安徽省滁州市第二中学高中英语（北师大版）课件 选修六：U17 L1 PERIOD 1PPT.ppt

1、Module 6 zxxkwMy favorite ComedyReading 2zxxkw学 科网StoriesStorieshorrorhorrorstoriesstoriesStoriesStorieshistoricalhistoricalstoriesstoriesadventureadventurestoriesstoriesbiographiesbiographiesdetectivedetectivestoriesstoriestruetruestoriesstorieslovelovestoriesstoriessciencesciencefictionfictionfair

2、yfairytalestaleshumoroushumorousstoriesstoriestraveltravelstoriesstoriesfantasiesfantasies3Lets appreciate some stories and identify the kinds of stories in the pictures.zxxkw4My favorite ComedyReading 2zxxkw学 科网FantasyHarry Potter6Snow WhiteFairy tale7My favorite ComedyReading 2zxxkw学 科网Detective s

3、torySherlock Holmeszxxkw9Record of a Journey to the WestMyth10Biographyzxxkw11Romance of Three KingdomsHistorical stories12Lesson 1Stories from History13Pre-reading:Background KnowledgeHave you ever heard about the City of Pompeii?What do you know about it?(P6)Key words:volcanic eruption,buried,even

4、t,disappear,disaster,preserved,destroy,discover,scientist14Pompeii is located in southwest Italy near the grand city of Naples.The city of Pompeii was built around the southeast section at the foot of Mount Vesuvius near the Gulf of Naples.Pompeii was a thriving city,but would meet its doom on the m

5、orning of August 24,79,AD.15Volcanic eruptionMount Vesuvius16 First reading for main idea(skimming)It is about a city named Pompeii,whichwas buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 AD,but rediscovered by some scientists 1,600 years later.17Answer questions from P6.Why does the article describe Pompeii a

6、s a“time capsule”?The article describes Pompeii as a time capsule because the volcanic eruption preserved buildings,objects and even impressions of people from the time.18Answer questions from P6.Who wrote about the eruption of Vesuvius?What had Pompeii been like before the eruption?Roman writer Pli

7、ny wrote about the eruption of Vesuvius.Before the eruption,Pompeii had been a booming Roman city with temples,markets,restaurants and theatres.19Answer questions from P6.What can you see if you walk in the streets of Pompeii today?You can see ancient architecture,statues,decorated walls,objects of

8、the time and the impressions of people in their last hours of life.20Second reading for details(scanning:key words)TimeEvents1.At the end of 1st century AD2.August 24th,79 AD3.Over the centuries4.More than 1,600 years later5.By 17486.Now7.Today,more than 250 years after1.Find information related to

9、the following time.Pliny wrote aboutVolcanic eruptionGreat lossScientists rediscoverHistorical siteTime rewindsTourists,scientists212.Find information in connection with the following people.PeopleEventsPlinyThe people in the city after the volcanic eruptionSome scientistsTouristsA Roman writerFound

10、 lost townsVisit Pompeiidisappeared under the ashes22One person,sitting alone,looks like he is praying.Another man,lying on his side,looks as if he is trying to get up.Still more 23Summary:ClozePliny was a Roman writer who Pliny was a Roman writer who hadhad _ and wrote _ and wrote about a _ eruptio

11、n which _ on Augustabout a _ eruption which _ on August24th,79AD and it was of Mt.Vesuvius.The tragedy 24th,79AD and it was of Mt.Vesuvius.The tragedy hadhad left aleft adeep _ on Pliny who deep _ on Pliny who hadhad lost his uncle in the lost his uncle in the accident.The people,towns and villages

12、accident.The people,towns and villages had had been _ been _ under the ashes of Mt Vesuvius.under the ashes of Mt Vesuvius.By 1748,scientists By 1748,scientists had had started to _the ancient started to _the ancient city Pompeii.It is like a“time capsule”_city Pompeii.It is like a“time capsule”_ a

13、frozen a frozen moment in history.moment in history.Not only the buildings and authentic Not only the buildings and authentic objects of Pompeii attract people,but also the forms of objects of Pompeii attract people,but also the forms of the people caught in the _ that have made the city a the peopl

14、e caught in the _ that have made the city a _ to human history.The bodies of people who _ to human history.The bodies of people who hadhaddied in Pompeii showed their exact _of getting died in Pompeii showed their exact _of getting together for_ in their last hours of life.together for_ in their las

15、t hours of life.Today,since excavations started,people and scientists Today,since excavations started,people and scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the_.visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the_.In this way,the city,which the world In this way,the city,which the world ha

16、dhad once forgotten once forgotten _ nearly 2,000 years after its _._ nearly 2,000 years after its _.witnessedvolcanicoccurredimpressionburieddig outpreservingdisastermonumentshapesprotectionancient worldlives onloss24Post reading:Retell the story and finish an interview.25 Task 1:Retell the story i

17、n the first or third person according to the chronological order.Task 2:Interview(Open-ended)(Group or Pair work)Suppose you are a tour guide to Pompeii with your travel group,tourists may ask you various questions about Pompeii and the Vesuvius Volcanic Eruption.(Questions can be chosen from the text,and most of your answers should be in the Past Perfect.)26Lesson One Homework:Vocabulary exercise on Page 53,72728