Back to the pastReading Lost civilizationsUnit3Leadin:Do you know some buildings that could represent ancient civilizations in China or throughout the world ? The Great WallThe Terracotta WarriorsLets enjoy some pictures!Potala PalaceThe Old Town of Lijiang The Taj Mahal The Hanging GardensRoman Coliseum（古罗马角斗场）（古罗马角斗场） PyramidsStructureHow many parts do you think this passage is made up of? 5diaryentries Skimming:Choosethecorrectmainideaforeachpart.Diary1A.alectureaboutPompeiiandthevolcanoDiary2B.avisittotheancientRomancityofPompeiicityDiary3C.generalinformationaboutLoulanDiary4D.thepurposeanddestinationofthetripDiary5E.thediscoveryoftheLoulankingdomPart Para. General Idea123preparationpreparationa visit to Pompeiia visit to Pompeiia visit to Loulana visit to LoulanRead the text then find the answers to the following questions.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?1.What country is the author from? Canada2. What is one main similarity between Pompeii and Loulan? Both of them became lost civilizations about 2,000 years ago.3. Who was made director of the Pompeii dig in 1860? The Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli.4. Who is Professor Zhang? An archaeologist from the local cultural institute.Whatshouldwepayattentiontowhenwearereadingdiaries?When you are reading diary entries recording someones travels, you should look for:datesandplacenamesfactsandhistoricalinformationpersonalfeelingsandopinionsReadingstrategy:Pompeii（庞贝）（庞贝）PompeiiItusedtobeabusycityandwastheonlyroutebywhichtopasstheAncientSilkRoad.Someonesaiditdisappearedbecauseoftheinvasionofthedesert.1. Wheres Pompeii?2. What happened to Pompeii in August AD 79?3. How was the buried city discovered?4.What were the stepping stones along the road in Pompeii used for?Task1(Day1-Day3):Listentothispartandanswer:1. Wheres Pompeii?2. What happened to Pompeii in August AD 79?Task1TheVolcanonearthecityeruptedandlava,ashandrockspouredoutofitontothesurroundingcountryside.AllthepeopleinPompeiiwereburiedalive,andsowasthecity.Task1(Day1-Day3):4.WhatwerethesteppingstonesalongtheroadinPompeiiusedfor?Withthesestones,peopledidnothavetostepinthemudonrainydays.3.Howwastheburiedcitydiscovered?Itwasdiscoveredinthe18thcenturywhenafarmerfoundsomestonewithwritingonit.Peoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasure,whichcausedmuchdamage.Soin1860,theareawasputundergovernmentprotectionsoitcouldbepreservedandstudied.placetimeeventPompeiiin the 8th century BCin 89 BCon 24th Aug. AD 79in 1860It was founded.It was taken over by the Romans.The volcano erupted. It was put under government protection.Find the historical information about Pompeii.DatesActionsEmotions15thJuly16thJuly17thJulyHowdoesthewriterfeelaboutthetrip?Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutthetrip?WeareinItalyWeareinItalyfeelluckyfeelluckyWeattendedaWeattendedalectureaboutlectureaboutPompeii.Pompeii.HowunfortunateHowunfortunateIsawtheIsawtheancientRomanancientRomancityofPompeii.cityofPompeii.HowamazingHowamazingLoulan（楼兰）（楼兰）Task21. Why was Loulan an important city about 2,000 years ago?2. How do many people think Loulan disappeared?3. According to the last sentence, how did the author feel about the loss of Loulan?BecauseitwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWestItwasgraduallycoveredoverbysandstormsfromAD200toAD400.Shefeltthatitwasapity.Task2(Day10-Day11):placetimeeventLoulan2000 years agofrom AD 200 to AD 400 Around the years 1900It existed as a commercial city.It was covered over gradually by sandstorms.It was discovered by a European explorer. Find the historical information about Loulan and fill in the blanks:DatesActionsEmotions24thJuly 25thJuly Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutthetrip?Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutthetrip?WearrivedinWearrivedinLoulan.Loulan.soexitedtosoexitedtobeherebehereThediscoveryofThediscoveryofLoulananditsLoulananditspresentsituation.presentsituation.WhatapityWhatapityCompare Pompeii with LoulanCityPompeiiLoulanWhere was it located?ChinaWhen was it founded?in the 8th century B.C Disappearance(3)_It gradually disappeared because of sandstorms. Italyabout 2000 years ago Because of the volcano eruption.Compare Pompeii with LoulanCompare Pompeii with LoulanCityPompeiiLoulanDiscovery(5)_What we can see in the city(6)_1. streets with stepping 1. streets with stepping stones.stones.2. houses decorated with2. houses decorated withwall paintings.wall paintings.3. bodies that have been 3. bodies that have been turned to stonesturned to stones1. some treasures1. some treasures 2. some buildings2. some buildings such as the city such as the city walls, palaces, walls, palaces, temples, workshops, temples, workshops, and towers.and towers.3. water system3. water system that that ran through the ran through the middle of the city.middle of the city. A European A European explorer discovered explorer discovered the ruins of the the ruins of the Loulan Kingdom Loulan Kingdom round the year