北师大版高二英语选修6课件：unit16 Lesson 1 Stories from History

1、Stories from History Volcanic eruption Pompeii Words and Expressions volcanic eruption preserve capsule witness occur tremble block out particularly 火山爆发火山爆发 vt.vt.保护，保存保护，保存 n.n.胶囊，太空舱胶囊，太空舱 v.v.目击目击 vi.vi.发生发生 vi.vi.颤抖，发抖颤抖，发抖 堵住堵住 adv.adv.特别地，特定地特别地，特定地 Words and Expressions loss awesome in a way

2、 rewind architecture authentic characteristic monument n.n.遗失，丢失遗失，丢失 adj.adj.令人敬畏的令人敬畏的 从某种程度上从某种程度上 v.v.倒回倒回 n.n.建筑建筑 adj.adj.真正的，原作的真正的，原作的 adj.adj.典型的典型的 n.n.纪念碑，纪念堂纪念碑，纪念堂 Words and Expressions gather on ones side sorrow sympathy burst split up on the way to pay rise v.v.聚集聚集 侧身侧身 n.n.悲伤，难过悲伤，难

3、过 n.n.同情同情 vi.vi.爆炸，冲，闯爆炸，冲，闯 断绝关系，分成小部分断绝关系，分成小部分 在去在去的路上的路上 增加工资增加工资 On August 23, 79 AD, Pompeii looked like any other busy, prosperous city. People were moving about, trading goods, news, and friendly talk. Three days later, on August 26, all of these sounds had fallen silent, and the place itse

4、lf had vanished. Almost nothing was seen of Pompeii for more than 1500 years. Now, more than 1900 years later, we are learning more and more about the last days of Pompeii. 1. Once, there was a thriving city. But one day, it suddenly disappeared. Use your imagination, and see how this tragedy happen

5、ed. Discussion 2. Do you know any city that disappeared within a minute? Pompeii 3. Read the title, can you guess from the title what the article is about? It is about a city named Pompeii. First Reading: Read the whole passage quickly, and try to find out what happened to Pompeii. It was destroyed

6、and covered by a volcanic eruption and discovered again by some archaeologists 1,600 years later. Second Reading: write down the things in connection with the following numbers: August, 24th, 79 AD: The eruption had occurred and destroyed the whole city. 1,600: More than 1,600 years later, some scie

7、ntists found the lost towns that had been buried under the ashes. 1748: By 1748, scientists had found an awesome historical site. 250: More than 250 years after scientists found the city, thousands of tourists and hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world.

8、 Go through the whole passage, and find out what the following people did. Pliny: People in Pompeii: scientists: Third Reading: Note-taking a Roman writer wrote about a terrible volcanic eruption described a cloud coming down the mountain, blocking out the sun and burying everything in its path, inc

9、luding whole villages and towns. Pliny: Those sad events left a deep impression on Pliny. People in Pompeii: disappeared under the ashes were gradually forgotten by the world gathered together for protection in their last hours of life. One person, sitting alone, looks like he is praying. Another ma

10、n, lying on his side, looks as if he is trying to get up. found the lost towns found an awesome historical site and started to dig out the ancient city of Pompeii hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world Those scientists: 1. What is the article about? It

11、is about a city named Pompeii , which was destroyed and covered by a devastating volcanic eruption and discovered again by some archaeologists 1,600 years later. Answer the questions in exercise2 2. Why does the article describe Pompeii as a “time capsule” ? Because it preserves a frozen moment in h

12、istory. 4. What had Pompeii been like before the eruption? Before the eruption occurred, it had been a booming roman city with temples, markets, restaurants, and theaters. 5. What can you see If you walk in the streets of Pompeii today? Now as you walk along the streets of the city, you can admire t

13、he ancient architecture, statues, decorated walls and authentic objects characteristic of the time. 1. He had witnessed as a young man v. see something by oneself 2. The eruption had occurred on August 24th, 79AD. take place, happen (Vi.) Paraphrase 3. The earth began to tremble and a volcano shake

14、4. He described a cloud coming down the mountain, blocking out the sun and burying everything in its path. hide the sun from being seen/ bury everything when it was passing 5. Time rewinds. v. go back to ancient times 6. You can admire the ancient architectures, statues, decorated walls and authenti

15、c objects characteristics of the time. typical of that time 7. One person, sitting alone, looks like he is praying. alone is an adverb(副词副词). 8. One can only feel sorry and deep sympathy for these once-living statues. 9. The city lives on nearly 2,000 years after its loss. keep alive a container use

16、d to store for children a selection of objects thought to be representative of life at a particular time. Time capsules are interesting to people of all ages. 10. Time capsule Write to yourself an e-mail, and receive it 20 years later. What will the feeling be? the Forbes provides an interesting ser

17、vice, kinda TIME CAPSULE. but the capsule would be an e- mail. you may send emails to yourself, and decide the mails to be received 1 or 3 or 5 or 10 or even 20 years later! the mails will be kept and sent by yahoo. Changes of Pompeii City: A thriving Roman city with temples, markets, restaurants an

18、d theatres, works of art on walls; Summary destroyed and covered by a terrible volcanic eruption; people disappeared and forgotten by the world; the locations of the buried towns and villages were lost. discovered by some scientists; visited by tourists and scientists every year Grammar Past Perfect

19、 tense 1. Pliny wrote about a terrible volcanic eruption that he had witnessed as a young man. 2. However, more than 1, 600 years later, some scientists found the lost towns that had been buried under the ashes. 3. Before the eruption occurred, it had been a booming Roman city. 4. The bodies of peop

20、le who had died in Pompeii left impressions in the ash. It shows an event that happened earlier, before the other past event in the story. 1. The audience left after the film had finished. What is past perfect tense? 2. We got married a year after we had fallen in love with each other. 3. By the time I got home, the others had eaten all the food. 4. We arrived at the cinema late after the film had started. 5. When I had arrived home and looked around, I saw that a burglar had stole my CD player. John, a friend of mine, who got married only last week, spent $3,000 more