1. Lesson 1 Stories from History

2. Free Talk 1. What have learned about Pompeii and the volcanic eruption from your reading? 2. What have you learned from the film?

3. Reading task 1. Check your answers 1. What is the article about ? *** It is about a city named Pompeii, which was destroyed and covered by a terrible volcanic eruption and discovered again by some archaeologists 1,600 years later. 2. When does the story of Pompeii begin ? The story of Pompeii began on August 24th, 79AD.

4. 3.Why does the article describe Pompeii as a “ time capsule ” ? Because it preserves a frozen moment in history. 4.Who left a record of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ? A Roman writer called Pliny. 5. What had Pompeii been like before the eruption ? Pompeii had been a booming Roman city with temples, markets, restaurants and theatres.

5. 2.Match the main ideas from the choices with the first three paragraphs. A.The world forgot the city of Pompeii. B.Pliny had lost an uncle in the eruption. C. The city of Pompeii was found by the scientists. D. Pliny wrote the story. E. A volcano erupted in the city of Pompeii. Para. 1 : Para. 2: Para. 3:EAC

6. 2.Find out the main ideas of the last three paragraphs. Para.4: Para. 5: Para. 6: Pompeii used to be a booming city before the eruption.

7. decorated walls

8. original street of the city

9. architecture

13. Find out the main ideas of the last three paragraphs. Para.4: Para. 5: Para. 6: Pompeii used to be a booming city before the eruption. Tourists imagine what the people were doing when they faced the disaster.

14. People gathered together to comfort each other in their last hours of life.

15. praying

16. The man was lying, looks as if he is trying to get up.

17. Find out the main ideas of the last three paragraphs. Para.4: Para. 5: Para. 6: Pompeii used to be a booming city before the eruption. Tourists imagine what the people were doing when they faced the disaster. Pompeii has been surviving for nearly 2000 years after its loss.

18. 3.Gap filling: Pliny was a Roman writer who had ________ and wrote about a volcanic_______ which ________ on August 24th,79AD and it was of Mt. Vesuvius. The tragedy had left a deep _________ on Pliny whose uncle died in the event. The whole towns and villages were _____ by the ashes of Mt Vesuvius. By 1748, archaeologist started to _______the_______ city Pompeii. It is like a “time capsule” __________ a frozen moment in history. witnessed eruption occurred impression buried dig out preserving witness preserve destroy disaster loss eruption bury occur impression lose face imagine boom, dig out, live on lost what the people were doing when they ________ it. Today, tourists and scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world. In this way, the city ___________ nearly 2,000 years after its. Pompeii used to be a ________Roman city. The forms of the people caught in the _______ have made visitors _________ what the people were doing when they ________ it. Today, tourists and scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world. In this way, the city ___________ nearly 2,000 years after its. booming disaster imagine faced loss lives on

19. Speaking According to the situation, make a dialogue and act it out ! One day, you met an old friend that you haven’t 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.

20. Language Points: 1 witness n. 目击者，（出庭）证人, 证词 [U] v. 目击， （在法庭上）作证 1. I was a witness to/of this quarrel. 3. We were witnessing the most important scientific development of the century. 我们亲眼见到本世纪最重要的科学发展。 4. The girl witnessed the man burst into the bank on a dark night the week before last. 2. She was punished for giving false witness.

21. 5. Her tears witnessed the shame he felt. 他的眼泪表明他已感到羞耻。 6. The year 1849 witnessed a great war in Hungary. 一八四九年匈牙利发生了一场大战。 7. This century has witnessed the steady growth in economy.

22. 2.Occur occurred, occurring, occurs come to one’s mind 被想起, 被想到, 浮现 [(+to)] It occurred to me to visit my teacher. It never occurred to me that he might be in trouble. A brilliant idea occurred to me. 3. block out She tried to block out that part of her life. The road was blocked. block one’s way/view/exit 4. Preserve preserve one’s eyesight preserve our natural resources Fish are preserved in ice and salt until they are sold.

23. 5. leave a (deep) impression on sb The experience left a lasting impression on me. They produced a strong impression on the child. I didn’t want to give you a false impression. [ 记忆法 ] 派生法： impressive adj. 给人印象深刻的 [ 考点 ] 习惯用法： sb. has an impression of/about 对 …… 有印象 sth. makes an impression on sb. 某事对某人有影 响 What I said made practically no impression on him.

24. 7. More than I am more than happy (extremely happy) to take you there in my car. His report is more than a survey. The cold was more than a child could bear.( 超过） He is more mad than stupid. （与其说．．．不如说）

25. 8. In a way The work is well done in a way. You explain things in a way that is too abstract for me. In a way good service sells our products. in this way = by this means 用这种方式 in the way 挡道 by the way on one’s / the way to 去往 …. 的路上 by way of = via 途经 in no way 决不 all the way 始终 make one’s way = fight one’s way 前进

26. 9. Characteristic of sth / sb---very typical of sth or of sb’s character 表现了 …… 的特点 Windy days are ~of March. These small white houses are ~ of the Greek islands. That behavior is ~ of him. A monument to the heroes. the Monument to the People's Heroes 人民英 雄纪念碑

27. 10. Live on People in the south live on rice. 南方人 以大米为主食。 They lived on a small income. 他们靠 微薄的收入维持生活。 Even though Elvis is dead, his music lives on.

28. 11. Burst burst into the room burst into tears/flames burst in –break in burst out laughing 12. The class is often split up into small groups for discussion. They split up the work between them.

29. 13. sorrow share happiness and sorrow = share the joys and sorrows 同甘共苦 to one’s great sorrow be in deep sorrow 在悲痛之中 He felt deep sorrow when his grandmother died.

30. Warm up 1. An abandoned car/ house The house looked abandoned. 2. Come into view-come into sight Suddenly the spaceship slowed down and immediately came into view. There is nothing in view/ in sight. They disappeared from view/sight. The view from the top of the mountain is beautiful.

31. 3. Knock over/ down I remember the dog jumping up on me and knocked me over into the water. The house will be knocked down in a month. Will you knock down the machine? What time do you often knock off? They knock off 60% because of the scratch.

32. Homework 1. Write down the summary of the passage in your exercise books. 2. Find out the sentences using Past Perfect in the text.