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Have you ever heard of something about the volcano?

gas

liquid

solid

Lava(熔岩)

vapour水蒸气,

carbon dioxide, nitrogen(氮),sulphur(硫磺), etc.

bits of rock and volcanic ash, etc.

What will be produced after the eruption of volcano?

1: What is described in the following passage?

2: When and where did it happen?

3: Who is the writer of the letter?

Task 1

Skim the text and answer the following questions.

The eruption of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius.

On the 24th of August in 79 AD in southern Italy.

Pliny, the younger.

Task 2 Scan the text & fill in the following form.

A cloud of unusual size and shape rising from a mountain drew my uncle’s attention and he wanted to see it from closer at hand.

After receiving a letter from his friend’s wife Rectina, he changed his mind to save her.

In spite of the danger, he turned back to rescue his friend Pompy and help calm down the other people.

My uncle wanted to get out of the danger but failed. He was dead.

Task 3 true or false.

A volcano erupted on the 24th of August in 79 BC in southern Italy.

My uncle planned to save his friend’s wife Rectina.

My uncle went to rescue Pompy after saving Rectina.

The flames came from the homes of farmers who had left in a panic with the kitchen fires still on.

They decided to try the open air instead of staying in the house.

It was night when the volcano erupted.

F

F

T

F

T

F

AD公元 (Anno Domini)

BC(before century)

Para.3

Para 4. Last line

Para.5

Para.5 last line

Para.6

Sentence 2

What did Tacitus ask the author to do?

From whom was the letter which the author’s uncle brought?

Where was Rectina’s house?

What did the captain urge the author’s uncle to do?

Why did the author’s uncle ask to be taken to the baths?

When was the author’s uncle’s body found?

Task 4

Scan the text answer the following questions.

1.What did Tacitus ask the author to do?

2.From whom was the letter which the author’s uncle brought?

3. Where was Rectina’s house?

Ask him to write him something about the death of his uncle Pliny.

From his friend’s wife Rectina.

At the foot of Vesuvius.

Para. 1

Para. 3

Para. 3

4.What did the captain urge the author’s uncle to do?

5. Why did the author’s uncle ask to be taken to the baths?

6.When was the author’s uncle’s body found?

He urged the author’s uncle to turn back.

Because he wanted to help the other to calm down.

When daylight came again two days after he died.

Para. 4

Para. 5 sentence 3

Task 5 Arrange the following statements in the right order according to the text.

He decided to rescue his friend Pompy.

Some people watched an unusual cloud rising from a mountain.

Rectina begged him to save her.

He ordered a boat made ready.

Two slaves helped him stand up and immediately he fell down dead.

He bathed and had dinner.

A rain of rocks was coming down.

2

4

3

1

6

7

5

Task 5 Further understanding

From the text, we can learn that Tacitus____

Was a history writer

B. Worked for the local police

C. Was a close friend of Pliny

D. Did research into volcanoes and earthquakes

Para1. I hope you can use it for the history book that you are writing.(推断题)

2.What is the passage mainly about?

A.The death of Pliny the elder

B The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD

C The possible causes of volcanoes erupting

D The ways of escaping from a volcano eruption

3.“The sight of it awoke the scientist in my uncle to go and see it from closer at hand.”The underlined parts refer to______

Mount Vesuvius; the uncle of the writer

B. A mountain in the distance;Pliny the elder

C. A cloud of unusual size and shape;qualities of a scientist like curiosity

D.dark spots of dirt and ash;qualities of a scientist like curiosity

Scientific spirits

awake sth. in sb. 唤起某人的……

4.The writer didn’t think his uncle was afraid on the trip to Vesuvius because______

A. he had to rescue his friend’s wife Rectina

B. he hurried to a place from which others were fleeing

C. He had a good knowledge of how to survive a volcano eruption

D.he was calm enough to write a report about what he observed

Para. 3 last sentence

5.Pompy didn’t get away because___

A.He had to wait for a good wind

B.there was no way out except by boat

C.he was too scared to take any action

D.he wanted to join Pliny in observing the eruption

Para5. He had to wait for a good wind, blowing the other way than the one that carried my uncle right in.( 细节题)

6.____ led to the immediate death of the writer’s uncle.

A. The wrong decision he made

B. His interest to study the volcano

C.That he didn’t take the eruption seriously

D. that he wanted to rescue Pompy after rescuing Rectina

Para 4.

7.What does the writer mean with the last sentence of the letter?

A.It is no easy task to be a history writer

B.He reminds Tacitus of his uncle’s bravery

C.He is sorry that he can’t tell Tacitus more about the eruption

D.He leaves it for Tacitus to decide which parts are important for his history book

The uncle of the writer was not afraid of what was happening. How do you know? Give three examples that show he had no fear.

He wrote a report about all he observed during his trip.

Rescued Pompy, calmed down, bathed and had dinner, slept, etc.

Slept after baths and dinner, told the flames came from the homes of farmers who had left in a panic with the kitchen fires still on.

Para 3. Para 4. Para 5.

Words competition

Example: ghist

rptue

vlconao

sha

amlfe

sulurph

rriavla

geur

leef

plloiw

sight

erupt

volcano

ash

flame

sulphur

arrival

urge

flee

pillow

My uncle was working at the foot of the mountain when the volcano __________.

I _______ you to give up smoking as soon as possible.

The family ________ from the burning house.

The big fire was a terrible __________. The woman couldn’t forget it.

She buried her face in the _________ and cried.

When we were at the foot of the mountain, we watched _________ rising from the burning mountain.

Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the following verbs: sight, flee, urge, pillow, flame, erupt,

erupted

urge

fled

sight

pillow

flames

使某人注意某事

我母亲让叔叔注意一朵大小和形状非同寻常的云彩

Pay attention to sth. 注意某事

devote one’s attention to专心于,对…注意

On the 24th of August in 79AD, between two and

Three in the afternoon my mother drew my uncle’s

Attention to a cloud of unusual size and shape.

Draw/attract /bring/catch/call

one’s attention to sth.

The sight of it awoke the scientist in my

uncle to go and see if from closer at hand.

at hand a: near, close by 在手边,在近处

b: about to happen 即将到来

e.g.He lives close_______.

How time flies! Christmas is______.

I haven’t my book_______.

b

a

a

at hand

at hand

at hand

(5) from closer at hand 中 from

用于表示场所的副词或介词前，

类似的短语有：

from far and near

from before the war

from under the table

.

2. sight n. view, scene

e.g. The flowers are a lovely sight in spring.

情景，景象

3. awake v. “引起，激起”, “弄醒,醒来”

The sound of the doorbell awoke the baby.

e.g. The letter awoke the memory of

my childhood.

Are the children still awake?

adj.

“醒着的”，表示状态

If you catch sight of Peter, please tell me.

____________

看见

One woman was lying in bed, awake, listening to the rushing wind.

awake是形容词，在本句中作伴随状语.

All the students sat in the classroom, silent.

(3) awake sth in sb 意为 “使某人意识到某事”

这唤醒社会警惕毒品的危害。

____________________________________

It awoke the danger of drugs in society.

2. As he was leaving the house he was brought a letter from his friend’s wife Rectina, who ___________________ the danger.

was frightened by

be frightened by 意为 “被······吓一跳”

be frightened at 意为 “对······感到害怕”

那天我被一条大狗吓了一跳。

I _________________ a large dog that day.

b) 他一想到可能会溺死就感到恐惧。

He ________________ the thought that he might drown.

was frightened by

was frightened at

(2) frightened 也可作形容词，意为 “害怕的，受惊的” ，常用来修饰人。

Frightened children were calling for their mothers.

(3) 类似的形容词还有：excited, disappointed, surprised, moved, encouraged puzzled, shocked······

a) 我们听到那个消息吃了一惊。

—————————————————

b) 那个故事深深地感动了他。

—————————————————

We were surprised to hear that news.

He was deeply moved by the story.

Her house lay at the foot of Vesuvius,

And there is no way out except by boat

way out (克服困难的)办法,出路

e.g: He was trying to think of a _______,

but it was impossible to find one.

Trans:事实上,我肯定那是唯一令人满意的办法.

In fact, I’m sure that’s the only

satisfactory way out.

way out

(2) except 后面可以接名词、代词、介词短语或从句。

a) 除了在报上读到的以外，我对这件事一无所知。

I know nothing about it _________________________

_____________

b) 除了雨天，大多数中国人一般都骑自行车上班。

Most of the Chinese people usually go to work by bike

________________________

c) 除了雨天，这位退休工人每天都在花园里浇水。

The retired worker usually waters his garden everyday

_______________________

except what I have read in

the newspaper.

except when it rains.

except on raining days.

(名词性从句）

(时间状语从句）

(介词短语）

(4) except 和 besides 的区别：

except 意为 “除了······外（不再有）”

besides 意为 “除了······外（还有）”

a) We all passed the exam except Tom.

b) We all passed the exam besides Tom.

除了汤姆没及格外，我们都及格了。

除了汤姆外，我们也都及格了。

2. sight n. view, scene

e.g. The flowers are a lovely sight in spring.

情景，景象

3. awake v. “引起，激起”, “弄醒,醒来”

The sound of the doorbell awoke the baby.

e.g. The letter awoke the memory of

my childhood.

Are the children still awake?

adj.

“醒着的”，表示状态

If you catch sight of Peter, please tell me.

____________

看见

There are earthquakes and a rain of

burning rocks was coming down.

大地在震动,炙热的岩石如雨点般的落下来.

A rain of 起量词的作用,表示burning rocks

数量之多. 下文的a shower of rock

A rain of 雨点般的

A shower of 阵雨般的

He paused for a moment wondering whether to

turn back as the captain urged him.

催促

George W. Bush urged Saddam Hussein to give in.

Saddam Hussein

George W. Bush

Urge sb. To do sth.

a) He urged that we should go.

(2) urge sb on 激励某人做某事

经理激励职员更加努力。

The manager _____________________

b) 急须找出解决方法，是鞭策他的动力。

The need to find a solution _______________

c) 他受到同事的鼓励而参加竞选。

_____________________, he stood for election.

urged his staff on.

urged him on.

Urged on by his colleagues

He looked more asleep than dead.

他看上去好象没有死,而像是睡着了.

More…than…与其说…不如说…

2. More than 超过,胜过,不仅仅

Don’t be too hard on him, he is more

misled than stupid.

不要对他太苛刻,与其说他傻倒不如说他是

被误导了.

Tran:你不仅仅是我的朋友.

You are more than a friend of mine.

Many of them were ____ inventors than

scientists.

A. Less B. more C. much D. worse

More A than B 与其说…不如说…

他们之中的很多人与其说是科学家,不如说是

发明家.

(2) less---than 也意为 “与其说······，不如说·······”但意思不同。

She was less hurt than frightened.

______________________________________

b) 与其说我把她当作老师，还不如说我把她当作朋友。

I regard her less as _________________________

与其说她受了伤，倒不如说她吓坏了。

my teacher than as my friend.

You can pick out the important bits, for it is one thing to write a letter, another to write history,one thing to write to a friend, another to write for the public.

It is one thing to do…another to do…

…是一会事,…又是另一回事

Trans:你要留下是一回事,我请你留下是另外一回事.

It is one thing for you to stay here,

Another for me to ask you to stay here.