课件55张PPT。Unit 3Lead inFast readingDetailed readingDiscussionHomeworkReading strategy ContentsSummary Exercises Lead-in 1. We all know that Egypt is one of the 4 ancient civilized countries. Do you know what is Egypt famous for?2. The Pyramid is one of the 7 wonders in the world. Have you ever read or thought about what is inside the Pyramids?Pyramids and Sphinx. Wall paintings inside PiramidsMummy Apart from mummies, are there any
treasures inside the tombs of the
pyramids?
Have the tombs ever been robbed of
treasures by people?
What happened to these people after
they entered the tombs?
Were they rich overnight? treasuresThe Capital of Egypt is ________.
Cairo B. AlexandriaThe ancient Egyptians created the pyramids ---one of the wonders of the world ________.
A. the help of many machines
B. by handAll the pyramids are built on the west bank of ________.
A. the Lake Victoria
B. the River NileThe pyramids were built for ______.
kings and queens
B. common people Inside the pyramids there are _____.
A. nothing
B. the tombs of the kings and the queensKing TutankhamunTomb of King TutankhamunIn the tombs there are ________.
many treasures as well as the preserved bodies of kings and queens
just the dead bodies of kings and queensMummies(the preserved bodies of kings and queens)Why did the Egyptians wrap dead bodies
to make mummies? Because ________.
they believed in the idea of a second life and believed that making mummies could protect the bodies during the journey to the next life
it was a symbol of wealth and statusCan you guess what the mummies
would do if they were disturbed? Words believed to have magical (有魔法的) powers that can harm people. Death Shall Come on Swift Wings To Him Who Disturbs 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!The curse of the mummy the Pyramids of Egypt
the makings of the mummies
the explorers who entered the tomb
the disasters that happened to those
explorersPredicting 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 your attention and arouse your interest.
3. From your point of view, what might be talked about in the article?
The explorer’s hobbies, his experiences of adventures, his achievements and so on.What can you guess the passage will possibly talk about from Paragraph 1?Howard Carter & his discoveryReading the first paragraph1. Is it the beginning of a story?
2. What does the writer tell us about the explorer in the first paragraph?3. What words do you think are useful for you to predict the ideas included in the passage?famous adventurous brave amazing4. Can you predict what will come in the next paragraphs with the above key words?1. Find out how many people are mentioned in this text?2. What was the name of the Egyptian King whose tomb Carter found?5The king Tutankhamun. King Tutankhamun3. What happened to some of Carter’s team members after the tomb was opened?They fell ill and died.4. What happened to some of Carter’s team members after the tomb was opened?
They fell ill and died.Howard Carter1. Howard Carter was shy.
2. His father taught him to write.
3. Howard Carter worked in Egypt in the 1920s.
4. He discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun when he was 17. FTFF5. The explorers decided to leave the treasure in the tomb.
6. Carter’s pet bird usually brought him good luck.
7. Howard Carter died when he was young.
8. It is believed that the mummy’s curse makes those who enter Egypt ill. FTFF Part 1 (Para1)A short introduction to Howard Carter.Part 2 (Paras 2-3)
What was Howard Carter’s most amazing discovery?How many parts?The discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun.Part 3 (Paras 4-5)
What happened to the creatures that had something to do with the opening of the tomb. Carter’s lucky pet birdLord CarnarvonLord Carnarvon’s dogGeorge Gould, Carnarvon’s friendRichard Bethell, Carter’s secretaryArthur Mace, another member of the teamEaten by a snakeDied of a feverDied of a high feverDied of heart troubleDied soon1. coincidence 2. The result of the mummy’s curse3. virusexplanationsPart 4 (Paras 6-8) Different explanationsFind out the different explanations mentioned in the passage.explorerssail discoveries / things strange/ mysterious/ puzzlingleadingreceivedvisitingsecretary resultedcause1. Howard Carter and his team found the following things EXCEPT _______ in the tombs of the Egyptian kings.
birds B. gold
C. jewels D. mummies2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. Carter’s father was an art teacher and taught him to draw at home.
B. Carter’s death seemed to have nothing to do with the opening of the tomb.
C. Lord Carnarvon and Carter were good friends.
D. Both Carnarvon and his dog died in Cairo, Egypt.Howard Carter is one of the most famous e_______ of the world. He was brave and a_________ and was c_____ about the world outside his hometown when he was very young. xplorers dventurousuriousBy the 1920s, he had become an explorer, s________ for the tombs of the Egyptian kings. In 1922, Howard Carter made his most a_______ discovery of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt, where he found the tomb of King T____________. However, not long after the tomb had been opened, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die s_______. earchingmazingutankhamuntrangelyWithin seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the o_______ of the tomb died. Some people say the deaths were just c_________. Others believe that they were the result of the mummy’s c_____. However, still others believe that there is a s________ explanation, because inside the tombs there are many v______. What is certain is that the mystery of Tutankhamun’s tomb has never been f____ explained.peningoincidenceursescientificirusesullyAccording to the sequences of the chief events, retell the story in your own words.By 1920s, Howard Cater had searched the Egypt and found values. In 1922, Cater and his team found the tomb of King Tutankhamun.The light went out in CarroA few months after then, Lord Camarvon died of a fever.Within 7 years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb deid.Cater, however, lived on and died at the age of 65. You may ask Howard Carter about: 1. His personal information( interest, education, …)3. Qualities of being a successful explorer 2. His experiences of exploringwhen he became an explorerHow he became rich and famousHis most important discoveryWhat happened after the discoveryWhy so many people died strangelyHow he felt about the deathsYou may start like this:Reporter: Good morning, Mr. Carter.
Nice to meet you.
Howard Carter: Good morning.
Reporter: I’m …(your name) from the school newspaper. I’d like to ask you a few questions. What were you interested in when you were young?
Howard Carter: …Discussing the following questions.1. Do you think Howard Carter is an amazing explorer? Why / Why not?
2. What kind of personality do you think an explorer has to possess?3. Do you think the personality of Howard Carter has had a positive effect on his discoveries?
4. As for students, what sorts of personalities does a student have to possess?The following passage is from Howard Carter’s diary. Fill in the blanks using words from the box below. preserved scientific breathing contents fortune disturb within death26 November 1922
Today is the best day of my life! All my
years of training as an explorer have
finally paid off!
After days of labour, making surveys,
digging and carrying away earth, we finally found the tomb of Tutankhamun, opened it and saw its ________. contents When we broke open the door, the air was so hot and dusty inside that we had trouble _________. Since it was dark, we had to turn on some flashlights so that we could see. ________ the tomb, whichever way we looked there was a _______ in gold and treasure. EverythingbreathingfortuneWithin in the tomb had been _________ from the time of King Tutankhamun’s ______. After looking into the tomb, we closed it back up again. As we want to have a _________ examination of everything there, we do not want to ________ anything in it until we are ready.preserved deathscientific disturb Write a summary about Howard Carter.
Read Part A in Reading on Page 106 in Workbook.