1、Unit 3 Reading mummy the gold mask of King Tutankhamun His early death keeps a mystery(谜团谜团).Death Shall Come onSwift Wings To Him Who Disturbs the Peace of the King.谁惊扰了法老的安宁，死神将张开双翼降临到他谁惊扰了法老的安宁，死神将张开双翼降临到他的头上。的头上。This is the curse found at the entrance to the kings resting place.The curse ofthe m
2、ummy discoverymagicalpowerbad luckdeathtreasuresFrom the title what can you think of?too general(笼统笼统)Prediction IRead the first paragraph:what does the first paragraph talk about?Howard Carter,a famous explorer Think about what might be the connections(联系联系)between“The curse of the mummy”and the fa
3、mous explorer?Prediction IIThe“curse of the mummy”might be connected with one of the explorers discoveries.Read the text fast and check your prediction.Tick out the topics that are referred to(提到)Fast-reading (Task 1)Carters interest;Carters family Carters achievements;the discovery of Tutankhamuns
4、tomb;the money the discovery cost;Carters workmates;a lot of deaths explanations for the curse;explanations for the death The main structure of the article:1.A brief introduction to Howard Carter and his discoveries.2.A lot of deaths after his greatest discovery.3.Different explanations for the deat
5、hs.Part1(1-3)Part2(4-5)Part3(6-8)Howard Carter (Task 2)(Task 2)Interests：Greatest discovery:（Para1-3）visiting and exploring new placesKing Tutankhamuns tombCareful-readingWhat found：a lot of treasure,the mummy of the king What happened not long after the discovery?People in Carters team began to fal
6、l ill and die.Careful-reading（Para4-5）The _ of Carters teammates Connection with Carter How did he die？8._ Pet birdGeorge GouldCarnarvons 4._ swallowed by a 1._Carters 5._,fell ill with a 3._caught a high fever died of 6._Team 7._deathsproviderfeverfriendheartsecretarysnakememberRichard Bethell Mone
7、y 2._Carters lucky pettrouble Arthur Mace Lord Carnarvon CharactersCan you find more strange things?At the moment of Carnavons death,_;Carnavons dog died _in England while he died _.the lights went out in Cairo at approximately the same time in EgyptHow many peole died within a few years?even includ
8、ing:the nurse who looked after Lord Carnarvon when he fell ill;the father of Carters secretary,Richard Bethell;There seemed to be enough evidence(证据证据)to show that the curse of the mummy worked.But The magical power _(did/didnt)exist.Different explanations about the death (Task 4)1.Coincidence2.The
9、mummys curse3.A scientific explanation(Viruses were disturbed)The mystery remains a _.riddleConclusion:Read the para6-8 Share your opinions(Task 5)a reporter a reader interested in the curse Work in pairs.not more than three questionsGood readers learn to think ahead and predict information in advan
10、ce.Predicting information (预测信息预测信息)Reading strategy (Task 6)(Sample 1)My wife and I used to feel that it was impossible to be a true friend to someone whose name we didnt know.How wrong we were!Years of Sunday-morning bus trip through the city with the same group of nameless people have changed our
11、 thinking.Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?A.Friends of the Nameless B.The Silent Woman on the bus C.Going to Work by Bus D.Different Kinds of Friendship AReading strategy (Sample 2)When to See the Vet(兽医)The high cost of care may make you reluctant(不情愿)to take your pet
12、 to the vet.Home remedies(治疗)can help with minor ills,but sometimes you need a doctor to keep a simple problem from becoming a big one.What is more likely to be introduced next?A.Some practical home remedies B.The symptoms(症状)in which a pet should be taken to the vet.Lets check:Vomiting(呕吐),a sympto
13、m rather than a disease,can occur with numerous illnesses BReading strategy (Sample 3)A nickname is a shortened form of a persons name.A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person,place,or thing.Many American cities have nicknames.These can help build an identity,spread pride among citizen
14、s and build unity.What will be talked about in the following paragraphs?The nicknames of one or more than one cities in America.Reading strategy (Sample 3)Continue the second paragrph:Los Angeles,California,the second largest city in population,has several nicknames.The passage is mainly to _.A.intr
15、oduce some common nicknames for people and cities in America.B.introduce the nicknames of some cities.C.introduce different nicknames of Los Angeles to make readers learn more about the city D.introduce how a nickname comes into being.C1.Get ready to write a summary about Howard Carter.2.Finish the exercises on page 44.
