Unit3Amazingpeople--ReadingThecurseofthemummy(comprehension)ByLiChenonDec26,2006Aimsandrequirements♦ReadanarticleaboutafamousexplorerandanarticleaboutaChineseastronaut♦Listentoalistofrequirements♦Talkaboutfamouspeopleandunknownplaces,andintroduceaperson♦Writeabiographicalarticle♦InterviewaprofessionalSummaryofthepassageThepassageisaboutafamousexplorerwho,withtheassistanceofLordCarnarvon,ledateamtoEgyptandmadesomeunexpecteddiscoveriesintombs.Itstillremainsamysteryhowoneofhisdiscoveriesledtoillnessanddeathformanyofhisteammembers.ProceduresStep1:Leading-in1)DoyoustillremembersomethingfromourdiscussiononEgyptinUnit1andUnit2?WetalkedaboutTobytravelinginEgyptandpeople’scuriosityabouthowthepyramidswerebuilt.Thoughwedon’tknowexactlyhowpeopleatthattimebuiltthem,wearequitesureofonething,thatis,allthepyramidswerebuiltforkingsandqueens.Theyexpectedtobeburiedthereaftertheirdeath.Inspiteoftheharshconditions,theEgyptianscreatedthiswonderoftheworldwiththeirhands.It’ssaidthepyramidsareasmagnificentasapalaceinside.2)Haveyoueverreadorthoughtaboutwhatisinsidethepyramids?3)Arethereanypeopleburiedinthem?4)Whatdopeoplenowadayscallthoseburiedintombs?5)Whataremummiesandhowaretheymade?6)Apartfrommummies,arethereanytreasuresinsidethetombsofthepyramids?7)Havethetombseverbeenrobbedoftreasuresbypeople?8)Whathappenedtothesepeopleaftertheyenteredthetombs?9)Weretheyrichovernight?10)Whatmayexplainthedisastersthathappenedtothosepeople?用心爱心专心116号编辑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.Step3:Detailedreadingforimportantinformation1.Nowpleaserereadthepassageandidentifywhichstatementsaretrueandwhicharefalse.ThencompletePartC1onP44individually.2.PartC2onP44.Matchthesummariesoftheparagraphsinthearticle3.Whilereadingpleaseidentifytherelationshipsbetweenthesecharactersandtrytoretellthepassageaccording用心爱心专心116号编辑tothefollowingdiagram.CharactersWhowashe?Whatdidhedo?Howdidhedie?GeorgeGouldafriendofCarnarvonvisitedthetombahighfeverLordCarnarvonaBritishmaninterestedinEgyptofferedCartermoneytoexplorethemysterious;bepresentattheopenedtombafeverHowardCarterafamousexplorerespeciallyforthediscoveryofKingTutankhamun’stombin1891setsailforAlexandria,Egyptbythe1920ssearchedforthetombsoftheEgyptiankingsin1922foundthetombofKingTutankhamunseemednothingtodowiththetombRichardBethellCarter’ssecretaryenteredthetombhearttroubleStep4: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?Step5:Homework1.PartsDandEonP44andP45.2.WriteasummaryaboutHowardCarterinafewsentences.用心爱心专心116号编辑
