3. Have you ever heard of something about the volcano?

4. gas liquid solid Lava( 熔岩 ) vapour 水蒸气, carbon dioxide, nitrogen( 氮 ),sulphur( 硫 磺 ), etc. bits of rock and volcanic ash, etc. What will be produced after the eruption of volcano?

5. 1: What is described in the following passage? 2: When and where did it happen? 3: Who is the writer of the letter? Task 1 Skim the text and answer the following questions. The eruption of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius. On the 24th of August in 79 AD in southern Italy. Pliny, the younger.

6. DateOn the 24th of August in 79 AD in southern Italy. What happened: The eruption of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius. First Next Then Finally Task 2 Scan the text & fill in the following form. A cloud of unusual size and shape rising from a mountain drew my uncle’s attention and he wanted to see it from closer at hand. After receiving a letter from his friend’s wife Rectina, he changed his mind to save her. In spite of the danger, he turned back to rescue his friend Pompy and help calm down the other people. My uncle wanted to get out of the danger but failed. He was dead.

7. Task 3 true or false. 1.A volcano erupted on the 24th of August in 79 BC in southern Italy. 2.My uncle planned to save his friend’s wife Rectina. 3.My uncle went to rescue Pompy after saving Rectina. 4.The flames came from the homes of farmers who had left in a panic with the kitchen fires still on. 5.They decided to try the open air instead of staying in the house. 6.It was night when the volcano erupted. F F T F T F AD 公元 (Anno Domini) BC(before century) Para.3 Para 4. Last line Para.5 Para.5 last line Para.6 Sentence 2

8. Task 4 Arrange the following statements in the right order according to the text. 1.He decided to rescue his friend Pompy. 2.Some people watched an unusual cloud rising from a mountain. 3.Rectina begged him to save her. 4.He ordered a boat made ready. 5.Two slaves helped him stand up and immediately he fell down dead. 6.He bathed and had dinner. 7.A rain of rocks was coming down. 2 4 31675

9. Task 5 Further understanding 1.From the text, we can learn that Tacitus____ A.Was a history writer B. Worked for the local police C. Was a close friend of Pliny D. Did research into volcanoes and earthquakes Para1. I hope you can use it for the history book that you are writing.( 推断题 )

10. 2.What is the passage mainly about? A.The death of Pliny the elder B The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD C The possible causes of volcanoes erupting D The ways of escaping from a volcano eruption

11. 3.“The sight of it awoke the scientist in my uncle to go and see it from closer at hand.”The underlined parts refer to______ A.Mount Vesuvius; the uncle of the writer B. A mountain in the distance;Pliny the elder C. A cloud of unusual size and shape;qualities of a scientist like curiosity D.dark spots of dirt and ash;qualities of a scientist like curiosity Scientific spirits awake sth. in sb. 唤起某人的 ……

12. 4.The writer didn’t think his uncle was afraid on the trip to Vesuvius because______ A. he had to rescue his friend’s wife Rectina B. he hurried to a place from which others were fleeing C. He had a good knowledge of how to survive a volcano eruption D.he was calm enough to write a report about what he observed Para. 3 last sentence

13. 5.Pompy didn’t get away because___ A.He had to wait for a good wind B.there was no way out except by boat C.he was too scared to take any action D.he wanted to join Pliny in observing the eruption Para5. He had to wait for a good wind, blowing the other way than the one that carried my uncle right in.( 细节题 )

14. 6.____ led to the immediate death of the writer’s uncle. A. The wrong decision he made B. His interest to study the volcano C.That he didn’t take the eruption seriously D. that he wanted to rescue Pompy after rescuing Rectina Para 4.

15. 7.What does the writer mean with the last sentence of the letter? A.It is no easy task to be a history writer B.He reminds Tacitus of his uncle’s bravery C.He is sorry that he can’t tell Tacitus more about the eruption D.He leaves it for Tacitus to decide which parts are important for his history book

16. 1.My uncle was working at the foot of the mountain when the volcano __________. 2. I _______ you to give up smoking as soon as possible. 3. The family ________ from the burning house. 4.The big fire was a terrible __________. The woman couldn’t forget it. 5.She buried her face in the _________ and cried. 6.When we were at the foot of the mountain, we watched _________ rising from the burning mountain. Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the following verbs: sight, flee, urge, pillow, flame, erupt, erupted urge fled sight pillow flames

17. Words competition Example: ghist rptue vlconao sha amlfe sulurph rriavla geur leef plloiw sight erupt volcano ash flame sulphur arrival urge flee pillow