Unit3Amazingpeople●ReadingThecurseofthemummyStep1:Lead-inWeallknowthatEgyptisoneofthe4ancientcivilizedcountries.DoyouknowwhatEgyptisfamousfor?（Yes,pyramidsandSphinx.）Asweallknow,thePyramidisoneofthe7wondersintheworld.HaveyoueverreadorthoughtaboutwhatisinsidethePyramids?Lookatthescreen,please.Todaywe’llcometothetextThecurseofthemummy.Thepassageisaboutafamousexplorerwho,withtheassistanceofLordCarnarvon,ledateamtoEgyptandmadesomeunexpecteddiscoveriesintombs.Itstillremainsamysteryhowoneofhisdiscoveriesledtoillnessanddeathformanyofhisteammembers.Step2:Fastreadingforgeneralideas1.PayattentiontotheReadingstrategyfirstbeforeskimmingthepassage.1)ThearticleyouaregoingtoreadisaboutafamousexplorerwhoworkedinEgypt.Readthearticleandmakeconnectionsbetweenthetitleandtheexplorer.Useyourimaginationandexpressyouropinionsfreelywitheachother.Whatmightbetheconnectionsbetween‘Thecurseofthemummy’andthefamousexplorer?Whydoesthewriterchoose‘Thecurseofthemummy’asitstitlehere?Doyouthinkthetitlecangrabyourattentionandarouseyourinterest?Fromyourpointofview,whatmightbedealtwithinthefollowingarticle?Cansomethingliketheexplorer’shobbies,hisexperiencesofadventures,hisachievementsbecoveredinthearticle?2)You’vedoneagoodjob,expressingyouropinionsabouttherelationshipbetweenthetitleandtheexplorerandpredictingthemaincontentsofthearticle.That’sgreat.Buttobemorespecific,canyouanticipatewhatmightbecoveredinthefirstparagraphofthearticle?3)Pleasereadthefirstparagraphanddiscusshowthefirstparagraphagreesordisagreeswithyourpredictions.What’sthefirstparagraphabout?Isitthebeginningofastory?Whatdoesthewritertellusabouttheexplorerinthefirstparagraph?Whatwordsdoyouthinkareusefulforyoutopredicttheideasincludedinthepassage?NowyoumayfindthefirstparagraphservesasageneralintroductionofHowardCarter,andpleasepayattentiontothekeywordsinthefirstparagraphontheblackboard:famous,brave,adventurous,amazing4)Withthehelpofthekeywords,youmaypredictthecontentoftheparagraphsthatfollow.Whatarethefollowingparagraphslikelytodo?WilltheygivespecificexamplestosupportthegeneraldescriptionofHowardCarter?Exchangeyourideaswithyourpartnersandthencheckyourpredictionbyreadingthefollowingparagraph.5)Nowlet’sfocusonReadingstrategytoreviewtheskillsofhowtopredictinformationinanarticle.2.SkimthepassageandcompletethethreequestionsinPartA.AnswersA1.Thearticleisaboutamummy’scurse.2.ThenameoftheEgyptianKingwasTutankhamun.3.Theyfellillanddied.Step3:Detailedreadingforimportantinformation1.Nowpleaserereadthepassageandidentifywhichstatementsaretrueandwhicharefalse.ThencompletePartC1onP44individually.AnswersC11F2F3T4F5F6T7F8F2.Whilereadingpleaseidentifytherelationshipsbetweenthesecharactersandtrytoretellthepassageaccordingtothefollowingdiagram.CharactersWhowashe?Whatdidhedo?Howdidhedie?GeorgeGouldafriendofCarnarvonvisitedthetombahighfeverLordCarnarvonaBritishmaninterestedinEgyptofferedCartermoneytoexplorethemysterious;bepresentattheopenedtombafeverHowardCarterafamousexplorerespeciallyforthediscoveryofKingTutankhamun’stombin1891setsailforAlexandria,Egyptbythe1920ssearchedforthetombsoftheEgyptiankingsin1922foundthetombofKingTutankhamunseemednothingtodowiththetombRichardBethellCarter’ssecretaryenteredthetombhearttrouble3.Wordsprocessing.Step4:Post-readingactivities1.interviewA---thespokesmanofHowardCarterB---ajournalistBwillaskAthefollowingquestions:1)WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkHowardCarteris?Why?2)Tobeaqualifiedexplorer,whatkindofpersonalitydoyouthinkhe/sheshouldhave?3)DoyouthinkthepersonalityofHowardCarterhashadapositiveeffectonhisdiscoveries?4)Asforstudents,whatsortsofpersonalitiesdoesastudenthavetopossess?5)ComparedwiththeamazingpersonssuchasMotherTeresa,BillGates,Beethoven,ZhangHeng,doyouthinkHowardCarterisasgreatasthem?6)Doyouthinkthemummy’scursereallyexists?Why?2.WriteasummaryaboutHowardCarterinafewsentences.3.FocusonPartFandmakeupadialogueastheexampleshows.4.DowithPartsA1andA2onpage96inWorkbooktogetmorefamiliarwiththetextandthewordsinit.AnswersA11.curious2.emptying3.examined4.fresh5.present6.preserved7.adventurous8.resultedA21.died,death2.discovered,discovery3.breathing,breath4.believe,belief5.short,shortly6.strangely,strange7.explorers,exploring8.full,fully5.ReadPartAinReadingonpage100inWorkbookandanswerthequestions.Answers1.Theycaredaboutthestomach,lungsandliverbecausetheyputtheminspecialbottles.Theydidn’tcareaboutthebrainbecausetheyjustthrewitaway.2.First,theyremovedtheliver,stomachandlungs.Thentheywrappedthebodycarefullyandplacedcapsonthefingersandtoes.Theydecoratedthebodybeforeplacingitinthetomb.3.Manymummiesweretakenbyforeignexplorersandpeopleusedthemtomakemedicine.4.TheEgyptiansthoughttheywouldbequestionedbytheirgods.Ifthegodswerehappywithaman,thenhecouldbeginhissecondlife.Eachhourofthissecondlifewasaslongastheman’swholelifeonearth.5.Hedoesn’tknowifhecouldgetasecondlifeafterbeingquestionedbythegods.
