1、A fast-food eatery found at Pompeii is now completely excavated. Any other things you know about this city? Pompeii an ancient Roman city in southwestern Italy be buried beneath volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year 79 disappeared as if the city had never existed until its rediscovery
2、 in 1748. Pompeii Match the main idea to each paragraph Signs of the volcanic eruption Eruption of Mount Vesuvius Rediscovery of the city Reactions and feelings of people Description of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius General introduction to the writer and his novel Main idea What is the structure of the
3、 passage? A. B. C. D. Para 1 Which is more like a Roman city? A. B. C. D. Setting(Para 1) What kind of city is Pompeii? It was a lively and busy city. Before the eruption(Para 2) The awful night rolled _ away, and the dawn _ broke on The Last Day Of Pompeii! When the citizens looked upwards with _ f
4、ear, they saw a huge cloud shooting from the peak of the volcano. It took the form of a _ tree. Then, There was a fire. The fire moved and changed in color with very moment: now it was bright, now of a pale and _ red, and now again it burnt with an _ light. slowly greyly unspeakable huge dying unbea
5、rable Function? Signs-show approaching eruption in detail Before the eruption(Para 2) Which of the following is the right order of the volcanic eruption? a. The fire moved and changed in color with every moment. b. The mountain-cloud rolled near, dark and rapid, like a river. c. A huge cloud shot fr
6、om 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 During the eruption(Para 3-4) 1. What did citizens do at the beginning? The cries of wo
7、men broke out; the men looked at each other, but were silent. 2. What changes happened to the cloud a moment later? 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! During
8、the eruption(Para 3-4) What rhetorical device(修辞手法修辞手法) 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 C. personification D. simile During the eruption(Para 3-4) shaking running hurried falling pressing
9、 pushing Function? Using verbs happening at the same time can create feelings of fear. After the eruption(Para 5) What happened to Pompeii seventeen centuries later. A. It was buried deep and forgotten by people forever. B. It remained as it had been and could still remind people of its glorious pas
10、t. C. The color faded on the rich patterns of its floors. D. It was restored to its former glory. Which one is not referred to about its remains unearthed? A. Fresh walls B. Rich patterns of its floor C. Silent restroom D. Half-finished columns Comparison What effect does the comparison create? What
11、 do the remains of Pompeii remind us of? The remains of the beautiful city tell us that human lives burn bright and short. No matter how cruel natural disasters are, there is always a glory of humanity shining. People of Pompeii are no exception. How does the story develop? Volcano People The crowd
12、saw a tree- like cloud. (with unspeakable fear) Women cried. Men were silent. (puzzled, shocked) Before the eruption Para. 2 During the eruption Paras. 34 After the eruption Para. 5 Each turned to fly. Life ended. (hopeless, fearful, desperate) We are reminded of the beautiful city. (amazed) A huge
13、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) Pompeii was1. _ typical Roman Empire port city. Trading ships, busy fishing boats and pleasure b
14、oats 2._ (show) a prosperous city. But the last day of Pompeii ended with a volcanic 3._(erupt): the earth shook and buildings fell down 4._ people ran away from an ash cloud 5._ was rolling towards them. Then Pompeii was showered with ashes and 6. _(burn) stones. Seventeen centuries later, Pompeiis
15、 ruins 7._(discover) with half-finished columns and paint on the walls that still looked fresh. The 8. _ (remain) of Pompeii are a 9._(remind) that human life is short and vulnerable(易受伤害的) in the face of 10._ (nature) disasters. a showed eruption when that/which burning were discovered remains reminder natural
