Unit 3 Amazing people

Howard Carter — a famous explorer mummy

Reading The curse of the mummy

Skimming and scanning 1.The story is about a mummy’s curse. 2.The name of the Egyptian king is Tutankhahamun. 3. They fell ill and died. Answer the questions on p42.

Please go through the 1st paragraph quickly and then find some key words in it. Howard Carter is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known. He was brave and adventurous. He loved to visit new places. During his lifetime, he discovered many amazing things. Para 1

Fast reading Read the text quickly. Divide it into six parts, and get the general idea of each part.

Para 1: a short introduction of Howard’s life story. Para 2: Howard Carter didn’t go to school and later became an explorer.

Para 4-5: Many people died after Howard’s discovery. Para 3: Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

Para 6-7: People’s different explanations of these people’s death. coincidence viruses curse The mystery of Tutankhamun’s tomb has never been fully explained.

Reading comprehension 1. Howard Carter’s father was a (n) ________. A. teacher B. explorer C. artist D. historian C

2. We can infer that Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun ________. A. at the age of 48 B. on his own expense C. and found it empty D. and found it had been broken in before A

3. Which of the following statements is true?_________ A. Carter went to Egypt on foot when he was 17. B. Carter had a bird which served as a guide to the tomb. C. Only those who were present when the tomb was opened died strangely. D. Carter was the last to die, shortly after all the other members of his team died. B

4. Why did all those people die within a quite short period of time?_____ A. Because they had been cursed. B. It was coincidence. C. Because of the viruses in the tomb. D. No one knows for sure. D

5. Which is the correct order of death? ______ a. Lord Carnarvon’s dog b. Carter’s bird c. Carter d. George Gould A. bacd B. abdc C. badc D. bdac C

6. Strange things that happened to the people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb included the following EXCEPT________. A. a snake attacking people B. people dying of different diseases C. lights going out in Cario D. Lord Carnarvon’s dog dying in England A

CharacterWho was he? What did he do? How did he die? a friend of Carnarvon visited the tomb a high fever a British man interested in Egypt 1. offered Carter money to explore the mysterious; 2. be present at the opened tomb a fever Fill in the form George Gould Lord Carnarvon

Character Who was he? What did he do How did he die? ( in 1890)__________ _________________ (by the 1920s)______ _________________ (in 1922)__________ _________________ a famous explorer especially for the discovery of King set sail for Alexandria, Egypt searched the tomb of the Egyptian King found the tomb of King Tutankhanum seemed nothing Carter’s secretary entered the tomb heart trouble Howard Carter Richard Bethell

P45 Blank filling mummies famous Lord Carnarvon Curse preserved lucky Kings Egypt snake amazing 26th November 1922 Today is the best day of my life! All my years of training as an explorer have finally paid off. Since I arrived in ________ in the early 1920s, I have spent most of my time searching for lost treasure. In ancient Egyptian tombs, I have found gold, jewels and the ________ dead bodies of former kings. These bodies are called ________. Egypt preserved mummies

However, nothing can compare with what I found today. Actually, my ______ pet bird found the place --- he led me to it! Together with ___________ and my team, I opened the tomb of Tutankhamun at Luxor, in the Valley of the _______. Words can’t express how excited I was! It was ________. lucky Lord Carnarvon Kings amazing

The tomb was very dark and dusty but that did not stop us! In it we found the mummy of Tutankhamun, gold and jewels. We decided to empty the tomb. I’m sure we will soon be rich and ________. The only sad thing about today is that my bird died. A _______ ate him just after we entered the tomb. I hope there isn’t a ______. famous snake curse

Discussion Carter did his exploring in the 1920s. Do you believe the curse of the mummy really existed? Why or why not?

Homework 1. Retell the story to your classmates. 2. Find more information about the mysteries of Egypt on the Internet.

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