课件32张PPT。What attracted your attention
in the movie ?In which country can you also find them?Lead-inWhat is Egypt famous for? What are in the pyramids?Curious or Frightened?MummiesModule 2 Unit 3 ReadingThe curse of the mummycurseA word believed to have magical(有魔法的)powers that can harm people .Can you guess what the mummies would do if they were disturbed(打扰)?From the title, you can get the general idea what the passage talk about.Prediction Reading strategyThe curse of the mummyFast ReadingIRead the article quickly and answer the following questions:
1.What was the name of the Egyptian King whose tomb Carter found?
2.What happened to some of Carter’s team members after the tomb was opened?Read the article carefully.
Complete some tasks.Careful readingPara.1 A. There is a scientific reason for the deathsPara.2 B. Howard Carter did not go to school and
later became an explorer
Para.3 C. Lord Carnarvon died after Carter opened
the tomb.
Para.4 D. Cater discovered the tomb of King
Tutankhamun.
Para.5 E. A short introduction to Howard Carter’s
life.
Para.6 F. The mystery of Tutankhamun’s tomb has
never been fully explained
Para.7 G. More people died after Carter’s discovery.
Para.8 H. People suggested different explanations.Match the main idea with each paragraph How many parts can we divide the text into? The summary of each part
Part1
Part 2
Part3
Part4
(Para1-2)(Para4-5) (Para6-8)An ______________to Howard Carter The _______________ of King Tutankhamun’s tomb Some people’s _____ after the tomb was opened.Different___________(Para3)Read Para2 and take notes about Howard Carter’s life in the form of a table.most amazing
discoveryin ______received ______ from Lord Carnarvoncame across the ______ of King Tutankhmunworked at a place ______the city of Luxorcontained more_______Read Para3 and fill in the diagram.the _______ of the kingTutankhamunYou broke into my tomb and stole my treasures and even my dead body. You disturbed my rest and peace, so you must die! Listen to the tape and answer the following question.
What is mentioned in paragraph 4-5?
disastersCarter’s lucky
pet birdLord CarnarvonGeorge Gould,
Carnarvon’s friendRichard Bethell,
Carter’s secretaryArthur Mace,
another member
of the teamHoward Carterhad a high
fever fell ill with a fever
died in Egyptswallowed by a snakeDied
shortly
Died of
heart trouble
Read Paragraphs 6-8 and find different explanations.
1.Some people say: 2.Others believe that:3.However, still others believe :Different explanationsexplanationsa cursecoincidience? Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died. What do you think of it, a curse, a coincidence or having a scientific explanation?Discussion There is possibility that …,
because…
2. The deaths can be explained like this ...
3. I think their deaths are due to…,
because...
4. In my opinion, all this happened
because …Structures to followBeginning with:One possible opinion I think the power of a curse is in the mind of the person who believes in it. Howard Carter, never believed in the curse and lived to age of 65 before dying of natural causes. The people died shortly after the discovery maybe because they were too worried about the curses and thus got sick and even died.Fill in the form according to the article (one word only for each blank).ConsolidationWhat qualities (品质) do you think an explorer should have?Further thinkingexplorerAs senior high students, what qualities (品质) should you have?Further thinkingSome people think we shouldn’t dig the mummies out because we can’t protect them. Others don’t think so. They think they do good to people if they are dug out. Do you agree or not? Give your reasons. Debating Homework Some people think we should dig the tomb of Shangguan Wan’er now, because it will bring us a lot of treasures. Besides, it can become a place of interest. Others don’t think so. They think we shouldn’t dig it, because we should protect our historical cultural relics. What’s your opinion? Write a passage about it.