Book-2-Unit-10-Pompeii.ppt

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1、Course Objectives By the end of this lesson, the students should be able to: 1. understand the structure and the general idea of the text. 2. know something about the history of Pompeii and what happened in AD 79. （G2） 3. use specific verbs to describe things. （G3: the knowledge schema of vocabulary

2、：running） 4. create a dominant impression by using words about five senses. （ G6:the knowledge schema of vocabulary ：onomatopoeia拟声） 5. know something about natural disasters like volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tornado etc. （review ）Group work (Pre-class Tasks): 4. the major gods and goddesses in

3、Greek and Roman Mythology, such as: (Grouplai) 1) Jupiter, 2) Juno, 3) Apollo, 4) Isis 5) Neptune, 5. the major gods and goddesses in Greek and Roman Mythology, such as: (Group1) 1) Minerva, 2) Mars, 3) Venus, 4) Cupid, 5) Diana, 6. the major gods and goddesses in Greek and Roman Mythology, such as:

4、 (Group) 1) Pluto, 2) Pan, 3) Mercury, 4) Hephaestus, 5) Saturn Vesuvius from plane Mural壁画壁画Mural壁画壁画General introduction: an ancient Roman town-city, destroyed and buried under 6 m of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, first rediscovered in 1599, approximately 1600 years af

5、ter its destruction,further rediscovered in 1748, well-preserved and looks exactly like it was on its last day,a popular tourist destination now.location: near modern Naples in Italy, 8km (5.0mi) away from Mount Vesuviusa picture tour: a birds-eye viewa picture tour: a street leading to Mt. Vesuvius

6、 a picture tour: the temple of Jupiter a picture tour: theatera picture tour: victimsPart 1 (Paras. 17 ): A brief account of Pompeii before and after the eruptionPart 2 (Para. 8-20 ): A detailed description of what happened on the day of the eruption. Pompeii is a strange city because no one has liv

7、ed there for nearly two thousand years since AD 79. / Until that year Pompeii was prosperous and beautiful. / Yet, a sudden eruption of Mount Vesuvius made the city perish, / buried deep in volcanic ash. / Then, seventeen hundred years later, it was rediscovered. / Marks of the citys last moments we

8、re found intact under the protecting shroud of ash. / Dictation The author describes what happened according to the time sequence. /At dawn when people were carrying on with life as usual, / they were unaware that tragedy was on its way. / At one oclock in the afternoon, / the eruption began and pum

9、ice stone began to fall, / which did little damage. / In the afternoon, buildings began to collapse and houses caught fire. / People were in panic and misguided by priests. / And most people missed the best timing to escape. / An earthquake struck in the evening to make things worse, / killing hundr

10、eds of people. / From late night to morning, / poisonous gas thickened and killed more people, / and those who were still alive struggled in vain until they all died. / By midday on August 25, / Pompeii was a city of the dead. / Questions 12: Why is Pompeii a strange city?3: How had Pompeii been unt

11、il AD 79? 4: What happened in AD 79 and what was the result?5: What happened to Pompeii seventeen hundred years after death? 6: Why does the author describe a trip to Pompeii as one “back in time”? Questions 89: What was happening at dawn and in the morning of August 24, AD 79?913: What happened at

12、one oclock in the afternoon?1415: What happened in the afternoon? 1617: What happened in the evening? 1819: What was the condition from late night to morning?1920: What was Pompeii like at the midday of August 25? Questions:In Para. 1-2 Question: Why is Pompeii a strange city? It is like no other ci

13、ty in the world. It is dead and nothing lives in Pompeii except crickets and beetles and lizards, but every year people travel from distant countries to visit it.Questions:In Para. 3 Question: How had Pompeii been until AD 79? prosperous and beautiful.Questions:In Para. 4 Question: What happened in

14、AD 79 and what was the result? Mount Vesuvius suddenly erupted and the city perished, buried deep in volcanic ash.Questions:In Para. 5 Question: What happened to Pompeii seventeen hundred years after death? It was discovered again. Marks of the citys last moments were found intact under the protecti

15、ng shroud of ash.Questions:In Para. 6 Question: Why does the author describe a trip to Pompeii as one “back in time”? For the old city comes to life all around you. Questions:In Para. 8-9 Question: What was happening at dawn and in the morning of August 24, AD 79? Tragedy was on its way. Questions:I

16、n Para. 9-13 Question: What happened at one oclock in the afternoon? The eruption began and pumice stone began to fall, which did little damage. Questions:In Para. 14-15 Question: What happened in the afternoon? People were in panic and misguided. Buildings began to collapse and houses caught fire.

17、Most people missed the best timing to escape. Questions:In Para. 16-17 Question: What happened in the evening? An earthquake struck to make things worse, killing hundreds of people. Conditions got worse and worse and people were trapped expecting death. Questions:In Para. 18-19 Question: What was th

18、e condition from late night to morning? Poison gas thickened and killed more people, and those who were still alive struggled in vain until they all fell. Questions:In Para. 19-20 Question: What was Pompeii like at the midday of August 25? The disaster was still going on but didnt matter to people a

19、t all, all of whom were now dead.63 Para 1-2 Pompeii was prosperous Para 3 How strange Pompeii is Para 4 Marks of Pompeiis last moments Paras 5-6 Pompeii was destroyedMatch the main idea with each paragraph64 Para 8-9 Eruption began Para 10-13 Tragedy was on its way Para 14-15 Buildings fell and hou

20、ses catch fire; people in panic missed timing to run Para 16 earth quaked, killing hundredsMatch the main idea with each paragraph65 Para 17 late night saw more deaths from gas Para 18 Conditions got worse, people helplessly expecting death Para 19 disaster going on but no longer mattering Para 20 P

21、eople struggled in vain before they all died. Match the main idea with each paragraphCheck of previewFind the words from the text which have the same meaning as the following. very strong or powerful 2. to suddenly break into small pieces3. complete and not damaged4. to push sb./sth. into a small pl

22、ace5. to throw violently in a particular direction6. to fall down or fall in suddenlymightyshatterintactcramhurlcollapseCheck of preview7. to come or go down from a higher level to a lower one8. to move along smoothly or slowly in water or air9. a person whose job is to take care of sheep10. a crowd

23、 of people11. fierce and violent 12. to cover sb. / sth. completely 13. death or destruction 14. a sudden heavy raindescenddriftshepherdthrongsavageoverwhelmdoomcloudburstWordsSynonyms1. perish2. stain3. flee4. shimmer5. summit6. mighty7. topple8. shatter9. column10. banddiemarkrun awayglimmerpeak;

24、mountaintoppowerfulcollapsesmashpillarthrongA city in south central Italy, on the Bay of Naples. It is a major seaport, and commercial, industrial and tourist center.Detailed discussion:Pompeii is a dead city. No one has lived therenot since the summer of the year AD 79, to be exact. (Para. 2) in fu

25、ll: Anno Domini, Latin for the Year of Our Lord/ The Christian myth has it that AD 1 was the year Jesus Christ was born. Time before AD is called BC(before Christ).Mary, Holy spirit, Joseph, Bethlehem, Stable/barn/mangerOther frequently used phrases like this: to begin with; to tell the truth; to be

26、 honest; to be frank; to put it another way; to give you an example; to sum up; to come back to the question we were discussing; to name just a few. Detailed discussion: . Pompeii was a prosperous city of 25,000 people. (Para. 3) a city of 25,000 people: 一个人口为两万五千的城市一个人口为两万五千的城市 a city with a popula

27、tion of 25,000 a city with a population of 25,000 people “population” means “the number of people living in a particular area, country, etc.”Detailed discussion: Nearby was the bay of Naples, an arm of the blue Mediterranean. (Para. 3) Inverted structure. What is the function of the underlined part?

28、 - appositive.an arm of sth.: a long and narrow area of land or water that is joined to a broader area(陆地、水域的陆地、水域的) 狭长区域狭长区域Detailed discussion: Rich men came down from wealthy Rome to build seaside villas. (Para. 3) What does “down” here mean? - moving from a big city / in or toward South.- Rome i

29、s to the north of Pompeii.Inversion Rising behind the city was the 4,000-foot .全部倒装：全部倒装：1. 某些地点或时间状语位于句首时，句子全部倒装：某些地点或时间状语位于句首时，句子全部倒装： e.g. Now comes your turn, In the doorway stood my brother. Below the house ran a little stream. To the west of Malaysia lies India.2. 表示运动方向的副词位于句首，谓语动词为表示运动的动词的表示

30、运动方向的副词位于句首，谓语动词为表示运动的动词的一般过去时，句子全部倒装：一般过去时，句子全部倒装： e.g. In came Jack. Out rushed the children. Away went the car. Up jumped the two large dogs. Off flew the birds. Down fell some apples.Inversion全部倒装：全部倒装：3. 某些主语补语位于句首时，句子全部倒装：某些主语补语位于句首时，句子全部倒装： e.g. Among them were two girls. Below is a famous ho

31、tel. On his left arm was a tattoo of an eagle. Especially remarkable was this new design.4. 当直接引语之后的陈述句主语是名词时，用倒装：当直接引语之后的陈述句主语是名词时，用倒装： e.g. “Any more fares, please?” asked the conductor. grass-covered adj. (para.3)Compound adjective formed by:n. + past participle More example:home-made, state-owne

32、d, heart-felt, quake-stricken, Detailed discussion: It died suddenly, in a terrible rain of fire and ash. (Para. 4) a rain of sth.: a large number of things that fall from the sky at the same timea rain of petals; a rain of arrows; a rain of bulletse.g. A rain of abuse has been heaped upon him. Simi

33、lar metaphorical use:a shower of: a lot of small light things falling or moving through the air togethera shower of leaves; a shower of stonesa storm of: a sudden loud amount of noise made a group of people in reaction to sth. A storm of applause rose from the audience. The charges touched off a sto

34、rm of protest. Detailed discussion: The tragedy struck (Para. 4) “strike” is a verb often used with disasters, e.g. A typhoon / plague / earthquake strikes. other use of strike:He struck his head again the roof.He struck him on the head.The clock struck four.She struck up an acquaintance with a musi

35、cian on the trip.How did the film strike you?The lighting struck terror into their hearts.Detailed discussion: Mount Vesuvius, which had slept quietly for centuries, erupted with savage violence. (Para. 4) sleep: to be inactive or dormant休眠的休眠的 savage: wild; untamed savage beasts of the jungle, sava

36、ge criticism violence: powerful, untamed, or devastating force; the violence of the seaDetailed discussion: For three days, the sun didnt break through the clouds of volcanic ash that filled the sky. (Para. 4) the clouds of volcanic ash: the large amount of volcanic ash that was floating in the air

37、and looked like cloudcloud of dust; cloud of smoke; cloud of steam Paraphrase: The volcanic ash floating in the air was so thick that it hid the sun for three days. Words and Expressions:perish: （Para.4)to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed e.g. We must plan our ci

38、vilization or we must perish. Almost a hundred people perished in the hotel fire last night. Detailed discussion: Beneath the protecting shroud of ash, the city lay intact. (Para. 5)Shroud: a cloth which is used for wrapping a dead body; a layer of sth. which covers or surrounds sth. e.g. Everything

39、 was covered in a thick shroud of dust. The truth about the accident remains hidden beneath a shroud of secrecy.Detailed discussion: Beneath the protecting shroud of ash, the city lay intact. (Para. 5)intact: (Para.5)not damaged and complete or perfect e.g. Despite his misfortunes, his faith and opt

40、imism remained intact. Most of the house remains intact even after two hundred years. Detailed discussion: Beneath the protecting shroud of ash, the city lay intact. (Para. 5) Paraphrase: The city remained as it had been before the eruption. It had been protected by the thick layer of ash that burie

41、d the city deep.Detailed discussion: In the wine shops, the wine jars were in place, and on one counter could be seen a stain where a customer had thrown down his wine glass and fled. (Para. 5)in place: in its usual or right placeThe books were all in place on the shelves.Lets put the chairs in plac

42、e. Paraphrase: In the wine shop, the wine jars were in their right place; people could see on one counter a stain of wine, and it might have been left by a customer who had just thrown down the glass and fled in a hurry. Detailed discussion: To go to Pompeii today is to take a trip backward in time.

43、 (Para. 6) Paraphrase: To go to Pompeii today is to go back to the ancient times, because everything in this dead city is preserved exactly as it was the day the city perished. Detailed discussion: The old city comes to life all around you. (Para. 6)come to life: to become animate or conscious充满生机充满

44、生机; to seem real and natural活灵活现；表现生动；惟妙惟活灵活现；表现生动；惟妙惟肖出现肖出现Paraphrase: The old city is alive again all round you, as it was.e.g. The house comes to life whenever the grandchildren come to visit it. The park comes to life when tourists visit it. a style of writing that will make your characters come

45、 to life on the pageDetailed discussion: The grassy slopes of great Vesuvius rise to the heavens behind the city, and sunlight shimmers on the waters of the bay a thousand yards from the city walls. (Para.6)watersrefertoalargeareaofsea,especiallytheareaofseathatisneartoacountryandthatisregardedasbel

46、ongingtoit.水域，海域;(尤指)领海 山坡覆盖着绿茵的维苏威山在古城的背后直耸云霄，离城山坡覆盖着绿茵的维苏威山在古城的背后直耸云霄，离城墙三千英尺之外，阳关照在庞贝湾的水上，闪闪发光。墙三千英尺之外，阳关照在庞贝湾的水上，闪闪发光。Detailed discussion: Such was Pompeii on its last day. (Para. 7) Paraphrase: That was what Pompeii was like the day it was destroyed in the volcanic eruption. Inverted sentence T

47、ransitionDetailed discussion: A good imagination is all you need to restore it to activity. (Para. 7)restore sth. to sth.: to make sth. returns to its previous state or condition e.g. A week at the beach will restore you to health. The government is trying hard to restore the countrys economy to ful

48、l strength. Paraphrase: If you have a good imagination you will be able to imagine what was going onthe sights, sounds, smells and activities of a busy, prosperous Roman town.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: Words & ExpressionsWordsPhrasesWordserupt; strike; perish; shroud; intact; clatter; shi

49、mmerPhrasesno other; come down; hide from; break through; be in place; come to life; be in port; clear awaySentence Patternthe day + that clause; to do is to do.; is all one needs to do.Grammarinversion1.我的学校里没有别的美国人了。(no other) There are no other Americans in my school.2.他们最近已经从伦敦搬到乡村来住。 (come down

50、) Theyve recently come down from London to live in the village.3.你是不是有什么事要瞒着我？ (hide.from) Are you trying to hide something from me? Translate the following sentences into English.Part I: Exercises4.不久，绿色的嫩芽就会破土而出。(break through)Soon, tiny green shoots will break through the soils surface.5.书都放得整整齐齐