UNIT10 Reading[精选].pptVIP

Look at the following pictures and point out what kind of disasters they are? How is a volcano formed? 2. In the beginning, did they know it was Mount Vesuvius? Why? No, they didn’t. Because the writer wrote, “we couldn’t tell which one, but we later learnt that it was Mount Vesuvius.” 3. What did his uncle decide to do? How? To go and see it from closer at hand by boat. 4. What did the captain urge the author’s uncle to do? He urged the author’s uncle to turn back. Yes, he did, and then he wanted to rescue his friend Pompy. 6. Did he successfully rescue his friend’s wife Rectina? What did he do after that? 5. Why did they tie pillows on top of their heads? To protect against the shower of rocks. Date What happened First Next Then Finally On Aug. 24, 79 AD The eruption of Mount Vesuvius. A cloud of unusual size shape rising from a mountain drew my uncle’s attention and he wanted to see it from closer at hand. After receiving a letter from his friend’s wife Rectina, he changed his mind to save her. In spite of the danger, he turned back to rescue his friend Pompy and help calm down the other people. My uncle wanted to get out of the danger but failed. He was dead. Para 2 Para 3 Para 4-5 Para 6 Fill in the form according to the text. On the 24th of August in 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy suddenly _________. Pliny’s mother first _______________________ a cloud of unusual size and shape_______ from a mountain. Which _______ the scientist in his uncle to go and see it___________________. erupted drew my uncle’s attention to awoke from closer at hand rising Fill in the blanks according to the text. * * 高二人教修订版上册 Unit 10 Frightening nature Reading drought flood earthquake Forest fires hurricane Landslide: 山崩, 泥石流 Volcanic eruption Volcano Eruption 7. How is a volcano formed? 8.Where is the most possible place that a volcano may erupt? Near the oceans The rocks under the earth becomes hotter and hotter and erupted