The_curse_of_the_mummy.doc

Reading -The curse of the mummyBy Liu KailianTeaching aims:1.Improve Ss reading ability by reading the article. 2.Learn something about Howard Carter. Important and difficult points:1. Develop the students desire for exploring, the qualities of courage, cooperation, confidence and so on.2. How to help Ss master the skills related to predicting information.Teaching methods:1. Skimming, and careful reading.2. Asking-and-answering activity to check students understanding of the content.3. Task-based teaching methods.4. Group discussion(role-play).Teaching aid: multimediaTeaching procedures:Lead-in1. Guessing:Give Ss some clues to guess what it is.a. made of millions of huge stones b. in Egyptc. built as tombs for kings and queens Pyramidsd. one of the seven wonders of the worlde. stand in the desertWhat was buried in Pyramids ? (Mummy-the preserved bodies of dead kings)When the mummy in Pyramids was disturbed, What would happen?(Show Ss a short video to arouse their interests and help them predict what would happen.(the curse)2. Explain the meaning of curseCurse refers to words believed to have magic powers that can harm people. Reading comprehension1. PredictionToday well learn the special curse, the curse of the mummy.Guess what is likely to be talked about in our text from the title ? (possible answers: some people died because of the curse of mummy. Something abut the mummy/ something about the curse )Is there any connection between the curse of the mummy and Howard Carter-a person in the short video who disturbed the peace of the mummy.?. Read the first paragraph to make your prediction more specific.Predict what the following paragraphs will tell us from the first paragraph？ (B)A. Carters hobbiesB. Carter made some amazing discoveriesC. Carters familyD. Carters school life2. Fast-readingLets know more about Harward Carter.Go through the passage quickly and then match the main idea with each paragraph.Para.1 A. There is a scientific reason for the deathsPara.2 B. Howard Carter did not go to school and later became an explorer Para.3 C. Lord Carnarvon died after Carter opened the tomb. Para.4 D. Cater discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Para.5 E. Give a short introduction to Howard Carters life.Para.6 F. The mystery of Tutankhamuns tomb has never been fully explainedPara.7 G. More people died after Carters discovery.Para.8 H. People suggested different explanations.According to the main idea of each paragraph , figure out the structure of the passage. structure analysisPart 1: Para ( 1-3 ) Introduction to Howard Carter and his most amazing discovery Part 2: Para ( 4-5 ) Puzzling deaths of the discoveryPart 3: Para (6-7 ) Arguments/Explanations 3. Careful-readingNow lets read the passage carefully.part 1Read Part1 and find out detailed information about Carter and his most amazing discovery Which of the following statements about Howard Carter is NOT true? (C) A. He became an explorer without going to school. B. He enjoyed visiting new places. C. He discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1891. D. He worked in Egypt in the 1920s.What can we learn from this part? (B) A. Howard Carter was shy. B. An English man supported Carter with money. C. The explorers decided to leave the treasures in the tomb.D. The tomb they found was not so important.Conclusion: As an explorer, what kind of person is Carter?Carters personality: brave , curious, bright , hardworking, adventurous strong-minded(Ask Ss to take Carter as a good example and tell them: Where there is a will, there is a way!)Such an excellent person made an amazing discovery- the tomb of King Tutankhamun (Show some pictures of the treasures buried in the tomb and teach Ss that they cant take them away as their own because they are the treasures of all human beings.)But What did Carter and his teammates do when they left?(They closed the tomb and hid the entrance of it.)part 2Carter and his teammates didnt take away the treasures in the tomb . But They entered the tomb and disturbed the peace of the mummy.Did something bad happen?Read Part2 and find out what happened to the creatures that had something to do with the opening of the tomb. (Several people died and strange things happened.)How they died? Ask Ss to fill in the table below.CharactersWho he wasHow he diedLord Carnarvonsupporter of Carterfell ill with a fever and died in EgyptGeorge GouldLords friendhad a high feverRichard Bethellsecretary of Carterdied of heart troubleArthur Maceanother member of the teamBesides the deaths of people , therere several strange things. What are they?strange things1. The light went out. 2. The dog died. 3. The bird was eaten by a snake. part 3Facing so many deaths and strange things, different people have different explanations.Read Part3 and find out different explanations:1. Some people thought its just coincidence. 2. Others thought its the result of the mummys curse . 3. Still others thought theres a scientific explanation. Its the viruses breathed in that caused deaths. Conclusion : The mystery has never been _fully_ _explained_ and still remains a riddle .4. Task-based reading:Since we have read the whole passage carefully, now lets have a consolidation.Do the task-based reading.A brief _ to Howard CarterIn 1891,he _ to Alexandria, Egypt.By the 1920s,he had become an who searched for the tomb of the Egyptian Kings.Carters team found the tomb of King Tutankhamun.Sudden _ People in Carters team began to fall ill and die not long after the tomb had been opened. Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died. Different _ of deathsSome people say the deaths were just _Others believe that they were the result of the mummys _. Still others believe that there is a _ explanation, because inside the tombs there are many . (Key:.sailed .explorer .introduction .strangely .deaths .coincidence .curse .scientific .viruses .explanation)5. Role-playT: Suppose you were Howard Carter, youre invited to make a speech in our school.Ask Ss to prepare a speech.Remind Ss that they might be asked some questions from other rmation for referenceThese words and phrases may help Ss give their speech:Gre