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Objectives:Objectives:
To learn more about the story.To learn more about the story. To improve the reading skill through To improve the reading skill through
some reading activities some reading activities To learn how to write historical To learn how to write historical
stories.stories.
Use the key words to make a guess: What happened to the city?
Key words:
volcanic eruption, buried, event, disappear, disaster, preserved, destroy, discover, scientist
Skimming Skimming
Find out “Find out “time capsuletime capsule” in ” in the text. And find out the the text. And find out the reason.reason.
Time capsule preserves a Time capsule preserves a frozen moment in history.frozen moment in history.
((On the 1st-2nd line in paragraph 4On the 1st-2nd line in paragraph 4))
ScanningScanning 1.Find out the information about Pompeii.1.Find out the information about Pompeii. WhereWhere did the eruption happen: did the eruption happen:
WhenWhen did the eruption happen: did the eruption happen:
WhoWho wrote about the eruption: wrote about the eruption:
WhenWhen did the archaeologists begin to did the archaeologists begin to discover the buried city:discover the buried city:
HowHow long is it from the eruption to now: long is it from the eruption to now:
On August 24th, 79 AD.
It was of Mount Vesuvius in Italy.
A Roman writer called Pliny.
In 1748.
Nearly 2,000 years.
2.Match the information together with 2.Match the information together with the paragraphs.the paragraphs.
1.1. What the eruption brought to.What the eruption brought to.
2. People imagine what the people were doing when they 2. People imagine what the people were doing when they faced the disaster.faced the disaster.
3. What Pompeii looked like before the volcanic 3. What Pompeii looked like before the volcanic eruption.eruption.
4. The City of Pompeii had been living on nearly 2,000 4. The City of Pompeii had been living on nearly 2,000 years.years.
5. Scientists discovered the city of Pompeii.5. Scientists discovered the city of Pompeii.
6. The background knowledge of the volcanic eruption.6. The background knowledge of the volcanic eruption.
Para 2
Para 5
Para 4
Para 6
Para 3Para 1
Answer the questions
1. What had Pompeii been like
before the eruption?
2.How did the impressions of human
bodies appear?
Para4
Para5
1. What had Pompeii been like before 1. What had Pompeii been like before
the eruption?the eruption?
Before the eruption occurred, it
had been a booming Roman city
with temples, markets, restaurants,
and theaters.
People People gathered gathered together for together for protection protection in their last in their last hours of hours of life.life.
One person, One person, sitting alone, sitting alone, looks like he looks like he was praying.was praying.
The man, lying on his side, looks The man, lying on his side, looks as if he was trying to get up.as if he was trying to get up.
Second Reading:Second Reading:
write down the things in write down the things in
connection with the following connection with the following
numbers:numbers:
August, 24th, 79 AD:August, 24th, 79 AD:
1,600:1,600:
1748:1748:
250:250:
1,600:1,600:
More than 1,600 years later, More than 1,600 years later,
some scientists found the lost some scientists found the lost
towns that had been buried towns that had been buried
under the ashes. under the ashes.
August, 24th, 79 AD:August, 24th, 79 AD: The eruption had occurred The eruption had occurred and destroyed the whole city.and destroyed the whole city.
1748:1748:
By 1748, scientists had found an By 1748, scientists had found an
awesome historical site.awesome historical site.
250:250:
More than 250 years after scientists More than 250 years after scientists
found the city, thousands of tourists and found the city, thousands of tourists and
hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii
every year to learn more about the every year to learn more about the
ancient world.ancient world.
How to write a historical story1.Background
when, where, who, what, how, why
2.Describe the events with some details according to the time when they happened
3.The status of the events/ the effect of the events nowadays
Homework
1.Write down the story of the Chinese Terracotta Warriors and Horses in your exercise books.
2.Read more historical stories written by English.
List the events occurring in the following years:In 1974:In 1975:In 1976:In 1979:In 1987:In 1989:In 1994:
Discuss in 4 a group
In 1974A group of peasants uncovered some pottery while digging for a well nearby the royal tomb, which drove archeologists to study and to extend the digs.
In 1975The State Council authorized to build a museum on site.In 1976No.2 Pit and No.3 Pit were found.
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