高中英语第二册上Unit 10 Frightening nature--Reading(ppt).pptVIP

typhoon Snow slide mudflow Sandstorm tornado flood volcano In some places the outside of the earth is thin and weak so the hot melted rocks which we call lava(火山熔岩) push out. That’s called erupting volcano. (3).He _____ and _____ ______, giving everyone the impression that _________________. (4).He told them that the ______ come from the homes of farmers who had left ___________ with the kitchen fires ______ ____ . (5).He wanted to sleep and he really did so, he looked more ______ than _______. Homework: 1.How does an earthquake works? 2.Language points of this unit. * fire How does a volcano work? The inside of the earth is so hot that the rocks have melted and become liquid. The melted rocks inside the earth try to get out of the earth just like boiling water getting out of a kettle(煮开水的壶）. Scan the text and try to divide the letter into several parts and find out the main idea for each part. Part one(par.__): _____________________ Part two(par.__):_____________________ Part three(par.__): ____________________ Part four(par.__):______________________ The purpose of writing the letter when and where the disaster happened What Pliny’s uncle do during that time Conclusion of the letter 1 2 3-6 7 Listen to the text and find the answers to the following questions: Who wrote the letter? Whom was it written to? And what’s the letter about? When and where did it happen? 3. Who in my family took notice of the terrible sight first? 4. What happened to the writer’s uncle at last? Who wrote the letter? Whom was it written to? And what’s the letter about? 2.When and where did it happen? Pliny the Younger wrote ;to Tacitus; about the eruption of Vesuvius and the death of his uncle. 24th of August in79AD; in southern Italy. 3. Who in my family took notice of the terrible sight first? The writer’s mother drew his uncle’s attention to a cloud of unusual size and shape. 4.What happened to the writer’s uncle at last? He died. Read this letter in