Reading(1)：Fog.ppt

1、Back to the past,Reading Lost civilizations,Unit3,ancient books,ancient painting,Leadin,1. What other things do you think could represent ancient civilizations ?,ancient sculptures,ancient characters,ancient buildings,Leadin,2. Do you know some buildings that could represent ancient civilizations in

2、 China or throughout the world ?,The Great Wall,The Terracotta Warriors 兵马俑,Lets enjoy some pictures!,Potala Palace 布达拉宫,The Old Town of Lijiang 丽江古城,The Taj Mahal 泰姬陵,The Hanging Gardens 空中花园,Roman Coliseum （古罗马角斗场）,Pyramids,3. What are the similarities and differences among these places? Can you u

3、se some words to describe them?,Similarities,Some of them are still existing now, but the others are nowhere to be seen.,So we call the ancient buildings, cultures and countries that no longer existed “Lost civilizations”.,Difference,Lost Civilizations,1. What is the text made up of? 5 diary entries

4、 2. Where did Ann travel to? Pompeii and Loulan,Have a quick look at the text and answer:,The text consists of _ which tells Anns _of _ and _.,5 diary entries,cultural tour,Pompeii Loulan,reading diary entries,When you are reading diary entries recording someones travels, you should look for: ,dates

5、 and place names,facts and historical information,personal feelings and opinions,Reading strategy:,Application of reading strategy,Read the first dairy and find: The date: Her location: Her plan: She is going to visit Pompeii tomorrow and next week she will go to Loulan in China. Historical informat

6、in: Pompeii and loulan became lost civilization long ago. Personal feeling: Lucky.,15 July.,In Italy.,Task1(Day1):,Pompeii （庞贝）,Task2 (Day2):,Find the historical information,It was founded.,It was taken over by the Romans.,on 24th Aug. AD 79,The volcano erupted and lava, ash and rocks poured out of

7、it onto the surrounding countryside. It continued to erupt for the next two days. Many people were buried alive, and so was the city.,How unfortunate!,Task3( Day3 ):,1. Ann feels _ when seeing the City of Pompeii. 2. How was the buried city discovered? 3. What happened in 1860?,Read Para1 and find o

8、ut the answers,amazed,Task3( Day3 ):,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 in the area for treasure, which caused much damage.,3. What happened in 1860?,The area was put under government p

9、rotection so it could be preserved and studied.,1. What were the stepping stones along the road in Pompeii used for? 2. How were the true-to-life figures made?,Read Para2 and find out the answers,With these stones, people did not have to step in the mud on rainy days.,After the ash covered the peopl

10、e who failed to flee the city, their bodies nearly completely broke down and disappeared, leaving empty spaces in the ash. Years later, the researchs were able to use these empty spaces to produce true-to-life figues of the people who had died in the disaster.,Loulan （楼兰）,Task 2,1. Why was Loulan an

11、 important city about 2,000 years ago? 2. How do many people think Loulan disappeared?,Because it was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West,It was gradually covered over by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 400.,Task4 (Day10-11):,It existed as a commercial city.,It was co

12、vered over gradually by sandstorms.,It was discovered by a European explorer.,Find the historical information about Loulan and fill in the blanks:,Both Pompeii in 1_and Loulan in China became 2_ _ long ago. Pompeii was 3_ in the 8th century BC and was4_ _ by the Romans in 89BC. On 24th Aug.AD79, the

13、 volcano 5_ and the city were 6_ _. Loulan was a7_ _ on the Silk Road. It is believed to have been covered over by8 _. There are just a few 9_ left. The remains of buildings were buried10_the sand , together with a lot of 11_, such as coins and painted pots. The desert was a green land, but trees we

14、re cut down and that 12_ in the city being buried by sand.,Fill in the blanks with proper words.,Italy,founded,taken,over,erupted,sandstorms,ruins,treasures,Consolidation,beneath,resulted,Discussion,What would you like to show to him about our human civilizations if they come to our earth? Why?,Professe