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M2U3 Amazing peoplePeriod I-Reading comprehensionWelcome to the unit & readingTeaching Aims 1) To know about a famous explorer, Howard Carter and his some unexpected discoveries in tombs of Egypt .2) To train the students reading ability.3) To 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. _ _Key: 1. From the title 2. Read the 1st paragraph to get your prediction more specific (具体). 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.Key: 1) He found the tomb of king Tutankhamun. 2) They fell ill and died.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.Key: e b d c g h a fStep 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:didnt go to school, but learnt to draw from his father Went to Egypt:in 1891, at the age of 17Job:an explorer(by the 1920s)Greatest discovery:the tomb of King Tutankhamun Year of the discovery:In 1922Where:in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt Part 3 ( ) Strange _ after the discoveryPart 4 ( ) Different _about the deaths 1.Some people say: _coincidence_ 2.Others believe that:_in connection with a mummys curse 3.However, still others believe :_viruses resulted in illness or even death_Conclusion : It remains a _riddle to this dayKey: Part 1 ( 1 ) Part 2 ( 2-3 ) experiences; discovery Part 3 ( 4-5 ) deaths Part 4 ( 6-8 ) explanationsActivity 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.Key: 1 Introduction 2 explorers 3 Results 4 Ways 5 interested6 present 7 Searched 8 secretary 9 Explanation 10 scientificActivity 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?Key: adventurous brave curious co-operative tough(坚韧不拔的)M2U3 Amazing peoplePeriod Language Points【Teaching Aims】1. Help students to learn some useful words and expressions2. Enable students to master some important language points3. Make use of the important words, phrases and sentences flexibly【Teaching 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. curiously adv. curiosity n. be curious about. 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 = curiously 好奇地 E.g. Children are always curious about everything they see. He was curious to know what was happening in the office. Tom looked curiously at the people around him. It was curious that he left without saying goodbye.2. preserve vt. preservation 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. You can preserve meat in salt. 你可以用盐保存肉. We must call on the students to preserve our earth. They were determined to preserve their leader from attacks. These traditional customs should be preserved. 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 with be content to do.满足于做. E.g. He knew the contents of the report. Nothing could content him. We shouldnt be content with what we have achieved at present. The boy is content to watch TV 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. He has a direct connection with the accident. The man is said to be connected with the murder.5. punishment n. punish vt. punish sb. for sth. / doing sth. The boy was punished for breaking the school rules. It was you who should be punished. Mum says I had better pass my exams, or she will sell the computer as punishment.6. disturb vt. E.g. The noise in the street disturbed my study. 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. (打乱，扰乱) She was disturbed to hear of her mothers sudden illness.(使.心神不宁)【考题链接】1) Dont _ while others are talking, which is regarded as impolite. A. interrupt B. disturb C. bother D. trouble interrupt中断，妨碍，插嘴，打断 bother打扰，使不安2) 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. be curious about 对.感到好奇2. set sail for 启航去.3. search for 搜寻, 寻找.4. make a fortune 发财致富5. be known as 作为.而著名6. make an amazing discovery 惊奇地发现.7. come across 偶遇, 发现8. as well as 和.; 也; 以及9. fall ill 生病10. upon doing 一. 就11. be present 在场, 出席12. go out 熄灭13. die of heart trouble 死于心脏病14. have something to do with 和. 有关15. in connection with 与. 有关联16. a scientific explanation 科学的解释17. result in 导致, 结果是18. remain a riddle 仍然是个谜19. to this day 至今20. pay off 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，常与完成时态连用。 By ten yesterday morning, we had finished half of the work. By this time tomorrow, we will have sat on the train to Beijing. By now they have raised 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） He hurried to the station only to find the train had already left. We hurried to the school only to find nobody there. 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, leaving 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 they are 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 heated to a certain degree, water will boil. If taken on time, the medicine is very effective. I will not go to the party unless invited. Once seen, it will never be forgotten. Unless repaired, the machine is of no use. 2) result in 结果 (lead to ; cause)Cf: result from 由.产生as a result of 由于as a result 结果E.g. His illness resulted from eating some polluted food. His bad eating habits resulted in his poor health. The accident resulted in the death of two passengers. His failure resulted largely from his laziness. She was late as a result of 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