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Unit 1 Natural disasters
Extended reading(page25-26)
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definition:也叫概要写作,是一种概括性书面表达,指用简洁、准确、客观的语言,提炼原文核心信息、主要观点与关键事件,删减细节、例子、修饰性内容,完整保留原文主旨与逻辑,且不加入个人看法、评价或情感的写作形式。它是高考英语的写作题型之一,也是提升总结归纳能力的有效途径。
Summary Writing
rules:
1. Cut down length
2. keep only main ideas
3. Be objective
4. Use own words
5. Keep original order
6. Add linking expressions
Pre-reading
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Where is Pompeii?
Pompeii is not far from/near Mount Vesuvius.
Where is Pompeii?
Pompeii is located right at the foot of Mount Vesuvius.
What would happen if the Mount Vesuvius erupts?
Introduction
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While-reading
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Fast reading
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
During
the volcanic eruption
Before
After
Time order
Para1: Pompeii was a typical Roman city. In its little shops, its tiny palaces, its forum, its wine bars, its theatre—in the energy and skill of its people, you saw a model of the whole Roman Empire. 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. Above all, the cloud‑capped top of Mount Vesuvius appeared. Its ashy rocks, now dark, now light, told a story of past eruptions that might have warned the city what was to come!
Part1 (Para1 Pompeii before the volcanic eruption)
1.What was Pompeii like? 2.Did Mount Vesuvius give any warning?
a typical Roman city
prosperous/thriving;
busy;
dynamic/vibrant/energetic
Yes. Ashy rocks of the Mount warned it of the possible disaster.
careful reading
Let’s summarize Part1
1.What was Pompeii like? 2. Did Mount Vesuvius give any warning?
a typical Roman city
prosperous/thriving;
busy;
dynamic/vibrant/energetic
Yes. Ashy rocks of the Mount warned it of the possible disaster.
Pompeii was once a typical Roman city, which was busy and dynamic, while Mount Vesuvius warned it of the possible disaster.
My version
Para2(Signs): The awful night rolled slowly away, and the dawn greyly broke on THE LAST DAY OF POMPEII! The crowd looked upwards, and saw, with unspeakable fear, a huge cloud shooting from the top of the volcano. It took the form of a huge tree: the trunk, blackness, the branches, fire! This fire moved and changed in colour with every moment: now it was wildly bright, now of a pale and dying red, and now again it burnt with an unbearable light!
Para3 (Eruption): The cries of women broke out; the men looked at each other, but were silent. At that moment, they felt the earth shaking beneath their feet; beyond in the distance, they heard the crash of falling roofs. A moment later, the mountain‑cloud seemed to roll towards them, dark and rapid, like a river; at the same time, it threw out a shower of ashes and huge pieces of burning stone! Over the empty streets—over the forum—far and wide—with many a noisy crash in the stormy sea—fell that awful shower!
Para4(People’s reaction and feelings): Each turned to fly—each running, pressing, pushing against the other. If, in the darkness, wife was separated from husband, or parent from child, there was no hope of their meeting again. Each hurried blindly and fearfully on. So came the earthquake ... and so ended life in Pompeii.
Part2 (Paras2-4 Pompeii during the volcanic eruption)
1.What happened to Pompeii? 2. What was the eruption like? 3. What was the final result?
hit by volcanic eruption
fell into panic/chaos
terrible/horrible
destructive
deadly/tragic
the city was destroyed
the life was ended
Let’s summarize Part2
1.What happened to Pompeii? 2. What was the eruption like? 3. What was the final result?
hit by volcanic eruption
fell into panic/chaos
terrible/horrible
destructive
deadly/tragic
the city was destroyed
the life was ended
One terrible day, the destructive volcanic eruption hit the city, which then fell into chaos and was completely destroyed.
My version
Let’s watch the video of the volcanic eruption
nature’s destructive power vs fragile human beings
Para5: Nearly seventeen centuries had rolled away before the city of Pompeii was dug (out) from its silent resting place. Its walls were fresh as if painted yesterday; not a single colour changed on the rich pattern of its floors. In its forum, the half‑finished columns seemed as if just left by the workman’s hand. Long after fire and ash came for the people of Pompeii, the remains of their beautiful city survive to remind us that human lives burn bright and short.
Part3 (Paras5 Pompeii after the volcanic eruption)
1.What happened to Pompeii after nearly 17 centuries?
2. Why is it significant?
be dug out
be rediscovered
be unearthed
a reminder of the brightness and brevity/fragility of human life
remind us that human lives are bright/colorful/brilliant but short/fragile
well-preserved
Part3 (Paras5 Pompeii after the volcanic eruption)
1.What happened to Pompeii after nearly 17 centuries?
2. Why is it significant?
be dug out
be rediscovered
be unearthed
a reminder of the brightness and brevity/fragility of human life
remind us that human lives are bright/colorful/brilliant but short/fragile
After centuries, Pompeii was unearthed well‑preserved, whose remains remind people of the short but bright human life.
My version
A summary
Pompeii was once a typical Roman city, which was busy and dynamic, while Mount Vesuvius warned it of the possible disaster.
One terrible day, the destructive volcanic eruption hit the city, which then fell into chaos and was completely destroyed.
After centuries, Pompeii was unearthed well‑preserved, whose remains remind people of the short but bright human life.
Post-reading
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Thinking
Compare the following 2 pictures. What can you think of?
They create a strong comparison between Pompeii's lively past and lifeless present. In the flowing river of time, human life is but a tiny ripple and in the face of Mother Nature's power, human beings are small and weak. So, when we exist, cherish every moment and live positively.
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