The curse of the mummy ---------(高中英语模块二 unit3 牛津版) Teaching aims:train the students’ reading abilityRemember the new words and some expressions.Teaching important points:improve the students’ reading abilityenable the students to understand the text better.Teaching difficult points:1.How to improve the students’ reading ability2.the use of some useful expressionsPeriod one Step 1 :pre-reading discussion1.We all know that Egypt is one of the 4 ancient civilized countries. Do you know what is Egypt famous for?2. The Pyramid is one of the 7 wonders in the world.Have you ever read or thought about what is inside the Pyramids?Step 2:reading 一.reading strategy ---prediction predict information in advance with the help of the title 1. what might be the connection between the title ‘the curse of the mummy’ and Howard carter? 2. what might be dealt with in the passage? 3. read the first paragraph and make the prediction more specific 1). read the first paragraph and see if it agrees with their anticipation. 2).predict what the following paragraphs are likely to discuss with the help of the information in the first paragraph. 二 Fast ReadingRead the article quickly and answer the following questions:1.What was the name of the Egyptian King whose tomb Carter found?2.What happened to some of Carter’s team members after the tomb was opened?三.Careful reading 1. read the rest of the passage and check their anticipation. 2. read and find the main idea of each paragraph1).there is a scientific reason why people died after entering the tomb. 2). howard carter did not go to school and later became an explorer.3). lord carnarvon died after carter had opened the tomb. 4). harward carter discovered...