1、Before readingLook at the pictures and guess Look at the pictures and guess where the place is.where the place is.It is the ancient Roman city Pompeii.But it is in ruins now.Do you know what happened there? Lets watch a video about it.Now lets read the introduction to Edward Bulwer-Lytton and the ex
2、cerpt from his novel to learn more about it. (18031873) He was an English politician, poet, playwright(剧作家剧作家), and prolific(多产的多产的)novelist. While readingRead and finish the tasks as quickly as possible.TaskTask 1 1Main ideaPart 1_before the volcanic eruptionPart 2_ during the volcanic eruptionPart
3、 3_ after the volcanic eruptionpara. 1What Pompeii looks likeWhat happenedpara.2-4para. 5Discovery of ruins of PompeiiLook through the excerpt and divide it into three parts.TaskTask 2 21. What was Pompeii like before the eruption? 2.What happened to Pompeii in August AD 79?3. How many years has the
4、 city of Pompeii been silent? 4. What was Pompeii like when it was first unearthed?Read the excerpt carefully and answer the following questions.1. What was Pompeii like before the eruption? Before the eruption occurred, Pompeii was a booming typical Roman city with shops, palaces, forum, win bars a
5、nd theatres.Possible answers:2. What happened to Pompeii in August AD 79?Mount Vesuvius erupted and lava, ashes and huge pieces of burning stone poured out of it. Many people in Pompeii were buried alive, and so was the city.3. How many years has the city of Pompeii been silent? 4. What was Pompeii
6、like when it was first unearthed? Nearly seventeen centuries.Its walls were fresh as if painted yesterday; not a single colour changed on the rich pattern of its floors. In its forum, the half-finished columns seemed as if just left by the workmans hand.TaskTask 3 3Read the Part 2 and discuss the qu
7、estion.How does the author create a sense of fear and confusion during the volcanic eruption?Possible answers:action description: by capturing the restless actions during the eruptionenvironmental description: by capturing the signs(迹象迹象) before the eruption省略句：简短的句式强调了火山的形态，营造了一种火山爆发省略句：简短的句式强调了火山的
8、形态，营造了一种火山爆发时紧张、扣人心弦的氛围。时紧张、扣人心弦的氛围。the use of metaphor(比喻比喻)圆周句圆周句: :最重要的信息以主句形式出现在最后，次要信息出现在句首，营最重要的信息以主句形式出现在最后，次要信息出现在句首，营造一种悬念，抓住读者的注意力，在末尾形成高潮，有力表达重要信息。造一种悬念，抓住读者的注意力，在末尾形成高潮，有力表达重要信息。After readinganalysing, summary, retelling1. Its ashy rocks, now dark, now light, told a story of past eruptio
9、ns that might have warned the city what was to come! 作插入语，意为作插入语，意为“忽明忽暗忽明忽暗”，补充说明主语的信息。，补充说明主语的信息。 that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词引导的定语从句，修饰先行词past eruptionswhat引导宾语从句引导宾语从句might have done: 表示过去本可以做而实际并表示过去本可以做而实际并没有做，含有轻微的责备或惋惜之意。没有做，含有轻微的责备或惋惜之意。She might have lost the opportunity if her mother hadnt insisted
10、on her going. 要不是她妈妈坚持让她去，她可能就失去这个机会了。要不是她妈妈坚持让她去，她可能就失去这个机会了。火山岩忽明忽暗，讲述着过去火山几度喷发的火山岩忽明忽暗，讲述着过去火山几度喷发的故事，这本来可以警告这座城市里的人们，灾故事，这本来可以警告这座城市里的人们，灾难即将降临！难即将降临！Sentence analysing for better understandingwriting a summary of the excerpt from the novel. Use the following ideas to help you. Before the volcan
11、ic eruption During the volcanic eruption After the volcanic eruptionPompeii was a typical Roman Empire port city. Trading ships, busy fishing boats and pleasure boats showed a prosperous city. But the last day of Pompeii ended with a volcanic eruption: the earth shook and buildings fell down while p
12、eople ran away from an ash cloud that was rolling towards them. Then Pompeii was showered with ashes and burning stones. Seventeen centuries later, Pompeiis ruins were discovered with half-finished columns and paint on the walls that still looked fresh. The remains of Pompeii are a reminder that hum
13、an life is short and vulnerable in the face ofnatural disasters.Possible answer: Possible answers:Option 1:Yes, I believe we will be better able to protect ourselves from natural disasters in the future. The development of science and technology will improve the ability to predict the arrival of nat
14、ural disasters and help us be better organized and prepared for disasters.Option 2:No. No matter how advanced science and technology may be in the future, natural disasters will always challenge us because most of them are unpredictable. Human technical skill will never match the power of nature so
15、our ability to protect ourselves will always be limited and this means that we will always be victims of natural disasters in some way. How to protect How to protect ourselves from natural ourselves from natural disasters in the future?disasters in the future? Fill out an emergency plan. Discuss how
16、 to prepare and respond to most likely disasters. Identify 3 ways to get warnings. Determine the best evacuation routes(疏散路线疏散路线). Run practice drills(训练训练).Tip 1:Creating a PlanTip 2: Packing an Emergency Kit(工具箱工具箱)Tip 3: Monitoring Potential DisastersNow 2 mins to test our spelling.1. English-Chi
17、neseerupt unearth destination bar import export port cloud-capped2. Chinese- English火山火山 树干树干 难耐的，无法忍受的难耐的，无法忍受的突然开始，爆发突然开始，爆发 在在(或向或向)较远处；在另一边较远处；在另一边遥远，久远；距离；差异遥远，久远；距离；差异 到处，各处到处，各处 柱，圆柱柱，圆柱When finishing, exchange to see who does the best.1. What do you know about the ancient city of Pompeii? Can you write a summary of the excerpt from the novel The Last Days of Pompeii?2. What can we do to protect ourselves from natural disasters in the future?Search more information about Pompeii on the Internet.H
