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Have you ever heard of something about the volcano? gas liquid solid Lava(熔巖 ) vapour水蒸氣 , carbon dioxide, nitrogen(氮 ),sulphur(硫磺 ), etc. bits of rock and volcanic ash, etc. What will be produced after the eruption of volcano? 1: What is described in the following passage? 2: When and where did it happen? 3: Who is the writer of the letter? Task 1 Skim the text and answer the following questions. The eruption of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius. On the 24th of August in 79 AD in southern Italy. Pliny, the younger. Date On the 24th of August in 79 AD in southern Italy. What happened: The eruption of the volcano called Mount Vesuvius. First Next Then Finally Task 2 Scan the text amp。 fill in the following form. A cloud of unusual size and shape rising from a mountain drew my uncle’s attention and he wanted to see it from closer at hand. After receiving a letter from his friend’s wife Rectina, he changed his mind to save her. In spite of the danger, he turned back to rescue his friend Pompy and help calm down the other people. My uncle wanted to get out of the danger but failed. He was dead. Task 3 true or false. 1. A volcano erupted on the 24th of August in 79 BC in southern Italy. 2. My uncle planned to save his friend’s wife Rectina. 3. My uncle went to rescue Pompy after saving Rectina. 4. The flames came from the homes of farmers who had left in a panic with the kitchen fires still on. 5. They decided to try the open air instead of staying in the house. 6. It was night when the volcano erupted. F F T F T F AD公元 (Anno Domini) BC(before century) Para 4. Last line last line Sentence 2 1. What did Tacitus ask the author to do? 2. From whom was the letter which the author’s uncle brought? 3. Where was Rectina’s house? 4. What did the captain urge the author’s uncle to do? 5. Why did the author’s uncle ask to be taken to the baths? 6. When was the author’s uncle’s body found? Task 4 Scan the text answer the following questions. did Tacitus ask the author to do? whom was the letter which the author’s uncle brought? 3. Where was Rectina’s house? Ask him to write him something about the death of his uncle Pliny. From his friend’s wife Rectina. At the foot of Vesuvius. Para. 1 Para. 3 Para. 3 did the captain urge the author’s uncle to do? 5. Why did the author’s uncle ask to be taken to the baths?