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1、Reading Lost civilizationsUnit 3 Back to the pastIn the past thousands of years,people have built many magnificent structures around the world. China has a long history. Can you name some buildings that could represent ancient China civilization in China?BrainstormingThe Great Wall, the Summer Palac
2、e, the Temple of heaven The thirteen tombs of the Ming Dynasty, the Confucius temple,Royal Gardens of SuzhouAre you familiar with these famous Chinese historic sites ?The Forbidden City The Summer Palace The Ming Tombs The ruins of Yuanmingyuan The ruins of Yuanmingyuan are located in the suburbs of
3、 Beijing to the north-west of Qinghua Universty. Yuanmingyuan dates back to the Qing Dynasty. It has the reputation of being “the garden of gardens”. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in a fire. Our government has taken measures to repair it and much restoration work still needs to be done. What does
4、the title Lost Civilizations mean?Lost civilizations means ancient buildings, cultures and countries that no longer existed.Where are the places in the pictures?What have you known about them?What else do you want to know about them?PompeiiLoulan1.Whatcountryistheauthorfrom?2.Whatisonemainsimilarity
5、betweenPompeiiandLoulan?3.WhowasmadedirectorofthePompeiidigin1860?4.WhoisProfessorZhang?Canada.Both of them became lost civilization about 2,000 years ago.The Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli.An archaeologist from the local cultural institute. A A Read the diary entries quickly and answer the
6、se questions.Reading strategy: reading diary entriesWhen you are reading diary entries recording someones travels, you should look for: dates and place namesfacts and historical informationpersonal feelings and opinionsDateArrangements15th July16th July17th July24th July25th JulyIn Italywent to a le
7、cture about Pompeiisaw the ancient city of Pompeii, be to visit the museum in Naplesarrived in Loulanknew some information from an Archaeologist Professor ZhangReadingPlace namesHistoric informationPersonal feelings & opinions - -Pompeii cityVesuvius volcanoThe museum in NaplesLoulanIt was founded i
8、n the 8th century BC. The Romans took over it. It has been a rich city.It erupted and all the people in Poepeii were buried alive, and so was the city!It houses many of the treasures from Pompeii.It was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West.amazing; hard to imagineso
9、 excitedWhat a pity!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 just a f
10、ew _ left. Some _, such as coins and painted pots, was found.Fill in the blanks with proper words.Italy Iost civilizationsfoundedtakenovereruptedburiedalivestoppingpointstormruinstreasureC1C1 How well did you understand the details in the diary? Read it again carefully and answer the following quest
11、ions.1.WhathappenedtoPompeiiinAugustAD79?2.Howwastheburiedcitydiscovered?Mount Vesuvius 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.It was discovered in the 18th century when a farmerfound some st
12、one with writing on it. People started to dig in the area for treasure, which caused much damage. So in 1860, the Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli was made director of the Pompeii dig.3.WhatwerethesteppingstonesalongtheroadinPompeiiusedfor?4.WhywasLoulananimportantcityabout2,000yearsago?5.How
13、domanypeoplethinkLoulandisappeared?6.Accordingtothelastsentence,howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthelossofLoulan?With the stones, people did not have to step in the mud in the streets on rainy days.Because it was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the WestIt was gradually covered o
14、ver by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 500.She felt that it was a pity! 1 I feel lucky to have won a place on this trip.2 This morning we went to a lecture about Pompeii.3 Unfortunately, all the people were buried alive, and so was the city !4 How amazing !C2 C2 The writers of diaries often record feel
15、ings or opinions (emotions) as well as what they have done(actions). Do the sentences below express emotions(E) or actions(A)? E / AE / AE / AE / A5 People started to dig in the area for treasure.6When I walked around the city, I saw streets just as they had been.7I am so excited to be here!8 Sven f
16、ound the remains of building buried under the sand.E / AE / AE / AE / AD1 Give the English words according to the definitions.（of a volcano）throw out of lava and ash act or speak for a group sadly ，unluckily rich parts of a building that remain after it has been badly damaged or destroyed huge take
17、control of provide space foreruptrepresentunfortunately wealthy ruinsenormoustake overhouseD2 Try to decide what the following words refer to in the passage.1)The city was founded in the 8th century BC. ( line 7)2) People started to dig in the area for treasure, which caused much damage. ( line 17)
18、3)The volcano is still there. (line 24) 4) It was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West. (line 32)5), but even that didnt prevent the city from being buried by sand-what a pity! (line 44) EUse the following words to complete this passage.Pompeii civilizations treasur
19、e commercial archaeologist volcano sand ruins erupted representI was so excited to be picked to _ Canada. I have been to_ in Italy and am now in China visiting Loulan. Both placeswere important _ cities about 2,000 years ago. They bothdisappeared and became lost _. Pompeii was destroyed bya _. It _
20、and covered Pompeii with ash. Loulandisappeared under the _. No one is quite sure why. There are just a few_ left. Some _, such as coins and painted pots, was found, and recently some tombs. I as becoming very interested in ancient civilizations. Maybe I shall become an _ one day. representPompeiico
21、mmercialcivilizationsvolcanoeruptedsandruinstreasurearchaeologist1. Do you think it is a good idea to rebuild historic sites that have been damaged or destroyed? Why or why not?2. Which modern buildings do you think will be famous in 1,000 years?Pompeii (Italy) & Loulan (China) Background knowledge
22、PompeiiLocation ThesiteofPompeiiwaslocatedinwesternItalyinaregioncalledCampania,neartheBayofNaples.Map of PompeiiItwasfirstoccupiedinthe8thcenturyBC.The Etruscanssoondominatedtheregion.TheEtruscanoccupationlastedthroughoutthe5thand6thcenturiesBC.AftertheEtruscanscamethe Saminites.TheSaminitesturnedP
23、ompeiiintoapureGreektown.The RomanstookcontrolofPompeiiaround200BC.TheRomansretainedcontroloverPompeiiuntiltheend.HistoryA timeline of events in PompeiiVesuvius (volcano) uOn 24th August AD 79, the volcano (Vesuvius) eruptedandlava,ashandrockspouredoutofitontothesurroundingcountryside. Allthepeoplei
24、nthecitywereburiedalive.Loulan:GhostCityLoulanwasastoppingpointontheOldSilkRoad,connectingChinatoEurope.Initslifetime,Loulanwassituatedon the north shore of Lop Nor(罗布湖).Loulanwasabandonedinthesixthcenturyandwasgraduallycoveredbysandstorm.Theirmostsignificantfindingwasafemalemummy,theLoulan beautywhosegoodlookswereundiminished1,000yearslater.
