1、B3U2 Extended reading The last days of Pompeii Learning objectives: By the end of this section, you will be able to: 1.grasp the background information of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius; 2. appreciate the plot and language styles of the author; 3. know the destructive power of natural disasters and a gl
2、ory of humanity. Step1: Lead-in When do you feel nature is powerful and humans are weak? Step2: Fast-reading 2-1. Finish the timeline of Pompeii 2-2. Analyze the structure of the passage Step3: Understanding its plot 3-1. Read para.1 and rebuild the ancient Pompeii. Q1: What can reflect a model of t
3、he whole Roman Empire? _ Q2: What can you see near the port? _ Q3: What was Pompeii like before the eruption according to Q1 and Q2? 3-2 . Read para2 and fill in the blanks. Last Day Of Pompeii! When the citizens looked upwards with_ fear, they saw a huge cloud shooting from the peak of the volcano.
4、 It took the form of a _ tree. Then, there was a fire. The fire moved and changed in colour with every moment: now it was bright, now of a pale and _ red, and now again it burnt with an _ light. Q4: Whats the function of these filled words? _ 3-3 . Read Para. 3-4 Use adjectives to describe peoples f
5、eelings. 800BC Founded 79AD _ 1748AD _ The last days of Pompeii Part1:para._: before the eruption Part2:paras._: during the eruption Part3:para._: after the eruption The cries of women broke out; men, in silent._ If wife was separated from husband or parent from child, there was no hope of their mee
6、ting again._ Each hurried blindly and fearfully on._ Which sense does the author use to describe the volcanic eruption? They felt the earth shaking._ They heard the crash of falling roofs._ The mountain-cloud seemed to roll towards them._ Rearrange the sentences in a correct order. A. The fire moved
7、 and changed in color with every moment. B. The mountain-cloud rolled near, dark and rapid, like a river. It threw out a shower of ashes and huge pieces of burning stone! C.A 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 falli
8、ng roofs could be heard. E. The earthquake came. The correct order:_ 3-4. Read para.5 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 Q5: What do the remains of Pompeii remind us of? _ Q6: What eff
9、ect does the comparison between lively past and lifeless present of Pompeii create? Step4: Making up a story 4-1 Choose one picture and discuss what the picture conveys. 4-2 Make up a story, using the instructions and add descriptive details. 1. Can you give them a name? 2. Whats their relationship? 3. What did they feel/see/hear/say at the last moment? Step5 Homework Polish up your story.
