mountain-cloud
seem
to
roll
towards
…
feel
sound
look
Sensory
details
put
readers
into
the
scene
as
if
they
were
there
with
the
victims
in
the
city
Pompeii.
eg:
People
were
walking,
running
or
simply
sitting
on
the
sandy
beach,
enjoying
warm
sea
air
and
the
soft
wind
that
brushed
their
hair.
appreciating
Rearrange
the
scenes
of
the
volcanic
eruption
in
the
right
order.
C
A
D
B
E
careful-reading
Read
the
last
paragraph
and
answer
the
following
questions.
1.
What
did
the
city
remains
look
like
after
it
was
unearthed?
Its
walls
were
fresh
as
if
painted
yesterday;
not
a
single
colour
changed
on
the
rich
pattern
of
its
floors.
In
its
forum,
the
half-finished
columns
seemed
as
if
just
left
by
the
workman’s
hand.
2.
What
do
the
remains
of
the
city
remind
us
of?
The
remains
of
the
beautiful
city
survive
to
remind
us
that
human
lives
burn
bright
and
short.
1.
How
does
the
story
develop?
Volcano
People
The
crowd
saw
a
tree-like
cloud.
(with
unspeakable
fear)
Women
cried.
Men
were
silent.
(puzzled,
shocked)
Before
the
eruption
Para.
2
During
the
eruption
Paras.
3–4
After
the
eruption
Para.
5
Each
turned
to
fly.
Life
ended.
(hopeless,
fearful,
desperate)
We
are
reminded
of
the
beautiful
city.
(amazed)
A
huge
cloud
shot
from
the
top
of
the
volcano.
(unusual
form
and
color)
The
earth
shook.
Roofs
fell.
Cloud
rolled.
Ashes
and
stones
showered.
The
earthquake
came.
Pompeii
was
unearthed.
(walls,
floors,
columns)
Critical
thinking
Critical
thinking
2.
Compare
the
first
and
the
last
paragraph.
What
effect
do
they
creat?
A
strong/sharp
comparison
between
Pompeii's
lively
past
and
lifeless
present.
past
now
3.
What
do
you
think
the
author
wants
to
remind
us
by
writing
this
way?
In
the
face
of
nature's
power,
we
human
beings
are
small
and
weak
but
no
matter
how
cruel
natural
disasters
are,
there
is
always
a
glory
of
humanity
shining.
People
of
Pompeii
are
no
exception.
Nature
is
to
be
respected,
not
to
be
conquered.
History
is
to
be
remembered,
not
to
be
buried.
Homework
1.
Design
a
poster
for
the
novel
The
Last
Days
of
Pompeii.
Your
poster
should
include
the
following
aspects:
a
brief
summary
of
the
plot,
some
book
reviews
and
several
pictures.
2.
What
Was
Pompeii?,
written
by
Jim
O’Connor,
contains
16
pages
of
photos
inside.
Read
this
illustrated
book
and
find
out
more
information
about
Pompeii.
https://www.21cnjy.com/help/help_extract.php
