(共25张PPT)
Lesson 1
Stories from History
Objectives:
To learn more about the story.
To improve the reading skill through some reading activities.
To learn how to write historical stories.
Imagine:
Look at pictures ,use your imagination and guess what is happening
Lead--in
volcanic eruption
电脑模拟维苏威火山喷发埋葬庞贝古城画面
Pompeii: The city that became a time capsule
Have you heard about Pompeii What do you know about it
Key words:
volcanic eruption, buried, event,
disappear, disaster, preserve, destroy, discover, scientists
What happened in the picture
Use the key words to make a guess.
The main idea:
It is about a city named Pompeii which was buried by a volcanic eruption and discovered again by scientists 1600 years later .
Key words:
volcanic eruption, buried, event,
disappear, disaster, preserve,
destroy, discover, scientists
Fast reading: match the main idea with each paragraph
Para1. consequences of the disaster
Para2 . the process of the discovery
of Pompeii.
Para3. the city today
Para4&5 a terrible volcanic eruption
Para6. Pompeii preserved frozen
moment in history
Careful reading : write down the things in connection with the following people and the expressions
People ∕ time event
Pliny
scientists
people in Pompeii
August ,24th,79AD
more than 1600 years later
by1748
today
a Roman writer wrote about the eruption of Vesuvius
found the lost city
gathered together for protection
the eruption had occurred and destroyed the whole city.
some scientists found the lost towns that had been
buried under the ashes.
they had started to dig out the ancient city of Pompeii.
thousands of tourists and hundreds of scientists visit
Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world.
People gathered together for protection in their last hours of life.
One person, sitting alone, looks like he is praying.
Imagine what they are doing.
The man, lying on his side, looks as if he is trying to get up.
Why does the article describe Pompeii as a “time capsule”
It preserved a frozen moment and the bodies of people in the city of Pompeii showed their exact shape of gathering together for protection in their last hour of life .
Retell: retell the story ,using what you have learned today.
Tips:
1.用本节所学内容复述课文。
2.词数100字左右。
The beginning:
Pliny was a Roman writer who had witnessed and wrote a volcanic eruption which occurred on August 24th, 79 AD …
People ∕ time event
Pliny a Roman writer wrote about the eruption of Vesuvius
scientists found the lost city
people in Pompeii gathered together for protection
August ,24th,79AD the eruption had occurred and destroyed the whole city
more than 1600 years later some scientists found the lost towns that had been buried under the ashes.
1948 they had found an awesome historical site. They had started to dig out the ancient city of Pompeii.
today thousands of tourists and hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world.
Correction and assessment:
1.要点是否齐全
2.语句是否有误
3.行文是否连贯
4.是否有高级语句
5.卷面 ( 书写 段落 布局)
Possible version:
Pliny was a Roman writer who had witnessed and wrote a volcanic eruption which occurred on August 24th, 79 AD .The sad event left a deep impression on him whose uncle died in it. More than 1600 years later some scientists found the lost towns that had been buried under the ashes. By 1748, scientists had started
to dig out the ancient city. It is like a “time capsule” preserving a frozen moment in history. The bodies of people showed their exact shape of gathering together for protection in their last hour of life. Today, thousands of tourists and scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world. In this way, the city lives on nearly 2 ,000 years after its loss.
Summary and homework:
After class, please correct your passage and write it down on your exercise book.
Careful reading : write down the things in connection with the following people and the expressions
People ∕ time event
Pliny a Roman writer wrote about the eruption of Vesuvius
scientists found the lost city
people in Pompeii gathered together for protection
August ,24th,79AD The eruption had occurred and destroyed the whole city
more than 1600 years later
some scientists found the lost towns that had been buried under the ashes.
1948 they had found an awesome historical site. They had started to dig out the ancient city of Pompeii.
today 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.
Getting up/
struggling
escaping