译林英语必修3Unit3Reading (共39张PPT)

2. How was the buried city discovered? It was discovered in the 18th century when a farmer found some stone with writing on it.
3.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.
Application of reading strategy
place
time
in the 8th century BC
in 89 BC
Pompeii
on 24th Aug. AD 79
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.
Lead–in:
Do you know some buildings that could represent ancient civilizations in China or throughout the world ?
Yuanmingyuan The Great Wall
Pyramids
Unit 3 Reading
Lost civilizations
(Diary)
Know how to read diary entries
Improve your pragmatic competence and learning ability
Learn to preserve civilizations
2.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.
Find the words showing the writer’s feelings.
lucky
sorry
amazed
How unfortunate!
excited
What a pity!
pitiful
Consolidation Both Pompeii in 1___It_a_ly___and Loulan in China became 2_lo_s_t_ c_iv_i_li_z_a_ti_o_nslong ago. Pompeii was 3_f_o_u_n_d_e_d_ in the 8th century BC and was4_t_a_k_e_n ___o_v_e_r_ by the Romans in 89BC. On 24th Aug.AD79, the volcano 5__e_r_u_p_t_e_d_ and the city were 6__b_u_r_ie_d_ __a_l_iv_e___. Loulan was a7__st_o_p_p_in_g__p_o_i_n_t on the Silk Road. It is believed to have been covered over by8 _s_a_n_d_st_o_r_m_s_. There are just a few 9___r_u_i_n_s__ left. The remains of buildings were buried10_b_e_n_e_a_t_h__the sand , together with a lot of 11_t_re_a_s_u_r_e_s_, such as coins and painted pots. The desert was a green land, but trees were cut down and that 12_r_e_s_u_lt_e_d in the city being buried by sand.
Global reading Lost Civilizations
(excerpts from Ann’s travel diary)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 10 Day11
Choose the correct main idea for each part.
Diary 1
A . a lecture about Pompeii and the volcano
magnificent
mysterious
well-designed Similarities
ancient
famous
distant
Difference
Some of them are still existing now, but others are nowhere to be seen.
So we call the ancient buildings, cultures and countries that no longer existed “Lost civilizations”.
2. How was the buried city discovered? 3.What were the stepping stones along the road in
Pompeii used for?
Pompeii
Pompeii, ancient city of Italy, a port near Naples and at the foot of Mt.Vesuvius. In August of AD79,the city was buried.
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
the Old Silk Road,
connecting China to
Europe.
v.
T oTrasFk.2(Day10-Day11):
1.Loulan was gradually covered over by sandstorms .
2.PSrvoefnessoHr eZdhianng discovered the ruins of the Loulan Kingdom.
Reading strategy: Prediction:
What should we pay attention to when we are reading diaries? ⑴ dates and place names
⑵ facts and historical information
⑶ personal feelings and opinions
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.
volcano: still there, quiet
Loulan
Loulan: Ghost City
In its lifetime, Loulan was
situated on the north shore of Lop Nor(罗布湖).
Loulan was a
stopping point on
2. 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
Streets: just as they had been; with stepping stones
Houses: decorated with wall paintings
Bodies of people: nearly completely broke down and disappeared
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.
Comparative thinking
Similarities
Pompeii ① famous ② a long history
Loulan ③disappeared/lost suddenly
China human force gradually
4.that (L44)
the fact that trees were cut down
Part
Para.
1
1
2
2-4
3
5-6
General Idea preparation a visit to Pompeii a visit to Loulan
Pompeii （庞贝）
Task1(Day1-Day3): 1. Where’s Pompeii?
3.The remains of buildings were abbeonveeathe sand.
4.Loulan was important because it was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road.
1. Which of the following is true ? ______
What do the following words refer to? 1.the city (L7) Pompeii
2.them (L26)
true-to-life figures of the people who had died in the disaster
3.it (L31)
Loulan
The Taj Mahal
The Hanging Gardens
What are the similarities and differences among these places? Can you use some adjectives to describe them?
attractive
event
It was founded. It was taken over by the Romans. The volcano erupted.
in 1860
It was put under government protection.
According to what the author saw, give a description of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.