高中英语Unit 3 Back to the past Reading and word study

ReadingLostcivilizations⑴Unit3Backtothepast•Wherearetheplacesinthepictures?•Whathaveyouknownaboutthem?•Whatelsedoyouwanttoknowaboutthem?PompeiiLoulan1.Whatcountryistheauthorfrom?2.WhatisonemainsimilaritybetweenPompeiiandLoulan?3.WhowasmadedirectorofthePompeiidigin1860?4.WhoisProfessorZhang?Canada.Bothofthembecamelostcivilizationabout2,000yearsago.TheItalianarchaeologistGiuseppeFiorelli.Anarchaeologistfromthelocalculturalinstitute.Readthediaryentriesquicklyandanswerthesequestions.Howwelldidyouunderstandthedetailsinthediary?Readitagaincarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhathappenedtoPompeiiinAugustAD79?2.Howwastheburiedcitydiscovered?MountVesuviuseruptedandlava,ashandrockspouredoutofitontothesurroundingcountryside.AllthepeopleinPompeiiwereburiedalive,andsowasthecity.Itwasdiscoveredinthe18thcenturywhenafarmerfoundsomestonewithwritingonit.Peoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasure,whichcausedmuchdamage.Soin1860,theItalianarchaeologistGiuseppeFiorelliwasmadedirectorofthePompeiidig.3.WhatwerethesteppingstonesalongtheroadinPompeiiusedfor?4.WhywasLoulananimportantcityabout2,000yearsago?5.HowdomanypeoplethinkLoulandisappeared?6.Accordingtothelastsentence,howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthelossofLoulan?Withthestones,peopledidnothavetostepinthemudinthestreetsonrainydays.BecauseitwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWestItwasgraduallycoveredoverbysandstormsfromAD200toAD500.Shefeltthatitwasapity!1Ifeelluckytohavewonaplaceonthistrip.2ThismorningwewenttoalectureaboutPompeii.3Unfortunately,allthepeoplewereburiedalive,andsowasthecity!4Howamazing!Thewritersofdiariesoftenrecordfeelingsoropinions(emotions)aswellaswhattheyhavedone(actions).Dothesentencesbelowexpressemotions(E)oractions(A)?E/AE/AE/AE/A5Peoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasure.6WhenIwalkedaroundthecity,Isawstreetsjustastheyhadbeen.7Iamsoexcitedtobehere!8Svenfoundtheremainsofbuildingburiedunderthesand.E/AE/AE/AE/A1thecity2which3there4it5thatFindthefollowingwordsinthetextanddecidewhattheyreferto.PompeiithefactthatpeoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasurenearPompeiiLoulanthefactthatthedesertwasonceagreenlandwithenormoustreesReadingstrategy:readingdiaryentriesWhenyouarereadingdiaryentriesrecordingsomeone’stravels,youshouldlookfor:⑴⑵⑶datesandplacenamesfactsandhistoricalinformationpersonalfeelingsandopinionsPompeiitimeeventinthe8thcenturyin89BCon24thAug.AD79in1860Loulan2000yearsagofromAD200toAD500100yearsagoItwasfounded.ItwastakenoverbytheRomans.MountVesuviuserupted.GiuseppeFiorelliwasmadedirectorofthePompeiidig.Itexistedasacommercialcity.Itwascoveredovergraduallybysandstorms.ItwasdiscoveredbyaSwedishexplorer.FindthehistoricalinformationaboutPompeiiandLoulan.Discussion1.Isitusefulforpeopletostudythingsfromthepast?Whyorwhynot?2.Sinceaslongagoas1553peoplehavesaid,‘Historyrepeatsitself.’Whatdoyouthinkthissayingmeans?Doyouagreewithit?Whyorwhynot?Homework1.Readthepassagecarefullyandreviewthenewwordsandphrases.2.Makeasummaryofthetext.ReadingLostcivilizations⑵Unit3BacktothepastBothPompeiiin________andLoulaninChinabecame____________about2000yearsago.Pompeiiwas________inthe8thcenturyBCandwas____________bytheRomansin89BC.On24thAug.AD79,MountVesuvius_________andthecitywere_________________.Loulanwasa__________________ontheSilkRoad.Itdisappearedunderthe________.Therearejustafew_________left.Some_________,suchascoinsandpaintedpots,wasfound.Fillintheblankswithproperwords.ItalyIostcivilizationsfoundedtakenovereruptedburiedalivestoppingpointstormruinstreasureGivetheEnglishwordsaccordingtothedefinitions.•（ofavolcano）throwoutoflavaandash•actorspeakforagroup•sadly，unluckily•rich•partsofabuildingthatremainafterithasbeenbadlydamagedordestroyed•huge•takecontrolof•providespaceforeruptrepresentunfortunatelywealthyruinsenormoustakeoverhouseWordstudy1.representvt.1)actorspeakforagroupThecompetitionattractedover500contestants8differentcountries.representingThePresidentwasattheceremonybytheVice-President.represented2)tobeasymbolofEachcoloronthechartadifferentdepartment.representsTheroseadifferentdepartment.represents2.takeover:takecontrolofThearmyhastheparty.Thefirmhasbyalargecompany.Whenhewasillhissonthebusiness.takenoverbeentakenovertookover3.unfortunatelyadv.unluckily,regrettably,hewasinjuredinthefirstgame.,Iwon’tbeabletoattendthemeeting.UnfortunatelyUnfortunatelyunfortunateadj.Itwasanaccident.Itisthatyoumissedthemeeting.unfortunateunfortunate4.aliveadj.living,notdeadShewasstillwhenshewassenttothehospital.Hewasburiedintheearthquake.alivealive*live,living,livelyShe’sachildandpopularwitheveryone.fishcoverageoftheWorldCuplanguageslivelyliveliveliving5.destroyvt.todamagesth.sobadlythatitnolongerexists,worksThebuildingwasbyfire.They’vealltheevidence.Herhusbandwaskilledinthewar,which_________herhopesofhappiness.destroyeddestroyed6.housevt.toprovideaspaceforThegovernmentwilltakemeasurestotherefugees.Thegallery2000worksofmodernart.househousesdestroyed7.preventsb./sth.(from)doingsth.:stopsb.fromdoingsth.Nothingwillus(from)reachingouraims.Iwasbyillnessfromtakingtheexam.preventprevented8.Tomhasb