ReadingLostcivilizationsUnit3BacktothepastBrainstorming•Inthepastthousandsofyears,peoplehavebuiltmanymagnificentstructuresaroundtheworld.Chinahasalonghistory.CanyounamesomebuildingsthatcouldrepresentancientChinacivilizationinChina?TheGreatWall,theSummerPalace,theTempleofheavenThethirteentombsoftheMingDynasty,theConfuciustemple,RoyalGardensofSuzhouAreyoufamiliarwiththesefamousChinesehistoricsites?TheForbiddenCityTheSummerPalaceTheMingTombsTheruinsofYuanmingyuan•TheruinsofYuanmingyuanarelocatedinthesuburbsofBeijingtothenorth-westofQinghuaUniversty.YuanmingyuandatesbacktotheQingDynasty.Ithasthereputationofbeing“thegardenofgardens”.Unfortunately,itwasdestroyedinafire.Ourgovernmenthastakenmeasurestorepairitandmuchrestorationworkstillneedstobedone.WhatdoesthetitleLostCivilizationsmean?Lostcivilizationsmeansancientbuildings,culturesandcountriesthatnolongerexisted.•Wherearetheplacesinthepictures?•Whathaveyouknownaboutthem?•Whatelsedoyouwanttoknowaboutthem?PompeiiLoulan1.Whatcountryistheauthorfrom?2.WhatisonemainsimilaritybetweenPompeiiandLoulan?3.WhowasmadedirectorofthePompeiidigin1860?4.WhoisProfessorZhang?Canada.Bothofthembecamelostcivilizationabout2,000yearsago.TheItalianarchaeologistGiuseppeFiorelli.Anarchaeologistfromthelocalculturalinstitute.AReadthediaryentriesquicklyandanswerthesequestions.Readingstrategy:readingdiaryentriesWhenyouarereadingdiaryentriesrecordingsomeone’stravels,youshouldlookfor:⑴⑵⑶datesandplacenamesfactsandhistoricalinformationpersonalfeelingsandopinionsDateArrangements15thJuly16thJuly17thJuly24thJuly25thJulyInItalywenttoalectureaboutPompeiisawtheancientcityofPompeii,betovisitthemuseuminNaplesarrivedinLoulanknewsomeinformationfromanArchaeologistProfessorZhangReadingPlacenamesHistoricinformationPersonalfeelings&opinions------------PompeiicityVesuviusvolcanoThemuseuminNaplesLoulanItwasfoundedinthe8thcenturyBC.TheRomanstookoverit.Ithasbeenarichcity.IteruptedandallthepeopleinPoepeiiwereburiedalive,andsowasthecity!IthousesmanyofthetreasuresfromPompeii.ItwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWest.amazing;hardtoimagine…soexcited…Whatapity!BothPompeiiin________andLoulaninChinabecame____________about2000yearsago.Pompeiiwas________inthe8thcenturyBCandwas____________bytheRomansin89BC.On24thAug.AD79,MountVesuvius_________andthecitywere_________________.Loulanwasa__________________ontheSilkRoad.Itdisappearedunderthe________.Therearejustafew_________left.Some_________,suchascoinsandpaintedpots,wasfound.Fillintheblankswithproperwords.ItalyIostcivilizationsfoundedtakenovereruptedburiedalivestoppingpointstormruinstreasureC1Howwelldidyouunderstandthedetailsinthediary?Readitagaincarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhathappenedtoPompeiiinAugustAD79?2.Howwastheburiedcitydiscovered?MountVesuviuseruptedandlava,ashandrockspouredoutofitontothesurroundingcountryside.AllthepeopleinPompeiiwereburiedalive,andsowasthecity.Itwasdiscoveredinthe18thcenturywhenafarmerfoundsomestonewithwritingonit.Peoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasure,whichcausedmuchdamage.Soin1860,theItalianarchaeologistGiuseppeFiorelliwasmadedirectorofthePompeiidig.3.WhatwerethesteppingstonesalongtheroadinPompeiiusedfor?4.WhywasLoulananimportantcityabout2,000yearsago?5.HowdomanypeoplethinkLoulandisappeared?6.Accordingtothelastsentence,howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthelossofLoulan?Withthe...
