Lost civilizationsReadingTalkabouttwoquestionswithyourpartners.1.CanyounamesomebuildingsthatcouldrepresentancientcivilizationsinChina?2.WhatdoesthetitleLostCivilizationsmean?The Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty and so on.It means ancient buildings, cultures and countries that no longer existed.LoulanReading strategy: reading diary entriesWhen you are reading diary entries recording someones travels, you should look for: dates and place namesfacts and historical informationpersonal feelings and opinionsFast-readingTask1Readthediaryentriesquicklyandanswerthesequestions.1.Whatcountryistheauthorfrom?2.WhatisonemainsimilaritybetweenPompeiiandLoulan?3.WhowasmadedirectorofthePompeiidigin1860?4.WhoisProfessorZhang?Canada.Both of them became lost civilization about 2,000 years ago.The Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli.An archaeologist from the local cultural institute. Task2ReadthepassagequicklyanddecidethefollowingsentencesTorF.TFTTF.TheauthorisgoingtoChinabyairnextweek.ThecityofPompeiiwasfoundedinthe7thcenturyBC.ThecityofPompeiiwasntfounduntilthe18thcentury.LoulanwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandWestalmost2000yearsago.PompeiiandLoulanwerelostforthesamereason.Task1Howwelldidyouunderstandthedetailsinthediary?Listentothetapecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions（C1）.Careful-reading1.WhathappenedtoPompeiiinAugustAD79?Mount Vesuvius erupted and lava, ash and rocks poured out of it onto the surrounding countryside. All the people in Pompeii were buried alive, and so was the city.It was discovered in the 18th century when a farmer found some stone with writing on it. People started to dig in the area for treasure, which caused much damage. So in 1860, the Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli was made director of the Pompeii dig.2.Howwastheburiedcitydiscovered?3.WhatwerethesteppingstonesalongtheroadinPompeiiusedfor?4.WhywasLoulananimportantcityabout2,000yearsago?With the stones, people did not have to step in the mud in the streets on rainy days.Because it was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West.5.HowdomanypeoplethinkLoulandisappeared?6.Accordingtothelastsentence,howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthelossofLoulan?It was gradually covered over by sandstorms from AD 200 to AD 500.She felt that it was a pity! 1.WhathappenedsoonaftertheruinsofPompeiiwasfounded?A.Itwaswellprotectedbythelocalgovernment.B.ItwasdugbytheItalianarchaeologistGiuseppe.C.Itwasbadlydamagedbypeoplediggingintheareaoftreasure.D.Thebodiesofpeopleburiedbylocalpeople.2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Bothofthetwocitiesarelostcivilizationsabout2000yearsago.B.Bothofthetwocitieswerediscoveredbylocalpeople.C.PompeiiwasdestroyedbyavolcanowhileLoulanwasgraduallycoveredoverbysandstorms.D.PompeiiwasinItalywhileLoulanwasinChina.3.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageis_.A.toshowhowhappythewriterwastohavesuchachancetovisitthesites.B.toarousepeoplessenseofprotectingcivilizationsC.tocomparethecivilizationsofPompeiiandLoulanD.totellushowPompeiiandLoulanweredestroyed.1.Ifeelluckytohavewonaplaceonthistrip.2.ThismorningwewenttoalectureaboutPompeii.3.Unfortunately,allthepeoplewereburiedalive,andsowasthecity!4.Howamazing!Task 3 C2 Thewritersofdiariesoftenrecordfeelingsoropinions(emotions)aswellaswhattheyhavedone(actions).Dothesentencesbelowexpressemotions(E)oractions(A)?E/AE/AE/AE/A5.Peoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasure.6.WhenIwalkedaroundthecity,Isawstreetsjustastheyhadbeen.7.Iamsoexcitedtobehere!8.Svenfoundtheremainsofbuildingburiedunderthesand.E/AE/AE/AE/A1 the city 2 which 3 there 4 it 5 thatTask 4 D2Findthefollowingwordsinthetextanddecidewhattheyreferto.PompeiithefactthatpeoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasurenearPompeiiLoulanthefactthatthedesertwasonceagreenlandwithenormoustrees1.represent2.tookover3.erupted4.unfortunatelya.sadly,unluckilyb.(ofavolcano)threwoutlavaandashc.actingorspeakingforagroupd.tookcontrolofTask5D1.Lookatthesenewwordsfromthediaryentriesandmatchthemwiththeirdefinitions.5.houses6.wealthy7.ruins8.enormouse.richf.partsofabuildingthatremainafterithasbeenbadlydamagedordestroyedg.providesspaceforh.hugeAccordingtothetextandthechart,canyousummarizethemainideaofeachdiaryentry?Day 1:Tellingthepurposeofthetripandthetwodestinations.Day 2:ListeningtoalectureaboutthecityofPompeiiandthevolcanoeruption.Day 3:VisitingtheburiedcityPompeiiandgetamazedatit.Day 10:TiredbutexcitedtoarriveinLoulanafterseveraldaysoftraveling.Day 11:IntroducingthediscoveryofdeadcityLoulanandfeelingsad.Pompeiitimeeventinthe8thcenturyin89BCon24thAug.AD79in1860Itwasfounded.ItwastakenoverbytheRomans.MountVesuviuserupted.GiuseppeFiorelliwasmadedirectorofthePompeiidig.FindthehistoricalinformationaboutPompeii.timeeventLoulan2000yearsagofromAD200toAD500100yearsagoItexistedasacommercialcity.Itwascoveredovergraduallybysand-storms.ItwasdiscoveredbyaSwedishexplorer.FindthehistoricalinformationaboutLoulan.Task 5 E: Use the following words to complete this passage.PompeiicivilizationstreasurecommercialarchaeologistvolcanosandruinseruptedrepresentIwassoexcitedtobepickedto_Canada.Ihavebeento_inItalyandamnowinChinavisitingLoulan.Bothplaceswereimportant_citiesabout2,000yearsago.Theybothdisappearedandbecamelost_.Pompeiiwasdestroyedbya_.representPompeiicommercialcivilizationsvolcanoIt_andcoveredPompeiiwithash.Loulandisappearedunderthe_.Nooneisquitesurewhy.Therearejustafew_left.Some_,suchascoinsandpaintedpots,wasfound,andrecentlysometombs.Iambecomingveryinterestedinancientcivilizations.MaybeIshallbecomean_oneday.eruptedsandruinstreasurearchaeologistUse the following words to complete this passage.Pompeiicivilizationstreasurecommercialarchaeologistvolcanosandruinseruptedrepresent