Unit2 Natural disasters Extended Reading 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语牛津译林版必修第三册

Extended reading The Last Days of Pompeii By Joanna Zhang Lead-in: What do you know about Pompeii? What do you know about Pompeii? Lead-in It is an ancient Roman city. It is an international tourist destination. It is located in Italy. 维苏威火山 It’s buried by a volcano. 那不勒斯海湾 Now let’s read the introduction to Edward Bulwer-Lytton and the excerpt from his novel to learn more about it. (1803–1873) He was an English politician, poet, playwright(剧作家), and prolific(多产的) novelist. Activity 1　Fast-reading for basic information. While-reading 1. What’s the main idea of the text? A. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii. B. The introduction of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius. C. A terrible volcanic eruption happened in Pompeii. D. The novel The Last Days of Pompeii and its author. √ A. Signs before the volcanic eruption. B. Description of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius. C. Reactions and feelings of people. D. Rediscovery of the city. E. Eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 2. Skim the passage and match each paragraph with its main idea. Part 1:Para. (__): ________ the eruption Part 2: Paras. (___): Part 3:Para (__): 2-4 5 1 The whole passage is based on the _________. _________ the eruption _________ the eruption 3. Summarize the structure of the passage. Before During After time line 7 1: What can reflect a model of the whole Roman Empire? 2: What can you see near the port? _________________ brought imports and exports busily. _________________moved in all directions rapidly. The rich had fun in the ____________________ relaxedly. Pompeii’s little ______, tiny _________________________________, and the ______________of its people. Pompeii was a ____________________ city. shops palaces, forums, wine bars, theaters energy and skill Trading ships Fishing boats golden pleasure boats Part 1: Before the eruption Read Para.1 carefully and do the following exercises. Activity 2　Careful-reading for details 8 3. Pompeii was a ____________________ city. lively and prosperous 充满活力的，繁荣的 Why did the author describe the prosperous scene of Pompeii in the first paragraph? To make a comparison between its lively past and lifeless present. To show the destructive power of nature. Did people in Pompeii realize the coming danger? However, above all… The cloud-capped top of Mount Vesuvius ashy rocks now dark, now light Part 1: Before the eruption (L.15) …, and the dawn greyly broke on THE LAST DAY OF POMPEII! To show the volcanic eruption has already begun! To create an atmosphere of danger and despair. Part 2: During the eruption 1. Read Part 2(Paras.2-4) carefully and rearrange the sentences about the scenes of the volcanic eruption in right order. a. The fire moved and changed in colour with every moment. b. The mountain-cloud rolled near, dark and rapid, like a river. It threw out a shower of ashes and huge pieces of burning stone! c. A huge cloud shot from the peak of the volcano, looking like a huge tree of fire. d. Each hurried blindly and fearfully on. e. The earthquake came. c a b d e Part 2: During the eruption The awful night rolled (1)______ away, and the dawn (2)_______ broke on THE LAST DAY OF POMPEII! When the citizens looked upwards with (3)___________ fear，they saw a (4)________ cloud shooting from the peak of the volcano. It took the form of a (5)______ tree. Then, there was a fire. This fire moved and changed in colour with every moment：now it was bright, now of a pale and (6)_______ red, and now again it burnt with an (7)___________ light. slowly greyly unspeakable huge huge dying unbearable What’s the function of the words filled in above? They vividly show that the eruption is approaching. 2. Read paragraph 2 and fill in the blanks. Parallelism（排比） 3.With the volcanic ash approaching, what did people hear, feel, and see respectively? Find the answers in Paragraph 3. Heard Women’s cries Crash of falling roofs Noisy crash in the stormy sea Felt Earth shaking beneath the feet Saw Mountain-cloud rolling towards them like a river A shower of ashes and stones Where did the awful shower fall? Over the empty street—over the forum—far and wide—with many a noisy crash in the stormy sea—fell that awful shower! Inversion(倒装） turning to fly running pressing pushing against hurrying blindly and fearfully 4. In the face of this horrible disaster, how did people react? Circle the verbs in para 4. How would you feel if you were there? Fearful, confused, desperate, helpless… How does the author depict the scene of the disaster? List the writing techniques. To help readers visualize the horrible power of the natural disaster and transport them to the doom of Pompeii. Rhetorical devices Various colours Multiple senses Vivid verbs Short sentences Describe what you see in the video by using the expressions and techniques in the article. grey cloud shooting from the volcano mountain cloud rolling towards people awful shower falling far and wide people pushing and pressing each other Part 3: After the eruption 1．Which word can replace the phrase “rolled away” in line 31? A. Passed. B. Slid. C. Dropped. D. Fled. 2．Which one is NOT referred to about its remains unearthed? A. Fresh walls. B. Rich patterns of its floors. C. Silent restroom. D. Half-finished columns. Read Para.5 carefully and do the following exercises. √ √ Its walls were ________ as if painted yesterday; not a single colour _________ on the rich pattern of its floors. In its forum, the half-finished columns seemed as if just left by the ________________. 3. What was the city like after it was unearthed? fresh changed workman’s hand Rich floor pattern Half-finished columns Fresh walls Rich floor pattern Half-finished columns What else can they see? Archaeologists have discovered around 1150 human remains. The unique set of circumstances created by the eruption has allowed experts to bring 100 of those bodies “back to life” in the form of casts that preserve the body at the moment of death. Do you think that we will be better able to protect ourselves from natural disasters in the future? Why or why not? Post-reading Discussion Pre-warning systems for natural disasters Emergency preparedness drills and exercises Yes, I believe we will be better able to protect ourselves from natural disasters in the future. The development of science and technology will improve the ability to predict the arrival of natural disasters and help us be better organized and prepared for disasters. No. No matter how advanced science and technology may be in the future, natural disasters will always challenge us because most of them are unpredictable. Human technical skill will never match the power of nature so our ability to protect ourselves will always be limited and this means that we will always be victims of natural disasters in some way. Post-reading:our reflection What lessons can we learn from the last days of Pompeii? Nature is to be respected, not to be conquered. History is to be remembered, not to be buried. Be alert to natural disasters. THANKS Lavf58.20.100 Lavf54.6.100 $