Unit 2 Natural disasters Extended reading 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林版(2020)必修第三册

牛津译林版高中英语必修三课件 Unit 2 Natural disasters Extended reading The Last Days of Pompeii 制作者：桂东一中　李宇平 ◆  内容分析 【What】本板块的语篇节选改编自爱德华 · 布尔沃 — 利顿的小说《庞贝城的末日》。小说描述了维苏威火山爆发前庞贝这座城市的繁荣景象、火山爆发时的巨大破坏力，以及人们在面对突如其来的灾害时的反应。 【Why】本板块是基于对自然灾害常识知识的学习后，提供给我 们的一个文学选段赏析任务，作品中大量对于灾害场面、人的心态的细腻描写可以让我们体会到自然灾害给人类带来的巨大伤害，理解人类在自然灾害巨大的破坏力面前是多么渺小和无助，从而对自然产生敬畏心理。 　【How】本文以火山爆发前、中、后的时间顺序为线索展开叙述，用形象生动的笔墨刻画了灾难前城市的繁荣和灾难中的惨烈，由此形成了强烈的对比。作者用丰富的想象描摹了灾难中人们的行为动作，用文字展现了灾难发生时他们的恐惧和混乱，最后以深沉的笔触抒发了今日人们面对庞贝城遗址时的感叹。 ◆  教学目标 By the end of this section, we will be able to: 1. understand the adaptation of the novel about Pompeii; 2. grasp the main idea of the adaptation; 3. know the destructive power of natural disasters; 4. appreciate the language style of the author. A. Understanding 1. Look at some pictures of ancient Pompeii [pɒmˈpeɪi] and answer the following questions. What do you know about Pompeii? What can you see in the pictures? Can you imagine what has happened to the city/the people? Pompeii is an ancient Roman city which was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. From the pictures we can see the city remains. Even having undergone such severe destruction, we can see the city must have been well built before it was destroyed by the volcanic eruption. 2. Read the introduction to Edward Bulwer-Lytton and his novel The Last Days of Pompeii. Edward Bulwer-Lytton[ˌedwəd ˌbʊlwə ˈlɪtn] (1803–1873) was a talented British writer who left his mark on[留下久远的影响(尤指坏影响)] the English language. His classic novel The Last Days of Pompeii imagines life in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in the year 79, when Mount Vesuvius [vɪˈsjuːviəs] erupted. This terrible natural disaster destroyed Pompeii completely, but it also kept the ancient city as it was for future ages(却又为后世保存了这座古城的原貌). Since 1748, Pompeii has been systematically unearthed. Today it is an international tourist destination. 爱德华 · 布尔沃 — 利顿（1803—1873）是一位才华横溢的英国作家，对英语语言产生了深远的影响。在其经典小说《庞贝城的末日》中，他对公元 79年维苏威火山爆发时，