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Leading-in 1. 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 these people after they entered the pyramids? 8. Did they fall ill and die? 9. Why did they die? What are the possible reasons?

Unit3 Amazing people The curse of the mummy

Reading strategy : Predicting information 1) by reading the title The article is about a famous explorer who worked in Egypt. What might be the connections between ‘The curse of the mummy’ 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 explorer’s hobbies, his experiences of adventures, his achievements and so on.

Predicting information 2) by reading the first paragraph Reading strategy : Predicting information 2) by reading the first paragraph What’s 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.

Let’s review the skills of how to predict information on P43. 3. Will they be some examples to support the general description of Howard Carter? Let’s review the skills of how to predict information on P43. Predicting information by reading the title—too general by reading the first paragraph —more specific

I. Scan the passage and complete the three questions in Part A. The article is about a mummy’s curse. His name was Tutankhamun. They fell ill and died. II. Please reread the passage and then complete: 1. Part C1 on P44; 2. Part C2 on P44

Characters Who was he? What did he do? How did he die? George Gould a high fever Lord Carnarvon a British man interested in Egypt Howard Carter a famous explorer especially for the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb seemed nothing to do with the tomb Richard Bethell entered the tomb a friend of Carnarvon visited the tomb offered Carter money to explore the mysterious; be present at the opened tomb a fever in 1891 set sail for Alexandria, Egypt by the 1920s searched for the tombs of the Egyptian kings in 1922 found the tomb of King Tutankhamun Carter’s secretary heart trouble

How many parts ? Part1 Part2 Part3 Part4 (Para1) (4) Part1 Part2 Part3 Part4 (Para1) A short introduction to Howard Carter. (Paras2-3) More information about Carter Some people died after the tomb was opened (Paras4-5) (Paras6-8) Different explanations, but no conclusion.

Part2(Paras2-3) What was Howard Carter’s 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. Carter’s lucky pet bird Eaten by a snake Lord Carnarvon Died of a fever Lord Carnarvon’s dog Died George Gould, Carnarvon’s friend Died of a high fever Richard Bethell, Carter’s secretary Died of heart trouble Arthur Mace, another member of the team Died soon

Part4 (Paras6-8) Different explanations Find out the different explanations mentioned in the passage. explanations 1. coincidence 2. The result of the mummy’s curse 3. virus

Step 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 _ ______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 can’t express how excited I was! It was_______. In it we found the mummy of Tutankhamun, gold and jewels. We decided to empty the tomb .I’m sure we’ll 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 isn’t a ______. Egypt searching preserved mummies lucky amazing famous entering snake curse

Post-reading activities ---interview A---the spokesman of Howard Carter B---a journalist B 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 mummy’s 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.

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