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Reading:UndertheVolcanoVolcanoeseruptfascinatingnaturalphenomenasmokefireasheshotmudactivedeadSpringbacktolife&killthousandsofpeople.Pre-reading:Question1Whatcouldhavehappenedisthatalthoughthevolcanostartedsmoking,peopledidnotthinkofthedanger.Theyhadbeenlivingclosetothevolcanoformanyyearsandtheyneverrealisedwhatmighthappen.Then,whenthevolcanodidstartthrowingoutfireandash,peoplediedveryquicklyfromthehotrainorpoisonousgases.Next,ashesrainedoutoverthecitiesformanydays,andmudstreams(泥流)camedownfromthemountainandburiedthetwotowns.Avolcanoisamountainontopofaspotwheretheearthisbrokenandwherehot,moltenstonefromwithintheearthcancomeup.Allthestonethemountainismadeofcamefromtheinsideoftheearthandcooleddownintorocks.Question2:Foralongtimetheweightofthemountainstopsthehotmaterialfromcomingout,butsometimesitcannolongerbestoppedandthenitcomesupandpushesthrough(挤过),orthemountainexplodes(爆发).Post-reading:Ex2WordwebforVolcano:mountain,cloud,Vesuvius,ash,foot,flame,earthquakes,burningrocks,sulphur.WordwebforSeeing:seefromcloseathand,attention,watch,observed,impression,looked,sight,saw.Question3:①ThepassageisaneyewitnessreportofavolcanodisasterinsouthernItalymorethan1900yearsago.②IthappenedatMountVesuviusin79AD.③ThewriteroftheletteriscalledPliny,theYounger.Ex3:①Hehurriedtoaplacefromwhichotherswerefleeing.②Hewroteareportaboutallheobservedduringhistrip.③Hebathedandhaddinner,givingeveryonetheimpressionthattherewasnodangeratall.④hewantedtosleepanditseemedasifhereallydidso.Ex4:Whathappened:First:Next:Then:Finally:EruptionofMountVesuviusPliny’smotherdrewtheirattentiontoastrangecloudrisingfromamountain.Pliny’sunclesailedtorescuehisfriend’swife.Pliny’sunclewenttohelphisfriendPompy.Hisunclediedinthedisaster①attract/catch/draw/get/callone’sattentionto吸引某人注意②payattentionto③devote/focusone’sattentionto…将注意力集中于…她要我注意报告中的一处错误Shedrewmyattentiontoanerrorinthereport.①Somedrugscanaffectyoursight.②welaughedatthesightofthestrangeclothes.③Thehousewasoutofsightbehindawall.④Followthatmanandkeephiminsightallthetime.⑤Theflowersarealovelysightinspring.视力一看见…在视野之外看住他风景(close/near)athand“在手边，在跟前，即将到来”①Ialwayskeepadictionary(ready)athand.②Theautumnharvestisathand.③警察面试时我希望你在身边.Iwantyoutobeathandduringmyinterviewwiththepolice.wayout摆脱困境的办法,出路Eg:Hewastryingtothinkofawayout,butitwasimpossibletofindone.callfor①需要,要求②去接某人①Theworkcallsforskillsandpatience.(=requires/demands)②I’llcallforyoutomorrowmorning.③Theycameintotherestaurantandcalledforsomebeer.(=askedfor)flee(fled,fled)vi/vt害怕而逃arunaway不辞而别afly仓促紧急逃跑aescape强调逃跑的结果①fleethesceneofanaccident②fled(from)thehouseintothenight③一听到声音，小偷匆忙逃离.Onhearingthesound,thethieffledquickly.…darkerandmore,theclosertheywent.“越…越…”译：站得越高，你看得越远。Thehigheryoustand,thefartheryousee.urgesbtodosth/intodoingsthaurgesbon鼓励,激励某人aurge+that+主+(should)do①Theyurgedustotakeimmediateactionagainstpollution.②Theneedtofindasolutionurgedhimon.③她力劝我向他道歉。SheurgedthatI(should)apologizetohim.on/upon+名词/doingsth“一…就…，在…时”①OnhisarrivalinParis,hebegantoseethesightofit.=AssoonashearrivedinParis…=OnarrivinginParis…②一听到有人喊救命，他就冲出了办公室。Onhearingsomeonecryingforhelp,herushedoutofhisoffice.“一…就…”的多种表达法：OnreturningfromtheUSA,hesetouttostartacompany.=①ThemomenthereturnedfromtheUSA…②HardlyhadhereturnedfromtheUSAwhenhesetout…③NosoonerhadhereturnedfromtheUSAthanhesetout…④Immediately/AssoonashereturnedfromtheUSA…arainofburningrocksashowerofrocksEg:Onhearingthebadnews,heburstintoarainoftears.Helookedmoreasleepthandead.与其……不如Heismorefrightenedthanangry.Heismorethanadoctor.Heisnomorethanadoctor.Itisonethingtodo…anothertodo….…是一回事…又是另一回事①Itisonethingforyoutostayhere,anotherformetoaskyoutostayhere.②ItisonethingtolearnbyTV,anothertolearnbyexperience.