高中英语Unit 3 Amazing people Section 1 A text structure analysis of The curse of the mummyVIP免费

Unit3AmazingpeoplePartTwoTeachingResources第二部分教学资源Section1:AtextstructureanalysisofTHECURSEOFTHEMUMMYI.TypeofwritingandsummaryofTHECURSEOFTHEMUMMYTypeofwritingThisisapieceofnarrativewriting.MainideaofthepassageIttellsaboutamummy’scurseTopicsentenceof1stparagraphHowardCarterisoneofthemostfamousexplorerstheworldhaseverknown.Topicsentenceof2ndparagraphHewasbrightandcuriousabouttheworldoutsidehishometown.Topicsentenceof3rdparagraphIn1922,HowardCartermadehismostamazingdiscoveryofall,intheValleyoftheKings,inEgypt.Topicsentenceof4thand5thparagraphsHowever,notlongafterthetombhadbeenopened,peopleinCarter’steambegantofallillanddiestrangely.Topicsentenceof6thparagraphSomepeoplesaythedeathswerejustcoincidence.Othersbelievethattheyweretheresultofthemummy’scurse.Topicsentenceof7thparagraphHowever,stillothersbelievethatthereisascientificexplanation.II.AretoldversionofthetextTHECURSEOFTHEMUMMYHowardCarterisoneofthemostfamousexplorerstheworldhaseverknown.Hewasbrightandcuriousabouttheworldoutsidehishometownwhenhewasveryyoung.Bythe1920s,hehadbecomeanexplorer,searchingforthetombsoftheEgyptiankings.In1922,HowardCartermadehismostamazingdiscoveryofall,intheValleyoftheKings,inEgypt,wherehefoundthetombofKingTutankhamun.However,notlongafterthetombhadbeenopened,peopleinCarter’steambegantofallillanddiestrangely.Withinsevenyears,21peoplewhohadsomethingtodowiththeopeningofthetombdied.Somepeoplesaythedeathswerejustcoincidence.Othersbelievethattheyweretheresultofthemummy’scurse.However,stillothersbelievethatthereisascientificexplanation,becauseinsidethetombstherearemanyviruses.●Section2:BackgroundinformationI.BackgroundinformationaboutmummyandHowardCarterWhataremummies?Whenyouthinkofamummywhatcomestomind?MostofususuallypictureanEgyptianmummywrappedinbandagesandburieddeepinsideapyramid.WhiletheEgyptianonesarethemostfamous,mummieshavebeenfoundinmanyplacesthroughouttheworld,fromGreenlandtoChinatotheAndesMountainsofSouthAmerica.用心爱心专心116号编辑Amummyisthebodyofaperson(orananimal)thathasbeenpreservedafterdeath.Normallywhenwedie,bacteriaandothergermseatawayatthesofttissues(suchasskinandmuscles)leavingonlythebonesbehind.Sincebacterianeedwaterinordertogrow,mummificationusuallyhappensifthebodydriesoutquicklyafterdeath.Thebodymaythenbesowellpreservedthatwecaneventellhowthedeadpersonmayhavelookedinlife.Mummiesaremadenaturallyorbyembalming,whichisanyprocessthatpeopleusetohelppreserveadeadbody.Mummiescanbedriedoutbyextremecold,bythesun,bysmoke,orusingchemicalssuchasnatron.Somebodiesbecomemummiesbecausetherewerefavorablenaturalconditionswhentheydied.Otherswerepreservedandburiedwithgreatcare.TheancientEgyptiansbelievedthatmummifyingaperson'sbodyafterdeathwasessentialtoensureasafepassagetotheafterlife.Howaremummiesmade?MummificationinancientEgyptwasaverylongandexpensiveprocess.Fromstarttofinish,ittookaboutseventydaystoembalmabody.SincetheEgyptiansbelievedthatmummificationwasessentialforpassagetotheafterlife,peopleweremummifiedandburiedaswellastheycouldpossiblyafford.High-rankingofficials,priestsandothernobleswhohadservedthepharaohandhisqueenhadfairlyelaborateburials.Thepharaohs,whowerebelievedtobecomegodswhentheydied,hadthemostmagnificentburialsofall.Inthecaseofaroyalornobleburial,theembalmerssetupworkshopsnearthetombofthemummy.TheartofEgyptianmummificationconsistedofmanysteps.First,thebodywaswashe...