UnitUnit33PompeiiPompeiiPompeiiPompeiiPompeii,ancientcityofItaly,aportnearNaplesandatthefootofMt.Vesuvius.NapoliNapoliVesuviusVesuviusPompeiPompeiWhatdoyouWhatdoyouthinkdestroyedthinkdestroyedPompeii?Pompeii?WhatdoyouWhatdoyouthinkdestroyedthinkdestroyedPompeii?Pompeii?volcanoPompeiiinthepastPompeiitodayAllthepeopleinthecitywereburiedalive!TodayallwecanseeofPompeiiareruins.Buttheruinstellusmanythingsabouttheancientworld.ThedisasterthatdestroyedthecityofPompeiiin79ADpreservedforeveratreasury(宝库)ofthepast.CarefulexplorationoftheruinscontinuestoaddtoourknowledgeofancientRomantimes.PompeiitodayPompeii---thegriefofprosperityDoyouknowanyDoyouknowanyotherlostotherlostcivilizations?civilizations?DoyouknowanyDoyouknowanyotherlostotherlostcivilizations?civilizations?YuanmingyuanYuanmingyuanYuanmingyuanYuanmingyuanLoulanLoulanLoulanLoulanTheAncientCityofLoulanplayedaveryimportantroleontheSilkRoad.Chinesesilks,tea,andjewelrieswerefirstlyexportedtootherregionsandcountriesthroughtheAncientCityofLoulan.TheancientStateofLoulanwasasmallstateestablishedintheWesternRegionsinancienttimesbefore176B.C.andlasteduntiltheseventhcentury.Ithadbeenaflourishingcommunity,butwhentheHandynastyfellinAD220,itwasovertakenbytheXiongnu(minoritypeople)whocutthecityofffromallcommunicationwithChang'an(theancientcapital).andwasgraduallycoveredbysandstorm.LoulantodayListentothediaryentriesandanswerthequestionsofPartA.1.WherearePompeiiandLoulan?PompeiiisinItalyandLoulanisinXinjiangprovince,China.2.Whatisonemainsimilaritybetweenthetwocities?Bothofthembecamelostcivilizationslongago.3.WhatwasLoulanburiedbeneath?Itwasburiedbeneaththesand.Whenyouarereadingdiaryentriesrecordingsomeone’stravels,youshouldlookfor:(1)_______________________________(2)_______________________________(3)_______________________________DatesandplacenamesFactsandhistoricalinformationPersonalfeelingsandopinionsReadingstrategy:readingdiaryentriesDateArrangements15July16July17JulyInItalyattendedalectureattendedalecturesawtheancientRomancityofPompeiiReading:Fillinthechart24July25JulyarrivedinLoulanknewsomeinformationaboutLoulanfromascholar,ProfessorZhangPlacenamesHistoricinformationPersonalfeelings&opinionsPompeiicityvolcano------Itwasfoundedinthe8thcenturyBC.TheRomanstookoverit.Ithasbeenarichcity.IteruptedandmanypeopleinPompeiiwereburiedalive,andsowasthecity!amazing;hardtoimagine…LoulanItwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWest.soexcitedtobehere.Whatapity!ReadthediaryentriescarefullyandanswerthequestionsofPartB1.1.WhathappenedtoPompeiiinAugustAD79?Avolcanoeruptedandlava,ashandrockspouredoutofitontothesurroundingcountryside.ManypeopleinPompeiiwereburiedalive,andsowasthecity.2.HowwasPompeiidiscovered?Itwasdiscoveredinthe18thcenturywhenafarmerfoundastonewithwritingonit.Peoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasure,whichcausedmuchdamage.Thus,in1860,theareawasputundergovernmentprotectionsoitcouldbepreservedandstudied.3.WhatwerethesteppingstonesalongtheroadinPompeiiusedfor?Withthestones,peopledidnothavetostepinthemudonrainydays.4.WhywasLoulananimportantcityabout2,000yearsago?BecauseitwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWest.5.Accordingtothelastsentence,howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthelossofLoulan?Shefeltthatitwasapity!BothPompeiiin____andLoulaninChinabecame_____________longago.Pompeiiwas_______inthe8thcenturyBCandwas_________bytheRomansin89BC.On24AugustAD79,thevolcanonearthecity_______andthecitywas____________.Fillintheblankswithproperwords.ItalylostcivilizationsfoundedtakenovereruptedburiedaliveThenthecitywas________formanyyears____the18thcenturywhena______discoveredastone__________onit.Peoplestartedto____inthearea___treasure,_______(___________/________)muchdamage.forgottenuntilfarmerwithwritingdigforcausingresultinginleadingtoLoulan,a__________city,wasa_____________ontheSilkRoad.Itdisappearedunderthe_____.Therearejustafew_____left.Some________,suchascoinsand_______pots,werefound.stoppingpointsandruinstreasurespaintedcommercialDiscussionSomepeoplethinkthatitisimportanttopreserveoldbuildingsandarchaeologicalsites,whileothersthinkthemoneyandtimeshouldbeusedtohelpthepoor.What’syouropinion?1.Readthepassagecarefullyandtrytoretellthepassage.2.DoC2.D1.Homework
