1、Unit 2 Natural DisastersExtended readingCan you imagine a natural disaster can destroyed a city completely?Lets watch a video.What is it?How do you feel when you see such natural disaster?Volcano(lava,ash,high temperature)Do you know any volcanoes in the world?Look at the pictures and guess where th
2、e place is.It is the ancient Roman city.PompeiiDo you know what happened there?Pompeii volcanic eruptionRead the introduction to Edward Bulwer-Lytton and his novel The Last Days of Pompeii.Then read the excerpt from the novel.A short extract from a film,broadcast,or piece of writing.What is the main
3、 idea of each paragraph?Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Description of Pompeii and Mount VesuviusSigns before the volcanic eruption Eruption of Mount Vesuvius Reactions and feelings of peopleRediscovery of the cityBefore the volcanic eruptionDuring the volcanic eruptionAfter the volcanic eruptionPara
4、1:typical Roman city(little shops,tiny palaces,forum,bars,theatre,trading ships,boats,energetic people)Before the volcanic eruptionDuring the volcanic eruptionAfter the volcanic eruptionPara 2-3Citizens react:The crowd looked upwards,saw,unspeakable fearThe cries of women broke out;Men looked at eac
5、h other silentlyCondition:Huge cloud,the trunk,blackness,branches,fireWildly bright,pale,dying red,unbearable light,earth shaking,crash of falling roofsBefore the volcanic eruptionDuring the volcanic eruptionAfter the volcanic eruptionPara 4Unearthed:Walls were fresh,not a single colourForum the hal
6、f-finished columnsAWrite a summary of the excerpt from the novel.Use the following ideas to help you.Before the volcanic eruption During the volcanic eruption After the volcanic eruption1.Compare the first and the last paragraph.What effect do they create?pastpastA strong comparison between lively p
7、ast and lifeless present2.What do you think the author wants to remind us by writing this way?Human beings are so small and weak that we should hold a respectful heart towards nature.Also,we need to strengthen the awareness of natural disaster prevention.BHow does the author create a sense of fear a
8、nd confusion during the volcanic eruption?The descriptions of eruption and peoples reaction.The crowd looked upwards,saw,unspeakable fear;the cries of women broke out;men looked at each other silently;running,pressing,pushing,hurried blindly and fearfullyAwful night rolled,the dawn greyly broke,huge
9、 cloud,the trunk,blackness,fire!,wildly bright,pale,dying red,burnt with unbearable light,crash of falling roofs,cloud seemed to roll,dark,rapid,shower of ashes,burning stoneStrong and overwhelmingTerrified and desperateCPeople in Pompeii were not aware of the signs before the volcano erupted,and th
10、e city was destroyed.Do you think that we will be better able to protect ourselves from natural disasters in the future?Why or why not?ForecastProtection tipsMeans of escapeTechnology people can do&technology.when Mount Vesuvius erupted当维苏威火山爆发时。erupt vi.&vt.(火山）(of a volcano)become active and eject
11、lava,ash,and gases;to start suddenly and violently 爆发;突然发生e.g.Mount Pinatubo began erupting in June.迪纳图博山6月开始喷发。1)The extinct volcanos _(erupt)would mean adisaster for the city.2)Finally their argument erupted _fierce fighting.3)Violence _(erupt)in the city after the footballmatch.eruptionintoerupte
12、dTrading ships bringing imports to the city or carrying exports overseas,.把进口货物运到城里或把出口货物运往海外的商船，import n./v.a product that is brought from one country into another so that it can be sold there,or the business of doingthis进口产品，输入的产品The action of bringing goods or fashions into a country 引进e.g.They d
13、ont like eating food imports.他们不喜欢吃进口食品。The import of cotton goods went up sharply.棉制品的进口急剧增加。The country has to import most of its raw materials.这个国家原料大部分靠进口。import.from 从.进口import.into 进口.到.1.They _(进口棉花和羊毛到.)their country to meet peoples needs.2.The goods on the truck will _(出口到.)the US and Canad
14、a.import cotton and wool intobe exported to and now again it burnt with an unbearable light!一会儿又燃烧成难以忍受的光！unbearable adj.Not able to be endured or tolerated 难耐的，无法忍受的e.g.The heat was getting unbearable.热得叫人无法忍受。Its walls were fresh as if painted yesterday;.它的墙壁是暂新的，仿佛是昨天粉刷过的as if painted是省略了的状语从句，补充完整为as if theywere painted。e.g.After taking the medicine,she felt much better.服药后，她感觉好多了。While at college,I began to know him,a strange but ablestudent.我在上大学时就开始认识他，一个奇怪但有能力的学生。Search information about what we can do to protect ourselves from natural disasters weve learnt.
