课件制作人：方岚 高二英语模块六 十六单元 第一课

Senior High English Module 6 Unit 16 Stories Lesson1 Stories from History Designed by :Fang Lan

The City of Wen chuan What happened to the city?

The City of Pompeii Pompeii was a Roman city

Pompeii was a booming Roman city with temples, markets, restaurants and theatres.

A buried city Pompeii

The last day of Pompeii

One man, sitting alone, looks like he is praying. Another man, lying on his side, looks as if he is trying to get up.

volcano eruption Mount Vesuvius

What happened to the city? Use the key words to make a guess. Key words: volcanic eruption, buried, event, disappear, disaster, preserved, destroy, discover, scientist

Lesson 1 Stories from History To learn about the ancient world

Mount Vesuvius Pompeii: The city that became a time capsule

First reading for main idea Read the whole passage quickly, and try to find out what happened to Pompeii. It was destroyed and covered by a volcanic eruption and discovered again by some archaeologists 1,600 years later.

Second reading for details 1. Find information related to the following time. Time Events 1. At the end of 1st century AD 2. August 24th, 79 AD 3. Over the centuries 4. More than 1,600 years later 5. By 1748 6. Now 7. Today, more than 250 years after Pliny wrote about… Volcanic eruption… Great loss… Scientists rediscover… Historical site… Time rewinds… Tourists, scientists…

Time Events 1. A Roman writer called Pliny wrote about a terrible volcanic eruption that he had witnessed as a young man. 2. The eruption occurred on August 24th, 79 AD. 3. There was a greater loss. The people, towns and villages that had disappeared under the ashes were entirely ... 4. However, more than 1,600 years later, some scientists found the lost towns that had been buried under the ashes. 5. They had found an awesome historical site. They had started to dig out the ancient city of Pompeii. 6. As you walk along the streets of the city, time rewinds. You can admire the ancient architecture, statues, decorated walls and authentic objects characteristic of the time. 7. Scientists found the city, thousands of tourists and hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world.

2.Find information in connection with the following people. Events Pliny The people in the city after the volcanic eruption Some scientists Tourists A Roman writer… …disappeared under the ashes… Found lost towns… Visit Pompeii…

2. Find information in connection with the following people. Events Pliny A Roman writer wrote about a terrible volcanic eruption that he had witnessed as a young man. The people in the city after the volcanic eruption The people who had disappeared under the ashes were entirely forgotten by the world. Some scientists More than 1,600 years later, some scientists found the lost towns that had been buried under the ashes. Tourists and scientists Every year thousands of tourists and hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii to learn more about the ancient world.

Listen to the tape and then answer these questions. 1. Why does the article describe Pompeii as a “time capsule”? The article describes Pompeii as a “time capsule” because the volcanic eruption preserved buildings, objects and even impressions of people from the time.

2. Who wrote about the eruption of Vesuvius? 3. What had Pompeii been like before the eruption ? Roman writer Pliny wrote about the eruption of Vesuvius. Before the eruption, Pompeii had been a booming Roman city with temples, markets, restaurants and theatres.

4. What can you see if you walk in the streets of Pompeii today? You can see ancient architecture, status, decorated walls, objects of the time and the impressions of people in their last hours of life.

Post-reading Discussion:How to avoid these natural disasters? Enjoy a song

Homework 1.Have a try to retell the text, using your own words. 2.Read more historical stories written by English.

Thank you for listening!