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Extended reading
The Last Days of Pompeii
(Excerpt)
Unit 2 Natural disasters
Lead-in
Watch a video, and answer the questions.
What happened in the video?
What did the incident result in?
What happened in the video? What did the incident result in?
let's read the introduction to Edward Bulwer-Lytton and the excerpt from his novel to learn more about it.
Lead-in
Watching a video, answer the questions.
What happened in the video? What did the incident result in?
1. Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79.
2. It's the ancient city as it was and today it is an international tourist destination.
Introduction
Read the introduction to Edward Bulwer-Lytton and his novel. Answer the two questions.
1. When and how was the city of Pompeii destroyed?
2. What is the Pompeii like today?
In the order of time.
With the change of places.
With the development of feelings.
All above.
Listen and answer the question: How is the article organized?
Fast-reading
Read the excerpt and divide it into three parts.
Main idea
Part 1
________
___________________________before the volcanic eruption
Part 2
________ __________________ during the volcanic eruption
Part 3
________ ______________________________ after the volcanic eruption
para. 1
What Pompeii looks like
What happened
para.2-4
para. 5
Discovery of ruins of Pompeii
Careful reading
I can see its little shops, its tiny palaces, its forum, its wine bars, its theatre. Trading ships bringing imports to the city or carrying exports overseas, along with golden pleasure boats for the rich, were crowded together in the glassy water of the port. The boats of the fishermen moved rapidly in all directions.
Pompeii was lively, beautiful and prosperous.
What scenes are presented in the city of Pompeii?
What words would you use to describe Pompeii?
Read para. 1 and answer the questions.
Its little shops, tiny palaces, forum, wine bars and theatre.
Trading ships
Glassy water
The port of Pompeii
Careful re