THE CURSE OF

Lead-in 1. Do you know what is Egypt famous for? Pyramids. 2. Do you know what are inside the Pyramids?

Wall paintings inside Pyramids

treasures

Are there any dead people in them? What do we call them nowadays?

Mummies

The mummies lied in their tombs peacefully. Can you guess what the mummies would do if they were disturbed?

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

Pre-reading Reading Strategy: When we are going to read, good readers learn to think ahead and predict information in advance.

1.From the title, what can you predict the passage will talk about? －too general(笼统) THE CURSE OF the mummy

2. To get your prediction more specific(具体) , read the first paragraph 2. To get your prediction more specific(具体) , read the first paragraph . Then think about what might be the connections (联系)between “The curse of the mummy” and the famous explorer ?

Howard Carter explorer famous brave amazing things Read paragraph 1 and look for these words： Howard Carter explorer famous brave amazing things

Can you predict what the following paragraphs will tell us？ A.Carter’s hobbies B.Carter made some unexpected discoveries C.Carter’s family D.Carter’s school life

Part C2 e g b h d a c f Main points of each paragragh While-reading Fast Reading: Skim and scan the passage quickly and then finish Part C2 (on page 44). Part C2 Main points of each paragragh e g Paragraph 1 ____ Paragraph 5 ____ Paragraph 2 ____ Paragraph 6 ____ Paragraph 3 ____ Paragraph 7 ____ Paragraph 4 ____ Paragraph 8 ____ b h d a c f

Careful-reading Howard Carter （Para1--3） explorer Job : Interest： love visiting and exploring new places didn’t go to school, learnt to draw from his father Education： Greatest discovery: King Tutankhamun’s tomb Year of the discovery： 1922 Where： In the valley of the Kings, Egypt

Now read paragraphs 4 and 5 carefully, and try to fill the blanks in the following table.

Carter’s lucky pet bird Eaten by a snake Died of a fever Lord Carnarvon George Gould, Carnarvon’s friend Died of a high fever Died of heart trouble Richard Bethell, Carter’s secretary Arthur Mace, another member of the team Died soon

21 people died Different explanations Read the para6--8 Different explanations __________ _______________ about the deaths 21 people died 1. Coincidence 2. The mummy’s curse 3. A scientific explanation (viruses) Conclusion: The mystery has remained a ____________. riddle

Task-based Reading: Since we have read the whole passage carefully, now let’s have a consolidation.

Consolidation explorers sail discoveries / things About Howard Carter ● Howard Carter is one of the most famous(1) _________. ● In 1891, he set (2)_____ for Alexandria, Egypt. ● In 1922, he and his team discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. ● He made many amazing(3)__________ ______ during his lifetime due to his bravery and curiosity about the world. explorers sail discoveries / things

snake received visiting secretary About the(4) ___________________ deaths ● Carter’s lucky pet bird, leading him to the place, was eaten by a(5)____. ● Lord Carnarvon, from whom Carter had (6)________ money, fell ill with a fever and died in Egypt. ● George Gould, a friend of Carnarvon’s, had a high fever after (7) _______ the tomb and died. ● Richard Bethell, Carter’s (8)________, died of heart trouble after the tomb was opened. snake strange/ mysterious/ puzzling received visiting secretary

Different (10) _______ resulted ● Arthur Mace, a member of the of the deaths ● Arthur Mace, a member of the team, died shortly after discovering the tomb. ● Some people say the deaths were just(11) _________. ● Some believe that the mummy’s curse has something to do with the deaths. ● Others believe in the scientific explanation that the viruses inside the tombs can(12) ______ in illness or even death. explanations coincidence resulted