典范英语9-14 Tomb raiders.doc

Book 14 Tomb RaidersLead in: 1. What comes into your mind when I mention “Ancient Egypt”?2. What do you know about the great discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1992?Task1 Who are they?Waterboy _Howard Carter _Lord Carnarvon _Lady Evelyn Herbert _Task2 Answer the questions after reading.Introduction1. Why were the pharaohs buried with their possessions and mummified their bodies after death?_Chapter 1 The Waterboy1. Why was Carter feeling depressed? _2. Why was the waterboy the most important person on the whole site?_Chapter 2 Sixteen Steps1. What did the waterboy find by accident?_2.What did they find on the surface of the large plaster block at the foot of the staircase? _Chapter 3 The Boy King1. What was the name of the boy King ?_2. Was the tomb robbed by the Grave robbers? _3. What things did they find after the first block was demolished? _Chapter 4 Wonderful Things1. Why did Carter hold the candle to the hole? _2. When Carter was holding the candle up inside the chamber, what wonderful things did he see? _Chapter 5 A Pair of Eyes1. How many parts did the tomb consist of? What are they?_2. Where were the eyes painted? Why did people paint them there?_Chapter 6 The Final room &Story Background1. What things did they find in the tomb? List at least 5 things. _2. How did the Boy King die? Why?_Task 3 Vocabulary Development : 1. words about Egypt:2. things found in the bomb:3. words related to digging:4. words describing the inner state: KEYS:Lead in: 1. What comes into your mind when I mention “Ancient Egypt”?Pharaoh; The Nile; hieroglyphic; mummy; One of the 4 ancient civilizations: together with ancient China, Babylon and ancient India2. What do you know about the great discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1992?Tutankhamen was pharaoh of Egypt who died young and was buried in a tomb.Task1 Who are they?Waterboy : an only 9 or 10 -year-old boy, who delivered water for the workers Howard Carter : an English archaeologist and Egyptologist. Lord Carnarvon : Carters wealthy patron Lady Evelyn Herbert: Carnarvons daughter Task2 Answer the questions after reading.IntroductionWhy were the pharaohs buried with their possessions and mummified their bodies after death? Because the ancient Egyptians believed their pharaohs would need possessions and their bodies in the afterlife. Chapter 1 The Waterboy1.Why was Carter feeling depressed? Because Carter and his workers didnt find any tombs yet when the deadline was drawing near. 2.Why was the waterboy the most important person on the whole site?Because without a waterboy like him, the workers could die of thirst. Chapter 2 Sixteen Steps1. What did the waterboy find by accident? He found sth. under the soil which turned out to be a step leading underground. 2. What did they find on the surface of the large plaster block at the foot of the staircase? The imprints of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Chapter 3 The Boy King1. What was the name of the boy King ? Tutankhamun 2. Was the tomb robbed by the Grave robbers? Yes, it was 3. What things did they find after the first block was demolished? There was a square-shaped corridor sloping downwards, at the end of which was the second doorway Chapter 4 Wonderful Things1. Why did Carter hold the candle to the hole? To test for poisonous gases 2. When Carter was holding the candle up inside the chamber, what wonderful things did he see? shapes. animals. statues. furniture. Chapter 5 A Pair of Eyes1. How many parts did the tomb consist of? What are they? 5 parts. They are corridor, antechamber, annexe , burial chamber, treasury. 2. Where were the eyes painted? Why did people paint them there?Painted on a wooden sarcophagus. Large Egyptian eye-designs were used to guard against evil. Chapter 6 The Final room &Story Background1. What things did they find in the tomb? List at least 5 things. the walls decorated with paintings and hieroglyphs; pictures of the boy king; a scene of fully mummified king, encased in a wooden shrine; a wine jar, boxes made of reed and papyrus, small figurines of Osiris 2. How did the Boy King die? Why?_He may have been murdered, although why isnt known. Task 3 Vocabulary Development: 1. words about Egypt: pharaohs, hieroglyphics, markings, cartouches 2. things found in the bomb: steps, plaster wall, corridor, chamber, annexe, seal, mummy, jar, shrine , casket 3. words related to digging: dig, unearth, chip, shovel, scrap, clear, scratch, sweep aside, brush, toil 4.words describing the inner state: depressed, determined, impatient, excited, frightened Sentences appreciation:1. Dazzling sunlight threw twisting shadows on the ground as they worked.2. However tired they were feeling, they dug as quickly as they could. (p. 15)3. Up the steps came workers lad