Amazing people

Yang Liwei:the first Chinese

astronaut who travels to outer

space!

He explored _________

He is a space _______

space

explorer

Suppose you are explorers( not visitors), which country do you want to go to ?

What are in the pyramids?

What are in the pyramids?

Pharaoh （法老）

Enjoy part of a film, and answer somequestions about it.

1. What were they looking for?

2. Where did the story happen?

4. Did they find the tomb( 墓 ) finally?

5. Will the curse make them die?

1. What were they looking for? ---A tomb of Tutankhamun

2. Where did the story happen? ---Egypt

3. Did they find the tomb finally? ---Yes

4. Will the curse make them die? ---Maybe

5. Do you believe in the curse of the mummy?

Reading strategy :

Predicting information

1) by reading the title

The article is about a famous explorer who worked in Egypt. What might be the relationship between ‘The curse of the mummy’ and the famous explorer?by reading the title—too general( 笼统）

Reading strategy : Predicting information 2) by reading the first paragraph

What’s the first paragraph about? by reading the first paragraph --more specific （具体）

famous , brave, adventurous and amazing

Read the first paragraph and find some useful words (adj)

Can you predict what Can you predict what the passage is about?the passage is about?

Fast Reading

Read 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?

1. Howard Carter was shy.

2. His father taught him to write.

3. Howard Carter worked in Egypt in the 1920s.

4. He discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun when

he was 17.

5. The explorers decided to leave the treasure in the tomb.

6. Carter’s pet bird usually brought him good luck.

7. Howard Carter died when he was young.

8. It is believed that the mummy’s curse makes those

who enter Egypt ill.

T / F on page 44

Fast Reading

Read 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?

The name of the Egyptian King was Tutankhamun.

They fell ill and died stangely.

1. Howard Carter was shy.

2. His father taught him to write.

3. Howard Carter worked in Egypt in the 1920s.

4. He discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun when

he was 17.

5. The explorers decided to leave the treasure in the tomb.

6. Carter’s pet bird usually brought him good luck.

7. Howard Carter died when he was young.

8. It is believed that the mummy’s curse makes those

who enter Egypt ill.

FF

T

FF

TF

F

T /F

Careful reading

Read the article carefully and do some exercises.

Reading comprehention: 1. Which of the following statements about Howard Carter is TRUE?A. He liked to draw pictures because he wanted to be an artist.B. He wanted to be brave and adventurous like his father.C. He liked visiting new places very much.D.Although he visited many places, he did not discover anything amazing.

2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Howard Carter went to school at an early age.

B. By the 1920s,Howard Carter had become an explorer.

C. Inside the tombs, he discovered many rotten bodies of the Egyptian kings.

D. The tomb of King Tutanhamum was one of the most important tombs that had ever been found.

3. What happened after Carter’s team opened the tomb of King Tutanhamum?A. Carter’s lucky pet dog was bitten by a snake.B. Carter’s secretary died of heart trouble four months after the tomb was opened.C. Arthur Mace lived a long time after the discovery of the tomb.D. Howard Carter lived on and died when he was 56 years old.

4. Which explanations of the following sounds reasonable fot the people’s death

after opening of the tomb?A. By a curious coincidence.B. A certain magic power.C. The result of the mummy’s curse.D. Many viruses inside the tombs killed the people.

5. Which of the following statements is true according to the article?

A. Carter’s pet bird and Carnarvon’s dog were both dead in Egypt.

B. Today, scientists have fully explained the mystery of Tuntanhamum’ tomb.

C. Howard Carter died when he was 55.D. When Carter’ team found the tomb of

King Tutanhamum,they took away all of the treasures.

Please divide the text into four parts:

The summary of each part

Part1

Part 2

Part3

Part4

(Para1-2)

(Para4-5)

(Para6-8)

An _______to Howard Carter

The ________ of King Tutankhamun’s tomb

Some people’s _____ after the tomb was opened.Different___________, but no __________.

（ Para3）

introduction

death

explanationsconclusion

discovery

（ Para1---2 ）Job :

Interest: love ______________________

Education:

explorer

visiting new places

didn’t go to school, taught to draw by his father

Set sail for Alexandria, Egypt

Become an explorer ,searching for the tombs of Egyptian kings

Part1: Introduce Howard Carter

In 1891:

By the 1920s:time

Part2 (Para3)The most amazing discovery is

containing

riches

jewels

gold

the mummy of the king

emptied

The tomb of King Tutankhamun

happened

Howard Carter

George Gould Carnarvon

Richard Bethellbird

Arther Mace

Part 3 Para( 4-5 ) some people died.

Part 3 Para( 4-5 ) some people died.

Complete the chart

Creatures Who was he? What did he do? How did he die?

Carter’s pet bird led Carter to the tomb

Lord Carnarvon offered money to Carter

be present

George Gould visited the tomb

Richard Bethell entered the tomb

Athur Mace another member died shortly

Carnarvon’s friend a high fever

a British man

interested in Egypta fever

Carter’s secretary heart trouble

eaten by a snake

Part4(Para6-8) 1 .Some people

say:

2.Others believe that:

3.However, still others believe :

4. The writer’s opinion :The writer’s opinion :

coincidence

curse

viruses

has __?___been fully explained

Different explanations

explanations

never

Task-based reading

（ look at your papers and pay attention to the right form of each word )

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Within Within sevenseven years, years, 2121 people people who had something to do with who had something to do with the opening of the tomb the opening of the tomb dieddied..

What do you think of it, What do you think of it,

a cursea curse, , a coincidencea coincidence or or

having having a scientific a scientific

explanationexplanation??

1. There is possibility that …,There is possibility that …, because…because…2. The deaths can be explained 2. The deaths can be explained like this ...like this ...3. I think their deaths are due to…,3. I think their deaths are due to…, because...because...4. In my opinion, all this happened 4. In my opinion, all this happened because …because …

Beginning with:Beginning with:

My opinionMy opinion I think the power of a curse is I think the power of a curse is in the mind of in the mind of

the person who believes in itthe person who believes in it. Howard . Howard CarterCarter, , the man who actually opened the tomb, the man who actually opened the tomb, never never believed inbelieved in the curse and lived to a the curse and lived to a reasonably old age of 65 before dying of reasonably old age of 65 before dying of entirely natural causes. The people died entirely natural causes. The people died shortly after the discovery shortly after the discovery maybe because maybe because they were too worried about the curses and they were too worried about the curses and thus got sick and even died.thus got sick and even died.

Further discussion

To be a successful explorer, personality （个性） is very important.

What personality do you think you should have if you want to explore space alone like Yang Liwei?

Personalities of an explorer

brave adventurous

curious tough ( 坚韧的 ) …

careful devoted

.As for students, what sorts of personalities should we have?

Further thinking

personalities a student should have As students in modern times, we should be:

kind

friendly

diligent hardworking modest( 谦虚的 )

honest

co-operative ( 合作的 )

optimistic( 乐观的 )

tough

devoted

helpful

•He who risks nothing He who risks nothing gains nothing.gains nothing.

•Success grows out of Success grows out of struggle to overcome struggle to overcome difficulties.difficulties.

• Write a summary about Howard Carter.

• Read Part A in Reading on Page 106 in Workbook.

Good staying with you!

Thank you for your cooperation!

1) What kind of person do you think Howard Carter is? Why? 2)Mr. Carter found the tomb of King Tutankhamun .Then some people died. There are different explanations.Do you know what they are ? 3)To be a qualified explorer, what kind of personality do you think he/she should have?

4) Do you think the mummy’s curse really exists? Why?

Role play Post-reading activities ---interview

A---the spokesman （发言人） of Howard Carter

B---a journalist B will ask A the following questions:

What is Egypt famous for?

pyramid