北师大版高二英语教学（选修6）Unit 16教案 备选教案Lesson 1.docVIP

1 Stories from History ■ To practise reading for prediction and details. ■ To learn and practise Past Perfect. ■ To practise using adverbs. Resource used Grammar Summary 1, page 99. Possible problems Students may confuse the use of Past Simple and Past Perfect if the adverbial of time is not clear enough. Background information Pliny, a Roman writer ... Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, an author and a scientist of Ancient Rome. Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano, 1,281 m (4,200 ft) high, of southern Italy on the eastern shore of the Bay of Naples. A violent eruption in A.D. 79 destroyed the nearby city of Pompeii. Pompeii was first occupied in the 8th century BC by the Etruscans. Then came the Saminites. The Saminites turned Pompeii into a pure Greek town. Their reign ended when the Romans took control of Pompeii around 200 BC. The Romans retained control over Pompeii until the end... a fateful day in 79 AD when Mt Vesuvius unleashed its fury on the 20,000 inhabitant’s of this thriving Roman city. This tragic event ended the lives of 20,000 Pompeian residents, but the ash that buried the town served as a sort of mummification for the entire city. The eruption of 79 AD which buried the town in ash actually captured a moment in time. Under the ash everything remained as it was at the time of the eruption. Artwork was preserved. Buildings were preserved. Several important clues were left behind. These clues give us a little glimpse into the past. These clues are the silver lining that can be seen when you visit the ruins at Pompeii. Routes through the material . If you are short of time, set some of the exercise for homework (e.g. Exercise 8). . If you have two periods for this lesson, a suitable natural break is after Exercise 4. Reading Before you start Exercise 1 ■ Provide contexts for students to work out the meaning of the Key Words in the box. ■ Encourage students to predict what the text is abo