Extended reading
The Last Days of Pompeii (Excerpt)
一、教学目标
By the end of this section, students will be able to: 1. understand the adaptation of the novel about Pompeii; 2. grasp the main idea of the adaptation;
3. know the destructive power of natural disasters; 4. appreciate the language style of the author.
二、教学重难点
1. To read and understand the text;
2. To appreciate the language style of the author.
三、教学过程 步 骤 Lead-in Step 1 Show students some pictures about the ruins 激发学生的学习兴5’ Class Work 教学活动 设计意图 互动时间/模式 of ancient Pompeii, and ask them the 趣，激活学生已有的相following questions. What do you know about Pompeii? What can you see in the picture? Can you imagine what has happened to the city or the people? 关知识和经验。 Reading Step 2 Have students read the introduction on Page 了解关于作者及作2’ Individual Work Class Work 25 and get to know about the writer and the 品的相关背景知识，为background of the excerpt. 后面的阅读做铺垫。 第 1 页 共 3 页
What is the novel The Last Days of Pompeii about? Step 3 Have students read the whole excerpt silently and ask them the following question. 划分结构，理清脉络，帮助学生从宏观上2‘ Class Work How many parts can the adaptation be 把握文章结构。 divided into? Step 4 Have students read Paragraph 1 again and ask them the following questions. 进一步梳理细节信息，提取有关文章主旨15’ Individual Work Class Work 1. What was the city of Pompeii like before 的基本事实性信息，理the volcano erupted? 2. What was the evidence of past eruptions of Mount Vesuvius? Have students read Paragraphs 2–4 again and ask them the following questions. 1. What did the busy citizens see when they looked upwards? 2. Why did they feel frightened? 3. What did citizens do at the beginning? 4. What changes happened to the cloud a moment later? 5. How did people behave then? Have students read the last paragraph again and ask them the following questions. 1. What did the city remains look like after it was unearthed? 2. What do the remains of the city remind us of? 清行文脉络。 第 2 页 共 3 页
Step 5 Have students write a summary of the excerpt. Use the ideas in Part A on Page 26. 通过概要写作进行语言的输出，进一步深化对细节的理解与主旨的把握。 5’ Individual Work Step 6 Have students draw a flow chart showing the natural scene of the eruption. 利用思维导图，帮助学生完成结构和内容的分析、梳理与归纳，使思维过程可视化。 5’ Individual Work Class Work Appreciation Step 7 Have students read the excerpt again and share their favourite sentences with peers. 与同伴分享佳句，有助于培养学生的思辨和表达能力。 2’ Individual Work Step 8 Have students discuss the question in Part B on Page 26. 写作手法分析，帮助学生深化对文章思想5’ Individual Work Pair work Find out the possible answer and give the 及文学性的认识，有助evidence. 于学生语言能力及思维品质的培养。 Step 9 Have students discuss the questions in Part C on Page 26 and share their opinions in class. 训练学生思维的深度与发散能力，拓展其思维空间。 2’ Group Work Homework 1. Read the text again and try to retell it. 2. Polish up the summary of the excerpt from the novel. 3. Finish the workbook. 2’
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