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Unit 1 Natural disasters
Extended reading(page25-26)
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Lead-in
After watching the video, answer the questions.
What happened in the video?
What did the incident result in?
How would you describe the feelings of people there?
What would you do if you were on the scene?
Let's read Edward Bulwer-Lytton and his novel The Last Days of Pompeii.
Author: Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Introduction
Read the introduction to Edward Bulwer-Lytton and his novel. Answer the three questions.
1. What is the novel The Last Days of Pompeii about?
2. When and how was the city of Pompeii destroyed?
3. What is the Pompeii like today?
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What is the novel The Last Days of Pompeii about?
The novel imagines life in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in the year 79, when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
Introduction
When and how was the city of Pompeii destroyed?
Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79.
Introduction
What is the Pompeii like today?
It's the ancient city as it was and today it is