Module3Unit 3 Back to the past Reading(1) 高一英语组 徐庆明

pictures and tell what they are and where they are from. Enjoy the following pictures and tell what they are and where they are from.

The Statue of Zeus

The Taj Mahal

The Potala Palace

Pompeii

Group discussion and presentation dialogues Make up to introduce The Statue of Zeus, The Taj Mahal, The Potala Palace and The city of Pompeii.

Lost civilizations

From the video,What do you think destroyed Pompeii?

Listening

1.Where are Pompeii and Loulan? Listen to the article on Page42-43 carefully and answer the following questions. 1.Where are Pompeii and Loulan? 2.What is one main similarity between Pompeii and Loulan? 3. What was Loulan buried beneath?

1.Where are Pompeii and Loulan? Pompeii is in Italy and Loulan is in China. 2. What is one main similarity between Pompeii and Loulan? Both of them became lost civilizations long ago.

3. What was Loulan buried beneath? Loulan was buried beneath the sand.

Reading

Reading strategy What should we pay attention to when we are reading diaries? When you are reading diary entries recording someone’s travels, you should look for: ⑴ ⑵ ⑶ dates and place names facts and historical information personal feelings and opinions

Please read the passage carefully and finish the following tasks Please read the passage carefully and finish the following tasks.(step 4 in the work sheet)

Task 1 Choose the correct main idea of each diary. Diary 1 A. a lecture about Pompeii and the volcano Diary 2 B. a visit to the ancient Roman city of Pompeii Diary3 C. general information about Loulan Diary 4 D. the purpose and destination of the trip Diary 5 E. the discovery of the Loulan kingdom

Task 2 Multiple choices: B. It was dug by the Italian archaeologist 1. What happened soon after the ruins of Pompeii was found? A. It was well protected by the local government. B. It was dug by the Italian archaeologist Giuseppe. C. It was badly damaged by people digging in the area for treasure. D. The bodies of people buried were stolen.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Both of the two cities are lost civilizations about 2,000 years ago. B. Both of the two cities were discovered by local people. C. Pompeii was destroyed by a volcano while Loulan was gradually covered over by sandstorms. D. Pompeii was in Italy while Loulan was in China.

3. Why was Loulan an important city about 2,000 years ago? A. Because it was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West. B. Because it was once a big, rich commercial city with lots of treasures. C. Because there was an ancient water system that ran through the middle of the city. D. Because people have discovered many palaces, temples, workshops and towers in the remains of the city.

4. The purpose of writing this passage is _____. A. to show how happy the writer was to have such a chance to visit the sites B. to arouse people's sense of protecting civilizations C. to compare the civilizations of Pompeii and Loulan D. to tell us how Pompeii and Loulan were destroyed.

Task-based Reading Ancient occupied point disappeared sandstorms alive (1)_________ cities Pompeii Loulan When it was busy and wealthy In 89 BC the Romans(4)_____________ the city, and it became busy and rich. 2,000 years ago it was busy and wealthy, It was the stopping(8)___________on the Silk Road. How it (2)__ On 24 August,AD79 the Volcano erupted and then the city as well as many people was buried(5)______ From AD 200 to AD 400 the city was gradually covered over by (9)____ How and by whom it was(3)______ In the18th century a farmer discovered stone with(6)___________on it. In 1860,the area was put under government (7)_______ Around the year 1900,the European (10)__________ Sven Hedin discovered the ruins of the Loulan . Ancient occupied point disappeared sandstorms alive discovered explorer writing protection

Group work and competition Discussion Group work and competition Suppose 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 the interview 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! It’s my honor to answer your questions ………… 组卷网

Homework 1.Polish up your interview. 2. Preview the language points in this text.

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