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Unit 2 Natural disasters
Extended reading
The Last Days of Pompeii
(Excerpt)
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Presentation
Look at the pictures and guess where the place is.
Lead-in
It is the ancient Roman city — Pompeii.
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Pompeii
Italy
Mount Vesuvius
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But it is in ruins now !
the city remains
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Do you know what happened there?
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let's read the introduction to Edward Bulwer-Lytton and the excerpt from his novel to learn more about it.
Lead-in
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Read the introduction . 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
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When and how was the city of Pompeii destroyed?
Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79.
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What is the Pompeii like today?
It's the ancient city as it was and today it is an international tourist destination.
Introduction
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Match the main idea of each paragraph
Description of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius
Signs before the volcanic eruption
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Reactions and feelings of people
Rediscovery of the city
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Fast-reading
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Match the main idea of each paragraph
Description of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius
Signs before the volcanic eruption
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Reactions and feelings of people
Rediscovery of the city
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Fast-reading
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In the order of time.
With the change of places.
With the development of feelings.
All above.
How is the article organized?
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Complete the mind map
The last Days of Pompeii
Before the volcanic eruption
(setting)
During the volcanic eruption
After the volcanic eruption
Para.1
Para.2-4
Para.5
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Q1: What can reflect a model of the