湖南省安乡县第一中学高中英语译林牛津必修二课件：Unit 3 Amazing people Reading

Mummies
(the preserved bodies of kings and queens)
Why did the Egyptians wrap dead bodies to make mummies? Because ________. A. they believed in the idea of a second life and believed that making mummies
What can you guess the passage will possibly talk about from Paragraph 1?
Howard Carter & his discovery
Reading the first paragraph
1. Is it the beginning of a story? 2. What does the writer tell us about the explorer in the first paragraph?
Howard Carter
1. Howard Carter was shy.
F
2. His father taught him to write.
3. Howard Carter worked in Egypt in the 1920s.
F
4. He discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun when he was 17.
bravery and curiosity about the world.
About ● Carter’s lucky pet bird, _le_a__d_in_g_ him
the
to the place, was eaten by a snake.
_st_r_a_n_g_e_/ ● Lord Carnarvon, from whom Carter
1. Find out how many people are 5mentioned in this text? 2. Who is Howard Carter?
He is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known.
3. What amazing discovery did Howard Carter make?
Words believed to have magical (有魔法的) powers that can harm people.
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！
1. coincidence 2. the result of the mummy’s curse 3. virus
explanations
● Howard Carter is one of the most
About
famous _e_x_p_l_o_re__rs_.
Howard ● In 1891, he set _s_a_i_l _ for Alexandria,
The pyramids were built for ______. A. kings and queens B. common people
Inside the pyramids there are _____. A. nothing B. the tombs of the kings and the queens
8. It is believed that the mummy’s curse makes those who enter Egypt ill. F
How many parts?
Part 1 (Para1) A short introduction to Howard Carter.
Part 2 (Paras 2-3) What was Howard Carter’s most amazing discovery?
explorers
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.
Wall paintings inside Piramids
Mummy
Apart from mummies, are there any treasures inside the tombs of the pyramids?
Have the tombs ever been robbed of treasures by people?
_v_is_i_ti_n_g_ the tomb and died.
● Richard Bethell, Carter’s _s_e_c_r_e_ta_r_y,
died of heart trouble after the tomb
was opened.
About the causes of the deaths
He found the tomb of King Tutankhamun.
King Tutankhamun
4. What happened to some of Carter’s team members after the tomb was opened? They fell ill and died.
The discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun.
Part 3 (Paras 4-5) What happened to the creatures that had something to do with the opening of the tomb.
Carter’s lucky pet bird Lord Carnarvon Lord Carnarvon’s dog George Gould, Carnarvon’s friend
Eaten by a snake Died of a fever
Died of a high f Carter’s secretary
3. What words do you think are useful for you to predict the ideas included in the passage?
famous adventurous brave amazing
4. Can you predict what will come in the next paragraphs with the above key words?
ancient civilized countries. Do you know
Pyramids and Sphinx.
2. The Pyramid is one of the 7 wonders in about what is inside the Pyramids?
the world. Have you ever read or thought
The ancient Egyptians created the pyramids ---one of the wonders of the world ________. A. the help of many machines B. by hand
All the pyramids are built on the west bank of ________. A. the Lake Victoria B. the River Nile
could protect the bodies during the journey to the next life B. it was a symbol of wealth and status
curse
Can you guess what the mummies would do if they were disturbed?
Contents
Warming up Reading strategy
Fast reading Detailed reading
Summary
Discussion
Exercises
Homework
1. We all know that Egypt is one of the 4 what is Egypt famous for?
Carter Egypt.
● In 1922, he and his team discovered
the tomb of King Tutankhamun.
● He made many amazing __________
d__is_c_o_v_edriuersin/ gthhinisglsifetime due to his
T
F
5. The explorers decided to leave the treasure in the tomb. F
6. Carter’s pet bird usually brought him good luck. T
7. Howard Carter died when he was young. F
What happened to these people after they entered the tombs?
Were they rich overnight?
treasures
The Capital of Egypt is ________. A. Cairo B. Alexandria
_m_y_s_te_r_i_ous/ had _r_e_c_e_iv_e_d_ money, fell ill with a
_p_u_z_zl_in_g_ fever and died in Egypt.
deaths ● George Gould, a friend of
Carnarvon’s, had a high fever after
Predicting information 1. Can you guess what is likely to be talked about in our text from the title?
A. the Pyramids of Egypt B. the makings of the mummies C. the explorers who entered the tomb D. the disasters that happened to those
Died of heart trouble
Arthur Mace, another member of the team
Died soon
Part 4 (Paras 6-8) Different explanations
Find out the different explanations mentioned in the passage.
Tomb of King Tutankhamun
King Tutankhamun
In the tombs there are ________. A. many treasures as well as the preserved bodies of kings and queens B. just the dead bodies of kings and queens