B2U10-PompeiiPPT课件

1、1Book 2-10 PompeiiRobert Silverberg2R einforcementT ext AnalysisPompeiiB ackgroundW arming upUnit 103Questions / ActivitiesCheck-on PreviewObjectivesWBTRHalf a DayUnit 1Warming up4Warming upQuestions / ActivitiesWBTR Why does the author call Pompeii a strange city? What happened to the city? What wa

2、s the city like before it was destroyed? What are some other natural disasters in world history that you have learned about?5Check-on Preview Match the words with their correct meaning in the text. hurl graze cram intact mighty shattera. very strong or powerful b. to suddenly break into small pieces

3、c. to throw violently in a particular directione. to eat grass growing in a fieldf. to push sb./sth. into a small placeg. complete and not damagedWBTRWarming upKey: c, e, f, g, a, b6Objectives Understand the structure and the general idea of the text Know something about the history of Pompeii and w

4、hat happened in AD 79 Be able to use specific verbs to describe things Be able to create a dominant impression by using words about five senses Know something about natural disasters like volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tornado etc.WBTRWarming up7BackgroundCulture TipsAuthorHalf a DayUnit 10BWTR8Ba

5、ckgroundAuthorRobert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. In 1956 he graduated from Columbia University, having majored in Comparative Literature.His LifeBWTR9Culture Tips NaplesNaples is the capital of Campania and the third-largest city

6、in Italy, after Rome and Milan. It has a population of nearly 1 million within its administrative limits on a land area of 117.3 km2 (45 sq mi). The urban area of Naples extends beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of above 3 million. 10 The city of PompeiiPompeii is a partially

7、buried Roman town-city near modern Naples. Pompeii was partially destroyed and buried under 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, and it was lost for nearly 1700 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1749. Since then, its excavation has provided an

8、 extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city during the Pax Romana. Today, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2,500,000 visitors every year. Culture Tips11Pompeii the last day A multidisciplinary study of the erupt

9、ion products and victims indicates that at Vesuvius and surrounding towns heat was the main cause of death of people, previously believed to have died by ash suffocation. The results of the study, published in 2010, show that exposure to at least 250 C hot surges at a distance of 10 kilometres from

10、the vent was sufficient to cause instant death, even if people were sheltered within buildings. Culture Tips12Mount Vesuvius Mount Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the burying and destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. They were never rebuilt, althoug

11、h surviving townspeople and probably looters did undertake extensive salvage work after the destructions. The towns locations were eventually forgotten until their accidental rediscovery in the 18th century.Pompeii, with Vesuvius towering aboveCulture Tips13Vesuvius from plane Culture TipsInside the

12、 crater of Vesuvius14JupiterJupiter is the king of the gods and the god of sky and thunder. Jupiter was the chief deity of Roman state religion throughout the Republican and Imperial eras, until the Empire came under Christian rule. Jupiter is thought to have originated as a sky god. His identifying

13、 implement is the thunderbolt, and his primary sacred animal is the eagle, which held precedence over other birds in the taking of auspices and became one of the most common symbols of the Roman army. Culture Tips15ApolloApollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in anci

14、ent Greek and Roman religion, Greek and Roman mythology. Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the chaste huntress Artemis. Culture Tips16 IsisIsis i

15、s a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patron of nature and magic. She was the friend of slaves, sinners, artisans, and the downtrodden, and she listened to the prayers of the wealthy, maidens, aristocrats, and rulers. Isis i

16、s also known as protector of the dead and goddess of children. The name Isis means Throne. Her headdress is a throne. As the personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaohs power. The pharaoh was depicted as her child, who sat on the throne she provided.Culture Tip

17、s17DetailedAnalysisStructureHalf a DayUnit 1Text AnalysisTWBR18Text AnalysisStructure1Para. 1-7A brief account of Pompeii before and after August 24, AD79. 2Para. 8-9A detailed description of what happened on the day of the eruption.TWBR19Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisMain IdeaSentence ParaphraseWor

18、ds & ExpressionsExercisePart I Part IITWBR20 What was the city like before the eruption? What were people in Pompeii doing before the eruption? IF the city had not been destroyed by the volcanic eruption, what would it be like today?Part I: Main Idea21Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: Words & Ex

19、pressionsWordsPhrasesSentence PatternGrammareruptstrikeperishshroudintactclattershimmerno othercome downhide frombreak throughbe in placecome to lifebe in portclear awaythe day + that clause To do is to do.is all one needs to do.inversion22strike (para. 4) to cause a person or place to suffer severe

20、ly from the effects of something very unpleasant that happens suddenly Ive got a life insurance policy that will look after my family if disaster strikes. The disease has struck the whole community, sometimes wiping out whole families. They predict that a large earthquake will strike the east coast

21、before the end of the decade. Detailed AnalysisPart I: Words and Expression23perish (para. 4) to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed Three hundred people perished in the earthquake. He believes that Europe must create closer ties or it will perish. Publish or perish

22、 is a phrase coined to describe the pressure in academia to rapidly and continuously publish academic work to sustain or further ones career.Detailed Analysis24a rain of sth.(para. 4) a rain of sth.: a large number of thins that fall from the sky at the same time.例如：例如：A A rainrain ofof abuse has be

23、en heaped upon him. 他遭到好一顿咒骂。 这类用法属于暗喻（metaphor），相似例子如下： A A stormstorm ofof applause rose from the audience. 观众一阵喝彩。 The charges touched off a a stormstorm ofof protest. 那些指控激起了猛烈的抗议。Detailed Analysis25shimmer (para. 6) to shine in such a way that the light seems to shake slightly and quickly She c

24、ould see her reflection in the water, shimmering in the moonlight. Compare shimmer with other verbs like sparkle, twinkle and glisten. Detailed Analysis26shroud (para. 5) a layer of something which covers or surrounds something Everything was covered in a thick shroud of dust. The truth about the ac

25、cident remains hidden beneath a shroud of secrecy.Detailed Analysis27restore sth. to sth. (para. 7) The stolen goods were all restoredrestored toto their owners. 被偷窃的东西都归还给原主了。 The house has been restoredrestored toto its original splendour. 这座房子已经恢复了当初的光彩。 The city was finally restoredrestored toto

26、 tranquility. 这座城市最后恢复了平静。 After years of neglecting, the palace has been restoredrestored toto its former glory. 经过若干年的沉寂，这座宫殿恢复了以往的壮丽。Detailed Analysis28Beneath the protecting shroud of ash, the city lay intact. (para 5.) The city remained as it had been before the eruption. It had been protected

27、by the think layer of ash that buried the city deep.Detailed AnalysisPart I: Sentence Paraphrase29A good imagination is all you need to restore it to activity. (para. 7)If you have a good imagination you will be able to imagine what was going on the sights, sounds, smells and activities of a busy, p

28、rosperous Roman town.Detailed Analysis30 在我的学校里没有别的美国人了。 他们最近已经从伦敦搬到乡村来住。 你是不是有什么事要瞒着我？ 不久，绿色的嫩芽就会破土而出。 书都放得整整齐齐，井井有条。 一个年轻女孩翻阅着家庭相册，童年记忆重回眼前。 我们的工作是清除这些垃圾。 Translate the following sentences into English.Detailed AnalysisPart I: Exercises31There are nono otherother Americans in my school.Theyve rece

29、ntly comecome downdown from London to live in the village.Are you trying to hidehide something fromfrom me?Soon, tiny green shoots will breakbreak throughthrough the soils surface.The books were all neatly inin placeplace, carefully arranged.A young girls childhood memories comecome toto lifelife as

30、 she thumbs through her family photograph album.Our job is to clearclear awayaway the rubbish.Suggested answersDetailed Analysis32Part II: Main Idea What did people do after eruption? What caused the greatest loss of life? Did anyone survive the volcanic eruption? How did they manage to do it? What

31、would you do if you had been there in Pompeii?33Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II: Words & Expressionsbreak looseblow upbranch outdie awaygo bybe at handmake ones waybe in storelose consciousnessshower of stonesWordsPhrasesSentence PatternGrammarvine-coveredsummitreverberatepumiceoverwhelmcluste

32、rpast participle as attributive34summit (para. 9) Other popular usages of summit: an important formal meeting between leaders of governments from two or more countries a summit meeting World leaders will meet next week for their annual economic summit. the highest, most successful or most important

33、point in something 1.I certainly havent reached the summit of my career. Detailed AnalysisPart II: Words and Expression35reverberate(para. 13) LITERARY If a loud deep sound reverberates, it continues to be heard around an area, so that the area seems to shake The narrow street reverberated with/to w

34、ith/to the sound of the workmens drills. Detailed Analysis36overwhelm (para. 18) The village was overwhelmedoverwhelmed byby ash from the volcano. 村子被火山灰覆盖。 When he saw the dressmakers daughter, he was overwhelmedoverwhelmed byby her beauty. 当他见到了裁缝师的女儿，马上就对她的美貌为之倾倒。 I was overwhelmedoverwhelmed byb

35、y the sight of the tomb. 我为这陵墓的景象所慑服。 If one was overwhelmedoverwhelmed byby passion, it could lead to serious blunders. 当人的感情完全淹没理智时，就可能铸成大错。Detailed Analysis37cluster (para. 19) a group of similar things that are close together, sometimes surrounding something Have a look at the cluster of galaxie

36、s in this photograph. There was a cluster of fans around him, asking for autographs. Detailed Analysis38 The sound of the explosion died away, but it still reverberated in everyones ears. (para. 13) Even when the loud sound stopped, people did not recover from the shock.Detailed AnalysisPart II: Sen

37、tence Paraphrase39 An hour went by and darkness still shrouded everything. (para. 14) An hour passed, things did not improve and darkness covered everything.Detailed Analysis40 Rushing throngs, blinded by the darkness and the smoke, rushed up one street and down the next, trampling the fallen in a c

38、razy fruitless dash toward safety. (para. 17) People panicked. They rushed into the streets to escape the falling buildings. It was dark and the air was full of smoke so they could not see where they are going. They rushed up one street and down the next in a hopeless attempt to reach safety. In their blind rush they ran over the bodies of people who had fallen down.Detailed Analysis41Translate the following sentences into English.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。他只得把火吹旺使它烧起来。公司的业务从汽车零售扩大到汽