Unit3ReadingLostcivilizationsLearningaimsTogetthegeneralideaofthediaryentries.Toimprovereadingabilitybylearningtoreaddiaryentries.1.CanyounamesomebuildingsthatcouldrepresentancientcivilizationinChina?2.Haveyoueverbeentotheseplaces?Ifso,canyoutellusmoreaboutthem?ThePotalaPalaceinTibetChinaTheConfuciusTempleTheConfuciusTempleAncientRomeCityTheTajMahalTheTajMahalTheHangingGarden(ancientBabylon)Lostcivilizationsmeansancientbuildings,culturesandcountriesthatnolongerexist.WhatdoesthetitleLostcivilizationsmean?Readthediaryentriesquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WherearePompeiiandLoulan?PompeiiisinItalyandLoulanisinXinjiangprovince,China.2.Whatisonemainsimilaritybetweenthetwocities?Bothofthembecamelostcivilizationslongago.3.WhatwasLoulanburiedbeneath?Itwasburiedbeneaththesand.Whenyouarereadingdiaryentriesrecordingsomeone’stravels,youshouldlookfor:(1)_______________________________(2)_______________________________(3)_______________________________DatesandplacenamesFactsandhistoricalinformationPersonalfeelingsandopinionsReadingstrategy:readingdiaryentriesCooperationLet’slistentothetapeandreadthedairyentirescarefullytofillinthechat.DateArrangements15July16July17JulyInItalyattendedalectureaboutPompeiisawtheancientRomancityofPompeiiTask1:Fillinthechart24July25JulyarrivedinLoulanknewsomeinformationaboutLoulanfromascholar,ProfessorZhangPlacenamesHistoricinformationPersonalfeelings&opinionsPompeiicityvolcano------Itwasfoundedinthe8thcenturyBC.TheRomanstookoverit.Ithasbeenarichcity.IteruptedandmanypeopleinPompeiiwereburiedalive,andsowasthecity!amazing;hardtoimagine…LoulanItwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWest.soexcitedtobehere.Whatapity!Task2:Readthediaryentriesagaincarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.C11.WhathappenedtoPompeiiinAugustAD79?Avolcanoeruptedandlava,ashandrockspouredoutofitontothesurroundingcountryside.ManypeopleinPompeiiwereburiedalive,andsowasthecity.(L9-12)2.HowwasPompeiidiscovered?Itwasdiscoveredinthe18thcenturywhenafarmerfoundastonewithwritingonit.Peoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasure,whichcausedmuchdamage.Thus,in1860,theareawasputundergovernmentprotectionsoitcouldbepreservedandstudied.(L15-18)3.WhatwerethesteppingstonesalongtheroadinPompeiiusedfor?Withthestones,peopledidnothavetostepinthemudonrainydays.(L20)4.WhywasLoulananimportantcityabout2,000yearsago?BecauseitwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWest.(L31,32)5.Accordingtothelastsentence,howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthelossofLoulan?Shefeltthatitwasapity!(L44)Task3:C2.Thewritersofdiariesoftenrecordfeelingsoropinions(emotions)aswellaswhattheyhavedone(actions).Dothesentencesbelowexpressemotions(E)oractions(A)?Circleyouranswers.1.Ifeelluckytohavewonaplaceonthistrip.2.ThismorningweattendedalectureaboutPompeii.3.Manypeoplewereburiedalive,andsowasthecity.4.Howamazing!E/AE/AE/AE/A5.Peoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasure.6.WhenIwalkedaroundthecity,Isawstreetsjustastheyhadbeen.7.Iamsoexcitedtobehere!8.Svenfoundtheremainsofbuildingsburiedbeneaththesand.E/AE/AE/AE/ABothPompeiiin____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.stoppingpointsandruinstreasurespaintedcommercialDiscussion1.WhatcausedthecityofLoulantodisappear?2.Whatcausedthesandstorms?3.Howcanweavoidsuchtragedyhappeningagain?1Readthepassagecarefullyandreviewthenewwordsandphrases.2Makeasummaryofthetext.Homework
