高中英语Unit 3 Back to the past Reading and word study 1课件牛津版必修三.pptVIP

Could you name some famous ancient wonders in China? the Great Wall; the Summer Palace; the Temple of Heaven; the 13 Tombs of the Ming Dynasty; the Confucious Temple; the Silk Road; Royal Gardens of Suzhou Homework: Read the passage carefully and underline the difficult words and sentence patterns if any. 2. Make a summary of the text * * * Reading Lost civilizations⑴ Unit 3 Back to the past Pompeii (Italy) Loulan (China) 1. What country is the author from? 2. What is one main similarity between Pompeii and Loulan? 3. Who was made director of the Pompeii dig in 1860? 4. Who is Professor Zhang? Canada. Both of them became lost civilizations about 2,000 years ago. The Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli. An archaeologist from the local cultural institute. Read the passage quickly and answer these questions. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers: 1. From the passage, we can learn that ______________ A. Ann traveled many places in eleven days B. Pompeii 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 mosaic floors and wall paintings. 2. Which of the following is true? A. Sven Hedin was an English archaeologist. B. Loulan was once a small, wealthy commercial city. C. Now a volcano called Vesuvius has disappeared. D. All the people fled from Pompeii before Vesuvius erupted. 3. Why was Loulan an important city about 2000 years ago? A. Because it was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road B. Because it was once a big, rich commercial city with lots of treasures. C. Because there was an ancient water system that ran through the city. D. Because people have found many palaces, temples, workshops and towers. 4. The purpose of the passage is to ____________ . A. tell us a travel experience in Pompeii