2007年高二英语Unit10 Reading课件.pptVIP

1. Where does Vesuvius locate? Say something about it if you can. 2. What can you see when a volcano erupts? A: There would be a cloud of unusual size and shape. B: Some of the cloud was white; in other parts there were dark spots of dirt and ash. C: Ash and bits of rock would be falling from the sky near the mountain. D: People living near the volcano would feel terribly hot and they might have difficulty in breathing. E: There would be fire and smoke everywhere. 3. How is a volcano come into being? Volcanoes begin to form when the rocks of the lower plate（地壳的板块） get pushed deep into the earth. There they are heated, until they melt（熔化）, forming magma（岩浆）, one kind of liquid rock. Because magma is less dense than the solid rock around it, it is pushed upward. If this magma finds a weak place at the earth’s surface, it may break through and form a volcano. 4. How were people killed in the eruption of volcanoes? Some people died because they couldn’t breathe. And some died because of the heat. And some were killed by the falling stones. Skimming 1. How many characters are there in the passage? Who are they? 2. What is described in the passage? What happened? The writer describes how his uncle died when the volcano was erupting. 3. When and where did it happen? It happened near the Mount Vesuvius on the 24th of August in 79 AD. 4. Who is the writer of the letter? The author of the letter is Pliny’s nephew. Main idea of each part: Para.1 General introduction to the letter. Para.2 When and where the volcano erupted? Para.3-6 What Pliny did when the volcano erupted? Para.7 Conclusion to the letter. We watched it rising from a mountain — at such a distance we couldn’t tell which one, but we afterwards learnt that it was Mount Vesuvius. 我们看着它从山上升腾起来——如此远的距离使我们看不清是哪座山，但是后来我们得知那是维苏威火山。 watch sb./sth doing 是-ing形式作宾补，表示“看着某人/某物在……”。 英语中有些表示感觉的动词，如：see，notice，watch，hear等可以用于下列结构中： “see/notice/watch/hear