1.Do you know Pompeii?2.What happened/occurred to the ancient city?a va volcanic olcanic eruptioneruptionthe volcano erupted2Pompeii is like a“time capsule”.Lesson 1 Stories from HistoryStories from HistoryPompeii(庞培庞培) is located in southwest Italy near the grand city of Naples(那不勒斯那不勒斯). The city of Pompeii was built near the foot of Mount Vesuvius(维苏威火维苏威火山）山） 4Mount Vesuviusa volcanoerupt5Before the eruption, Pompeii had been a prosperous / thriving / booming city.Pompeii met its doom（末日） on the morning of August 24, 79, AD. Time and eventsWrite down the events in connection with the following time.on August, 24th, 79ADover the centuriesmore than 1600 years laterby 1748nearly 2000 years after its losson August, 24th, 79ADover the centuriesmore than 1600 years laterby 1748nearly 2000 years after its lossThe eruption occurredThere was a greater lossSome scientists found it buried under the ashesThey had found an awesome historical site and they started to dig out the ancient city of Pompeii.In this way, the city lives on (visiters and scientists visit it every year to learn more about it) TimeEventsQuestionsRead the article and answer the questions in Exercise2.1.What is the article about ?It is about a city called Pompeii. It was buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 AD but scientists found it again 1,600 years later. Read the article and answer these questions.Careful reading2. Why does the article describe Pompeii as a “time capsule”?The article describes Pompeii as a “time capsule” because the volcanic eruption preserved buildings, objects and even impressions of people from the time. 3. Who wrote about the eruption of Vesuvius?4. What had Pompeii been like before the eruption ?Roman writer Pliny wrote about the eruption of Vesuvius. Before the eruption, Pompeii had been a booming Roman city with temples, markets, restaurants and theatres. witness v/n5. What can you see if you walk in the streets of Pompeii today?You can see ancient architecture, statues, decorated walls, objects of the time and the impressions of people in their last hours of life. ancient architecturestatuesdecorated wallsauthentic objectstime rewindsA monument to human historyOne person, One person, sitting alone, sitting alone, looks like he is looks like he is prayingpraying. .Another man, lying Another man, lying on his side, looks on his side, looks as if he is trying as if he is trying to get upto get up. .once-living statuesPeople gathered People gathered together for together for protectionprotection17Use the following words as references to fill in the cloze.preserve, dig out, disaster, volcano, preserve, dig out, disaster, volcano, monument,monument, occur, protection, occur, protection, impression, ancient world, shape, live impression, ancient world, shape, live on, loss, witness, buryon, loss, witness, bury18Summary: Cloze Pliny was a Roman writer who Pliny was a Roman writer who hadhad _ and wrote _ and wrote about a _ eruption which _ on Augustabout a _ eruption which _ on August24th,79AD and it was of Mt. Vesuvius. The tragedy 24th,79AD and it was of Mt. Vesuvius. The tragedy hadhad left aleft adeep _ on Pliny who deep _ on Pliny who hadhad lost his uncle in the lost his uncle in the accident. The people, towns and villages accident. The people, towns and villages had had been _ been _ under the ashes of Mt Vesuvius. under the ashes of Mt Vesuvius. By 1748, scientists By 1748, scientists had had started to _the ancient started to _the ancient city Pompeii. It is like a “time capsule” _city Pompeii. It is like a “time capsule” _ a frozen a frozen moment in history.moment in history. Not only the buildings and authentic Not only the buildings and authentic objects of Pompeii attract people, but also the forms of objects of Pompeii attract people, but also the forms of the people caught in the _ that have made the city a the people caught in the _ that have made the city a _ to human history. The bodies of people who _ to human history. The bodies of people who hadhad died in Pompeii showed their exact _of getting died in Pompeii showed their exact _of getting together for_ in their last hours of life. together for_ in their last hours of life. Today, since Today, since excavationexcavations started, people and scientists s started, people and scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the_. visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the_. In this way, the city, which the world In this way, the city, which the world hadhad once forgotten once forgotten _ nearly 2,000 years after its _._ nearly 2,000 years after its _.witnessedvolcanicoccurredimpressionburieddig outpreservingdisastermonumentshapesprotectionancient worldlives onloss19Task : Interview (Open-ended)Task : Interview (Open-ended)(Group or Pair work) Suppose you are a tour guide to Pompeii with your travel group, try to tell the story about Pompeii and the Vesuvius Volcanic Eruption. 20