1、Back to the pastUnit3Leadin:Do you know some buildings that could represent ancient civilizations in China or throughout the world?The Great WallThe Terracotta WarriorsLets enjoy some pictures!Potala PalaceThe Old Town of Lijiang The Taj Mahal The Hanging GardensRoman Coliseum(古罗马角斗场)(古罗马角斗场)Pyramid
2、sWhatarethesimilaritiesanddifferencesamongtheseplaces?Canyouusesomewordstodescribethem?Similaritiesmagnificentwell-designedancient famousdistantmysteriousattractiveSomeofthemarestillexistingnow,buttheothersarenowheretobeseen.Sowecalltheancientbuildings,culturesandcountriesthatnolongerexisted“Lostciv
3、ilizations”.DifferenceWhatisthetextmadeupof?5diaryentriesHaveaquicklookatthetextandanswer:Skimming:Choosethecorrectmainideaforeachpart.Diary1A.alectureaboutPompeiiandthevolcanoDiary2B.avisittotheancientRomancityofPompeiicityDiary3C.generalinformationaboutLoulanDiary4D.thepurposeanddestinationofthetr
4、ipDiary5E.thediscoveryoftheLoulankingdomWhatshouldwepayattentiontowhenwearereadingdiaries?Whenyouarereadingdiaryentriesrecordingsomeonestravels,youshouldlookfor:datesandplacenamesfactsandhistoricalinformationpersonalfeelingsandopinionsReadingstrategy:Pompeii(庞贝)(庞贝)1.Wheres Pompeii?2.What happened t
5、o Pompeii in August AD 79?3.How was the buried city discovered?4.What were the stepping stones along the road in Pompeii used for?Task1(Day1-Day3):Listentothispartandanswer:1.Wheres Pompeii?2.What happened to Pompeii in August AD 79?Task1TheVolcanonearthecityeruptedandlava,ashandrockspouredoutofiton
6、tothesurroundingcountryside.AllthepeopleinPompeiiwereburiedalive,andsowasthecity.Task1(Day1-Day3):4.WhatwerethesteppingstonesalongtheroadinPompeiiusedfor?Withthesestones,peopledidnothavetostepinthemudonrainydays.3.Howwastheburiedcitydiscovered?Itwasdiscoveredinthe18thcenturywhenafarmerfoundsomestone
7、withwritingonit.Peoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasure,whichcausedmuchdamage.Soin1860,theareawasputundergovernmentprotectionsoitcouldbepreservedandstudied.placetimeevevtPompeiiin the 8th century BCin 89 BCon 24th Aug.AD 79in 1860It was founded.It was taken over by the Romans.The volcano erupted.It w
8、as put under government protection.Find the historical information about Pompeii.DatesActionsEmotions15th July16th July17th JulyHowdoesthewriterfeelaboutthetrip?Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutthetrip?WeareinItalyWeareinItalyfeelluckyfeelluckyWeattendedaWeattendedalectureaboutlectureaboutPompeii.Pompeii.Ho
9、wunfortunateHowunfortunateIsawtheIsawtheancientRomanancientRomancityofPompeii.cityofPompeii.HowamazingHowamazingLoulan(楼兰)(楼兰)Task21.Why was Loulan an important city about 2,000 years ago?2.How do many people think Loulan disappeared?3.According to the last sentence,how did the author feel about the
10、 loss of Loulan?BecauseitwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWestItwasgraduallycoveredoverbysandstormsfromAD200toAD400.Shefeltthatitwasapity.Task2(Day10-Day11):placetimeevevtLoulan2000 years agofrom AD 200 to AD 400 Around the years 1900It existed as a commercial city.It was cove
11、red over gradually by sandstorms.It was discovered by a European explorer.Find the historical information about Loulan and fill in the blanks:DatesActionsEmotions24th July25th JulyHowdoesthewriterfeelaboutthetrip?Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutthetrip?WearrivedinWearrivedinLoulan.Loulan.soexitedtosoexited
12、tobeherebehereThediscoveryofThediscoveryofLoulananditsLoulananditspresentsituation.presentsituation.WhatapityWhatapityCompare Pompeii with LoulanCityPompeiiLoulanWhere was it located?ChinaWhen was it founded?in the 8th century B.C Disappearance(3)_It gradually disappeared because of sandstorms.Italy
13、about 2000 years ago Because of the volcano eruption.Compare Pompeii with LoulanCompare Pompeii with LoulanCityPompeiiLoulanDiscovery(5)_What we can see in the city(6)_1.streets with stepping 1.streets with stepping stones.stones.2.houses decorated with2.houses decorated withwall paintings.wall pain
14、tings.3.bodies that have been 3.bodies that have been turned to stonesturned to stones1.some treasures1.some treasures 2.some buildings2.some buildings such as the city such as the city walls,palaces,walls,palaces,temples,workshops,temples,workshops,and towers.and towers.3.water system3.water system
15、 that that ran through the ran through the middle of the city.middle of the city.A European A European explorer discovered explorer discovered the ruins of the the ruins of the Loulan Kingdom Loulan Kingdom round the year round the year 1900.1900.A farmer found some A farmer found some stones with w
16、riting on it.stones with writing on it.In 1860,the area was put In 1860,the area was put under government under government protection.protection.BothPompeiiin1_andLoulaninChinabecame2_longago.Pompeiiwas3_inthe8thcenturyBCandwas4_bytheRomansin89BC.On24thAug.AD79,thevolcano5_andthecitywere6_.Loulanwas
17、a7_ontheSilkRoad.Itisbelievedtohavebeencoveredoverby8_.Therearejustafew9_left.Theremainsofbuildingswereburied10_thesand,togetherwithalotof11_,suchascoinsandpaintedpots.Thedesertwasagreenland,buttreeswerecutdownandthat12_inthecitybeingburiedbysand.Fill in the blanks with proper words.Italylostciviliz
18、ationsfoundedtakenovereruptedburiedalivestoppingpointsandstormsruinstreasuresConsolidationbeneathresultedApairworkvSuppose one of you is a reporter and the other is the author of the diary.The reporter is interviewing the author about general information about Pompeii and Loulan.Please make up dialo
19、gue between them like this:Reporter:I am a reporter from China Daily and many readers are interested in Pompeii and Loulan,so can I ask you some questions about them.Guide:Sure!Its my honor to answer your questionsDiscussion Is it useful for people to study things from the past?Why or why not?We can
20、 learn the lessons(教训,教训,经验经验)from the past so that we cant make the same mistakes as before,and then we can do better in our later life.阅读理解训练阅读理解训练阅读理解训练阅读理解训练1.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_.A.Anntraveledmanyplacesinelevendays.B.PompeiihadbeenarichcitybeforetheRomanstookoverit.C.PompeiiandLoulanw
21、erebothdiscoveredinthe18thcentury.D.somehousesinPompeiiweredecoratedwithwallpaintings.2.WhichofthefollowingisTrue?_A.SvenHedinwasanEnglisharchaeologist.B.Loulanwasonceasmall,wealthycommercialcity.C.NowavolcanocalledVesuviushasdisappeared.D.AllthepeoplefledfromPompeiibeforeVesuviuserupted.D DB B阅读理解训
22、练阅读理解训练阅读理解训练阅读理解训练3.WhywasLoulananimportantcityabout2,000yearsago?A.BecauseitwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWest.B.Becauseitonceabig,richcommercialcitywithlotsoftreasures.C.Becausetherewasanancientwatersystemthatranthroughthemiddleofthecity.D.Becausepeoplehavediscoveredmany
23、palaces,temples,workshopsandtowersinthecity.4.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_.A.tellusatravelexperienceinPompeiiandLoulan.B.offerussomeinformationaboutancientcivilizations.C.introduceaculturalexpeditiontotwositesoflostcivilizations.D.AllofaboveSummaryandHomework:1.Retellthemainideaofthesefivediaryentries.2.SupposingyouweretheofficialoftheLoulankingdom,whetherwouldyouadvisethekingtostopcuttingtrees?Workingroupsoffourandlistasmanyproperopinionsasyoucan.(Eachgroupchooseamembertowritedownyouropinions)
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