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UNIT 10POMPEII

UNIT 10 POMPEII

Review1.她的家里总有一两名寄宿学生。2.她缓慢地走下楼梯。3.他的名誉丝毫未受损害。4.问询使我们应接不暇。5.早期建筑物为木质结构，已经消失始尽。6.音乐和舞蹈的声音使得整个大厅似乎都在震颤。7.阳光下海水波光闪烁。8.他的家庭背景蒙上了神秘的色彩。9.22020年1月，武汉爆发了新冠肺炎疫情。10.她因紧张说话结结巴巴的

Review 1. 她的家里总有一两名寄宿学生。 2. 她缓慢地走下楼梯。 3. 他的名誉丝毫未受损害。 4. 问询使我们应接不暇。 5. 早期建筑物为木质结构，已经消失殆尽。 6. 音乐和舞蹈的声音使得整个大厅似乎都在震颤。 7. 阳光下海水波光闪烁。 8. 他的家庭背景蒙上了神秘的色彩。 9. 2020年1月，武汉爆发了新冠肺炎疫情。 10. 她因紧张说话结结巴巴的

OutliningPartMain ideaPara(s).and main ideaAbrief accountofPompeii before1-2PompeiiisadeadcityandafterAugust24,AD793-4Itusedtobeaprosperouscityuntilavolcaniceruptionburieditdeep5-7Itwasdiscoveredagain1700yearslaterandhasnowbeenrestoredtowhatitwaslikethedayoftheeruptionII8-gInthemorning.disasterwasonitsway10-13Theeruptionbeganat1:00withaloucexplosion.Adetaileddescriptionofwhat happened on the day14-15Intheafternoon,buildingsbegantooftheeruptioncollapseandhousescaughtfire16In theevening,anearthquake struckkilling hundreds of people

Outlining Part Main idea Para(s). and main idea I A brief account of Pompeii before and after August 24, AD 79 II A detailed description of what happened on the day of the eruption - Click to add Text - Click to add Text - Click to add Text 1-2 Pompeii is a dead city. 3-4 It used to be a prosperous city until a volcanic eruption buried it deep. 5-7 It was discovered again 1700 years later and has now been restored to what it was like the day of the eruption. 8-9 In the morning, disaster was on its way. 10-13 The eruption began at 1:00 with a loud explosion. 14-15 In the afternoon, buildings began to collapse and houses caught fire. 16 In the evening, an earthquake struck, killing hundreds of people

IAdetaileddescriptionof17-18Poisonousgaskilledmorepeople.whathappenedonthedayoftheeruption19-20BymiddayonAugust25,Pompeiibecameacityofthedeadandwasburieddeep

II A detailed description of what happened on the day of the eruption 17-18 Poisonous gas killed more people. 19-20 By midday on August 25, Pompeii became a city of the dead and was buried deep

Textanalysis1.Pompei isadead city.Noonehaslivedthere...--notsincethesummeroftheyearAD 79,tobeexact.(para.2)Whatisthegrammatical functionoftheinfinitivephrase"to beexact"?Providemoreexamples.This is an infinitivephase used as an adverbial.It is usually placed at the beginningofastatement.Similarphrases:tobeginwith,to tell the truth,to be honest,tobe frank,to put it another way,to giveyouanexample,tosumup,tocomebacktothequestionwewerediscussing,tonamejustafewSheisinhermid-thirties---thirty-sixtobeexact-"Whatwas ityoudidn'tlike?""Well,tobeginwith,ourroomwasfartoosmall."Outlining

Text analysis ■ 1. Pompeii is a dead city. No one has lived there.-not since the summer of the year AD 79, to be exact. (para. 2) ■ What is the grammatical function of the infinitive phrase “to be exact”? Provide more examples. ■ This is an infinitive phase used as an adverbial. It is usually placed at the beginning of a statement. Similar phrases: ■ to begin with, to tell the truth, to be honest, to be frank, to put it another way, to give you an example, to sum up, to come back to the question we were discussing, to name just a few ■ She is in her mid-thirties-thirty-six to be exact. ■ - “What was it you didn’t like?” - “Well, to begin with, our room was far too small.” Outlining

NearbywastheBayofNaples,anarmoftheblueMediterranean.(para.3)2Explaintheuseoftheword"arm"here.Analyzethestructureofthesentence.anarmofsth:alongandnarrowareaof landorwaterthatisjoinedtoabroaderareaThisis ametaphoricaluseof thewordarm",meaninganythinglookingorfunctioninglikethearmofahumanbeingMoreexamplesatthefootofmountainatthemouthoftheriver.anearof corn,achairwiththreelegs,theheartofthefinancialcenter

■ 2. Nearby was the Bay of Naples, an arm of the blue Mediterranean. (para. 3) ■ Explain the use of the word “arm” here. Analyze the structure of the sentence. ■ an arm of sth: a long and narrow area of land or water that is joined to a broader area ■ This is a metaphorical use of the word “arm”, meaning anything looking or functioning like the arm of a human being ■ More examples: ■ at the foot of mountain, at the mouth of the river, an ear of corn, a chair with three legs, the heart of the financial center

3.RichmencamedownfromwealthyRometobuildseasidevillas.(para.3)Explain“down"andoffermoreexamplesdown:Hereitmeansmovingfroma big city.It canalsomean"inortowardsouth"e.g.Theydroveall thewaydownfromWuhantoGuangzhouHousesaremoreexpensivedownsouth

■ 3. Rich men came down from wealthy Rome to build seaside villas. (para. 3) ■ Explain “down” and offer more examples. ■ down: Here it means moving from a big city. It can also mean “in or toward south”, e.g. ■ They drove all the way down from Wuhan to Guangzhou. ■ Houses are more expensive down south

4.Risingbehindthecitywasthe4,ooO-footMountVesuvius,agrass-coveredslopewheretheshepherdsofPompeiitooktheirgoatstograze.(para.3)Analyzethesentencestructure.Thesubjectis“the4,ooo-footMountVesuvius

■ 4. Rising behind the city was the 4,000-foot Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered slope where the shepherds of Pompeii took their goats to graze. (para. 3) ■ Analyze the sentence structure. ■ The subject is “the 4,000-foot Mount Vesuvius

5.Itdiedsuddenly.inaterriblerainoffireandash.(para.4)Explaintheuseof“arainof".Offermoreexamples.Findsimilarexpressionsinthetext.Anotherexampleofmetaphor....thefireand ashfell likerainAstrongrainbegantofallonPompeii---arainofstones.(para.13)Theirfearswereredoubledwhenatremendousrainofhotashbegantofall.(para.14)arainofsth:a largenumberofthingsthatfall fromtheskyatthesametimelikerain,e.garainofbullets,arainofpetals,arainofarrowsSimilarly:Thedeadlyshowerofstonesandashwent into itssecondday.(para.20)a showerof:a large numberofthingsthat arrive orfall together,e.g.ashowerofleaves,ashowerofkisses

■ 5. It died suddenly, in a terrible rain of fire and ash. (para. 4) ■ Explain the use of “a rain of”. Offer more examples. Find similar expressions in the text. ■ Another example of metaphor. ■ . the fire and ash fell like rain. ■ A strong rain began to fall on Pompeii- a rain of stones. (para. 13) ■ Their fears were redoubled when a tremendous rain of hot ash began to fall. (para. 14) ■ a rain of sth: a large number of things that fall from the sky at the same time like rain, e.g. ■ a rain of bullets, a rain of petals, a rain of arrows ■ Similarly: ■ The deadly shower of stones and ash went into its second day. (para. 20) ■ a shower of : a large number of things that arrive or fall together, e.g. ■ a shower of leaves, a shower of kisses

5.Itdiedsuddenly,inaterriblerainoffireandash.(para.4)Findsimilarexpressionsinthetextastormof:a situation inwhicha lotof peoplesuddenlyexpressverystrongfeelingsaboutsth（群情进发的）浪潮e.g.astormofcriticism/protestastormof:asuddenloudnoisethatiscausedbyemotionorexcitement(因激动或兴奋而爆发出的）暴风雨般的声音，轰鸣e.g.astormofcheers/applauseForthreedaysthesun didnotbreakthroughthecloudsof volcanicashthatfilledthesky.(para.4)AsecondcloudofashroseaboveVesuvius'summit.(para.19)the cloudsofvolcanicash:thelarge amountof volcanicash thatwas floating intheairandlooked likecloud,e.g.cloudofdust/smoke/steam

■ 5. It died suddenly, in a terrible rain of fire and ash. (para. 4) ■ Find similar expressions in the text. ① a storm of: a situation in which a lot of people suddenly express very strong feelings about sth (群情迸发的)浪潮e.g. a storm of criticism/ protest ② a storm of: a sudden loud noise that is caused by emotion or excitement (因激动或 兴奋而爆发出的)暴风雨般的声音，轰鸣e.g. a storm of cheers/ applause ■ For three days the sun did not break through the clouds of volcanic ash that filled the sky. (para. 4) ■ A second cloud of ash rose above Vesuvius’ summit. (para. 19) ■ the clouds of volcanic ash: the large amount of volcanic ash that was floating in the air and looked like cloud, e.g. ■ cloud of dust/ smoke/ steam