牛津教材模块二Unit3Reading.ppt

Reading Lead-in 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. Wall paintings inside Piramids Mummy treasures 1.The disasters that happened to those explorers Predicting information 1. Can you guess what is likely to be talked about in our text from the title? 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. Howard Carter is a famous explorer and he discovered many amazing things. Read the first paragraph and then tell the general idea of the 1st paragraph. famous brave adventurous amazing A general introduction of Howard Carter Howard Carter Reading Carters hobbies Carter made some unexpected discoveries Carters family Carters school life Can you predict what the following paragraphs will tell us？ Prediction Summaries of the paragraphs Paragraph 1 _ Paragraph 2 _ Paragraph 3 _ Paragraph 4 _ Paragraph 5 _ Paragraph 6 _ Paragraph 7 _ Paragraph 8 _ e d a g f h c b Skimming Part 2: Part 3: Part 1: Para1-3 Para4-5 Para6-8 Howard Carters _ and his _ _after the discovery _ about the deaths The curse of the mummy Outline experience discovery Strange deaths Different explanations Howard Carter Job: Education： Interest： Went to Egypt： Greatest discovery: Year of the discovery： Where： explorer (by the 1920s) didnt go to school, was taught to draw by his father curous about the outside world 1891 King Tutankhamuns tomb 1922 Valley of the Kings, Egypt Part I King Tutankhamun gold coffin gold mask a gold box containing a gold box containing the kings insidethe kings inside black diamond ear rings ear rings bracelet bracelet slippers slippers TreasuresTreasures The _ of Carters teammates Character Connection with Carter and the tomb How did he die？ Lord Carnarvon Richard Bethell Arthur Mace Pet bird George Gould Carnarvons _ eaten by a _ Carters _ fell ill with a _ had a high _ died of _ _ Team _ Not mentionedNot mentioned death provider fever friend fever heart trouble secretary snaketomb member Money _ led Carter to the _ Part 2 _ _ about the deaths 1.Coincidence 2.The mummys curse 3.A scientific explanation (viruses) The mystery has never been _ _.fully explained Conclusion : Different explanations Part 3 Work in pairs or groups. Fill in each blank with no more than one word according to the text . About Howa rd Carter Howard Carter is one of the most famous (1) _. In 1891, he set (2) _ for Alexandria, Egypt. In 1922, he and his team discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. He made many amazing (3) _ during his lifetime due to his bravery and curiosity about the world. explorers sail discoveries/things About the (4) _ _ _ deaths Carters lucky pet bird, (5) _ him to the place, was eaten by a snake. Lord Carnarvon, from whom Carter had (6) _ money, fell ill with a fever and died in Egypt. George Gould, a friend of Carnarvons, had a high fever after (7) _ the tomb and died. Richard Bethell, Carters (8) _, died of heart trouble after the tomb was opened. Arthur Mace, a member of the team, died shortly after discovering the tomb. strange /mysterious / puzzling leading received visiting secretary About the causes of the deaths Some people say the deaths were just coincidence. Some believe that the mummys curse (9) _ in the deaths. Others believe in the scientific explanation that the viruses inside the tombs can (10) _ illness or even death. resulted cause In order to succeed, what kind of personalities should we develop? Curious brave determined hardworking creative Discussion You may ask Howard Carter about: 2. His exper iences of explo ring 1. His personal information( interest, education, ) 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. Reporter: Im (your name) from the scho