人教版选修6unit5Learning about language.ppt

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD took the people of Pompeii by surprise. They had always known that the mountain was a _______ but it had been quiet for so long that nobody saw it as a threat. When the volcano finally did _____, it was so quick and so severe that the town was soon covered in ____ and ____. volcano erupt ash lava A writer called Pliny, who was there during the ________, described how lava was thrown into the air like a ________. After it fell to earth, it turned into ______ of lava which travelled down the mountain faster than people could run away. eruption fountain waves It was an ________ disaster for those who could not escape in time. Many of the wooden houses and bungalows in Pompeii were ___________________, but the stone houses remained under the ash until they were rediscovered during the 20th century. absolute burned to the ground Before we play this game, let’s see some pictures of disasters first. hurricane tornado typhoon volcano flood earthquake * 人教课标 高二 选修 6 Unit 5 Replace the underlined parts with a word or phrase of similar meaning from the text. Rewrite the sentence if necessary. questionnaire n. 问卷；调查表 The company gave us a written set of questions to fill in. The company gave us a _______________ to fill in. questionnaire 1. We received the written set of questions from the company as they were eager to find out our opinion on their product. The black horse is running next to the side of the red one. The black horse is running __________ the red one. alongside alongside adv. 在旁边；沿着边 prep. 在……旁边；沿着……的边 2. The car drew up next to the side of our car and the driver waved to us. The policemen were studying carefully to see how dangerous the situation is. The policemen were __________ how dangerous the situation is. evaluating evaluate vt. 评估；评价；估计 3. The scientists were studying carefully to see how successful the experiment is.