unit10 reading

3. Where was Rectina’s house? Para. 3 At the foot of Vesuvius.
4.What did the captain urge the author’s uncle to do? Para. 4
He urged the author’s uncle to turn back. 5. Why did the author’s uncle ask to be taken to the baths? Para. 5 sentence 3 Because he wanted to help the other to calm down.
F 2. My uncle planned to save his friend’s wife Rectina.
T 3. My uncle went to rescue Pompy after saving
Rectina.
Para 4. Last line
F 4. The flames came from the homes of farmers who
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______ Scientific 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 awake sth. in sb. 唤起某人的……
6.When was the author’s uncle’s body found?
When daylight came again two days after he died.
Task 5 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.
1.What did Tacitus ask the author to do? Para. 1 Ask him to write him something about the death of his uncle Pliny. 2.From whom was the letter which the author’s uncle brought? Para. 3 From his friend’s wife Rectina.
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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.
Under the Volcano
The end?
What disaster? Who?(Who is the main character?)
Task 1 Skimming 1: What is described in the following passage? The eruption of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius. 2: When and where did it happen? On the 24th of August in 79 AD in southern Italy. 3: Who is the writer of the letter? Pliny, the younger. 4：How many characters are there in the letter? Who are they?
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
5.____ 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.
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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)
Next Then Finally
Task 3 true or false.
in southern Italy.
AD公元 (Anno Domini)
Bபைடு நூலகம்(before century) Para.3
F 1. A volcano erupted on the 24th of August in 79 BC
solid
liquid lava(熔岩)
Where does Vesuvius locate?
On the eastern shore of the Bay of Naples.
Pompeii
Mount Vesuvius as seen from Pompeii, which was destroyed in the 79 eruption.
had left in a panic with the kitchen fires still on.
Para.5
T 5. They decided to try the open air instead of staying
in the house.
Para.5 last line
F 6. It was night when the volcano erupted. Sentence 2
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
Eruption of Vesuvius in 1822. The eruption of 79 AD would have appeared very similar.
Pompeii Bodies
Describe how things could have happened?
When?
Where?
spirits
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
Para.6
Task 4
Scan the text answer the following questions.