1、 Unit 16 Stories Lesson 1 Stories from HistoryLesson 1 Stories from History volcanic eruptiona cloud blocking out the sunWhere did the eruption happen?Pompeii: The city that became a time capsule( )1.preserve( )1.preserve( )( ) 2.witness2.witness( )3.occur( )3.occur( )4.tremble( )4.tremble( )5.loss(
2、 )5.loss( )6.rewind( )6.rewind7.architecture7.architecture( )8.authentic( )8.authentic( )9.sorrow( )9.sorrow( )10.sympathy( )10.sympathyA. to shake for fear, cold, A. to shake for fear, cold, B. the noun form of B. the noun form of “loselose”J. to go backwardsJ. to go backwardsC. building designC. b
3、uilding designD.originalD.originalG. great sadnessG. great sadnessF. mercy; pityF. mercy; pityI I. to happento happen (v.)(v.)(n.)(n.)(v.) (v.) (adj.) (adj.) Match the correct meanings with the new words.(v.)(v.)(v.)(v.)(v.)(v.)(n.) (n.) (n.) (n.) (n.) (n.) E. to keep sth. in E. to keep sth. in unch
4、anged conditionunchanged conditionH. to see sth. happenH. to see sth. happenE EH HI IA AB BJ JD DG GF F（ C ）Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the new words.1. 1. It It to me that I had forgotten to lock the door. to me that I had forgotten to lock the door.2. He showed 2. He showed for the
5、 homeless children, so he for the homeless children, so he gave them shelter for the night.gave them shelter for the night.3.3.He spent a lot of money in _ He spent a lot of money in _ the old building.the old building.4. I4. Im at a m at a what to do next. what to do next.5. To his 5. To his , his
6、father had died before he came , his father had died before he came back. back. occurred occurredsympathysympathypreservingpreservinglosslosssorrowsorrow what/who what happened whenA volcanic eruptionhappenedS . sThe people, _ sand that had disappearedwere forgottenafter the volcanic eruption.Scient
7、istsfound the towns that had been s under the ashes over 1,600 years later.Scientistshad started to dig out the city .son Aug. 24th, on Aug. 24th, 79 AD79 ADtownstownsvillagesvillageslostlostburiedburiedby 1748by 1748Listen and get the information about Pompeii.Scanning Scanning 1.Find out the infor
8、mation about Pompeii. What is the article about? What had Pompeii been like before the eruption? Who wrote about the eruption: When did the archaeologist begin to uncover the buried city: Why does the article describe Pompeii as a “time capsule”?It had been a booming Roman city with temples, markets
9、,restaurants and theatres.It is about a city called Pompeii. It was burried by a volcanic eruption in 79AD but scientists found it again 1,600 years later.A Roman writer called Pliny.In 1748.Because the volcanic eruption preserved building, objects and even impressions of people from the time.2.Matc
10、h the information and the paragraphs together.1.What the tragedy brought to.2.People imagine what the people were doing when they faced the disaster.3.What Pompeii looked like before the volcanic eruption.4.The City of Pompeii had been surviving for nearly 2,000 years.5.Archaeologist uncovered the c
11、ity of Pompeii.6.The background knowledge of the volcanic eruption.Para 2Para 5Para 4Para 6Para 3Para 13.Gap filling: Pliny was a Roman writer who had _ as a young man. He wrote about a _ eruption which _ on August 24th,79AD and it was of Mt. Vesuvius. The tragedy had left a deep _ on Pliny whose un
12、cle died in the event. The whole towns and villages were _ by the ashes of Mt Vesuvius. By 1748, archaeologist started to _the ancient city Pompeii. It is like a “time capsule” _ a frozen moment in history. Not only the buildings and objects of Pompeii attract the people, but also the forms of the p
13、eople caught in the _ that have _ the imaginations of people across the world. Though the bodies of people who died in Pompeii had _ for many years, the bodies showed their exact shapes. Today, since excavations started, people and archaeologists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the anci
14、ent world. In this way, the city lives on nearly 2,000 years after the eruption that had _ it .witnessedvolcanicoccurredimpressionburieduncoverpreservingdisastercaptureddecayeddestroyedwitness preserve destroy uncover disaster volcanic bury occur capture impression decayGrammar: Gover over Past Perf
15、ect Grammar Summary 1, page 99Than do the exercise 5 and 6 on page 7SpeakingSpeakingAccording to the situation, make a dialogue and act it out ! One day, you met an old friend that you havent seen for a long time in the street. He/She told you he/she had come back from the visit to the city of Pompeii.Homework1 1.Write down the summary of Write down the summary of the passage in your exercise the passage in your exercise booksbooks. 2. Find out the sentences using 2. Find out the sentences using Past Perfect in the text.Past Perfect in the text.
