1. The buildings trembled / shaked when earthquake occurred/ happened.

2. You can see black smoke blocking out / covering the sky when you are caught in/come across a fire.

3. Pompeii was once buried under the ashes of a volcanic eruption.

4. People gathered together for protection in their last hours of life.

Task 4 Fast Reading

Read the whole passage quickly, and try to match the following questions with the right answers.

1. Where did the eruption happen

2. When did the eruption happen

3. Who did write about the story

4. When did scientists discover the buried city

5. How long is it from the eruption to now

Task 5 Careful Reading

Work in pairs and read the text carefully to find out detailed information to complete the following blanks.

Time Events August, 24th, 79 AD Over the centuries More than 1,600 years later By 1748 Today

Task 6 Summary

Work with your classmates and try to find information from the test to complete the summary of the story.

　　　Pliny was a Roman writer who _________ （witness) and wrote about a _________(volcano) eruption which ________ (occur) on August 24th, 79 AD and it was of Mt. Vesuvius. The tragedy had left a deep __________ (impress) on Pliny who had lost an uncle in the accident. Whole villages and towns had been ______ (bury) under the ashes of Mt Vesuvius.

By 1748, scientists had started to ________ the ancient city of Pompeii. It is like a "time capsule" __________ (preserve) a frozen moment in history. Not only do the buildings and authentic objects of Pompeii attract people, but also the forms of the people ________(catch) in the _______ have made the city a monument to human history. The bodies of people who had died in Pompeii showed their exact _______of getting together for _________ (protect) in