湖南省茶陵县高中英语Unit3BacktothepastReading课件牛津译林版必修3.ppt

1、Unit 3,Unit 3 Back to the past,Reading Lost civilizations,Say something about the following wonders of the world.,The Statue of Zeus The Taj Mahal The city of Pompeii The Potala Palace,Revision,The Statue of Zeus,Taj Mahal India,The city of Pompeii,The Potala Palace,1. Can you name some buildings th

2、at could represent ancient civilization in China? 2. Have you ever been to these places? If so, can you tell us more about them?,Pompeii- the grief of prosperity,Loulan-the beautiful ghost of Luobupo Luobu Lake,A Read the following diary entries quickly and answer these questions. 1. Where are Pompe

3、ii and Loulan? Pompeii is in Italy and Loulan is in Xinjiang province, China.,2. What is one main similarity between the two cities? Both of them became lost civilizations long ago. 3. What was Loulan buried beneath? It was buried beneath the sand.,C1 How well did you understand the details in the d

4、iary? Read it again carefully and answer the following questions.,1. What happened to Pompeii in August AD 79? A volcano erupted and lava, ash and rocks poured out of it onto the surrounding countryside. Many people in Pompeii were buried alive, and so was the city.,2. How was Pompeii discovered? It

5、 was discovered in the 18th century when a farmer found a stone with writing on it. People started to dig in the area for treasure, which caused much damage. Thus, in 1860, the area was put under government protection so it could be preserved and studied.,3. What were the stepping stones along the r

6、oad in Pompeii used for? With the stones, people did not have to step in the mud on rainy days.,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. According to the last sentence, how did the author feel

7、 about the loss of Loulan? She felt that it was a pity.,1 the city ( line 7) _ them (line 26) _ _ _ 3 it (line 31) _ 4 that (line 44) _ _,Pompeii,D2 Find the following words in the diary and decide what they refer to.,true-to-life figures of the people who had died in the disaster,the fact that tree

8、s were cut down,Loulan,When you are reading diary entries recording someones travels, you should look for: (1)_ (2)_ (3)_,dates and place names,facts and historical information,personal feelings and opinions,Reading strategy: reading diary entries,Read the article again and fill in each blank with n

9、o more than one word according to the text (PP42-43).,chance,knowledge,buried,damaged,protected,figures,excitement,sandstorms,Europe,water,Read the text carefully and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).,1. The eruption of the volcano near Pompeii lasted almost two weeks. ( ) 2.

10、You can see stepping stones in the middle of the streets in Pompeii now. ( ),F,F,3. Several houses in Pompeii were decorated with wall paintings. ( ) 4. Both Pompeii and Loulan became rich and busy cities after being occupied. ( ) 5. The ancient people in Loulan didnt realize the importance of envir

11、onmental protection. ( ),T,T,F,C2 The sentences below are from Anns diary. Do they express emotions (E) or actions (A)? Circle your answers.,E Complete this entry from Anns diary with the words in the box below.,unfortunate remains beneath pouring scholar fleeing erupted destroy,Answers: 1. _ 2. _ 3

12、. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _,erupted,destroy,pouring,remains,fleeing,beneath,scholar,unfortunate,Both Pompeii in _ and Loulan in China became _ _ long ago. Pompeii was _ in the 8th century BC and was _ _ by the Romans in 89BC. On 24 August AD79, the volcano near the city _ and the city was _ _.,Fill

13、 in the blanks with proper words.,Italy,lost,civilizations,founded,taken,over,erupted,buried,alive,Then the city was _ for many years _ the 18th century when a _ discovered a stone _ _ on it. People started to _ in the area _ treasure, _ (_ _ / _ _) much damage.,forgotten,until,farmer,with,writing,d

14、ig,for,causing,resulting in,leading to,Loulan, a _ city, was a _ _ on the Silk Road. It disappeared under the _. There are just a few _ left. Some _, such as coins and _ pots, were found.,stopping,point,sand,ruins,treasures,painted,commercial,a take control of b a talk given to a group of people to

15、teach them about a subject c a mixture of water and dirt,D1 Match these new words and phrase from the diary entries with their meanings. Write the correct letters in the blanks.,d make something look more attractive by putting things on it e an organization that has a special purpose, such as for ed

16、ucation f the things that clothes are made of g start something, such as a city or an organization h rich,lecture (Line 7) _ 2 found (Line 7) _ take over (Line 8) _ 4 mud (Line 20) _ decorate (Line 21) _ 6 wealthy (Line 31) _ institute (Line 36) _ 8 material (Line 39) _,b,g,a,c,d,h,e,f,1. What caused the city of Loulan to disappear? 2. What caused the sandstorms? 3. How can we avoid such tragedy happening again?,1. Is it useful for people to study th