lesson1Pompeii

C.Introduction to the text
The present text was based on an article written by Robert Silverburg that appeared in the National Geographic (1979). It’s a piece written to recreate the horror of the eruption.In this piece, the author brings the tragedy ofPompeiito life . In the modern world, we have become accustomed to reducing natural disasters to mere statistics. By using his imagination, Silverburg has put a human face on this momentous event.
7.The clouds of volcanic ash --- the smallest pieces of ash and the
volcanic dust were suspended in the air to form a dark cloud. Similarly: cloud of dust; cloud of smoke: cloud of steam. etc.
12.The sound…died away
To die away--- a gradual weakening until complete disappearance.
Similarly: The wind died down.
The noise died away.

七、板书设计
Lesson 1 Stories from History
Reading:
Destroyed—forgotten—discovered—preserved--visited
Speaking:
Students work in groups of four and do a dialogue about what we can do to prevent disasters happening.
Second reading: Ss read the
text to fill in the table,
knowing some detailed
information from the text.
Third reading: Ss read the text
to answer the three questions
5、主动参与的时间长（＞70%），投身在自主探究、合作学习之中。
6、通过认真观察，能够主动发现和提出问题，有条理的表达思考过程。
7、善于倾听，在倾听中思考，在倾听后评价他人发言、及时程度 补充自己的想法。
8、并且能够确实解决问题或产生新的认识。
9、普遍具备良好的学习意志品质和道德品质。
10、养成自主学习的习惯，有竞争意识和合作意识。
四、教学过程
教师活动
预设学生活动
设计意图
Lead-in
Through the picture, T asks Ss
to tell us the stories of the
picture.
Reading
First reading: Ss read the text
to match topics with paragraphs

1 Stories from History■To practise reading for prediction and details.■To learn and practise Past Perfect.■To practise using adverbs.Resource usedGrammar Summary 1, page 99.Possible problemsStudents may confuse the use of Past Simple and Past Perfect if the adverbial of time is not clear enough.Background informationPliny, a Roman writer ... Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, an author and a scientist of Ancient Rome. Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano, 1,281 m (4,200 ft) high, of southern Italy on the eastern shore of the Bay of Naples. A violent eruption in A.D. 79 destroyed the nearby city of Pompeii.Pompeii was first occupied in the 8th century BC by the Etruscans. Then came the Saminites. The Saminites turned Pompeii into a pure Greek town. Their reign ended when the Romans took control of Pompeii around 200 BC. The Romans retained control over Pompeii until the end...a fateful day in 79 AD when Mt Vesuvius unleashed its fury on the20,000 inhabitant’s of this thriving Roman city. This tragic event ended the lives of 20,000 Pompeian residents, but the ash that buried the townserved as a sort of mummification for the entire city. The eruption of 79 AD which buried the town in ash actually captured a moment in time. Under the ash everything remained as it was at the time of the eruption. Artwork was preserved. Buildings were preserved. Several important clues were left behind. These clues give us a little glimpse into the past. These clues are the silver lining that can be seen when you visit the ruins at Pompeii.Routes through the material. If you are short of time, set some of the exercise for homework (e.g. Exercise 8).. If you have two periods for this lesson, a suitable natural break is after Exercise 4.ReadingBefore you startExercise 1■Provide contexts for students to work out the meaning of the Key Words in the box.■Encourage students to predict what the text is about by skimming the picture, the Key Words and the title. Elicit more from those who have already known about it.Key wordsvolcanic eruption, buried, event , disappear, disaster, preserved, destroy, discover, scientistRead to learnExercise 2■Have students read the text to check their prediction.■Students read the text a second time to find the answers to the questions.■Students compare their answers in pairs before checking them as a class.■Encourage students to work out meaning of more words through the context:witness― to see and experience important events or changesoc cur― to happenblock out ― to stop light reaching a placeThere was a heavy curtain blocking out the light.Preserve ― to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyedWe must encourage the planting of new trees and preserve our existing woodlands.be caught in ―to be in a situation that you cannot easily get out of We got caught in a rainstorm on the way here.live on ― to continue to live or exist$35,000 a year sounds like a lot of money, but it’s scarcely enough to live on in New York.。

分词作状语时可分为以下几种形式：
* doing ： 用来表示主动，且前后动作同时进行。 Returning home later, my friend learned that the police had been to the flat.
* having done: 用来表示主动,且动作发生在主句之前。 Having seen the film before, I decided not to see it again. * being done: 用来表示被动,且前后动作同时进行。 Being questioned by the police, he felt frightened.
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List:
Words
• • • • • • 1.mighty 2.overwhelm 3.perish 4.poisonous 5.reverberate 6.savage • • • • • • 7.shatter 8.shroud 9.stumble 10.topple 11.trample 12.absorb
• a picture tour: the temple of Jupiter
• a picture tour: theater
Today’s Pompeii
General introduction: an ancient Roman town-city, Founded in the 7th century BC, destroyed and buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, rediscovered in 1748, well-preserved and looks exactly like it was on its last day, a popular tourist destination now.