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Lead-in: Stories of Capsule Lead-in: Stories of Capsule Lesson 1 Stories from History Designer: Lily Objectives: To learn more about the story To improve the reading skill (Importance) To learn how to sum up the main idea (Importance and Difficulty) First reading: Scanning Find out the information about Pompeii. Where did the eruption happen: Mount Vesuvius near Pompeii in Italy. When did the eruption happen: On August 24th, 79 AD. When did the scientists begin to discover the buried city: In 1748. How long is it from the eruption to now: Nearly 2,000 years. Second reading: Detailed information Who wrote about the eruption of Vesuvius? A Roman writer called Pliny wrote about the eruption of Vesuvius. 2. What had Pompeii been like before the eruption? Pompeii had been a booming Roman city with temples, markets, restaurants and theatres. 3. What can you see if you walk in the streets of Pompeii today? ancient architecture, statues, decorated walls, objects of the time the impressions of people in their last hours of life. 4. Why does the article describe Pompeii as a “time capsule”? Because Pompeii ,like a “ time capsule ”,preserved a frozen moment in history, such as buildings, objects and even impressions of people from the time. Main idea It is about a city named Pompeii , which was buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, but discovered by some scientists 1,600 years later… Reading aloud: Summary  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. The whole city had been ______ under the ashes of Mt Vesuvius. By 1748, scientists had started to dig out the ancient city Pompeii. It is like a “time capsule” _________ buildings, objects and even the ___________ of people. Today, people and scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn mo