Reading(1)：Thecurseofthemummy

1、,The curse of the mummy,1. We all know that Egypt is one of the 4 ancient civilized countries. Do you know what is Egypt famous for?,Pyramids and Sphinx.,Pyramids and Sphinx.,2. The Pyramid is one of the 7 wonders in the world. Have you ever read or thought about what is inside the Pyramids?,treasur

2、e,Wall paintings inside the Pyramids,Mummy,Tutankhamun( 法老）,Mummies (the preserved bodies of dead human beings or animals ),Its said that the mummies are connected with some curses.,Words believed to have magical（有魔法的） powers that can harm people.,Death Shall Come on Swift Wings To Him Who Disturbs

3、the Peace of the King.(谁扰乱了法老的安眠, 死神将张开翅膀降临他的头上！),If the mummies were disturbed what would they do?,The curse of the mummy,Watch the video and try to consider: What is the news about ? What will the reporter tell us next,anticipate,the Pyramids of Egypt the makings of the mummies the explorers who e

4、ntered the tomb 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?,Reading strategy,2. Why does the writer choose The curse of the mummy as its title here? The title can draw readers attention and arous

5、e their interest.,Predict information,from the title,from paragraph1,something related to curse?,Reading strategy,too general,?,The passage will be about.,Horward Carter,Lets start our exploration(探险)!,The article can be divided into three parts. Read the article quickly and try to give the main ide

6、a of each part . A. The death after the opening of the tomb. B. An introduction to Howard Carter. C. Different explanations to the riddle.,Skimming,1-3,B,4-5,A,6-8,C,Part 1: An introduction to Howard Carter.,Q1:What kind of education did carter receive?,Q2: What did Howard Carter do when he Was 17 y

7、ears old?,Q3: What was Howard Carters most amazing Discovery?,Scanning,Read the article carefully and answer:(分层次问题学习B),Q1: What kind of education did Carter receive?,He did not go to school, but learnt to draw from his father.,Q3: What was Carters most amazing discovery?,Discovering the tomb of Kin

8、g Tutankhamun was Carters most amazing discovery.,Q2: What did Howard Carter do when he Was 17 years old?,He set sail for Alexandria,Egypt when he was 17 years old.,Part 2: The death after the opening of the tomb. 1. Carters pet bird _ by a snake. 2. Lord Carnarvon _ and died in Egypt, and at the mo

9、ment of his death, the lights _ in Cairo. 3. George Could_ and died. 4. Carters secretary , Richard Bethell died of _. 5. Arthur Mace died _ the discovery of the tomb.,Scanning,was swallowed,fell ill with a fever,went out,caught a high fever,heart trouble,shoutly after,d,explanations,1. Just coincid

10、ence,2. The result of the mummys curse,3. Caused by the _ in the tomb,Part 3 Different explanations to the riddle,Scanning,viruses,What is your idea about “the curse of the mummy?,Choose the best answer to each question.(分层次问题检测A) 1). Howard Carter and his team found the following things EXCEPT _ in

11、 the tombs of the Egyptian kings. birds B. gold C. jewels D. mummies,listening,2). Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? Carters father was an art teacher and taught him to draw at school. B. Carters death seemed to have nothing to do with the opening of the tomb. C. Both

12、Carnarvon and his dog died in Cairo, Egypt. D. Carters secretary, Richard Bethell, died of high fever four months later.,?,3.) What is implied(暗示) in the passage ? A. The mystery of Tutankhamuns tomb has been completely explained. B. Carter has become famous because of discovering Tutankhamuns tomb

13、. C. People died because of different reasons. D. There are still many riddles for scientists to explain.,Do you know who discovered the tomb of Ancient 1. _ ( Egypt ) King Tutankhamun? Yes, it was Howard Carter, who 2 _ ( describe ) as one of the most famous 3._(explorer) that the world has ever kn

14、own. In 1922, Howard Carter and his team made their most 4._ ( amaze ) discovery of all. They came 5_ the tomb of King Tutankhamun, which contained more treasure 6. _ any of them had ever seen before, as well as the mummy of the king. However, much to our 7. _ ( puzzle ) , many of the men who had so

15、mething to do with the opening of the tomb got ill or even died after that. Some people think 8. _ was the curse of the mummy that 9. _ ( result ) in their deaths; some think the viruses in the tomb are the cause. And to this day the curse of the mummy remains 10. _ riddle.,Egyptian,is described,exp

16、lorers,amazing,across,than,pizzlement,it,rusulted,a,What kind of personality(个性，人格) do you think an explorer like Carter has to have?,I think he should be.,Discussion(Brainstorming),brave adventurous bright curious tough (坚韧的) tf strong-minded ,Write a summary(摘要) about Howard Carter.,tombtu:m n, ? fortune f:tu:n n.? jeweldu:l n. ? pre