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Book 3 Unit2 Natural Disasters
Extended reading
The last days of Pompeii
(Excerpt)
Warming up
Fast reading
Read the whole passage and finish the following exercises.
1.What is the structure of the passage?
A.①➭②③➭④⑤ B.①②➭③④➭⑤
C.①➭②③④➭⑤ D.①②➭③➭④⑤
2.What do the remains of city remind us of?
A.Human lives burn bright and short.
B.The volcanic eruption is destructive.
C.It is important for humans to protect the environment.
D.Human beings are unlikely to escape from the volcanic eruption.
Careful reading
Reread the passage carefully and fill in the blanks with proper words.
Pompeii was1. ___typical Roman Empire port city. Trading ships,busy fishing boats and pleasure boats2.________(show) a prosperous city. But the last day of Pompeii ended with a volcanic3.________(erupt): the earth shook and buildings fell down4.______ people ran away from an ash cloud5.___________was rolling towards them.Then Pompeii was showered with ashes and6. _______(burn) stones. Seventeen centuries later,Pompeii's ruins7._______________(discover) with half-finished columns and paint on the walls that still looked fresh.The8. _______(remain) of Pompeii are a 9._________(remind) that human life is short and vulnerable(易受伤害的) in the face of10._______(nature) disasters.
a
showed
eruption
when
that/which
burning
were discovered
remains
reminder
natural
Discussion
Topic:Do you think that we will be better able to protect ourselves from natural disasters in the future? If possible, what should we do?
Administrator (A)
YES
1.The development of science and technology will improve the ability to predict the arrival of natural disasters.
2.People will be better organized and prepared for the disasters.
3.we can learn about the knowledge of dealing with natural disasters in advance.
1.Most of the natural disaters are unpredictable.
2.Technical skill will never match the power of nature.
3.Human's ability is limited and we will be the victims in