1、The Last Days of Pompeii The Last Days of Pompeii (Excerpt)(Excerpt)PompeiiWhat do you know about Pompeii?It belonged to Roman Empire.It is an international tourist destination.It was buried alive by a volcanic eruption.It is located in Italy.Pompeii, an ancient Roman city in southwestern Italy, on
2、the Bay of Naples, was buried beneath volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year 79. It disappeared as if the city had never existed until its rediscovery in 1748.PompeiiPara.1: Line 7: Pompeii was a typical Roman city.What are the typical features of Pompeii and Roman Empire?Para.1: Line
3、7: Pompeii was a typical Roman city.What are the typical features of Pompeii and Roman Empire?Developed sea trade: Advanced civilization:Colorful life:trading ships bringing imports or carrying exports overseaslittle shops, tiny places, forum, wine bars, theatre.wine bars, theatre, pleasure boatspro
4、sperous prosperous 繁荣的繁荣的Roman daily life For the rich the day was divided between business and leisure. Most Romans worked a six-hour day, beginning at dawn and ending at noon. The citys forum would be empty because the afternoon was devoted to leisure - attending the games (gladiatorial competitio
5、ns角斗士比赛, chariot races 战车比赛, or wrestling摔跤), the theater or the baths - all of which were also enjoyed by the poor. Colorful lifePara.1:Line 7: Pompeii was a typical Roman city.Why did the author describe the prosperous scene of Pompeii in the first paragraph? To make a comparison between its livel
6、y past and lifeless present. To show the destructive power of nature.prosperous prosperous 繁荣的繁荣的Para.1:Line 13: Its ashy rocks, now dark, now light, told a story of past eruptions that might have warned the city what was to come.Notes:now nowat one time at another time 时而时而Her moods kept changingno
7、w happy, now sad. During the eruption (para.2-4 ) BeginningClimaxEnd Para. 2Paras. 3 Paras. 4VolcanoThe earth_Roofs _Mountain-cloud_Ashes and stones_The earthquake came.PeoplesactionThe crowd looked upwards, and saw with unspeakable fear.Women cried.Men were silent.Peoplesfeeling fly, runpress, push
8、hurryscared, frightenedhopeless, desperateDuring the eruption (para.2-4 ) A huge cloud shot from the top of the volcano. shookfellrollshoweredDuring the eruption (para.2-4 ) How do you feel when you read these paragraphs? How does the author create a sense of fear?Para. 3 At that moment, they felt t
9、he earth shaking beneath their feet; beyond in the distance, they heard the crash of falling roofs. A moment later, the mountain-cloud seemed to roll towards them, dark and rapid, like a river; at the same time, it threw out a shower of ashes and huge pieces of burning stone! Over the empty streetso
10、ver the forumfar and widewith many a noisy crash in the stormy seafell that awful shower!How does the author create a sense of fear?Sensory details: see, hear, feel Rhetorical devices: simile, metaphor, Para. 4Each turned to fly-each running, pressing, pushing against the other. If, in the darkness,
11、 wife was separated from husband, or parent from child, there was no hope of their meeting again. Each hurried blindly and fearfully on. So came the earthquake . and So ended life in Pompeii.How does the author create a sense of fear?Language use: verb-ing, specific words, short sentencesIt took the
12、 form of a huge tree: the trunk, blackness, the branches, fire!About the author“Edward bulwer-lytton (1803-1873) was a talented writer who left his mark on the English language.”para.5: What can people see in todays Pompeii?Para.5: Line 38: the remains of their beautiful city survive to remind us th
13、at human lives burn bright and short.How do you understand the last sentence?Nature is to be respected, not to be conquered;History is to be remembered, not to be buried.P25A talented writer who left his mark on the English languageit also kept the ancient city as it wasbe systematically unearthedan
14、 international tourist destinationTrading ships bringing imports to the city or carrying exports overseasalong withcrowd together in the glassy water of the portcloud-capped top of Mount VesuviusIts ashy rocks, now dark, now light, told a story of past eruptions that might have warned the city what
15、was to come.the awful night rolled slowly awaythe dawn greyly broke with unspeakable feara huge cloud shooting from the top of the volcanotake the form ofNow it was wildly bright, now of a pale and dying red, and now again it burnt with an unbearable light!cries break outbeyond in the distancehear t
16、he crash of falling roofthrow out a shower of ashes and huge pieces of burning stonefar and widewith many a noisy crash in the stormy sea-fell that awful shower (倒装)in the darknessbe separated fromthere was no hope of their meeting againEach hurried blindly and fearfully on. So came the earthquake .
17、 and so ended life in Pompeii.roll away Pompeii was dug from its silent resting place.as if not a single colour changedthe half-finished columnsThe remains of their beautiful city survive to remind us that human lives burn bright and short.P27life detectorsunmanned aircraftthe information folderrescue dogssharp sense of smelllocate survivorsin that caselose their sensing abilityretirego to the location
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