Reading Lost civilizations Unit3 Back to the past Reading Lost civilizations

Lead–in: Do you know some buildings that could represent ancient civilizations in China or throughout the world ?

Let’s enjoy some pictures! The Great Wall Let’s enjoy some pictures! The Terracotta Warriors

Potala Palace The Old Town of Lijiang

The Taj Mahal The Hanging Gardens

Roman Coliseum （古罗马角斗场） Pyramids

What are the similarities and differences among these places? Can you use some words to describe them? magnificent well-designed ancient famous distant mysterious attractive Similarities

Difference Some of them are still existing now, but the others are nowhere to be seen. So we call the ancient buildings, cultures and countries that no longer existed “Lost civilizations”.

Have a quick look at the text and answer: What is the text made up of? 5 diary entries

Diary 1 A . a lecture about Pompeii and the volcano Diary 2 Skimming: Choose the correct main idea for each part. Diary 1 A . a lecture about Pompeii and the volcano Diary 2 B. a visit to the ancient Roman city of Pompeii city 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

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

Pompeii （庞贝）

Task1(Day1-Day3): 1. Where’s Pompeii? Listen to this part and answer: 1. Where’s Pompeii? 2. What happened to 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): Task 1 1. Where’s Pompeii? 2. What happened to Pompeii in August AD 79? The Volcano near the city erupted and lava, ash and rocks poured out of it onto the surrounding countryside. All the people in Pompeii were buried alive, and so was the city.

4.What were the stepping stones along the road in Pompeii used for? 3. How was the buried city discovered? It was discovered in the 18th century when a farmer found some stone with writing on it. People started to dig in the area for treasure, which caused much damage. So in 1860, the area was put under government protection so it could be preserved and studied. 4.What were the stepping stones along the road in Pompeii used for? With these stones, people did not have to step in the mud on rainy days.

in the 8th century BC in 89 BC on 24th Aug. AD 79 in 1860 Find the historical information about Pompeii. place time evevt Pompeii in the 8th century BC in 89 BC on 24th Aug. AD 79 in 1860 It was founded. It was taken over by the Romans. The volcano erupted. It was put under government protection.

How does the writer feel about the trip? Dates Actions Emotions 15th   July  16th   July 17th   July We are in Italy feel lucky  We attended a lecture about Pompeii.  How unfortunate I saw the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.  How amazing

Loulan （楼兰）

Task2(Day10-Day11): Task 2 1. 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 loss of Loulan? Because it was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West It was gradually covered over by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 400. She felt that it was a pity.

Find the historical information about Loulan and fill in the blanks: place time evevt Loulan 2000 years ago from AD 200 to AD 400 Around the years 1900   It existed as a commercial city. It was covered over gradually by sandstorms. It was discovered by a European explorer.

Dates Actions Emotions How does the writer feel about the trip? Dates Actions Emotions 24th   July  25th   July We arrived in Loulan.  so exited to be here The discovery of Loulan and its present situation.  What a pity

Compare Pompeii with Loulan City Pompeii Loulan Where was it located? ⑴ China When was it founded? in the 8th century B.C ⑵ Disappearance (3)_________________________________________________________________________ It gradually disappeared because of sandstorms. Italy about 2000 years ago Because of the volcano eruption.

Compare Pompeii with Loulan City Pompeii Loulan Discovery       (5)_____________________________________________________________________________________________ What we can see in the city ( 6 )_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A farmer found some stones with writing on it. In 1860, the area was put under government protection. A European explorer discovered the ruins of the Loulan Kingdom round the year 1900. 1. streets with stepping stones. 2. houses decorated with wall paintings. 3. bodies that have been turned to stones 1. some treasures 2. some buildings such as the city walls, palaces, temples, workshops, and towers. 3. water system that ran through the middle of the city.

Consolidation Fill in the blanks with proper words. Both Pompeii in 1________and Loulan in China became 2____ ________ long ago. Pompeii was 3________ in the 8th century BC and was4_____ _______ by the Romans in 89BC. On 24th Aug.AD79, the volcano 5_________ and the city were 6_______ ________. Loulan was a7______ _______ on the Silk Road. It is believed to have been covered over by8 __________. There are just a few 9_________ left. The remains of buildings were buried10_________the sand , together with a lot of 11_________, such as coins and painted pots. The desert was a green land, but trees were cut down and that 12_______ in the city being buried by sand. Italy lost civilizations taken founded over erupted buried alive stopping point sandstorms ruins beneath treasures resulted

A pair work 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 dialogue 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! It’s my honor to answer your questions …………

Discussion Is it useful for people to study things from the past? Why or why not? We can learn the lessons(教训，经验) from the past so that we can’t make the same mistakes as before, and then we can do better in our later life.

阅读理解训练 1. From the passage, we can learn that ______. A. Ann traveled many places in eleven days. B. Pompeii had been a rich city before the Romans took over it. C. Pompeii and Loulan were both discovered in the 18th century. D. some houses in Pompeii were decorated with wall paintings. 2. Which of the following is True ?  ______ A. Sven Hedin was an English archaeologist. B. Loulan was once a small, wealthy commercial city. C. Now a volcano called Vesuvius has disappeared. D. All the people fled from Pompeii before Vesuvius erupted. D B

阅读理解训练 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 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 city. 4. The purpose of the passage is to ______. A. tell us a travel experience in Pompeii and Loulan. B. offer us some information about ancient civilizations. C. introduce a cultural expedition to two sites of lost civilizations. D. All of above

Summary and Homework: 1.Retell the main idea of these five diary entries. 2.Supposing you were the official of the Loulan kingdom, whether would you advise the king to stop cutting trees? Work in groups of four and list as many proper opinions as you can . (Each group choose a member to write down your opinions)

Thank you!