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Unit 3 Amazing people
Reading(Ⅱ)
by Kuai Zhongshan Jiangsu Dagang High School
Teaching material:
Reading (2), Unit 3, The curse of the mummy (Module 2)
Teaching contents:
1. New vocabulary:
curious, preserve, disturb, coincidence
2. Key phrases and sentence structure:
①be curious about, result in(from), come across
②If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death.
Teaching aims and learning objectives:
By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
1. understand the text better；
2. know the meaning of “curious, preserve, disturb, coincidence, etc.” and use them correctly;
3. analyze the structure of the sentence “If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death.”;
4. use some key words and structures like “be curious about” to make up a story.
Focus of the lesson:
1. Some important words and phrases in the text;
2. Making up a story with the words and phrases.
Predicted area of difficulty:
1. Understanding the meaning of “preserve, disturb”;
2. Analyzing the structure of the sentence “If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death.”;
3. Making up a story with the words and expressions from the text.
Teaching aids:
multi-media; exercise paper
Teaching procedures:
StepⅠLead-in and revision
1. Show students a video clip.
2. Review the outline of the reading passage.
StepⅡLanguage points
Guide students to focus on the following key words, phrases as well as a sentence structure and understand how these words and phrases are used properly in certain contexts.
1. preserve
2. coincidence, by coincidence, It’s a coincidence that…
3. be curious about, out of curiosity
4. disturb
5. result in, result from, as a result(of)
6. come across
7. If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death.
Step III Production
Have students work in groups of three or four and choose at least three of the given words or phrases to make up an amazing story.
Step Ⅳ Consolidation exercises
Step Ⅴ Assignment
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The curse of the mummy
Reading (Ⅱ)
1. Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases from the box. Change the form where necessary.
1) They have decided to take steps to _____________ the old buildings in this small town, which will bring in more visitors in the future.
2) The Great London Fire, which began on 2 September 1666, _____________ huge damage to the city of London.
3) Children _____________ everything. They are always asking a lot of questions.
4) I don’t know much about his work, but I know it _____________ animals.
2. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1) People usually use salt to ___________ food from going bad.
A. preserve B. help C. delay D. disturb
2) The mother opened the door quietly so as not to ___________ the sleeping baby.
A. upset B. break C. disturb D. puzzle
3) It can’t be a(n) __________ that four jewellery stores were robbed in one night.
A. accident B. incident C. chance D. coincidence
4) She ___________ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.
A. turned down B. dealt with C. came across D. took over
3. Paraphrase the following sentence.
His careless driving resulted in the accident.
= The accident _________ _________ his careless driving.
= He drove carelessly, and _________ _________ _________, the accident happened.
= The accident happened _________ _________ _________ _________ his careless driving.
disturb preserve
result in come across
be curious about have something to do with
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牛津译林版英语Module 2 Unit 3精品教学课件
Kuai Zhongshan Jiangsu Dagang High School
Howard
Carter
personality:
brave, bright, curious about
The passage is developed in the order of _____
time
In 1891
He ____ ___ for Alexandria.
By the 1920s
◆ He had become an ________.
◆ He had found several important tombs.
◆ He had discovered a great ________ as well as the __________ bodies of dead kings.
In 1922
He ______ ______ the tomb of King
Tutankhamun.
Within 7 years
Not long after the discovery
People in Carter’s team began to _____ ___ and die.
21 people who ____ ___________ ___ ___ ____ the opening of the tomb died.
set sail
explorer
fortune
preserved
came across
fall ill
had something to do with
Strange
deaths
They were just ___________.
They were __ __________ ____ a
mummy’s curse.
When a tomb is opened, the viruses inside will be ________ and if breathed in, they can
_____ __ deaths.
The curse of the mummy remains a _____.
coincidence
in connection with
disturbed
result in
Conclusion
riddle
Outline
Howard Carter
Achievements
Strange deaths
Explanations
Conclusion
curse
preserve vt.
…, he discovered a great fortune in jewels and gold, along with the preserved bodies of dead kings. (Page 42, Lines 9-11)
to save sth. or sb. from being harmed or destroyed (to protect)
Doing eye exercises can help to preserve our eyesight.
Why is the fish put in the ice
Because the fish can be well preserved in the ice.
to keep food for a long time
The government should take actions to preserve the Great Wall from being damaged.
A woman was singing. One of the guests criticized (批评) the singer to the man beside him. “What a terrible voice.” He said，"Do you know who she is "
“Yes.” the man beside him answered，"She is my wife."
“Oh, I‘m sorry.” he said，“Of course her voice is not bad, but the song is too bad. I wonder who wrote that awful(糟糕的) song."
"I did." said the man.
____________
Coincidence
An apple fell down onto the man’s head.
It’s a coincidence that …
Newton(牛顿)
By coincidence, …
He was curious about why the apple would fall down from the tree.
Just out of curiosity(出于好奇), Newton found the theory of Gravity(万有引力定律).
When a tomb is opened, fresh air disturbs the viruses inside. If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death. (Page 43, Lines 42-44)
to move something or change its position
If you find a bird’s nest, never disturb the eggs.
disturb
to stop someone so that they can’t continue what they are doing
to make someone feel worried or shocked
to break the rest, concentration or calm of (sb. / sth.)
She was disturbed to hear of her mother’s sudden illness.
A light wind disturbed the surface of the water.
Sorry to disturb you, but I have an important message for you.
b
c
a
①
②
③
①
②
③
What do you want to say to the butterflies
“Dear butterflies, would you please fly away Otherwise, the baby will ___________.”
be disturbed
The butterflies’ disturbance will result in the baby’s being awakened.
result in : to make something happen; cause
His failure in the exam
the punishment.
resulted in
resulted from
his failure in the exam.
The punishment
mixed
double
He failed in the exam. As a result, he was punished.
He was punished as a result of ___________________.
his failure in the exam
mixed
double
When a tomb is opened, fresh air disturbs the viruses inside. If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death. (Page 43, Lines 42-44)
the viruses are
Unless _______ (invite), I won’t go to his party.
If _____ (take) correctly, the medicine should work.
taken
invited
the viruses
When ______ (ask) how he found the tomb of the Egyptian king, Cater said it was by chance.
asked
come across
to meet, find or discover someone or something by accident or by chance
on the way to …
principal
school
▲ set sail
▲ fall ill
▲ have something to
do with
have nothing to
do with
▲ in connection with
▲ be curious about
out of curiosity
▲ coincidence
by coincidence
▲ disturb / disturbance
▲ preserve
well-preserved
▲ result in (from)
as a result (of)
▲ come across
Summary
Practice
1. Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases from the box. Change the form where necessary.
disturb preserve
result in come across
be curious about have something to do with
1) They have decided to take steps to __________ the old buildings in this small town, which bring in a lot of visitors every year.
2) The Great London Fire, which began on 2 September 1666, __________ huge damage to the city of London.
3) Children _________________ everything. They are always asking a lot of questions.
4) I don’t know much about his work, but I know it ______________________ animals.
preserve
resulted in
are curious about
has something to do with
2. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1) People usually use salt to ___________ food from going bad.
A. preserve B. help C. delay D. disturb
2) The mother opened the door quietly so as not to ___________ the sleeping baby.
A. upset B. break C. disturb D. puzzle
3) It can’t be a(n) __________ that four jewellery stores were robbed in one night.
A. accident B. incident
C. chance D. coincidence
4) She ___________ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.
A. turned down B. dealt with
C. came across D. took over
3. Paraphrase the following sentences.
His careless driving resulted in the accident.
= The accident _______ _______ his careless driving.
= He drove carelessly, and _____ _____ _____, the accident happened.
= The accident happened _____ _____ _____ _____ his careless driving.
resulted from
as a result
as a result
of
Work in groups of three or four and choose at least three of the following words or phrases to make up an amazing story.
▲ be curious about
▲ by coincidence
▲ disturb
▲ preserve
well-preserved
▲ result in (from)
as a result (of)
▲ come across
Group work
★Your stories can be based
★Take some notes.
★Choose a group leader to
Tips
on your own experiences or those of others.
tell your story.
Review the language points .
Write down your stories and contact me if you have any questions or suggestions.
Assignment
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