1、李 晨 欢 迎 你田中的英语老师和同学们Leading-in1.Do you know anything about Egypt?2.What is inside the pyramids?3.Are there any dead people in them?4.What do people nowadays call them?5.Are there any treasures(jewels)inside the pyramids?6.Have the pyramids ever been robbed of treasures by people?7.What happened to t
2、hese people after they entered the pyramids?8.Did they fall ill and die?9.Why did they die?What are the possible reasons?Reading strategy:Predicting information 1)by reading the title1.The article is about a famous explorer who worked in Egypt.What might be the connections between The curse of the m
3、ummy and the famous explorer?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 explorers hobbies,his experiences of adventures,his achievements and s
4、o on.Reading strategy:Predicting information 2)by reading the first paragraph 1.Whats the first paragraph about?An introduction to Howard Carter and his amazing discoveries.2.What words do you think are useful for you to predict the ideas included in the passage?Famous,brave,adventurous and amazing.
5、3.Will they be some examples to support the general description of Howard Carter?Lets review the skills of how to predict information on P43.Predicting information by reading the titletoo generalby reading the first paragraph more specific I.Scan the passage and complete the three questions in Part
6、A.1.The article is about a mummys curse.2.His name was Tutankhamun.3.They fell ill and died.II.Please reread the passage and then complete:1.Part C1 on P44;2.Part C2 on P44 CharactersWho was he?What did he do?How did he die?G e o r g e Goulda high feverLord Carnarvona British man interested in Egypt
7、H o wa r d Cartera f a m o u s e x p l o r e r especially for the discovery of King Tutankhamuns tombs e e m e d nothing to do with the tombRichard Bethellentered the tomba f r i e n d o f Carnarvonvisited the tomboffered Carter money to explore the mysterious;be present at the opened tomba feverin
8、1891by the 1920sin 1922set sail for Alexandria,Egyptsearched for the tombs of the Egyptian kingsfound the tomb of King TutankhamunCarters secretaryheart troubleHow many parts?(4)Part1Part2Part3Part4(Para1)(Paras2-3)(Paras4-5)(Paras6-8)A short introduction to Howard Carter.More information about Cart
9、erSome people died after the tomb was openedDifferent explanations,but no conclusion.Part2(Paras2-3)What was Howard Carters most amazing discovery?The discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun.Part 3(Paras4-5).What happened to the creatures that had something to do with the opening of the tomb.Carte
10、rs lucky pet birdLord CarnarvonLord Carnarvons dogGeorge Gould,Carnarvons friendRichard Bethell,Carters secretaryArthur Mace,another member of the teamEaten by a snakeDied of a feverDied Died of a high feverDied of heart troubleDied soon Part4(Paras6-8)Different explanations Find out the different e
11、xplanations mentioned in the passage.1.coincidence 2.The result of the mummys curse3.virusexplanationsStep 5:Fill in the blanks with the following words:mummies famous curse preserved lucky snake amazing entering searching Egypt Since I arrived in_ in the early 1920s,I have spent most of my time _ _
12、for lost treasures.In ancient Egyptian tombs,I have found gold,jewels and the _ dead bodies of former kings.These bodies are called _ _.Actually,my_pet bird found the place.Words cant express how excited I was!It was_.In it we found the mummy of Tutankhamun,gold and jewels.We decided to empty the to
13、mb.Im sure well soon be rich and _!The only sad thing about today is that my bird died.A _ ate him just upon our_the tomb.I hope there isnt a _.Egyptsearching preservedmummies luckyamazingfamous snake entering curse Post-reading activities-interview A-the spokesman of Howard Carter B-a journalist B
14、will ask A the following questions:1)What kind of person do you think Howard Carter is?Why?2)To be a qualified explorer,what kind of personality do you think he/she should have?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?5)Do you think the mummys curse really exists?Why?Homework 1.Finish off parts D&E on P44&P45.2.Write a summary about Howard Carter in a few sentences.3.Underline useful expressions in the passage.
