ReadingUnit6Whendisasterstrikes學習目標Tomasterthekeywordsandusethemcorrectlyinthecontext:lost,ground,shut,coach,straight,sand,

flood,thick,smoke,shower,expert.ToreadtherecordofPlinytheYoungerandlearntoexplorehistoricalevents.0102新課講授Haveyoueverexperiencedanearthquakeornaturaldisaster?Howdidyoufeel?Pre-reading1Lookatthetwopicturesandanswerthequestions.Usethewordsandexpressionstohelpyou.shakespreadturnintoearthdarkcloudsmokehopefearThenanswerthequestions.1Whatcanyouseeinthepictures?Inthefirstpicture,Icanseeavolcanoerupting.Thereisheavysmokeanddarkclouds.Theashisspreadingovertheland.Inthesecondpicture,Icanseeanoldcity.Thebuildingsarebroken.Nooneliveshere.Thenanswerthequestions.2Howmightpeoplefeelinthefirstpicture?Peoplemightfeelshockedandscared.Theymightbelivingbetweenhopeandfear.Thenanswerthequestions.3Whatdoyouthinkhappenedtothecityinthesecondpicture?Ithinktheremighthavebeenadisaster.Thecityturnedintobrokenstones.2ReadtherecordofPlinytheYoungerandfindouthowhesurvivedtheeruptionofMountVesuvius.shakespreadturnintoearthdarkcloudsmokehopefearFastreadingChoosethebestsummaryofthepassage.aPlinytheYoungerandhismothersawMountVesuviuseruptandgotawayfromit.bPlinytheYoungerhadnothoughtsofthingstocomeafterthevolcanoerupted.cPeoplehavelivednearMountVesuviusforthousandsofyears.3Task1FastreadingReadagainandfillintheblanks.Task22)Dividethepassageintotwoparts.P1TheDisasterStrikesandEscape

__________________P2TheEruptionandSurvival__________________Paras.1-2Para.3-41)How’sthepassageorganized?In_____order.timeCarefulreadingReadparas.1-2carefullyandandthencheckT(true)orF(false).Task11)MymotherandIwerestayinginPompeiiwhentheearthquakehappened.2)Thegroundshookveryhardduringtheday,whichwokethenarratorup.3)Mymotherwassofrightenedthatshecouldn’tsleepatallthatnight.4)Bythenextmorning,theshakinghadcompletelystopped,sotheydecidedtoleave.nearatnightmanybuildingswerestillshakingwhentheyleftReadparas.3-4carefullyandandthenanswerthequestions.Task21)WhatstrangenaturalphenomenadidIobservewhiletryingtoleavethetown?2)HowdidthedarkcloudfromMountVesuviusaffectthesurroundings?3)WhydidIrefusetoleavetheirmotherbehinddespitethedanger?Ichosetostaywiththeirmotherandcontinuetogether,showingloyaltyandcareinthecrisis.Thecoachcouldn'tmovestraightandswayedsidetoside;theseasuddenlyretreated,leavingseaanimalsonthesand.Itcoveredtheseaandlandlikeaflood,turningdayintonight,andcausingthicksmokeandheavyashfall.Completethetimelinewiththewordsandexpressionsfromthepassage.Task3PlinytheYoungerwassleepingwhentheground

1_________veryhard.Heandhismotherdecidedtoleavethetown.shookTheearthquakeshockingTheywereataplaceoutoftown.Justthen,2______________thingshappened.Theircoachmovedfromsidetoside.Theseamovedbackandthereweremanyseaanimalsleftonthesand.GettingawayTherewasadarkcloudoverMountVesuvius.Itcamedownandcoveredthesea.Thenthecloudspread

overthelandlikea(n)3_______.Theairwasthickwith4_______andashbegantofall.ThevolcaniceruptionWomenwerecalling,childrenwere5_______andmenwere6_________.Theyweretryingtofindtheirfamilies.People'sreactionssmokecryingshoutingAfteranightoflivingbetween7______and8_____,theyhadnothoughtsofthingstocome.Theresultshopefearflood1WhatdoyouthinkofPlinytheYounger?PlinytheYoungerwasabrave,observant,andloyalperson.HisaccountoftheeruptionofMountVesuviusisoneofthemostimportanthistoricalrecordsofthedisaster.PostreadingThinkandshare2WhatelsedoyouknowaboutthedisasterinPompeii?Theruinswerelostforover1,500yearsuntilrediscoveredin1748.Today,PompeiiisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.PlinytheYounger'suncle,PlinytheElder,diedtryingtorescuepeoplebyship,showingtheeruption'sdeadlyreach.Learningtothinkforquestion2Historicalrecords,studiesofexpertsandvisitinghistoricalplacescanhelpyoulearnmoretruthaboutahistoricaldisaster.Languagepoints1.Alostcity一座遺失的城市l(wèi)ost/l?st/adj.丟失的，遺失的e.g.Thetwoboysaresearchingforalostball.(1)［adj.］迷路的get/belost迷路e.g.Ifyouhaveamap,youwon’tbeafraidwhenyougetlost.(2)lost還可作動詞lose“丟失；失去”的過去式。e.g.Shelostherbalanceandfelldownthestairs.2.Mymotherwassoscared.我母親非常害怕。scared/ske?d/adj.害怕的，恐懼的bescaredof(doing)sth.害怕（做）某事bescaredtodosth.害怕做某事bescared+(that)

從句

擔心……e.g.Shewasverybrave,butshewasscaredofthedoctor.e.g.Lucyisscaredtogooutaloneatnight.e.g.I’mscared(that)I’mgoingtofall.近義詞為afraid。scary［形容詞］可怕的；恐怖的

常用于表示事物的特征。e.g.Idon’tliketoseescarymovies.我不喜歡看恐怖片。3.Shedidn’tshuthereyesforevenonesecond.她甚至一秒鐘都沒有合眼。shut/??t/v.（使）關(guān)上，（使）合上，（使）關(guān)閉

過去式和過去分詞均為shut,動詞-ing形式是shutting。e.g.Philipwentintohisroomandshutthedoorbehindhim.e.g.Iheardhisbedroomdoorshut.

與shut相關(guān)的常見短語：shutoff關(guān)閉;切斷煤氣（或水等）的供應shutup閉嘴 shutdown停業(yè)；倒閉4.Justthen,shockingthingshappened.就在那時，驚人的事情發(fā)生了。shocking/???k??/adj.驚人的，駭人的，令人難以置信的shocking驚人的，駭人的常用來描述事物的特征，在句中可作表語或定語。shocked震驚的常用來描述人的感受，在句中常作表語。be

shocked

at/by...對……感到震驚

shocking與shocked5.Ourcoachcouldn’tgostraightahead.我們的馬車無法直行。①

coach/k??t?/n.公共馬車，四輪大馬車n.長途汽車e.g.WewenttoHefeibycoach.n.教練e.g.Heservedasacoachforthebasketballteam.v.訓練，指導e.g.Hehascoachedtheteamforfiveyears.②straight/stre?t/adv.筆直地，成直線地adv.直接；立即e.g.Comestraighthomeafterschool.adj.直的e.g.Drawastraightlineonyourpaper.adj.坦誠的；直率的e.g.They'renotbeingstraightwithyou.6.Mymotheraskedmetocontinuewithouther,butIrefusedto

leaveherbehind.母親讓我別管她,繼續(xù)走,但我拒絕把她丟下。①

refusetodosth.拒絕做某事

e.g.Peoplewhorefusetoconsiderothershavefewfriends.e.g.Herefusedtoansweranymorequestions.后可接動詞不定式作賓語的動詞想要拒絕莫忘記want、refuse、forget需要努力就學習need、try、learn喜歡同意加幫助like、agree、help希望決定后開始hope、decide、begin/start②leavebehind留下；忘記帶走

把……拋在后面When

you

are

busy

with

a

hobby,

you

leave

all

your

worries

behind.落后I

was

left

behind

in

maths

after

I

missed

three

classes.leavebehind

的其他含義：7.Theairwasthickwithsmokeandashbegantofallinheavyshowers.

空氣中彌漫著濃濃的煙霧，火山灰開始紛紛揚揚地落下來。①

thick/θ?k/adj.濃密的；混濁的

bethickwith...充滿……e.g.Thickblacksmokeroseoverthecity.e.g.Theairwasthickwithdust.

厚的；粗的

e.g.Hewearsthickglasses.

茂密的

e.g.athickforest茂密的森林

濃的

e.g.Thesauceisthickandrich.

thick作形容詞的其他常見用法：②

smoke/sm??k/n.（燃燒產(chǎn)生的）煙

［不可數(shù)名詞］e.g.Incities,AIisusedtowatchoutforcarsthatmakeblacksmoke.e.g.Wherethereissmoke,thereisfire.(2)［不及物動詞］冒煙e.g.Thefactorychimneysaresmoking.(1)［及物動詞］&［不及物動詞］吸（煙）；抽（煙）e.g.Heissmokingalargecigar.e.g.Hehasagoodlivinghabit.