Reading(1)：Thecurseofthemummy

1、Unit 3,Unit 3 Amazing people,The curse of the mummy,1. We all know that Egypt is one of the 4 ancient civilized countries. Do you know what is Egypt famous for?,2. The Pyramid is one of the 7 wonders in the world. Have you ever read or thought about what is inside the Pyramids?,Pyramids and Sphinx.,

2、Wall paintings inside Piramids,Mummy,Apart from mummies, are there any treasures inside the tombs of the pyramids? Have the tombs ever been robbed of treasures by people? What happened to these people after they entered the tombs? Were they rich overnight?,treasures,The Capital of Egypt is _. Cairo

3、B. Alexandria,The ancient Egyptians created the pyramids one of the wonders of the world _. A. the help of many machines B. by hand,All the pyramids are built on the west bank of _. A. the Lake Victoria B. the River Nile,The pyramids were built for _. kings and queens B. common people,Inside the pyr

4、amids there are _. A. nothing B. the tombs of the kings and the queens,King Tutankhamun,Tomb of King Tutankhamun,In the tombs there are _. many treasures as well as the preserved bodies of kings and queens just the dead bodies of kings and queens,Mummies,(the preserved bodies of kings and queens),Wh

5、y did the Egyptians wrap dead bodies to make mummies? Because _. they believed in the idea of a second life and believed that making mummies could protect the bodies during the journey to the next life it was a symbol of wealth and status,Can you guess what the mummies would do if they were disturbe

6、d?,Words believed to have magical (有魔法的) powers that can harm people.,Death Shall Come on Swift Wings To Him Who Disturbs the Peace of the King.,谁扰乱了法老的安眠, 死神将张开翅膀降临他的头上！,The curse of the mummy,the Pyramids of Egypt the makings of the mummies the explorers who entered the tomb the disasters that hap

7、pened to those explorers,Predicting information 1. Can you guess what is likely to be talked about in our text from the title?,Reading strategy,2. Why does the writer choose The curse of the mummy as its title here? The title can draw your attention and arouse your interest. 3. From your point of vi

8、ew, what might be talked about in the article? The explorers hobbies, his experiences of adventures, his achievements and so on.,What can you guess the passage will possibly talk about from Paragraph 1?,Howard Carter & his discovery,Reading the first paragraph,1. Is it the beginning of a story? 2. W

9、hat does the writer tell us about the explorer in the first paragraph?,3. What words do you think are useful for you to predict the ideas included in the passage?,famous adventurous brave amazing,4. Can you predict what will come in the next paragraphs with the above key words?,1. Who is Howard Cart

10、er?,He is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known.,Read the following article quickly and answer these questions.,King Tutankhamun,2. What amazing discovery did Howard Carter make?,He found the tomb of King Tutankhamun.,3. What happened to some of Carters team members after the tom

11、b was opened?,Howard Carter,They fell ill and died.,1. Howard Carter was shy. 2. His father taught him to write. 3. Howard Carter worked in Egypt in the 1920s. 4. He discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun when he was 17.,True or False,T,F,F,F,5. The explorers decided to leave the treasure in the tomb. 6

12、. Carters pet bird usually brought him good luck. 7. Howard Carter died when he was young. 8. It is believed that the mummys curse makes those who enter Egypt ill.,T,F,F,F,Part 1 (Para1),A short introduction to Howard Carter.,Part 2 (Paras 2-3) What was Howard Carters most amazing discovery?,How man

13、y parts?,The discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun.,Part 3 (Paras 4-5) What happened to the creatures that had something to do with the opening of the tomb.,Carters lucky pet bird,Lord Carnarvon,Lord Carnarvons dog,George Gould, Carnarvons friend,Richard Bethell, Carters secretary,Arthur Mace, a

14、nother member of the team,Eaten by a snake,Died of a fever,Died of a high fever,Died of heart trouble,Died soon,1. coincidence,2. the result of the mummys curse,3. virus,explanations,Part 4 (Paras 6-8) Different explanations,Find out the different explanations mentioned in the passage.,explorers,sai

15、l,discoveries / things,strange/ mysterious/ puzzling,leading,received,visiting,secretary,resulted,cause,1. Howard Carter and his team found the following things EXCEPT _ in the tombs of the Egyptian kings. A. birds B. gold C. jewels D. mummies,2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according t

16、o the text? A. Carters father was an art teacher and taught him to draw at home. B. Carters death seemed to have nothing to do with the opening of the tomb. C. Lord Carnarvon and Carter were good friends. D. Both Carnarvon and his dog died in Cairo, Egypt.,Howard Carter is one of the most famous e_

17、of the world. He was brave and a_ and was c_ about the world outside his hometown when he was very young.,xplorers,dventurous,urious,Summary,By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, s_ for the tombs of the Egyptian kings. In 1922, Howard Carter made his most a_ discovery of all, in the Valley of the

18、 Kings, in Egypt, where he found the tomb of King T_. However, not long after the tomb had been opened, people in Carters team began to fall ill and die s_.,earching,mazing,utankhamun,trangely,Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the o_ of the tomb died. Some people say the dea

19、ths were just c_. Others believe that they were the result of the mummys c_. However, still others believe that there is a s_ explanation, because inside the tombs there are many v_. What is certain is that the mystery of Tutankhamuns tomb has never been f_ explained.,pening,oincidence,urses,cientif

20、ic,iruses,ully,According to the sequences of the chief events, retell the story in your own words.,By 1920s, Howard Cater had searched the Egypt and found values.,In 1922, Cater and his team found the tomb of King Tutankhamun.,The light went out in Carro,A few months after then, Lord Camarvon died o

21、f a fever.,Within 7 years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb deid.,Cater, however, lived on and died at the age of 65.,You may ask Howard Carter about:,1. His personal information (interest, education, ),3. Qualities of being a successful explorer,2. His experiences of e

22、xploring,when he became an explorer,how he became rich and famous,his most important discovery,what happened after the discovery,why so many people died strangely,how he felt about the deaths,You may start like this:,Reporter: Good morning, Mr. Carter. Nice to meet you. Howard Carter: Good morning.

23、Reporter: Im (your name) from the school newspaper. Id like to ask you a few questions. What were you interested in when you were young? Howard Carter: ,Answer the questions below using the information from the magazine article.,1. What kind of education did Howard Carter receive? _ _,He did not go

24、to school, but learnt to draw from his father.,2. What did Howard Carter do when he was 17 years old? _ _ 3. What strange things happened when Lord Carnarvon died? _ _ _,He set sail for Alexandria, Egypt, when he was 17 years old.,The lights went out in Cairo and his dog died back in England at appr

25、oximately the same time.,4. What might be considered evidence that there is no curse? _ _ 5. What is a possible scientific explanation for the strange deaths? _ _ _,Howard Carter discovered the tomb, but lived to the age of 65.,The deaths might have been caused by breathing in viruses from the tomb.

26、,Below are the main points of the paragraphs in the article you have just read. Match each point with the correct paragraph.,a There is a scientific reason why people died after entering the tomb. b Howard Carter did not go to school and later became an explorer.,c Lord Carnarvon died after visiting

27、 the tomb. d Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. e Howard Carter is a worldfamous explored. f The curse of the mummy remains a mystery.,g More people died after Carters discovery. h People keep wondering why so many people died and have suggested all kinds of explanations.,Paragra

28、ph 1 _ Paragraph 2 _ Paragraph 3 _ Paragraph 4 _,e,b,d,c,Paragraph 5 _ Paragraph 6 _ Paragraph 7 _ Paragraph 8 _,g,h,a,f,Match these new words from the article with their meanings. Write the correct letters in the blanks.,a having a strong wish to know about something b a situation when two or more

29、similar things happen at the same time by chance,c search a place in order to discover something d something that is difficult to explain or understand e a door or a gate,1 explore (Line 2) _ 2 curious (Lin 5) _ 3 entrance (Line 20) _,c,a,e,4 coincidence (Line 38) _ 5 riddle (Line 47) _,b,d,Discussi

30、ng the following questions.,1. Do you think Howard Carter is an amazing explorer? Why / Why not? 2. What kind of personality do you think an explorer has to possess?,3. Do you think the personality of Howard Carter has had a positive effect on his discoveries? 4. As for students, what sorts of personalities does a student have to possess?,5. Carter did his exploring in the 1920s. Do you think there are still unknown places left for people to discover? What might they be? 6. Who do you think is the most amazing person in history? What did he or she do?,The following passage i