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M2U3 Amazing peoplePeriod I-Reading comprehensionWelcome to the unit & readingLearning Aims 1) In this period, youll know about a famous explorer, Howard Carter and his some unexpected discoveries in tombs of Egypt .2) Your reading ability can be improved.3) You can learn some spirit from Howard Carter.【Activity procedures】学生学习活动教师组织教学方案 Reading The curse of the mummyActivity 1 Fast reading 1Activity Aim：make Ss have a brief understanding of the passage2Teaching Method：students-centered practice Step 1.Warming up. Answer the following questions: Have you heard of Howard Carter, a famous explorer? Whats his most amazing discovery?Step 2. Reading strategy: predicting information Read the Reading strategy on page43 and try to find out how to predict information in advance. _ _ Read the title and the first paragraph, and predict information in advance. What might be talked about in the following passage? A. Howard Carters family B. the pyramids of Egypt C. the disasters that happened to the explorers D. how to make mummiesStep 3. Fast reading: Go through the passage as quickly as they can and try to find answers to the following questions: 1) What amazing discovery did Howard Carter make? 2) What happened to some of Carters team members after the tomb was opened?Activity 2 Detailed reading 1Activity Aim : make Ss get some details of the text2Teaching Method: students-centered practice Step 1. Match the main idea with the correct paragraph.P1 a. There is a scientific reason why people died after entering the tomb.P2 b. Carter didnt go to school and later became an explorer.P3 c. Lord Carnarvon died after visiting the tomb.P4 d. Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun.P5 e. Howard Carter is a world-famous explorer.P6 f. The curse of the mummy remains a mystery.P7 g. More people died after Carters discovery.P8 h. People keep wondering why so many people died and have suggested all kinds of explanations.Step 2. The structure of the article: According to the main idea of each paragragh, scan the article again and then think about how to divide the article into four parts.Part 1 ( ) A general introduction of Howard CarterPart 2 ( ) Howard Carters _and his _ Howard Carter (1874-1939) Education: Went to Egypt:Job:Greatest discovery: Year of the discovery:Where: Part 3 ( ) Strange _ after the discoveryPart 4 ( ) Different _about the deaths 1.Some people say: _ 2.Others believe that:_ 3.However, still others believe :_Conclusion : It remains a _ to this dayActivity 3 Consolidation1Activity Aim：make Ss master the text structures2Teaching Method：students-centered practice Task- based reading1._One of the most famous 2._ in historyDiscoveryThe tomb of King Tutankhamun3._of opening the tombCharacters Things they did4._of deathGeorge Gould, a friend of CarnarvonVisited the tombA high feverLord Carnarvon, a British man 5._ in Egypt Offered Carter money to explore the mysterious Was 6._at the opened tombA feverHoward Carter, a famous explorer especially for the discovery of King Tutankhamuns tomb Set sail for Alexandria,Egypt in 1891. 7._ for the tombs of the Egyptian kings by the 1920s. Found the tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922.Nothing to do with the tombRichard Bethell, Carters 8._Entered the tombHeart trouble9._of the death of peopleSome believe that those were the result of the mummys curse while others believe there is a 10._ explanation.Activity 4 Discussion1. Activity Aim : practice oral English and writing 2. Teaching Method: students-centered practice Discuss the questions in groups. Questions: 1. If you were Howard Carter, what would you do with the treasure in the tomb? 2. What spirit(精神) can we find in Howard Carter as an explorer? As a student, what spirit should we learn from him?M2U3 Amazing peoplePeriod Language Points【Learning Aims】1. In this period youll learn some useful words and expressions.2. You should master some important language points.3. Make use of the important words, phrases and sentences flexibly【Learning Procedures】学生学习活动教师组织教学方案【Activity procedures】1. Activity Aim：Enable students to master important words, phrases and sentences 2. Teaching Method：Explanation by teachers Step1 Key words 1. curious adj. _ adv. _ n. be curious_. 对.感到好奇 be curious to do sth. 对做某事感到好奇; 极想做. out of curiosity 出于好奇 meet / satisfy ones curiosity with curiosity = _ 好奇地 E.g. 孩子们总是对他们看到的一切很好奇. _ He _(渴望想知道) what was happening in the office. Tom looked_(好奇地) at the people around him. It was curious that he left without saying goodbye.2. preserve vt. _ n. preserve. from 保护.免受. be well preserved 保存的很好 in good preservation 处于良好的保存状态 E.g. 你可以用盐保存肉. _ 我们必须号召学生们保护地球。 _ They were determined to preserve their leader_ attacks. These traditional customs should _(preserve. 3. content n. 所含之物，内容；（作品、书等）主题，容量 adj. 满足的，满意的（用作表语） vt. 满足，满意 be content _ 对.满意 be content to do. 满足于做. E.g. He knew the _ of the report. Nothing could content him. ( ) 我们不应该满足于目前我们所取得的。 _ The boy _(满足于看电视) for hours .【考题链接】1) My parents are _ to live in the countryside, where the air is clean and the vegetables are fresh. A. proper B. satisfying C. content D. disappointed2) We sat in silence, _ to be together. A. being content B. contenting C. content D. contented4. connection n. have (no) connection with 与.有/无关 in connection with 与.有关; 关于 connect v. connect . with / to 把.与.连接 be connected with 与.有关 E.g. 他和这场事故有直接的联系。 _ 据说他和这谋杀案有关。 _5. punishment n. _ vt. punish sb. _ sth. / doing sth.E.g. 这男孩因违反学校规定而被罚。 _ 是你应该被惩罚.(强调句型) _ Mum says I had better pass my exams, or she will sell the computer _(作为惩罚).6. disturb vt. E.g. 街上的噪音扰乱了我的学习。 _ I am sorry to disturb you, but can I talk to you for a moment? A light wind disturbed the smooth surface of the lake. ( ) She was disturbed to hear of her mothers sudden illness. ( )【考题链接】1) Dont _ while others are talking, which is regarded as impolite. A. interrupt B. disturb C. bother D. trouble2) The mother opened the door quietly so as not to _ the sleeping baby. A. upset B. interrupt C. disturb D. releaseStep2 Important phrases Translate the following phrases 1. 对.感到好奇2. 启航去.3. 搜寻, 寻找.4. 发财致富5. 作为.而著名6. 惊奇地发现.7. 偶遇, 发现8. 和.; 也; 以及9. 生病10. 一. 就11. 在场, 出席12. 熄灭13. 死于心脏病14. 和. 有关15. 与. 有关联16. 科学的解释17. 导致, 结果是18. 仍然是个谜19. 至今20. 还清；得到好结果，获得成功Step3 Important sentences 1. By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, searching for the tombs of the Egyptian kings. 介词by的意思是“到.时候为止”，强调在此之前谓语动词的动作就已经发生，常与_时态连用。 By ten yesterday morning, we _(finish) half of the work. By this time tomorrow, we _(sit) on the train to Beijing. By now they _(raise) enough money for the boy who is waiting for an operation.【考题链接】1) By the time Jane gets home, her aunt _for London to attend a meeting. A. will leave B. leaves C. will have left D. left 2) By the end of last year, another new building _in our school. A. would be completed B. was being completed C. has been completed D. had been completed2. He too visited the tomb, only to catch a high fever the next day. only to do. 作结果状语 “不料，竟然”（意料之外的结果） 他急忙赶到车站, 不料火车已经走了. _ 我们急忙到学校, 不料没有人在那儿了. _ 现在分词也可充当结果状语，表示一种必然结果, 顺其自然的结果。 His parents died, _(leave) him an orphan.【考题链接】1) More highways have been built in China, _ it much easier for people to travel from one place to another. A. making B. made C. to make D. having made2) The retired man donated most of his savings to the school damaged by the earthquake in Yushu, _ the students to return to their classrooms. A. enabling B. having enabled C. to enable D. to have enabled 3) He hurried to the booking office, only _ that all the tickets had been sold out. A.to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told3. If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death. 1) If breathed in是省略结构，相当于if_ breathed in. 这种省略结构中从句的主语必须与主句的主语一致，且从句的谓语是“be+ 分词”结构。 E.g. If _(heat) to a certain degree, water will boil. If _(take) on time, the medicine is very effective. I will not go to the party unless _(invite). Once_(see), it will never be forgotten. Unless _(repair), the machine is of no use. 2) result in Cf: result from as a result of as a result 用上面的短语填空： His illness_ eating some polluted food. His bad eating habits_ his poor health. The accident _the death of two passengers. His failure_ largely _ his laziness. She was late_the heavy snow.【考题链接】1) I told a lie when _ at the meeting by my boss. A. questioning B. having questioned C. questioned D. to be questioned2) It is said that his carelessness and ignorance together_ a terrible fire, which burned down the building. A. resulted in B. resulted from C. turned out D. worked out4. What is certain, though, is that the curse of the mummyremains a riddle to this day. What is certain is t