Hey all,
Check out this website on Pompeii. Difficulty level definitely higher than the previous one but what can I say, it is a very interesting read.
Identify 5 new words and find their meanings. ;)
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/pompeii/history/history.html
I'll add an excerpt to tempt you!
"You could hear women lamenting, children crying, men shouting. There were some so afraid of death that they prayed for death. Many raised their hands to the gods, and even more believed that there were no gods any longer and that this was one unending night for the world." —Pliny the Younger, circa A.D. 97 to 109
It all lasted 19 hours.
Then, there was only a long, deathly silence. Pompeii lay buried for nearly 1,700 years. It wasn't until 1748 that archaeologists began slowly uncovering the ancient city, preserved under 9 feet of volcanic ash and frozen in time by Pliny the Younger's vivid report
Leave the 5 new words and their meanings in the comments box, then jot it down into your vocabulary exercise book!
Wow Ms Jessintha, this article was so interesting.
ReplyDelete1. Magma
-Jessintha
wow! miss Jessintha the article was a bit scary but interesting! These are the 5 new words with their meaning:
ReplyDelete1. solidified-change form of a liquid or gaseous to a liquid form.
2.engulfed-to swallow up in
3.aristocratic-pertaining to goverment by an aristocracy
4.excavate-to make hollow by removing inner part
5.iconographic-the study or analysis of subject matter and it's meaning in the visual arts;iconology.
-all this by Syakirin
Wow ! Miss Jessintha , this article is very intersting !
ReplyDelete5 new words i have learn and the meaning :
1) solidified -change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
2) overshadowed - darken
3) asphyxiation - to cause to die
4) fugitives - a person who is fleeing
5) armor - any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
= Afiqah
This actice is a bit scary when I think of the s Miss Jessintha!
ReplyDelete5 neww words I learn:
overshaded-darken.
lamenting-To feel or express great sadness or dissapointment about something.
vivid-producing very clear pictures.
magma-very hot liquid found below the earth's surface.
preserved-to keep something in its original state in good conditions.
sorry Miss jessintha, the word is 'scene'
ReplyDelete-binghui