湖南省新田縣第一中學(xué)高中英語《Unit 3 Back to the past》課件2 牛津版必修3

1、Back to the past,Reading Lost civilizations,Unit3,Leadin:,Do you know some buildings that could represent ancient civilizations in China or throughout the world ?,The Great Wall,The Terracotta Warriors,Lets enjoy some pictures!,Potala Palace,The Old Town of Lijiang,The Taj Mahal,The Hanging Gardens,

2、Roman Coliseum （古羅馬角斗場）,Pyramids,What are the similarities and differences among these places? Can you use some words to describe them?,Similarities,Some of them are still existing now, but the others are nowhere to be seen.,So we call the ancient buildings, cultures and countries that no longer exi

3、sted “Lost civilizations”.,Difference,What is the text made up of? 5 diary entries,Have a quick look at the text and answer:,Skimming: Choose the correct main idea for each part. Diary 1 A . a lecture about Pompeii and the volcano Diary 2 B. a visit to the ancient Roman city of Pompeii city Diary3 C

4、. general information about Loulan Diary 4 D. the purpose and destination of the trip Diary 5 E. the discovery of the Loulan kingdom,What should we pay attention to when we are reading diaries?,When you are reading diary entries recording someones travels, you should look for: ,dates and place names

5、,facts and historical information,personal feelings and opinions,Reading strategy:,It was founded.,It was taken over by the Romans.,The volcano erupted.,It was put under government protection.,Find the historical information about Pompeii.,Task1(Day1-Day3):,How does the writer feel about the trip?,W

6、e are in Italy,feel lucky,We attended a lecture about Pompeii.,How unfortunate,I saw the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.,How amazing,It existed as a commercial city.,It was covered over gradually by sandstorms.,It was discovered by a European explorer.,Find the historical information about Loulan and

7、 fill in the blanks:,Task2(Day10-Day11):,How does the writer feel about the trip?,We arrived in Loulan.,so exited to be here,The discovery of Loulan and its present situation.,What a pity,Compare Pompeii with Loulan,Italy,about 2000 years ago,Because of the volcano eruption.,Compare Pompeii with Lou

8、lan,1. streets with stepping stones. 2. houses decorated with wall paintings. 3. bodies that have been turned to stones,1. some treasures 2. some buildings such as the city walls, palaces, temples, workshops, and towers.3. water system that ran through the middle of the city.,A European explorer dis

9、covered the ruins of the Loulan Kingdom round the year 1900.,A farmer found some stones with writing on it. In 1860, the area was put under government protection.,Both Pompeii in 1_and Loulan in China became 2_ _ long ago. Pompeii was 3_ in the 8th century BC and was4_ _ by the Romans in 89BC. On 24

10、th Aug.AD79, the volcano 5_ and the city were 6_ _. Loulan was a7_ _ on the Silk Road. It is believed to have been covered over by8 _. There are just a few 9_ left. The remains of buildings were buried10_the sand , together with a lot of 11_, such as coins and painted pots. The desert was a green la

11、nd, but trees were cut down and that 12_ in the city being buried by sand.,Fill in the blanks with proper words.,Italy,founded,taken,over,erupted,sandstorms,ruins,treasures,Consolidation,beneath,resulted,閱讀理解訓(xùn)練,1. From the passage, we can learn that _. A. Ann traveled many places in eleven days.B. P

12、ompeii had been a rich city before the Romans took over it.C. Pompeii and Loulan were both discovered in the 18th century.D. some houses in Pompeii were decorated with wall paintings.2. Which of the following is True ? _A. Sven Hedin was an English archaeologist.B. Loulan was once a small, wealthy c

13、ommercial city.C. Now a volcano called Vesuvius has disappeared.D. All the people fled from Pompeii before Vesuvius erupted.,D,B,Consolidation,閱讀理解訓(xùn)練,3. Why was Loulan an important city about 2,000 years ago? A. Because it was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West.B.

14、 Because it once a big, rich commercial city with lots of treasures.C. Because there was an ancient water system that ran through the middle of the city.D. Because people have discovered many palaces, temples, workshops and towers in the city.4. The purpose of the passage is to _.A. tell us a travel

15、 experience in Pompeii and Loulan.B. offer us some information about ancient civilizations.C. introduce a cultural expedition to two sites of lost civilizations.D. All of above,Pompeii （龐貝）,Loulan （樓蘭）,Discussion Is it useful for people to study things from the past? Why or why not?,We can learn the lessons(教訓(xùn)，經(jīng)驗) from the past so that we cant make the same mistakes as before, and then we can do better in our later life.,Summary and Homework:,1.Retell the main idea of these five diary entries. 2.Su