back to the past unit3. lead–in: do you know some buildings that could represent ancient...
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Back to the pastBack to the past
Unit3Unit3
Lead–in:Lead–in:
Do you know some buildings that could
represent ancient civilizations in China
or throughout the world ?
The Great WallThe Great Wall
The Terracotta The Terracotta WarriorsWarriors
Let’s enjoy some pictures!
Potala PalacePotala Palace
The Old Town The Old Town of Lijiang of Lijiang
The Taj MahalThe Taj Mahal
The Hanging The Hanging GardensGardens
Roman Roman ColiseumColiseum
(古罗马角斗场)(古罗马角斗场)
PyramidsPyramids
What are the similarities and differences among these places? Can you use some words to describe them?
SimilaritiesSimilarities
magnificent
well-designed ancient
famous distant
mysteriousattractive
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”.
DifferenceDifference
What is the text made up of?
5 diary entries
Have a quick look at the text and Have a quick look at the text and answer:answer:
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
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
Reading strategy:Reading strategy:
PompeiiPompeii(庞贝)(庞贝)
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):Task1(Day1-Day3): Listen to this part and answer:
1. Where’s Pompeii?
2. What happened to Pompeii in August AD 79?
Task 1Task 1
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.
Task1(Day1-Day3):Task1(Day1-Day3):
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.
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.
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.
Find the historical information about Pompeii.
Dates Actions Emotions
15th July
16th July
17th July
How does the writer feel about the trip? How does the writer feel about the trip?
We are in Italy We are in Italy feel lucky feel lucky
We attended a We attended a lecture about lecture about Pompeii. Pompeii.
How unfortunateHow unfortunate
I saw the ancienI saw the ancient Roman city of t Roman city of Pompeii. Pompeii.
How amazingHow amazing
LoulanLoulan(楼兰)(楼兰)
Task 2Task 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.
Task2(Day10-Day11):Task2(Day10-Day11):
place time evevt
Loulan2000 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.
Find the historical information about Loulan and fill in the blanks:
Dates Actions Emotions
24th July
25th July
How does the writer feel about the trip? How does the writer feel about the trip?
We arrived in We arrived in Loulan. Loulan.
so exited to so exited to be herebe here
The discovery of LThe discovery of Loulan and its preseoulan and its present situation. nt situation.
What a pityWhat a pity
Compare Pompeii with LoulanCompare 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.
ItalyItaly
about 2000 about 2000 years agoyears ago
Because of thBecause of the volcano eruptie volcano eruption.on.
Compare Pompeii with LoulanCompare Pompeii with LoulanCity Pompeii Loulan
Discovery
(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 paintings.3. bodies that have been 3. bodies that have been turned to stonesturned to stones
1. 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 that that ran through the ran through the middle of the city.middle of the city.
A European explA European explorer discovered the orer discovered the ruins of the Loulan ruins of the Loulan Kingdom round the Kingdom round the year 1900.year 1900.
A farmer found some A farmer found some stones with writing 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.
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.
Fill in the blanks with proper words.
Italy lost civilizations
founded taken
overerupted
buried alive stopping point
sandstormsruins
treasures
Consolidation
beneath
resulted
A pair work Suppose one of you is a reporter and the other is the a
uthor 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 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.
DD
BB
阅读理解训练阅读理解训练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: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)