1、My husband hasnt stopped laughing about a funny thing that happened to me.Its funny now but it wasnt at the time. Last Friday，after doing all the family shopping in town，I wanted a rest before catching the train，so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the station coffee shopthat was
2、 a cheap self-service place with long tables to sit at.I put my heavy bag down on the floor，put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to keep a place，and went to get a cup of coffee.,话题导入,When I went back with the coffee，there was someone in the next seat.It was one of those wild-looking youngste
3、rs，with dark glasses and worn clothes，and hair colored bright red at the front.Not so unusual these days.What did surprise me was that hed started to eat my chocolate! Naturally，I was annoyed.However，to avoid trouble，I just looked down at the front page of the news-paper，tasted my coffee and took a
4、bit of chocolate.The boy looked at me closely.Then he took a second piece of my chocolate.I could hardly believe it.Still I didnt dare to start an argument.When he took a third piece，I felt more angry than uneasy.I thought，“Well，I shall have the last piece.” And I got it.,The boy gave me a strange l
5、ook，and then stood up.As he left he shouted out，“This womans crazy！” Everyone stared.That was embarrassing(令人尴尬的)enough，but it was worse when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave.My face went redas red as his hairwhen I realized Id made a mistake.It wasnt my chocolate that hed been taking.The
6、re was mine，unopened，just under my newspaper.,阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F) 1.Seeing the boy eating her chocolate made the author surprised when she returned to her seat.( ) 2.The authors face turned red because she realized that the boy was poor and angry.( ),查看答案,T,F,PART 1,读前清障,PART 2,课文理解,Period One Warm-up &
7、 Lesson 1 Stories from HistoryPre-reading,PART1,读前清障,匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思 第一组 1.biography A.保护，保存 2.abandon B.传记 3.victim C.(评判的)标准 4.criteria D.放弃，遗弃 5.preserve E.受害者,查看答案,第二组 6.witness A.颤抖，发抖 7.occur B.特别地；特定地 8.tremble C.发生 9.particularly D.遗失，丢失 10.loss E.目击,查看答案,第三组 11.awesome A.典型的 12.rewind B.建筑
8、13.architecture C.倒回 14.authentic D.令人敬畏的 15.characteristic E.原作的；真正的,查看答案,第四组 16.monument A.聚集 17.gather B.纪念碑，纪念堂 18.sorrow C.同情 19.sympathy D.爆炸；冲，闯 20.burst E.悲伤，难过,查看答案,PART2,课文理解,Step 1 Fast-reading 1.Whats the main idea of the passage? A.Its about the story of the city of Pompeii. B.Its about
9、 the ancient architectures of Rome. C.Its about the effects of the volcanic eruption. D.Its about an important historical discovery.,查看答案,2.Read the text and match the main idea of each paragraph. Para.1 A.What the eruption brought to people. Para.2 B.People imagine what the people in Pompeii were d
10、oing when they faced the disaster. Para.3 C.What Pompeii looked like before the volcanic eruption. Para.4 D.The City of Pompeii lives on nearly 2,000 years after its loss. Para.5 E.Scientists discovered the city of Pompeii. Para.6 F.The background knowledge of the volcanic eruption.,查看答案,Step 2 Care
11、ful-reading Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. 1.Why is Pompeii like a “time capsule”？ A.Because the city is a monument to human history. B.Because the city can keep the moment frozen. C.Because the volcanic eruption preserved buildings，objects and even impressions of people from
12、 the time. D.Because the booming city was destroyed by the volcanic eruption.,查看答案,2.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage? A.Before the eruption occurred，Pompeii had been an ordinary Roman city. B.1,600 years later，some scientists found the lost Roman towns. C.Pliny witnessed the volcani
13、c eruption as a child. D.The eruption buried everything in its path，including whole villages and towns.,查看答案,3.You may feel when you see the bodies of people who had died in Pompeii. A.unbelievable B.ridiculous C.puzzled D.sorrow and deep sympathy,查看答案,4.The scientists found the city of Pompeii in t
14、he century. A.18th B.19th C.20th D.21st,查看答案,5.It is that have made the city of Pompeii a monument to human history. A.the volcanic eruption B.the ancient architecture and statues C.the decorated walls and authentic objects D.the forms of the people who were caught in the disaster,查看答案,Step 3 Post-r
15、eading After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks. Stories from History Around the end of the first century AD，a Roman writer 1. (call) Pliny wrote about a volcanic eruption that he had witnessed 2. a young man.The eruption had occurred on August 24th,79 AD.The tragedy even left a
16、 deep 3. (impress) on Pliny who had lost an uncle in the event. 4. ，more than 1,600 years later，some scientists 5. (start) uncovering the lost towns that 6. (bury) under the ashes of,查看答案,called,as,impression,However,started,were buried,Mount Vesuvius.In a way，Pompeii is like a “time capsule” 7._(pr
17、eserve) a frozen moment in history.Before the eruption occurred,8. had been a prosperous Roman city with temples，markets，restaurants and theatres.Today you can visit these buildings by 9._(walk) along the original streets of the city.And more than 250 years since excavation started，thousands of tour
18、ists and hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn 10. (much) about the ancient world.,查看答案,preserving,it,walking,more,Step 4 Sentence-learning 1.Around the end of the first century AD，a Roman writer called Pliny wrote about a terrible volcanic eruption that he had witnessed as a youn
19、g man. 句式分析 本句是一个复合句，Around the end of the first century AD是时间状语；called Pliny是过去分词短语作后置定语；that引导定语从句，修饰eruption。 自主翻译 _ _,查看答案,大约公元一世纪末，一位名叫普利尼的罗马作家描述了他年轻时目睹的一场可怕的火山爆发的情景。,2.Pliny described a cloud coming down the mountain，blocking out the sun and burying everything in its path，including whole villa
20、ges and towns. 句式分析 句子主干是Pliny described a cloud，其中coming down the mountain，blocking out the sun，burying everything in its path是现在分词短语作并列定语；including whole villages and towns是介词短语作定语。 自主翻译 _ _,查看答案,普利尼描述道，一团云自山巅而降，遮天蔽日，将所经之处的一切，包括一座座村庄和城镇统统吞没。,3.However，much more than buildings and objects，it is the forms of the people who were caught in the disaster that have made the city a monument to human history. 句式分析 本句是含有定语从句的强调句，强调的是the forms of the people，who引导定语从句，修饰先行词the people；made the city a monument是“make 宾语宾补”结构。 自主翻译 _ _,但是，与城里的建筑与物品相比，那些在那场灾难中遇难的人的轮廓形象则更能使这座城市成为人类历史上的一座纪念碑。,查看答案,