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Unit 2 Natural disasters
Extended reading
Preparation
1
Step
Task 1. Picture—talking
(1) What can you see in the picture?
(2) How do you feel when seeing
the picture?
The Last Days of Pompeii
reason
process
result
Task 2. Topic—predicting
2
Step
Presentation
Task 1. Mindmap—completing
Pompeii
________
people
transports
little, tiny,
______________________
_______
__________________
buildings
energetic,
skillful
crowded
peacful,
enjoyable
awful
greyly
unspeakable
dying
unbearable
Task 2. Blanks—filling
feared,
worried
The ______ night rolled slowly away, and the dawn ______ broke on The Last Day Of Pompeii! When the citizens looked upwards with_____________ fear, they saw a huge cloud shooting from the peak of the volcano. It took the form of a huge tree. Then, There was a fire. The fire moved and changed in colour with very moment: now it was bright, now of a pale and ________ red, and now again it burnt with an ____________ light.
What do these words show?
They vividly show that the eruption was to come.
1. What did the people see?
(1) 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 stones.
(2) Each turned to fly—each running, pressing, pushing against the other.
(3) Each hurried blindly and fearfully on.
the sense of sight
Task 3. Questions—answering
the sense of hearing
2. What did the people hear?
(1) The cries of women broke out...
(2) ...; beyond in the distance, they heard the crash of falling roofs.
(3) Over the empty street—over the forum, far and wide—with many a noisy crash in the stormy sea—fell that awful shower!
3. How did the people feel?
(1) At that time, they felt the earth shaking beneath their feet; ...
(2) So came the earthquake...and so ended life in Pompeii.
the sense of touch
scared,
frightened
Task 4. Choices—picking
1. Which one is not mentioned about the remains of Pompeii?
B
A. Fresh walls.
B. Silent restroom.
C. Half-finished colums
D. Rich patterns of its floor.
2. What do the remains of Pompeii remind us of?
A. Nature is kind of a loving mother.
B. Nature is a butcher in cold blood.
C. Human lives burn bright and short.
D. Humans can die but can’t be beaten.
C
introduction
rising action
falling action
climax
Task 1. Plot—analyzing
resolution
3
Step
Practice
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
___________:
before the volcanic eruption
___________:
during the volcanic eruption
___________:
after the volcanic eruption
Para. 5
Para. 2-4
Para. 1
Para. 1
Para. 5
lively
lifeless
comparison
Task 2. Skills—analyzing
At the moment, the mountain-cloud seemed to roll towards them, dark and rapid, like a river.
simile 明喻
metaphor 暗喻
To vividly describe the horrible scene.
comparison
simile
example
Human lives burn bright and short.
Task 3. Sentence—understanding
4
Step
Production
These statues were dug
from Pompeii. There
must be a moving story
happening between them.
Task. 1 Story—discussing
environment
name
relationship
feeling
action
dialogue
purpose
1. It was cloudy that day.
2. Milo and Ken were ….
3. Suddenly they saw….
4. Milo felt …, saying….
5. They had no choice but to ...
6. In order to ...
7. At last , they…
Share your story with us!
Task. 2 Story—sharing
Task. 3 Story—polishing
Polish up your story.
It is love that makes the world colorful.
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