英语北师大版必修6 Unit16 Lesson 1 Stories from History2.ppt

2,000 years ago, Pompeii lay at the center of a fertile valley with abundant water. In a wide gulf at the sea known as M. rich in fishing and easily navigated It was a city based on trade, cloth and other manufactured goods, but above all, its precious wines and its garum, the sauce which drove the Roman gourmets wild. In a painting of that period, Vesuvius is depicted as a tranquil mountain covered with trees and vineyard. 79 years after the birth of Christ on the 24th August, that idyllic peace was suddenly shattered, Vesuvius erupted with terrible fury. Second Reading: write down the things in connection with the following numbers: August, 24th, 79 AD: The eruption had occurred and destroyed the whole city. 1748: By 1748, scientists had found an awesome historical site. Answer the questions in exercise2 1. Why does the article describe Pompeii as a “time capsule” ? 2. What had Pompeii been like before the eruption? 3. What can you see If you walk in the streets of Pompeii today? 1. He had witnessed as a young man… v. see something by oneself 2. The eruption had occurred on August 24th, 79AD. take place, happen (Vi.) 3. The earth began to tremble and a volcano… shake 4. He described a cloud coming down the mountain, blocking out the sun and burying everything in its path. hide the sun from being seen/ bury everything when it was passing 5. Time rewinds. v. go back to ancient times 6. You can admire the ancient architectures, statues, decorated walls and authentic objects characteristics of the time. typical of that time 7. One person, sitting alone, looks like he is praying. alone is an adverb(副词). 8. One can only feel sorry and deep sympathy for these once-living statues. 9. The city lives on nearly 2,000 years after its loss. keep alive a container used to store for children a selection of objects thought to be representative of life at a particular time. Time capsules are interesting to peo