高一英语课件Unit10 Reading Under the Volcano.ppt

Unit 10 Reading Under the Volcano,drought,sandstorm,typhoon,tornado,龙卷风,tsunami,海啸,Volcano erupts!,火山喷发,gas,liquid,solid,Lava(熔岩),vapour, carbon dioxide, nitrogen(氮),sulphur(硫磺), etc.,bits of rock and volcanic ash, etc.,Do you know how a volcano works?,Vesuvius volcano,About 2,000 years ago, a volcano in Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy erupted and buried（埋葬） two small towns, Pompei(庞贝)and Herculaneum(赫库兰尼姆) under meters of hot ash and mud.,Vesuvius,Pompei,Where is Vesuvius located?,On the eastern shore of the Bay of Napoli那不勒斯(意大利西南部港市).,Pompeii 庞贝,Pompeii 庞贝,Pompeii 庞贝,Listening,Reading,Under the Volcano,What?,When?,Where?,Who?,The end?,Skimming,1.What is described in the following passage?,2.When and where did it happen?,The eruption of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius.,On the 24th of August in 79 AD in southern Italy.,3.Who is the writer of the letter?,4.What is the end of the story?,Pliny, the younger.,The writers uncle died the next day after the eruption of the volcano.,The purpose of writing the letter.,When and where the disaster happened.,What Plinys uncle did when the volcano erupted.,Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Conclusion of the letter.,(para.2) :,(para.1) :,(para.3-6) :,(para.7):,Part 4,Main idea,Decide whether the following sentences are true or false.,A volcano erupted on the 24th of August in 79 BC in southern Italy. My uncle planned to save his friends wife Rectina. My uncle went to rescue Pompy after saving Rectina. The flames came from the homes of farmers who had left in a panic with the kitchen fires still on. They decided to try the open air instead of staying in the house. It was night when the volcano erupted.,F,F,T,F,T,F,Careful Reading,1.Why does the writer write this letter?,Because he writes it to tell the death of his uncle to Tacitus who is writing a history book.,Para.1,2. 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),1. Who first paid attention to a cloud of unusual size and shape? A. Tacitus. B. Young Plinys mother. C. Young Pliny. D. Uncle Pliny.,Para.2,The sight of it awoke the scientist in my uncle to go and see it from closer at hand.,2.Explain what the word underline refer to:,a cloud of unusual size and shape,No, they didnt.,Because the writer wrote, “we couldnt tell which one, but we later learnt that it was Mount Vesuvius.”,Para.3,By boat.,From his friends wife Rectina.,3. Where was Rectinas house?,At the foot of Vesuvius.,Para. 3 last sentence,1. Why did he pause for a moment?,Because he wondered whether to turn back as the captain urged him.,Yes, he did, and then he wanted to rescue his friend Pompy.,Para.4,He had to wait for a good wind, blowing the other way than the one that carried,the good wind,Pompy,flames,scared people,In order to help the other calm down, he,Their light scared people but my uncle,They discussed what to do:,Para.5,1. Explain what the words underline refer to:,2. Pompy didnt get away because_ . A.He had to wait for a good wind B.there was no way out except by boat C.he was too scared to take any action D.he wanted to join Pliny in observing the eruption,Para5. He had to wait for a good wind, blowing the other way than the one that carried my uncle right in.( 细节题),3. How did Uncle Pliny do to make Pompy calm down? A. He gave Pompy hug and courage. B. He bathed and had dinner. C. After dinner, he wanted to sleep. D. After he hugged Pompy, he stayed there and bathed, had dinner and even wanted to sleep there.,To protect against the shower of rocks.,2.When was his uncle found dead?_.,A. On August 24th B. On August 25th C. On August 26th D. On August 27th,Para.6,Para.7,He decided to rescue his friend Pompy. 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.,4,3,1,6,7,5,Read the passage carefully again, put the f