牛津教材模塊二

ReadingThecurseofthemummyLead-in

1.WeallknowthatEgyptisoneofthe4ancientcivilizedcountries.DoyouknowwhatisEgyptfamousfor?2.ThePyramidisoneofthe7wondersintheworld.HaveyoueverreadorthoughtaboutwhatisinsidethePyramids?PyramidsandSphinx.Wallpaintings

insidePiramidsMummytreasuresTheofthemummycurseThedisastersthathappenedtothoseexplorersPredictinginformation

1.Canyouguesswhatislikelytobetalkedaboutinourtextfromthetitle?Readingstrategy2.Whydoesthewriterchoose‘Thecurseofthemummy’asitstitlehere?

Thetitlecandrawyourattentionandarouseyourinterest.HowardCarter

isafamousexplorerandhediscoveredmanyamazingthings.

Readthefirstparagraphandthentellthegeneralideaofthe1stparagraph.famousbraveadventurousamazingAgeneralintroduction

ofHowardCarterHowardCarterReadingCarter’shobbiesCartermadesomeunexpecteddiscoveriesCarter’sfamilyCarter’sschoollifeCanyoupredictwhatthefollowingparagraphswilltellus？PredictionSummariesoftheparagraphsParagraph1____Paragraph2____Paragraph3____Paragraph4____Paragraph5____Paragraph6____Paragraph7____Paragraph8____edagfhcbSkimmingPart2:Part3:Part1:

Para1--3Para4--5Para6--8HowardCarter’s_________andhis____________________afterthediscovery____________________aboutthedeathsThecurseofthemummy

OutlineexperiencediscoveryStrangedeathsDifferentexplanationsHowardCarterJob:Education：Interest：WenttoEgypt：Greatestdiscovery:Yearofthediscovery：Where：

explorer(bythe1920s)didn’tgotoschool,wastaughttodrawbyhisfathercurousabouttheoutsideworld1891KingTutankhamun’stomb1922ValleyoftheKings,EgyptPartI

KingTutankhamungoldcoffingoldmaskagoldboxcontainingtheking’sinside

blackdiamond

earringsbracelet

slippersTreasures

The_____ofCarter’steammates

CharacterConnectionwithCarterandthetomb

Howdidhedie？LordCarnarvonRichardBethellArthurMacePetbirdGeorgeGouldCarnarvon’s______eatenbya_____Carter’s_________fellillwitha_____hadahigh_____diedof__________Team________Notmentioneddeathproviderfeverfriendfever

hearttroublesecretarysnaketombmemberMoney_________ledCartertothe____21peoplediedPart2

_________________________aboutthedeaths

1.Coincidence2.Themummy’scurse3.Ascientificexplanation(viruses)

Themysteryhasneverbeen__________________.fully

explainedConclusion:

DifferentexplanationsPart3

Workinpairsorgroups.Fillineachblankwithnomorethanonewordaccordingtothetext.AboutHowardCarter●HowardCarterisoneofthemostfamous(1)________.●In1891,heset(2)_____forAlexandria,Egypt.●In1922,heandhisteamdiscoveredthetombofKingTutankhamun.●Hemademanyamazing(3)________duringhislifetimeduetohisbraveryandcuriosityabouttheworld.Readingcomprehensionexplorerssaildiscoveries/things Aboutthe(4)__________________deaths●Carter’sluckypetbird,(5)________himtotheplace,waseatenbyasnake.●LordCarnarvon,fromwhomCarterhad(6)________money,fellillwithafeveranddiedinEgypt.●GeorgeGould,afriendofCarnarvon’s,hadahighfeverafter(7)________thetombanddied.●RichardBethell,Carter’s(8)________,diedofhearttroubleafterthetombwasopened.●ArthurMace,amemberoftheteam,diedshortlyafterdiscoveringthetomb.strange/mysterious/puzzlingleadingreceivedvisitingsecretaryAboutthecausesofthedeaths●Somepeoplesaythedeathswerejustcoincidence.●Somebelievethatthemummy’scurse(9)________inthedeaths.●Othersbelieveinthescientificexplanationthatthevirusesinsidethetombscan(10)______illnessorevendeath.

resultedcauseInordertosucceed,whatkindofpersonalitiesshouldwedevelop?Curiousbravedeterminedhardworkingcreative

Discussion

InterviewYoumayaskHowardCarterabout:2.Hisexperiencesofexploring1.Hispersonalinformation(interest,education,…)whenhebecameanexplorerHowhebecamerichandfamousHismostimportantdiscoveryWhathappenedafterthediscoveryWhysomanypeoplediedstrangelyHowhefeltaboutthedeathsYoumaystartlikethis:Reporter:Goodmorning,Mr.Carter.Nicetomeetyou.HowardCarter:Goodmorning.Reporter:I’m…(yourname)from