1、a booming city,in ruins,Use the following words to make a guess. volcanic eruption, buried, event, occur, disappear, disaster, preserved, destroy, discover, scientist,Prediction,Now lets watch a short video.,What disaster destroyed the city? Whats the name of the killer?,Volcanic eruption,Vesuvius,T

2、he city of Pompeii,Pompeii was a booming city, but would meet its doom(厄運(yùn)） on the morning of August 24, 79 A.D.,Pompeii is located in southwest Italy . It was built around the southeast section at the foot of Mount Vesuvius near the Bay of Naples.,Stories from History,Lesson 1,Pompeii: The city that

3、 became a time capsule,Activity1: Fast-reading,1.What does the passage mainly talk about? A. This passage describes the reason why Pompeii disappeared. B. The passage mainly tells us that Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption and was discovered again by the scientists. C. The passage mainly d

4、escribes the terrible volcanic eruption. 2. In what order does the story develop?,Time order,August, 24th, 79 AD,More than 1600 years later,The end of the first century,1748,Time order,Today,The past,The present,Pompeii,Part 1,Part 2,(P1-3),(P4-6),Activity2: Read Para1-3 carefully and complete the c

5、harts,when,Around the end of the 1st century AD,By 1748,More than1,600 yearslater,Over the centuries,August 24th, 79AD,what,when,Around the end of the 1st century AD,August 24th, 79AD,Over the centuries,A Roman writer called Pliny wrote about a terrible volcanic eruption that he had witnessed,The er

6、uption occurred and destroyed the whole city.,The people.that had disappeared under the ashes were entirely forgotten.,what,when,More than1,600 yearslater,By 1748,Some scientists found the lost towns that had been buried under the ashes.,Scientists had found an awesome historical site and had starte

7、d to dig out the ancient city of Pompeii.,Activity3: Read Para4-6 carefully and answer the questions.,1. What had Pompeii been like before the eruption? 2. Why is Pompeii like a “time capsule”? 3.What made the city a monument to human history?,1. What had Pompeii been like before the eruption?,Befor

8、e the eruption occurred, it had been a booming Roman city with temples, markets, restaurants, and theaters.,2. Why is Pompeii like a “time capsule”?,Because it preserves a frozen moment in history.,capsule,n.膠囊,architecture,decorated wall,statues,3.What made the city a monument to human history?,The

9、 forms of the people who were caught in the disaster.,monument,Feel the last moment by heart,sitting alone, praying.,trying to get up,sleeping,escaping,Activity4:Role-play Work in pairs. One of your friend from Ma Anshan wants to learn about the famous historical site in Hanshan-Ling Jiatan historic

10、al site. You introduce it briefly to your friend. Requirement: Make a dialogue and try to use “had done”if you want to talk about an action that happened before the other past action.,詞匯：墓 (tomb) 玉器(jade),Example: A: , I hear that there is a famous historical site in your hometown. B: Yes. It is called . A: Could you tell me where it is located in? B:. A: What had they found by 2007? B: .,Homework,Search for more information about