Unit2NaturaldisastersExtendedreading课件高中英语译林版

Unit2Naturaldisasters(Extendedreading)Whatcanyouseefromthisphoto?Lead-in:FreetalkcityremainsamountainWhathappenedtoPompeii?Lead-in:basicinformationDestroyedbyavolcaniceruption.1ComprehensionWhathappenedinthelastdaysofPompeii?2AppreciationHowdoestheauthordepictthesceneofthedisaster?3ReflectionWhatlessonscanwelearnfromthelastdaysofPompeii?

Inwhatorderisthisarticleorganized?Dividethearticleintothreesections.TimeorderFastreading:structureBefore

theeruptionDuringtheeruptionAftertheeruptionPara.1Paras.2-4Para.5WhatadjectivescanbeusedtodescribePompeiiatthattime?Givesupportingevidence.Detailedreading:beforethedisasterprosperouscivilizedbeautifulcrowdedtradingshipsforumandtheatreForum:(inancientRome)apublicplacewherevitalmeetingswereheldTheatre:anoutdoorareawherevariousformsofentertainmentwereperformedglassywater“AmodelofthewholeRomanEmpire”DidpeopleinPompeiirealizethecomingdanger?Detailedreading:beforethedisasterHowever,aboveall…Thecloud-cappedtopofMountVesuviusashyrocksnowdark,nowlightDetailedreading:duringthedisaster(L.15)…,andthedawngreylybrokeonTHELASTDAYOFPOMPEII!Toshowthevolcaniceruptionhasalreadybegun!Tocreateanatmosphereofdangeranddespair.Detailedreading:duringthedisasterWhatdidpeopleseeatthebeginningoftheeruption?…shootingfrom

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——movement——shape——colour?Thetrunk,blackness,thebranches,fire!

Detailedreading:duringthedisaster“Thisfiremovedandchangedincolourwitheverymoment:Nowitwaswildlybright,nowofapaleanddyingred,andnowagainitburntwithanunbearablelight!”Readandtranslate:这团火每一刻都在移动并改变颜色：它时而极其明亮，时而泛着苍白垂死的红光，时而又燃烧着无法忍受的光芒！

ParallelismDetailedreading:duringthedisasterWiththevolcanicashapproaching,whatdidpeoplehear,feel,andseerespectively?HeardWomen’scriesCrashoffallingroofsNoisycrashinthestormyseaFeltEarthshakingbeneaththefeetSawMountain-cloudrollingtowardsthemlikeariver

AshowerofashesandstonesDetailedreading:duringthedisasterWheredidtheawfulshowerfall?Overtheemptystreet—overtheforum—farandwide—withmanyanoisycrashinthestormysea—fellthatawfulshower!InversionDetailedreading:duringthedisasterInthefaceofthishorribledisaster,howdidpeoplereact?Circletheverbsinpara4.“fly,run,press,push,hurry”…Howwouldyoufeelifyouwerethere?Fearful,confused,desperate,helpless…Socametheearthquake...andsoendedlifeinPompeii.→Asuddenbutinevitableending→AsenseofdespairApplication:describethedisasterDescribewhatyouseeinthevideobyusingtheexpressionsandtechniquesinthearticle.greycloudshootingfromthevolcanomountaincloudrollingtowardspeopleawfulshowerfallingfarandwidepeoplepushingandpressingeachotherDetailed-reading:appreciationHowdoestheauthordepictthesceneofthedisaster?Listthewritingtechniques.TohelpreadersvisualizethehorriblepowerofthenaturaldisasterandtransportthemtothedoomofPompeii.RhetoricaldevicesVariouscoloursMultiplesensesVividverbsShortsentencesDetailedreading:afterthedisasterNowadays,whatcantouristsseeinPompeii?FreshwallsRichfloorpatternHalf-finishedcolumnsWhatelsecantheysee?Culturallink:AboutPompeiiArchaeologistshavediscoveredaround1150humanremains.Theuniquesetofcircumstancescreatedbytheeruptionhasallowedexpertstobring100ofthosebodies“backtolife”intheformofcaststhatpreservethebodyatthemomentofdeath.Postreading:furtherthinking“LongafterfireandashcameforthepeopleofPompeii,theremainsoftheirbeautifulcitysurvivetoremindusthathumanlivesburnbrightandshort.”Howdoyouunderstandthelastsentence?

“…humanlivesburnbrightandshort.”→Humanlifeisshortandfragileinthefaceofnaturaldisasters.→Thereisalwaysagloryofhumanityandcivilizationshining.Postreading:ourreflectionDoyouthinkwewillbeabletoprotectourselvesfromnaturaldisastersinthefuture?Whyorwhynot?Pre-warningsystemsfornaturaldisastersEmergencypreparednessdrillsandexercisesPostreading:ourreflectionWhatlessonscanwelearnfromthelastdaysofPompeii?Natureistoberespected,nottobeconquered.Historyistoberemembered,nottobeburied.Bealerttonaturaldisasters.HomeworkSelectoneparagraph