1、Lesson 1Stories from HistoryObjectives:To learn more about the story.To improve the reading skill through some reading activities.To learn how to write historical stories.Imagine:Look at pictures,use your imagination and guess what is happeningLead-involcanic eruption电脑模拟维苏威火山喷发埋葬庞贝古城画面Pompeii:The c
2、ity that became a time capsuleHave you heard aboutPompeii?What do you know about it?Key words:volcanic eruption,buried,event,disappear,disaster,preserve,destroy,discover,scientists What happened in the picture?Use the key words to make a guess.The main idea：It is about a city named Pompeii which was
3、 buried by a volcanic eruption and discovered again by scientists 1600 years later.Key words:volcanic eruption,buried,event,disappear,disaster,preserve,destroy,discover,scientistsFast reading:match the main idea with each paragraphPara1.consequences of the disasterPara2.the process of the discovery
4、of Pompeii.Para3.the city today Para45 a terrible volcanic eruptionPara6.Pompeii preserved frozen moment in history Careful reading:write down the things in connection with the following people and the expressionsPeople time eventPlinyscientistspeople in PompeiiAugust,24th,79ADmore than 1600 years l
5、ater by1748todaya Roman writer wrote about the eruption of Vesuviusfound the lost city gathered together for protection the eruption had occurred and destroyed the whole city.some scientists found the lost towns that had been buried under the ashes.they had started to dig out the ancient city of Pom
6、peii.thousands of tourists and hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world.People gathered together for protection in their last hours of life.One person,sitting alone,looks like he is praying.Imagine what they are doing.The man,lying on his side,looks as if
7、 he is trying to get up.Why does the article describe Pompeii as a“time capsule”?It preserved a frozen moment and the bodies of people in the city of Pompeii showed their exact shape of gathering together for protection in their last hour of life.Retell:retell the story,using what you have learned t
8、oday.Tips:1.用本节所学内容复述课文。2.词数100字左右。The beginning:Pliny was a Roman writer who had witnessed and wrote a volcanic eruption which occurred on August 24th,79 AD People time eventPlinya Roman writer wrote about the eruption of Vesuviusscientistsfound the lost city people in Pompeiigathered together for
9、protection August,24th,79ADthe eruption had occurred and destroyed the whole citymore than 1600 years later some scientists found the lost towns that had been buried under the ashes.1948they had found an awesome historical site.They had started to dig out the ancient city of Pompeii.today thousands
10、of tourists and hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world.Correction and assessment:1.要点是否齐全2.语句是否有误3.行文是否连贯4.是否有高级语句5.卷面(书写 段落 布局)Possible version:Pliny was a Roman writer who had witnessed and wrote a volcanic eruption which occurred on August 24th,79 AD
11、.The sad event left a deep impression on him whose uncle died in it.More than 1600 years later some scientists found the lost towns that had been buried under the ashes.By 1748,scientists had started to dig out the ancient city.It is like a“time capsule”preserving a frozen moment in history.The bodi
12、es of people showed their exact shape of gathering together for protection in their last hour of life.Today,thousands of tourists and scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world.In this way,the city lives on nearly 2,000 years after its loss.Summary and homework:After c
13、lass,please correct your passage and write it down on your exercise book.Careful reading:write down the things in connection with the following people and the expressionsPeople time eventPlinya Roman writer wrote about the eruption of Vesuviusscientistsfound the lost city people in Pompeiigathered t
14、ogether for protection August,24th,79ADThe eruption had occurred and destroyed the whole citymore than 1600 years later some scientists found the lost towns that had been buried under the ashes.1948they had found an awesome historical site.They had started to dig out the ancient city of Pompeii.todaymore than 250 years after scientists found the city,thousands of tourists and hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world.Getting up/strugglingescaping
