高中英语-Unit16-lesson1-Stories-from-history课件2-北师大版选修6.pptVIP

One person, sitting alone, looks like he is praying. The man was lying, looks as if he is trying to get up. August, 24th, 79 AD: More than 1,600 years later: The eruption had occurred and destroyed the whole city. Some scientists found the lost towns that had been buried under the ashes. 1748: By 1748, scientists had found an awesome historical site and dug it out. Today: Thousands of tourists and hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world. Sum up: fill in the blanks Pliny was a Roman writer who had _________ and wrote about a _________ eruption which ________ on August 24th,79AD and it was of Mt. Vesuvius. The tragedy had left a deep __________ on Pliny whose uncle died in the event. The whole towns and villages were _________ by the ashes of Mt Vesuvius. By 1748, scientists started to ________the ancient city Pompeii. It is like a “time capsule” __________ a frozen moment in history. preserving, dig out, disaster, volcanic, monument occurred, capture, impression, ancient world, shapes, lives on, loss, witnessed, disaster, buried witnessed volcanic occurred impression buried dig out preserving Not only the buildings and objects of Pompeii attract the people, but also the forms of the people caught in the _______ that made the city a __________ to human history. The bodies of people died in Pompeii showed their exact _______of getting together for_________. Today, since excavations started, people and scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ______________. In this way, the city __________ nearly 2,000 years after its ________. disaster monument shapes protection ancient world lives on loss ks5u精品课件 ks5u精品课件 ks5u精品课件 ks5u精品课件 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Unit16 lesson1 Volcanic eruption Mount Vesuvius 维苏威火山 Pompeii 庞培 To 8 Pompeii: The city that became a time capsule Key words: Have you heard about Pompeii? What do you know about it? volcanic erup