1. THE CURSE OF

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

3. Wall paintings inside Pyramids

4. treasures

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

6. Mummies

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

8. 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！

9. The curse of the mummy

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

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

12. 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 ?

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

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

18. 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

19. 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

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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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