1、Book 3 Unit2 Natural Disasters Extended reading The last days of Pompeii (Excerpt) Warming up Fast reading Read the whole passage and finish the following exercises. 1.What is the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 2.What do the remains of city remind us of? A.Human lives burn bright and short. B
2、.The volcanic eruption is destructive. C.It is important for humans to protect the environment. D.Human beings are unlikely to escape from the volcanic eruption. 3.Which of the following is the right order of the volcanic eruption? a.The fire moved and changed in colour with every moment. b.The moun
3、tain-cloud rolled near,dark and rapid,like a river. c.A huge cloud shot from the peak of the volcano, looking like a huge tree of fire. d.The earth began to shake and the sound of falling roofs could be heard. e.The earthquake came. A. a-c-b-e-d B.c-a-d-b-e C. a-b-d-e-c D.b-a-e-c-d 4.What rhetorical
4、 device(修辞手法) does the author use in the sentence:“.the mountain-cloud seemed to roll towards them,dark and rapid,like a river. ”? A.comparison B.metaphor(暗喻) C.personification(拟人) D.simile(明喻) Careful reading Reread the passage carefully and fill in the blanks with proper words. Pompeii was1. _typi
5、cal Roman Empire port city. Trading ships,busy fishing boats and pleasure boats2._(show) a prosperous city. But the last day of Pompeii ended with a volcanic3._(erupt): the earth shook and buildings fell down4._ people ran away from an ash cloud5._was rolling towards them.Then Pompeii was showered w
6、ith ashes and6. _(burn) stones. Seventeen centuries later,Pompeiis ruins7._(discover) with half-finished columns and paint on the walls that still looked fresh.The8. _(remain) of Pompeii are a 9._(remind) that human life is short and vulnerable(易受伤害的) in the face of10._(nature) disasters. a showed e
7、ruption when that/which burning were discovered remainsreminder natural Discussion Topic:Do you think that we will be better able to protect ourselves from natural disasters in the future? If possible, what should we do? YES 1.The development of science and technology will improve the ability to pre
8、dict the arrival of natural disasters. 2.People will be better organized and prepared for the disasters. 3.we can learn about the knowledge of dealing with natural disasters in advance. 1.Most of the natural disaters are unpredictable. 2.Technical skill will never match the power of nature. 3.Humans
9、 ability is limited and we will be the victims in some way. NO Suppose you are Li Hua,your penfriend Jack is going to take part in a speech competition whose topic is how to protect ourselves from natural disasters in the future,write an email to give him some advice. Writing Dear Jack, I feel honou
10、red to share my opinions on how to protect ourselves from natural disasters. Hope that my advice will be of some help to you. Yours, Li Hua First/Second/Finally Firstly/Secondly/Thirdly On the one hand/on the other hand/Last but not least Respect nature, protect nature and live in harmony Respect nature, protect nature and live in harmony with nature. with nature. Homework 1.Recite the summary. 2.Preview the language points.
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