ReadingLostcivilizationsUnit3BacktothepastInthepastthousandsofyears,peoplehavebuiltmanymagnificentstructuresaroundtheworld.Chinahasalonghistory.CanyounamesomebuildingsthatcouldrepresentancientChinacivilizationinChina?BrainstormingTheGreatWall,theSummerPalace,theTempleofheavenThethirteentombsoftheMingDynasty,theConfuciustemple,RoyalGardensofSuzhouAreyoufamiliarwiththesefamousChinesehistoricsites?TheForbiddenCityTheSummerPalaceTheMingTombsTheruinsofYuanmingyuanTheruinsofYuanmingyuanarelocatedinthesuburbsofBeijingtothenorth-westofQinghuaUniversty.YuanmingyuandatesbacktotheQingDynasty.Ithasthereputationofbeing“thegardenofgardens”.Unfortunately,itwasdestroyedinafire.Ourgovernmenthastakenmeasurestorepairitandmuchrestorationworkstillneedstobedone.WhatdoesthetitleLostCivilizationsmean?Lostcivilizationsmeansancientbuildings,culturesandcountriesthatnolongerexisted.•Wherearetheplacesinthepictures?•Whathaveyouknownaboutthem?•Whatelsedoyouwanttoknowaboutthem?PompeiiLoulan1.Whatcountryistheauthorfrom?2.WhatisonemainsimilaritybetweenPompeiiandLoulan?3.WhowasmadedirectorofthePompeiidigin1860?4.WhoisProfessorZhang?Canada.Bothofthembecamelostcivilizationabout2,000yearsago.TheItalianarchaeologistGiuseppeFiorelli.Anarchaeologistfromthelocalculturalinstitute.AReadthediaryentriesquicklyandanswerthesequestions.Readingstrategy:readingdiaryentriesWhenyouarereadingdiaryentriesrecordingsomeone’stravels,youshouldlookfor:⑴⑵⑶datesandplacenamesfactsandhistoricalinformationpersonalfeelingsandopinionsDateArrangements15thJuly16thJuly17thJuly24thJuly25thJulyInItalywenttoalectureaboutPompeiisawtheancientcityofPompeii,betovisitthemuseuminNaplesarrivedinLoulanknewsomeinformationfromanArchaeologistProfessorZhangReadingPlacenamesHistoricinformationPersonalfeelings&opinions------------PompeiicityVesuviusvolcanoThemuseuminNaplesLoulanItwasfoundedinthe8thcenturyBC.TheRomanstookoverit.Ithasbeenarichcity.IteruptedandallthepeopleinPoepeiiwereburiedalive,andsowasthecity!IthousesmanyofthetreasuresfromPompeii.ItwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWest.amazing;hardtoimagine…soexcited…Whatapity!BothPompeiiin________andLoulaninChinabecame____________about2000yearsago.Pompeiiwas________inthe8thcenturyBCandwas____________bytheRomansin89BC.On24thAug.AD79,MountVesuvius_________andthecitywere_________________.Loulanwasa__________________ontheSilkRoad.Itdisappearedunderthe________.Therearejustafew_________left.Some_________,suchascoinsandpaintedpots,wasfound.Fillintheblankswithproperwords.ItalyIostcivilizationsfoundedtakenovereruptedburiedalivestoppingpointstormruinstreasureC1Howwelldidyouunderstandthedetailsinthediary?Readitagaincarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhathappenedtoPompeiiinAugustAD79?2.Howwastheburiedcitydiscovered?MountVesuviuseruptedandlava,ashandrockspouredoutofitontothesurroundingcountryside.AllthepeopleinPompeiiwereburiedalive,andsowasthecity.Itwasdiscoveredinthe18thcenturywhenafarmerfoundsomestonewithwritingonit.Peoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasure,whichcausedmuchdamage.Soin1860,theItalianarchaeologistGiuseppeFiorelliwasmadedirectorofthePompeiidig.3.WhatwerethesteppingstonesalongtheroadinPompeiiusedfor?4.WhywasLoulananimportantcityabout2,000yearsago?5.HowdomanypeoplethinkLoulandisappeared?6.Accordingtothelastsentence,howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthelossofLoulan?Withthestones,peopledidnothavetostepinthemudinthestreetsonrainydays.BecauseitwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWestItwasgraduallycoveredoverbysandstormsfromAD200toAD500.Shefeltthatitwasapity!1Ifeelluckytohavewonaplaceonthistrip.2ThismorningwewenttoalectureaboutPompeii.3Unfortunately,allthepeoplewereburiedalive,andsowasthecity!4Howamazing!C2Thewritersofdiariesoftenrecordfeelingsoropinions(emotions)aswellaswhattheyhavedone(actions).Dothesentencesbelowexpressemotions(E)oractions(A)?E/AE/AE/AE/A5Peoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasure.6WhenIwalkedaroundthecity,Isawstreetsjustastheyhadbeen.7Iamsoexcitedtobehere!8Svenfoundtheremainsofbuildingburiedunderthesand.E/AE/AE/AE/AD1GivetheEnglishwordsaccordingtothedefinitions.•(ofavolcano)throwoutoflavaandash•actorspeakforagroup•sadly,unluckily•rich•partsofabuildingthatremainafterithasbeenbadlydamagedordestroyed•huge•takecontrolof•providespaceforeruptrepresentunfortunatelywealthyruinsenormoustakeoverhouseD2Trytodecidewhatthefollowingwordsrefertointhepassage.1)Thecitywasfoundedinthe8thcenturyBC.(line7)2)Peoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasure,whichcausedmuchdamage.(line17)3)Thevolcanoisstillthere.(line24)4)ItwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWest.(line32)5)…,buteventhatdidn’tpreventthecityfrombeingburiedbysand---whatapity!(line44)PompeiithefactthatpeoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasurenearPompeiiLoulanthefactthatthedesertwasonceagreenlandwithenormoustreesEUsethefollowingwordstocompletethispassage.PompeiicivilizationstreasurecommercialarchaeologistvolcanosandruinseruptedrepresentIwassoexcitedtobepickedto__________Canada.Ihavebeento_________inItalyandamnowinChinavisitingLoulan.