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Back to the pastBack to the past

Unit3Unit3

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Lead–in:Lead–in:

Do you know some buildings that could

represent ancient civilizations in China

or throughout the world ?

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The Great WallThe Great Wall

The Terracotta The Terracotta WarriorsWarriors

Let’s enjoy some pictures!

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Potala PalacePotala Palace

The Old Town The Old Town of Lijiang of Lijiang

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The Taj MahalThe Taj Mahal

The Hanging The Hanging GardensGardens

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Roman Roman ColiseumColiseum

(古罗马角斗场)(古罗马角斗场)

PyramidsPyramids

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What are the similarities and differences among these places? Can you use some words to describe them?

SimilaritiesSimilarities

magnificent

well-designed ancient

famous distant

mysteriousattractive

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Some of them are still existing now, but the others are nowhere to be seen.

So we call the ancient buildings, cultures and countries that no longer existed

“Lost civilizations”.

DifferenceDifference

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What is the text made up of?

5 diary entries

Have a quick look at the text and Have a quick look at the text and answer:answer:

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Skimming: Choose the correct main idea for each part.

Diary 1 A . a lecture about Pompeii and the volcano

Diary 2 B. a visit to the ancient Roman city of Pompeii city

Diary3 C. general information about Loulan

Diary 4 D. the purpose and destination of the trip

Diary 5 E. the discovery of the Loulan kingdom

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What should we pay attention to when we are

reading diaries?

When you are reading diary entries recording someone’s travels, you should look for:

dates and place names

facts and historical information

personal feelings and opinions

Reading strategy:Reading strategy:

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PompeiiPompeii(庞贝)(庞贝)

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1. Where’s Pompeii?

2. What happened to Pompeii in August AD 79?

3. How was the buried city discovered?

4.What were the stepping stones along the road in Pompeii used for?

Task1(Day1-Day3):Task1(Day1-Day3): Listen to this part and answer:

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1. Where’s Pompeii?

2. What happened to Pompeii in August AD 79?

Task 1Task 1

The Volcano near the city erupted and lava, ash and rocks poured out of it onto the surrounding countryside. All the people in Pompeii were buried alive, and so was the city.

Task1(Day1-Day3):Task1(Day1-Day3):

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4.What were the stepping stones along the road in Pompeii used for?

With these stones, people did not have to step in the mud on rainy days.

3. How was the buried city discovered?It was discovered in the 18th century when a farmer found some stone with writing on it. People started to dig in the area for treasure, which caused much damage. So in 1860, the area was put under government protection so it could be preserved and studied.

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place time evevt

Pompeii

in the 8th century BC

in 89 BC

on 24th Aug. AD 79

in 1860

It was founded.

It was taken over by the Romans.

The volcano erupted.

It was put under government protection.

Find the historical information about Pompeii.

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Dates Actions Emotions

15th   July 

16th   July

17th   July

How does the writer feel about the trip? How does the writer feel about the trip?

We are in Italy We are in Italy feel lucky  feel lucky 

We attended a We attended a lecture about lecture about Pompeii.  Pompeii. 

How unfortunateHow unfortunate

I saw the ancienI saw the ancient Roman city of t Roman city of Pompeii.  Pompeii. 

How amazingHow amazing

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LoulanLoulan(楼兰)(楼兰)

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Task 2Task 2

1. Why was Loulan an important city about 2,000 years ago?

2. How do many people think Loulan disappeared?

3. According to the last sentence, how did the author feel about the loss of Loulan?

Because it was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West

It was gradually covered over by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 400.

She felt that it was a pity.

Task2(Day10-Day11):Task2(Day10-Day11):

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place time evevt

Loulan2000 years ago

from AD 200 to AD 400

Around the years 1900  

It existed as a commercial city.

It was covered over gradually by sandstorms.

It was discovered by a European explorer.

Find the historical information about Loulan and fill in the blanks:

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Dates Actions Emotions

24th   July 

25th   July

How does the writer feel about the trip? How does the writer feel about the trip?

We arrived in We arrived in Loulan.  Loulan. 

so exited to so exited to be herebe here

The discovery of LThe discovery of Loulan and its preseoulan and its present situation. nt situation. 

What a pityWhat a pity

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Compare Pompeii with LoulanCompare Pompeii with Loulan

City Pompeii Loulan

Where was it located?

⑴ China

When was it founded?

in the 8th century B.C

Disappearance

(3)_________________________________________________________________________

It gradually disappeared because of sandstorms.

ItalyItaly

about 2000 about 2000 years agoyears ago

Because of thBecause of the volcano eruptie volcano eruption.on.

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Compare Pompeii with LoulanCompare Pompeii with LoulanCity Pompeii Loulan

Discovery

      (5)_________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

What we can see in the city

( 6 )_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. streets with stepping 1. streets with stepping stones.stones.2. houses decorated with2. houses decorated withwall paintings.wall paintings.3. bodies that have been 3. bodies that have been turned to stonesturned to stones

1. some treasures1. some treasures 2. some buildings2. some buildings such as the city such as the city walls, palaces, walls, palaces, temples, workshops, temples, workshops, and towers.and towers.3. water system3. water system that that ran through the ran through the middle of the city.middle of the city.

A European explA European explorer discovered the orer discovered the ruins of the Loulan ruins of the Loulan Kingdom round the Kingdom round the year 1900.year 1900.

A farmer found some A farmer found some stones with writing on it. stones with writing on it. In 1860, the area was put In 1860, the area was put under government under government protection.protection.

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Both Pompeii in 1________and Loulan in China became 2____ ________ long ago. Pompeii was 3________ in the 8th century BC and was4_____ _______ by the Romans in 89BC. On 24th Aug.AD79, the volcano 5_________ and the city were 6_______ ________. Loulan was a7______ _______ on the Silk Road. It is believed to have been covered over by8 __________. There are just a few 9_________ left. The remains of buildings were buried10_________the sand , together with a lot of 11_________, such as coins and painted pots. The desert was a green land, but trees were cut down and that 12_______ in the city being buried by sand.

Fill in the blanks with proper words.

Italy lost civilizations

founded taken

overerupted

buried alive stopping point

sandstormsruins

treasures

Consolidation

beneath

resulted

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A pair work Suppose one of you is a reporter and the other is the a

uthor of the diary. The reporter is interviewing the author about general information about Pompeii and Loulan. Please make up dialogue between them like this:

Reporter: I am a reporter from China Daily and many readers are interested in Pompeii and Loulan ,so can I ask you some questions about them.Guide: Sure! It’s my honor to answer your questions…………

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Discussion Discussion

Is it useful for people to study things

from the past? Why or why not?

We can learn the lessons( 教训,经验 ) from the past so that we can’t make the same mistakes as before, and then we can do better in our later life.

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阅读理解训练阅读理解训练

1. From the passage, we can learn that ______.A. Ann traveled many places in eleven days.B. Pompeii had been a rich city before the Romans took over it.C. Pompeii and Loulan were both discovered in the 18th century.D. some houses in Pompeii were decorated with wall paintings.2. Which of the following is True ?  ______A. Sven Hedin was an English archaeologist.B. Loulan was once a small, wealthy commercial city.C. Now a volcano called Vesuvius has disappeared.D. All the people fled from Pompeii before Vesuvius erupted.

DD

BB

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阅读理解训练阅读理解训练3. Why was Loulan an important city about 2,000 years ago? A. Because it was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West.B. Because it once a big, rich commercial city with lots of treasures.C. Because there was an ancient water system that ran through the middle of the city.D. Because people have discovered many palaces, temples, workshops and towers in the city.4. The purpose of the passage is to ______.A. tell us a travel experience in Pompeii and Loulan.B. offer us some information about ancient civilizations.C. introduce a cultural expedition to two sites of lost civilizations.D. All of above

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Summary and Homework:Summary and Homework:

1.Retell the main idea of these five diary entries.

2.Supposing you were the official of the Loulan kingdom, whether would you advise the king to stop cutting trees?

Work in groups of four and list as many proper opinions as you can . (Each group choose a member to write down your opinions)

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