Unit 3Reading Lost civilizations

1、 unit 3 reading lost civilizations the temple of heaven the confucius temple potala palace the taj mahal stonehenge (巨石阵巨石阵) the statue of christ the redeemer the leaning tower of pisa ruins of yuanmingyuan pyramids sphinx reading diary entries recording someones travels, you should look for: dates

2、and place names facts and historical information personal feelings and opinions 1. what country is the author from? 2. what is one main similarity between pompeii and loulan? 3. who was made director of the pompeii dig in 1860? 4. who is professor zhang? canada. both of them became lost civilization

3、s about 2,000 years ago. the italian archaeologist giuseppe fiorelli. an archaeologist from the local cultural institute. answer the following questions: citytimeevent pompeii _ in the 8th century in 89 bc on 24th aug. ad 79 in 1860 it was founded. it was taken over by the romans. mount vesuvius eru

4、pted. giuseppe fiorelli was made director of the pompeii dig. find the historical information about pompeii. italy streets in stepping stones paintings bodies of people buried alive houses with mosaic floors treasure citytimeevent loulan _ 2000 years ago from ad 200 to ad 500 100 years ago china it

5、was a commercial city. it was covered over gradually by sand storms. it was discovered by a swedish explorer. find the historical information about loulan. city walls, palaces, workshops, towers and ancient water system 1. i feel lucky to have won a place on this trip. (line 2) 2. this morning we we

6、nt to a lecture about pompeii.( line 7) 3. unfortunately, all the people were buried alive, and so was the city ! (lines 11-12) 4. how amazing ! ( lines 14-15) do the sentences express emotions (e) or actions (a)? e / a e / a e / a e / a 5. people started to dig in the area for treasure.( lines 16-1

7、7) 6. when i walked around the city, i saw streets just as they had been. (line 19) 7. i am so excited to be here! (line 35) 8. sven found the remains of building buried under the sand. (line 39) e / a e / a e / a e / a 1. represent 2. took over 3. erupted 4.unfortunately a. sadly, unluckily b. (of

8、a volcano) threw out lava and ash c. acting or speaking for a group d. took control of look at the words from the diary entries and match them with their definitions. 5. house 6. wealthy 7. ruins 8. enormous e. rich f. parts of a building that remain after it has been badly damaged or destroyed g. p

9、rovides space for h. huge 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 j

10、ust a few _ left. some _, such as coins and painted pots, was found. fill in the blanks with proper words. italy lostcivilizations founded taken over eruptedburied alive stoppingpoint sand ruinstreasure the purpose of writing this passage is _. a.to show how happy the writer was to have such a chance to visit the sites. b. to compare the civilizations of pompeii and loulan c. to arouse peoples sense of protecting civilizations d. to tell us how pompeii and loulan were destroyed. interview if you were the mayor of changzhou, what would y