李晨歡迎你田中的英語老師和同學們Leading-in1.DoyouknowanythingaboutEgypt?2.Whatisinsidethepyramids?3.Arethereanydeadpeopleinthem?4.Whatdopeoplenowadayscallthem?5.Arethereanytreasures(jewels)insidethepyramids?6.Havethepyramidseverbeenrobbedoftreasuresbypeople?7.Whathappenedtothesepeopleaftertheyenteredthepyramids?8.Didtheyfallillanddie?9.Whydidtheydie?Whatarethepossiblereasons?ThecurseofthemummyUnit3

AmazingpeopleReadingstrategy:

Predictinginformation

1)byreadingthetitleThearticleisaboutafamousexplorerwhoworkedinEgypt.Whatmightbetheconnectionsbetween‘Thecurseofthemummy’andthefamousexplorer?2.Whydoesthewriterchoose‘Thecurseofthemummy’asitstitlehere?Thetitlecandrawyourattentionandarouseyourinterest.3.Fromyourpointofview,whatmightbetalkedaboutinthearticle?Theexplorer’shobbies,hisexperiencesofadventures,hisachievementsandsoon.Readingstrategy:

Predictinginformation

2)byreadingthefirstparagraph

What’sthefirstparagraphabout?AnintroductiontoHowardCarterandhisamazingdiscoveries.2.Whatwordsdoyouthinkareusefulforyoutopredicttheideasincludedinthepassage?

Famous,brave,adventurousandamazing.

3.WilltheybesomeexamplestosupportthegeneraldescriptionofHowardCarter?Let’sreviewtheskillsofhowtopredictinformationonP43.Predictinginformation

byreadingthetitle—toogeneralbyreadingthefirstparagraph—morespecific

I.

ScanthepassageandcompletethethreequestionsinPartA.

Thearticleisaboutamummy’scurse.HisnamewasTutankhamun.Theyfellillanddied.

II.

Pleaserereadthepassageand

thencomplete:

1.PartC1onP44;2.PartC2onP44

CharactersWhowashe?Whatdidhedo?Howdidhedie?GeorgeGouldahighfeverLordCarnarvonaBritishmaninterestedinEgyptHowardCarterafamousexplorerespeciallyforthediscoveryofKingTutankhamun’stombseemednothingtodowiththetombRichardBethellenteredthetombafriendofCarnarvonvisitedthetombofferedCartermoneytoexplorethemysterious;bepresentattheopenedtombafeverin1891bythe1920sin1922setsailforAlexandria,EgyptsearchedforthetombsoftheEgyptiankingsfoundthetombofKingTutankhamunCarter’ssecretaryhearttroubleHowmanyparts?(4)Part1Part2Part3Part4(Para1)(Paras2-3)(Paras4-5)

(Paras6-8)AshortintroductiontoHowardCarter.MoreinformationaboutCarterSomepeoplediedafterthetombwasopenedDifferentexplanations,butnoconclusion.Part2(Paras2-3)WhatwasHowardCarter’smostamazingdiscovery?ThediscoveryofthetombofKingTutankhamun.Part3(Paras4-5).Whathappenedtothecreaturesthathadsomethingtodowiththeopeningofthetomb.

Carter’sluckypetbirdLordCarnarvonLordCarnarvon’sdogGeorgeGould,Carnarvon’sfriendRichardBethell,Carter’ssecretaryArthurMace,anothermemberoftheteamEatenbyasnakeDiedofafeverDiedDiedofahighfeverDiedofhearttroubleDiedsoonPart4(Paras6-8)DifferentexplanationsFindoutthedifferentexplanationsmentionedinthepassage.1.coincidence2.Theresultofthemummy’scurse3.virusexplanationsStep5:Fillintheblankswiththefollowingwords:

mummiesfamouscursepreservedluckysnakeamazingenteringsearchingEgypt

SinceIarrivedin_____intheearly1920s,Ihavespentmostofmytime_______forlosttreasures.InancientEgyptiantombs,Ihavefoundgold,jewelsandthe________deadbodiesofformerkings.Thesebodiesarecalled_______.Actually,my_____petbirdfoundtheplace.Wordscan’texpresshowexcitedIwas!Itwas_______.InitwefoundthemummyofTutankhamun,goldandjewels.Wedecidedtoemptythetomb.I’msurewe’llsoonberichand______!Theonlysadthingabouttodayisthatmybirddied.A______atehimjustuponour_______thetomb.Ihopethereisn’ta______.

Egyptsearching

preservedmummies

luckyamazingfamous

snakeenteringcursePost-readingactivities

---interviewA---thespokesmanofHowardCarterB---ajournalistBwillaskAthefollowingquestions:1)WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkHowardCarteris?Why?2)Tobeaqualifiedexplorer,whatkindofpersonalitydoyouthinkhe/sheshouldhave?3)DoyouthinkthepersonalityofHowardCarterhashadapositiveeffectonhisdiscoveries?4)Asforstudents,whatsortsofpersonalitiesdoesastudenthavetopossess?5)Doyouthi