M3U3 Reading (Ⅱ)

Lost civilizations Chen Yueli

A British club 1 for high school students to go on a 2 　 　 tour. The writer was lucky to have 3 　　 the place on the trip. They first went to Pompeii in Italy ， then to Loulan in China. Both places were important 4

cities about 2,000 years ago. They both disappeared and became lost 5

.

Revision

arranged cultural

won

commercial

civilizations

Pompeii was 6 　 by a 7

　 . When it 8 　 　， its ash 　 9 　 the city and its people. Loulan disappeared under the sand ， with just a few 10

　 　 left. Only some treasures and an ancient water system were found. Why Loulan was buried with sand is still a mystery.

destroyed/buriedvolcano eruptedburied

ruins/remains

Fill in the blanks using the phrases below.1.take over 2.be decorated with 3.be known as 4.break down 5.in ruins 6.together with 1.Due to operating problems, the company has been _________by another group.2.After the powerful earthquake, the army reached the town, only to find it _______.3.When rocks ___________ into smaller and smaller pieces, they turn into sand in the end.4.Mo Yan _________ the first Chinese writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature.5.There is a study in Peter’s house which ____________ many traditional Chinese paintings. 6.The new facts ___________ the other evidence have proved the man is not the murderer.

taken over

in ruinsbreak down

is known as

is decorated withtogether with

Analysis of some difficult sentences from the text

1.Next week we are flying to China, and going to Loulan, which is known as China’s Pompeii in the desert. ( L3-4)

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3.When I walked around the city, I saw streets just as they had been ,with stepping stones along the road so you did not have to step in the mud on rainy days. (L19-20)

2.Today I saw the ancient Roman city of Pompeii as it was 2000 years ago. (L14)

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4. People started to dig in the area for treasure, which caused much damage. (L16-17)5. It turns out that after the ash covered the people who failed to flee the city, their bodies nearly broke down and disappeared, leaving empty spaces in the ash. (L22-24)

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Language points & sentence patterns

⑵ 孩子们冲了出来。

Out rushed the children.

1.Near the city was a volcano . (L9)

句子结构特点与原因： _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

完全倒装表示方位的介词短语或副词位于句首，且主语不是代词时，句子要完全倒装，即把整个谓语置于主语前面。

⑴ 贾汪南面坐落着世界上最长的运河—大运河。In the south of Jiawang lies the longest canal called the Grand Canal in the world .

⑶ 他冲了出来。Compariso

n Out he rushed.

Translation

In the dark forests ____ , some large enough to hold several English towns.

A. stand many lakes B. lie many lakes C. many lakes lie D. many lakes stand

Practice

2. Many people were buried alive, and so was the city.

（ 1 ） alive 在句中所作的成分 ______________主语补足语

这头狮子被活捉了。The lion was caught alive.

The hunter caught the lion alive.

The manager discussed the plan that they would like to see ____ the next year. A. carry out B. carrying out C. carried out D. to carry out

Practice

_____ so was the

city.

(2)…, and so was the city.① 在表示前面一种肯定情况也适合后者时，采用了_________________________ 的倒装结构。so + 助动词 /be/ 情态动词 + 主语

② 表示否定含义 可采用 __________________________________ 。

neither/nor + 助动词 /be/ 情态动词 + 主语

As we all know, the Great Wall is a famous ancient construction of China, and ___________________. ( 大运河也是 )

so is the Grand Canal.

PracticeWalking and riding your bike count, _______________________ ( 学校体育运动也是这样 )

and so do school sports.

PracticeShe hasn’t been there. ____________________ ( 我也没去过 )

Neither/Nor have I.

① -- Do you know Jim quarreled with his brother? -- I don’t know, __________.

A.nor don’t I care B. nor do I care C. I don’t care neither D. I don’t care

also② -- I think that he has made great progress in English. -- _________, and _______. A. So he has ; so you have B. So he has ; so have you C. So has he ; so you have D. So has he ; so have you

The room is in a mess, with pizza boxes on the floor and dirty dishes in the sink. ( M1U2)

3. The murderer was brought in, with his hands ____ behind his back.

A. being tied B. having tied C. to be tied D. tied

The city was forgotten for many years until the 18th century when a farmer discovered a stone with writing on it. ( L15-16)

总结考点： ____________________(with 用法 )

with + O. + O.C.

with + O + Oc

adj.

v-ing

prep. phrase.

adv.

to dov-ed

n.

He died with his son yet a school boy.

with the windows open.

with the lights on.He fell asleep

Every day, we can see many boats on the canal with kinds of goods on them.

She ran out with tears _____ (run) down her face.

With many problems （ solve ）

, he felt very anxious.

, he felt relaxed.

to solve

solved

--Come on, please give me some ideas about the project.--Sorry. With so much work _____ my mind, I almost break down.A. filled B. filling C. to fill D. being filled

my mind ___ with so much work,

running

(Ⅴ) Consolidation (Translation)

众所周知，长城是中国著名的古代建筑，大运河也是。在徐州贾汪的南部就坐落着世界最长的运河— 大运河。它全长近 1800 千米，它北起北京，南至杭州，沟通着包括黄河和长江在内的五大河流。每天我们都能看到来来往往的船只载着各种各样的货物。大运河使南北的交流更加直接。现如今它仍然起到巨大的作用。Useful phrases (P113)covers a distance of nearly 1800kmruns from Beijing to Hangzhoujoins five rivers including the Yellow River and the Yangtze River makes the journey from the north to the south more directstill plays an important part in travel nowadays

One possible version As we all know, the Great Wall is a famous ancient construction of China, so is the Grand Canal. In the south of Jiawang Xuzhou lies the longest canal called the Grand Canal in the world. It runs from Beijing to Hangzhou, covering a distance of nearly 1800 km and joining five rivers including the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. Every day we can see many boats on the canal with all kinds of goods on them. The Grand Canal makes the journey from the north to the south more direct and it still plays an important part in travel nowadays.

VI Homework

1 Remember the language points learnt today .2 Finish the short passage.

Thank you!!!