Reading Lost civilizations,Unit 3 Back to the past,Could you name some famous ancient wonders in China?,the Great Wall; the Summer Palace; the Temple of Heaven; the 13 Tombs of the Ming Dynasty; the Confucious Temple; the Silk Road; Royal Gardens of Suzhou,Pompeii (Italy),Loulan (China),1. What country is the author from? 2. What is one main similarity between Pompeii and Loulan? 3. Who was made director of the Pompeii dig in 1860? 4. Who is Professor Zhang?,Canada.,Both of them became lost civilizations about 2,000 years ago.,The Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli.,An archaeologist from the local cultural institute.,Read the passage quickly and answer these questions.,Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers:,1. From the passage, we can learn that _ A. Ann traveled many places in eleven days B. Pompeii had been a rich city before the Romans took over it. C. Pompeii and Loulan were both discovered in the 18th century. D. some houses in Pompeii were decorated with mosaic floors and wall paintings. 2. Which of the following is true? A. Sven Hedin was an English archaeologist. B. Loulan was once a small, wealthy commercial city. C. Now a volcano called Vesuvius has disappeared. D. All the people fled from Pompeii before Vesuvius erupted. 3. Why was Loulan an important city about 2000 years ago? A. Because it was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road B. Because it was once a big, rich commercial city with lots of treasures. C. Because there was an ancient water system that ran through the city. D. Because people have found many palaces, temples, workshops and towers. 4. The purpose of the passage is to _ . A. tell us a travel experience in Pompeii and Loulan. B. offer us some information about ancient civilization C. introduce a cultural expedition to two sites of lost civilization. D. All above.,Both Pompeii in _and Loulan in China became _ _ about 2000 years ago. Pompeii was _ in the 8th century BC and was _ _ by the Romans in 89BC. On 24th Aug.AD79, Mount Vesuvius _ and the city was _ _. Loulan was a _ _ on the Silk Road. It disappeared under the _. There are just a few _ left. Some _, such as coins and painted pots, were found.,Fill in the blanks with proper words.,Italy,Iost,civilizations,founded,taken,over,erupted,buried,alive,stopping,point,sand,remains,treasures,Reading strategy: reading diary entries,When you are reading diary entries that record someones travels, you should pay attention to: ,dates and place names,facts and historical information,personal feelings and opinions,Discussion: 1. Do you think it is necessary to protect cultural / historical heritage? Why or why not? 2. Do you have any suggestions on how to protect them?,Homework:,Read the passage carefully and underline the difficult words and sentence patterns if any. 2. Make a summary of the text,Thanks for your attention!,1. tomorrow (line 3) 2. which (line 4) 3. The city (line 7) 4. they (line 19) 5. it (line 32),Find the following words in the text and decide what they refer to.,16th July,Loulan,Pompeii,the streets,This small wealthy commercial city,To see the lost civilizations,Pompeii in Italy,Loulan in China,in the 8th century BC,2000 years ago,about 2000 years ago,in AD 500,volcano eruption,sandstorm,a farmer,Sven Hedin, a Swedish explorer,streets with stepping stones; houses with mosaic floors; and wall paintings; bodies of people buried alive,city walls, palaces, temples, workshops, towers and an ancient water system,a rich city,a small, wealthy city, a stopping point on the Silk Road and a green land with enormous trees,1 I feel lucky to have won a place on this trip. 2 This morning we went to a lecture about Pompeii. 3 Unfortunately, all the people were buried alive, and so was the city ! 4 How amazing !,Decide which of the following expresses the writers Emotion and which Action.,E / A E / A E / A E / A,5 People started to dig in the area for treasure. When I walked around the city, I saw streets just as they had been. I am so excited to be here! 8 Sven found the remains of building buried under the sand.,E / A E / A E / A E / A,