B2U10-Pompeii

Book2-10PompeiiRobertSilverbergReinforcementTextAnalysisPompeiiBackgroundWarmingupUnit10Questions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWBTRHalfaDayUnit1WarmingupWarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesWBTR•WhydoestheauthorcallPompeiiastrangecity?•Whathappenedtothecity?•Whatwasthecitylikebeforeitwasdestroyed?•Whataresomeothernaturaldisastersinworldhistorythatyouhavelearnedabout?Check-onPreview•Matchthewordswiththeircorrectmeaninginthetext.1.hurl2.graze3.cram4.intact5.mighty6.shattera.verystrongorpowerfulb.tosuddenlybreakintosmallpiecesc.tothrowviolentlyinaparticulardirectione.toeatgrassgrowinginafieldf.topushsb./sth.intoasmallplaceg.completeandnotdamagedWBTRWarmingupKey:c,e,f,g,a,bObjectives•Understandthestructureandthegeneralideaofthetext•KnowsomethingaboutthehistoryofPompeiiandwhathappenedinAD79•Beabletousespecificverbstodescribethings•Beabletocreateadominantimpressionbyusingwordsaboutfivesenses•Knowsomethingaboutnaturaldisasterslikevolcaniceruptions,earthquakes,tornadoetc.WBTRWarmingupBackgroundCultureTipsAuthorHalfaDayUnit10BWTRBackgroundAuthorRobertSilverberg(bornJanuary15,1935)isanAmericanauthor,bestknownforwritingsciencefiction.In1956hegraduatedfromColumbiaUniversity,havingmajoredinComparativeLiterature.HisLifeBWTRCultureTips•NaplesisthecapitalofCampaniaandthethird-largestcityinItaly,afterRomeandMilan.Ithasapopulationofnearly1millionwithinitsadministrativelimitsonalandareaof117.3km2(45sqmi).TheurbanareaofNaplesextendsbeyondtheadministrativecitylimits,withapopulationofabove3million.•ThecityofPompeiiisapartiallyburiedRomantown-citynearmodernNaples.Pompeiiwaspartiallydestroyedandburiedunder4to6m(13to20ft)ofashandpumiceintheeruptionofMountVesuviusinAD79,anditwaslostfornearly1700yearsbeforeitsaccidentalrediscoveryin1749.Sincethen,itsexcavationhasprovidedanextraordinarilydetailedinsightintothelifeofacityduringthePaxRomana.Today,thisUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsofItaly,withapproximately2,500,000visitorseveryyear.CultureTipsPompeiithelastday•AmultidisciplinarystudyoftheeruptionproductsandvictimsindicatesthatatVesuviusandsurroundingtownsheatwasthemaincauseofdeathofpeople,previouslybelievedtohavediedbyashsuffocation.Theresultsofthestudy,publishedin2010,showthatexposuretoatleast250°Chotsurgesatadistanceof10kilometresfromtheventwassufficienttocauseinstantdeath,evenifpeoplewereshelteredwithinbuildings.CultureTipsMountVesuvius•MountVesuviusisbestknownforitseruptioninAD79thatledtotheburyinganddestructionoftheRomancitiesofPompeiiandHerculaneum.Theywereneverrebuilt,althoughsurvivingtownspeopleandprobablylootersdidundertakeextensivesalvageworkafterthedestructions.Thetowns'locationswereeventuallyforgottenuntiltheiraccidentalrediscoveryinthe18thcentury.Pompeii,withVesuviustoweringaboveCultureTipsVesuviusfromplaneCultureTipsInsidethecraterofVesuviusJupiteristhekingofthegodsandthegodofskyandthunder.JupiterwasthechiefdeityofRomanstatereligionthroughouttheRepublicanandImperialeras,untiltheEmpirecameunderChristianrule.Jupiteristhoughttohaveoriginatedasaskygod.Hisidentifyingimplementisthethunderbolt,andhisprimarysacredanimalistheeagle,whichheldprecedenceoverotherbirdsinthetakingofauspicesandbecameoneofthemostcommonsymbolsoftheRomanarmy.CultureTipsApolloisoneofthemostimportantandcomplexoftheOlympiandeitiesinancientGreekandRomanreligion,GreekandRomanmythology.Apollohasbeenvariouslyrecognizedasagodoflightandthesun,truthandprophecy,healing,plague,music,poetry,andmore.ApolloisthesonofZeusandLeto,andhasatwinsister,thechastehuntressArtemis.CultureTips•IsisisagoddessinAncientEgyptianreligiousbeliefs.Shewasworshippedastheidealmotherandwifeaswellasthepatronofnatureandmagic.Shewasthefriendofslaves,sinners,artisans,andthedowntrodden,andshelistenedtotheprayersofthewealthy,maidens,aristocrats,andrulers.Isisisalsoknownasprotectorofthedeadandgoddessofchildren.•ThenameIsismeansThrone.Herheaddressisathrone.Asthepersonificationofthethrone,shewasanimportantrepresentationofthepharaoh'spower.Thepharaohwasdepictedasherchild,whosatonthethronesheprovided.CultureTipsDetailedAnalysisStructureHalfaDayUnit1TextAnalysisTWBRTextAnalysisStructure1Para.1-7AbriefaccountofPompeiibeforeandafterAugust24,AD79.2Para.8-9Adetaileddescriptionofwhathappenedonthedayoftheeruption.TWBRTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisMainIdeaSentenceParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExercisePartIPartIITWBR•Whatwasthecitylikebeforetheeruption?•WhatwerepeopleinPompeiidoingbeforetheeruption?•IFthecityhadnotbeendestroyedbythevolcaniceruption,whatwoulditbeliketoday?PartI:MainIdeaTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternGrammareruptstrikeperishshroudintactclattershimmernoothercomedownhidefrombreakthroughbeinplacecometolifebeinportclearawaytheday+thatclauseTodo…istodo.…isalloneneedstodo.inversionstrike(para.4)•tocauseapersonorplacetosufferseverelyfromtheeffectsofsomethingveryunpleasantthathappenssuddenly•I'vegotalifeinsurancepolicythatwilllookaftermyfamilyifdisasterstrikes.•Thediseasehasstruckthewholecommunity,sometimeswipingoutwholefamilies.•Theypred