北师大版高二英语教学（选修6）Unit 16课件 Lesson 1.pptVIP

Second Reading: write down the things in connection with the following numbers: August, 24th, 79 AD: The eruption had occurred and destroyed the whole city. 1748: By 1748, scientists had found an awesome historical site. 2. Why does the article describe Pompeii as a “time capsule” ? Because it preserves a frozen moment in history. 4. What had Pompeii been like before the eruption? Before the eruption occurred, it had been a booming roman city with temples, markets, restaurants, and theaters. 5. What can you see If you walk in the streets of Pompeii today? Now as you walk along the streets of the city, you can admire the ancient architecture, statues, decorated walls and authentic objects characteristic of the time. 1. He had witnessed as a young man… v. see something by oneself 2. The eruption had occurred on August 24th, 79AD. take place, happen (Vi.) 3. The earth began to tremble and a volcano… shake 4. He described a cloud coming down the mountain, blocking out the sun and burying everything in its path. hide the sun from being seen/ bury everything when it was passing 5. Time rewinds. v. go back to ancient times 6. You can admire the ancient architectures, statues, decorated walls and authentic objects characteristics of the time. typical of that time 7. One person, sitting alone, looks like he is praying. alone is an adverb(副词). 8. One can only feel sorry and deep sympathy for these once-living statues. 9. The city lives on nearly 2,000 years after its loss. keep alive a container used to store for children a selection of objects thought to be representative of life at a particular time. Time capsules are interesting to people of all ages. Write to yourself an e-mail, and receive it 20 years later. What will the feeling be? the Forbes provides an interesting service, kinda TIME CAPSULE. but the capsule would be an e- mail. you may send emails to yourself, and decide the mails to be