Unit 3 Back to the past
Period 2 Reading Lost Civilizations
Teaching aims:
1)??? To talk about lost civilizations
2)??? To help the students develop the ability of reading diary entries.
Important and difficult points:
The way of reading diary entries.
Teaching procedures:
Step1 Lead-in
1.????????????????? Show students a video about ancient Pompeii.
2.????????????????? Answer questions
2)??? Where is the city of Pompeii?
3)??? What happened to it?
4)??? What is it like now?
5)??? What else do you want to know about them?
Step2 Reading comprehension.
1.????? Ask students to read the passage quickly and try to find answers to the questions in Part A.
2.????? Ask students to read again and complete Part C1.
3.????? Let students complete Part C2.
Step 3 Reading strategy
1.????? Discuss in pairs about what features are usually included in diary entries.
2.????? Let students read the Reading strategy.
3.????? When you are reading diary entries recording someone’s travels, you should look for:
⑴ Dates and place names
⑵Facts and historical information
⑶Personal feelings and opinions
4.????? Answer questions according to the text.
1 What happened to Pompeii in August AD 79?
2. How was the buried city discovered?
3. What were the stepping stones along the road in Pompeii used for?
4. Why was Loulan an important city about 2,000 years ago?
5. How do many people think Loulan disappeared?
6. According to the last sentence, how did the author feel about the loss of Loulan?
5.????? Find out the facts and historical information about the two cities.
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Pompeii
time
event
in the 8th century
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in 89 BC
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on 24th Aug. AD 79
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in 1860
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Loulan
2000 years ago
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from AD 200 to AD 500
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100 years ago
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Step 4 Discussion
1.????? Is it useful for people to study things from the past? Why or why not?
2.????? Since as long ago as 1553 people have said, ‘History repeats itself.’ What do you think this saying means? Do you agree with it? Why or why not?
Step 5 Homework.
1. Read the passage carefully and review the new words and phrases.
2. Make a summary of the text.
Period 3 Reading (2)
Teaching Objectives:
1） To understand the text better
2） To master some useful words and expressions
Important and difficult points:
Some useful words and expressions
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Check the homework.
Step 2 Complete the summary with proper words.
Both Pompeii in ________and Loulan in China became ____ ________ about 2000 years ago. Pompeii was ________ in the 8th century BC and was _____ _______ by the Romans in 89BC. On 24th Aug.AD79, Mount Vesuvius _________ and the city were _______ __________. Loulan was a _________ _________ on the Silk Road. It disappeared under the ________. There are just a few _________ left. Some _________, such as coins and painted pots, was found.
Step 3 language study
?????? 1. A British society arranged for ten high school students from different countries to go on a cultural expedition to sites of lost civilizations. arrange v. 安排，筹划，整理，布置
?????? arrange + n. + for + n. 为…安排…
?????? arrange + for + n. + to do 安排…做…
?????? arrange + (with + n.) + to do (与人)约定干…
?????? arrange + that clause(从句用should + v.) 商定…, 安排…
?????? I arranged to meet him at 6 o’clock.
?????? 我约定在6点钟跟他见面.
?????? The secretary ______ ______ the manager.
?????? 秘书替我向经理预约.
?????? I’ve _______ for him ________ her.
?????? 我已安排他跟她见面.
?????? He arranged that the meeting _______ off for a week.
?????? 他安排把会议延后一星期召开.
?????? 2. I am representing Canada. I feel lucky to have won a place on this trip.
?????? 我代表加拿大。能赢得这次旅行的资格我感到幸运。
?????? ⑴represent 在这里是‘代表’的意思：；如；
?????? The union represents over 200,000 teachers.
?????? 工会代表着20余万教师的利益。
?????? The competition attracted 500 athletes _____ 8 different countries.
?????? 这次比赛吸引了代表8个国家的500多名运动员。
?????? represent还表示：维护…的利益；体现；象征等意思。
?????? Those comments do not represent the views of us all.
?????? 这些言论不足以体现我们所有人的看法。
?????? Each color on the chart ______ a different _______ .
?????? 图表中的每一种颜色都代表一个不同的部门。
?????? They ___________ their concerns to the authorities.
?????? 他们向当局陈述了他们关心的问题。
?????? . I am representing Canada. I feel lucky to have won a place on this trip.我代表加拿大。能赢得这次旅行的资格我感到幸运。
?????? ⑵win a place 意思是“赢得资格”如；
?????? She will someday win a place in music's hall of fame.
?????? 她将来会在音乐方面获致不朽的成就。
?????? She has _____ _____ ______ in the Olympic team.
?????? 她已获得奥运代表队的队员资格。
?????? He __ ____ ___ in the first team.
?????? 他失去了甲级队员的资格。
?????? 3. The city was founded in the 8th century BC.
?????? found 意思是“建立；创建; 创办。”如；
?????? Her family ______ the college in 1895.
?????? 她家族1895年创办了这所学院。
?????? The town was founded by English settlers in 1790.
?????? 这座城市是英国移民于1790建立的。
?????? Their marriage __ ___ on love and mutual respect.
?????? 他们的婚姻建立在爱情和相互尊重的基础上的。
?????? 注意found; form; organize.的区别。
?????? 4. In 89 BC, the Romans took over Pompeii.公元前89年，罗马人接管了庞贝城。
?????? take over的意思是“接任；接管；接收”如；
?????? You watch them until ten o'clock, and then I'll take over.
?????? 你看他们看到10点钟，然后我接班。
?????? CBS records ____ ___ _____ by Sony.
?????? 哥伦比亚广播公司的唱片公司已被索尼公司收购。
?????? When Mr. Green retired, his son ____ ___ the business from him.
?????? 格林先生退休后由他儿子接管他的生意。
?????? What is good and still useful ___ _____ ___ ___ .
?????? 好的有用的东西应该继承。
?????? 5. Unfortunately, all the people were buried alive, and so was the city.
?????? 不幸的是，所有的人被活埋，城市也埋没了。
?????? ⑴ bury 这里意思是“埋葬; 隐藏；掩蔽; 埋头于”如：
?????? The house ______ ___ under snow.
?????? 房子一半埋在雪中。
?????? He __ _____ in his work.
?????? 他埋头工作。
?????? Many men __ ________ underground when there was an accident at the mine.矿上发生意外时,许多矿工都被埋在地下。
?????? __________ in deep thought, he didn’t notice Mary coming in.
?????? _________ himself in sorrow, he refused to see anyone.
?????? _________ yourself in your study, and you will make progress.
?????? She fell into the bed, ____________ her face in the pillow and sniffed sadly，(抽鼻子)
?????? ⑵ be buried alive 表示”活埋”，
?????? alive 在这儿作状语使用。
?????? 6. People started to dig in the area for treasure, which caused much damage.
?????? 人们开始在这个地区挖财宝，这造成了重大损失。
?????? damage 这里意思是“损失；损害，损坏”。如：
?????? The storm did _________ to the crops.
?????? 暴风雨使庄稼受到了很大损失。
?????? An earthquake sometimes causes great ____ .
?????? 地震有时造成重大损失。
?????? 本课出现表破坏的词有damage, destroy 和 ruin 这三个单词，如：
?????? An archaeologist from the local cultural institute, Professor Zhang, told us that 100 years ago
?????? the Swedish explorer Sven discovered the ruins of the Loulan Kingdom. 一位来自当地文化部门的考古学家张教授告诉我们，100年前瑞典勘探者Sven发现了楼兰王朝的遗址。
?????? ___ how this quiet volcano ______ the whole city.
?????? 很难想象这平静的火山是怎样毁掉整座城市的。
?????? 它们均表示"破坏"、"损坏"的意思,但各自的含义和用法不同。-
?????? 7. I also saw the bodies of people that had been turned to stone when they had been covered with ash--- they are kept exactly as they were 2,000 years ago. 我也看到了被火山灰覆盖而变成石头的人的身体---他们保持着和二千年前一样的姿势。
?????? keep…as they were (/ as it was) 这里意思是“保持着原来的样子”。as是连词意思是“照…的方式”如：
?????? Leave the books as they are. 别去碰那些书。
?????? Put the papers __ they _ . 把文件放到原来的样子。
?????? 8. I looked at it through a pair of binoculars. 我们用双筒望远镜看着它。
?????? a pair of 连接由两部分合在一起的单个物品一般。如：
?????? a pair of trousers [scissors, tongs]
?????? 一条裤子[一把剪刀, 一把钳子]
?????? a pair of glasses一副眼镜
?????? 9. Tomorrow we are off to Naples to visit the museum that houses many of the treasures from Pompeii. 明天我们将去那不勒斯参观藏有许多来自庞贝的宝物的博物馆。
?????? house 作动词，意思是“提供住处；供给房子用 ”如：
?????? Those caves may house snakes or some other wild animals.
?????? 那些洞里也许有蛇或者其它什么野兽。
?????? Most animals house up in caves in winter.
?????? 冬天多数动物躲藏在洞穴里。
?????? The personal picture exhibition _____ in that building.
?????? 个人画展设在那所房子里。
?????? He is trying hard to feed and ______ his family.
?????? 他努力设法赡养和安置他的家属。
?????? 10. I ate neither the noodles nor the rice… 我既不吃面条也不吃米饭。
?????? neither...nor...，并列连词。表示"既不......也不......"。如：
?????? I have neither time nor money.
?????? 我既没时间也没钱。
?????? The novel is neither realistic nor poetic.
?????? 那部小说既不写实也没有诗意。
?????? 连接两个并列的复数主语时，动词的单复数形式必须和最靠近的一个主语保持一致。
?????? Neither boy students nor girl students right．
?????? 男生和女生都不对。
?????? Neither he nor I well educated.
?????? 他和我都没受过良好教育。
Step 4 Word study
Step 5 Homework:
1.????? Review the new words.
2.????? Finish the exercises in the workbook.
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