牛津英语模块3Unit3readingPPT课件

1、Ancient civilizations,?,Pompeii,(Italy),& Loulan,(China),Background knowledge,Pompeii,?,Location,?,The site of Pompeii was located,in western Italy,in a region,called Campania,near the Bay of Naples.,Map of Pompeii,History,?,It was first occupied in the 8th century BC,.,?,The Etruscans,soon dominate

2、d the region. The Etruscan occupation lasted,throughout the 5th and 6th centuries BC.,?,After the Etruscans came,the Saminites,. The Saminites turned Pompeii,into a pure Greek town.,?,The Romans,took control of Pompeii around 200 BC.,?,The Romans retained control over Pompeii until the end.,A timeli

3、ne of events in Pompeii,Vesuvius (volcano),?,On 24th August AD 79, the,volcano (Vesuvius) erupted,and lava, ash and rocks,poured out of it onto the,surrounding countryside.,All the people in the city were,buried alive.,Loulan:,Ghost City,?,Loulan was a,stopping point on,the Old Silk Road,connecting

4、China,to Europe.,?,In its lifetime, Loulan,was situated,on the,north shore of Lop,Nor,(,罗布湖,).,?,.,?,Loulan was abandoned,in the sixth century and,was gradually covered,by sandstorm.,?,Their most significant,finding was a female,mummy, the,Loulan,beauty,whose good looks,were undiminished 1,000,years

5、 later.,Unit3 Back to the past,Reading,Day 1,Lost Civilizations,Day 2,Day 3,Day 10,(excerpts from Anns travel diary),Day11,C1,How well did you understand the details in the diary? Read it,again carefully and answer the following questions.,1.,What happened to Pompeii in,August AD 79?,Mount Vesuvius

6、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.,2. 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 i

7、n the area for treasure, which caused much,damage. So in 1860, the Italian archaeologist,Giuseppe Fiorelli was made director of the Pompeii,dig.,3.,What were the,stepping stones,along the road in,Pompeii used for?,With the stones, people did not have to step in the,mud in the streets on rainy days.,

8、4.,Why was,Loulan,an important city about,2,000,years ago?,Because it was,a stopping point,on the famous Silk,Road between the East and the West,5.,How do many people think,Loulan,disappeared?,It was gradually covered over by sandstorms from,AD,200 to,AD,500.,6.,According to the last sentence, how did the author feel,about the loss of Loulan?,She felt t