unit16-Lesson1

Third Reading while listening:
write down the things in connection with the following numbers :
August, 24th, 79 AD: 1,600: 1748: 250:
AAuugguusts,t,2244thth, ,7799AADD:: The eruption had occurred and destroyed the
Stories from History
Discussion
1. Once, there was a booming city. But one day, it suddenly disappeared. Use your imagination, and see how this tragedy happened. 2. Read the title, can you guess from the picture, key words and title what the article is about?
whole city. 11,,660000:: More than 1,600 years later, some scientists found the lost towns that had been buried under the ashes.
11774488:: By 1748, scientists had found an awesome historical site.
225500:: More than 250 years after scientists found the city, thousands of tourists and hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii every year.
Why does the article describe Pompeii as a “time capsule” ?
original street of the city
People gathered together for protection in their last hours of life.
One person, sitting alone, looks like he was praying.
It was dd_e_st_r_o_y_e_d__ and bb_u_r_i_e_d__ by a volcanic eruption and dd_is_c_o_v_e_r_e_d___ again by some scientists 1,600 years later.
Second Reading
Scientists:
found an awesome historical site and started to _d_i_g_o_u__t _ the ancient city of Pompeii. Hundreds of scientists _v_i_s_it__ Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world.
Volcanic eruption, buried, event, disappear, disaster, preserved, destroy, discover, scientist
庞贝城是维 苏威火山南 面的近邻， 这座城市因 拥有火山赠 予的肥沃土 壤而物产丰 饶，在公元 79年，庞贝 称得上是古 罗马帝国最 繁荣的城市。
Because it preserves a frozen moment in history.
Summary Changes of Pompeii City:
A booming Roman city with temples, markets, restaurants andtheatres, works of art on walls;
People in Pompeii:
They g_a_t_h_e_r_e_d_t_o_g_e_t_h_e_r for protection in their last hours of life. They _d_i_sa_p_p__ea_r_e_d_ under the ashes and were gradually _fo_r_g_o_t_t_en__ by the world.
Go through the whole passage, and find out what the following people did. Pliny: People in Pompeii: scientists:
Pliny: a Roman writer
wrote about a__t_e_rr_i_b_l_e_v_o_lc_a_n_i_c_e_r_u_p_t_i_o_n_ which left a deep impression on him
躲过高温的人在大量黑色的火山灰浮尘面前无法 再次侥幸，他们窒息而死。考古学家利用这些尸 体在火山灰和浮石中造成的空腔，铸造出了大部 分受害者的身形。
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Pompeii: The city that became a time capsule
First Reading:
Read the whole passage quickly, and try to find out what happened to Pompeii.
destroyed and buried by a terrible volcanic eruption; disappeared and were forgotten by the world;
discovered by some scientists; visited by tourists and scientists every year