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牛津高中英语（译林版）高中The Curse of the Mummy教学设计一、教案背景1、面向学生：中学2、学科：英语（译林出版社）3、版块：模块二高一上学期4、课题：Reading:The Curse of the Mummy5、课型及课时：阅读课第1课时二、教材分析教学内容：牛津高中英语（译林版）模块二高一上学期第三单元“Amazing People”第一课时Reading: The Curse of the Mummy教材分析：本课为模块二第三单元Reading教学的第一课时，第三单元主要讲述神秘的古代文明，而本课主要讲述埃及金字塔以及有关木乃伊的诅咒。
埃及金字塔及木乃伊是世人不断研究及探索的领域，也是我们学生非常感兴趣的领域。
本课主要帮助学生通过阅读这篇文章掌握阅读此类文章的阅读策略和阅读技巧，提高学生的阅读能力和综合运用语言的能力。
同时，通过本课教学，培养学生科学探究的精神。
教学目标：知识目标：1、了解一些有用的关于金字塔，埃及，探险的单词，词组表达:curse, explorer, secretary, curious, coincidence 等.能力目标：1、通过对阅读策略的学习，掌握预测课文内容和获取学习的能力；2、培养学生的说、读、写能力、竞争意识和自主、合作、探究的意识。
情感目标：1、使学生了解木乃伊的神秘世界，激发他们的求知欲；2、努力学习，学会用科学的方法来破解这一未解之谜学习策略：1、利用图片或者特定语境来学习新的单词和短语；2、采用激励性评价体制，激发学生的积极性和主动性；3、小组活动，通过小组成员合作学习，培养学生自主运用语言的能力。
教学重难点：通过对阅读策略的学习，掌握预测课文内容和获取学习的能力；教学准备：多媒体课件教学方法：任务教学法、小组讨论法等Step1Leading-inWatch a video about mummyT: Have you seen this film? It is about mummy. Do you know what is mummy? It is preserved dead body. And it is famous in Egypt. Okay, now let’ s enjoy this video. While watching, please pay attention to what message did the mummy leave?Have you found out the message?S:Death is only a beginning.T: Good! And do you know what is this message? It is a curse.What is curse? Curse are the words believed to have magical powers that can harm people. In Chinese, we call “诅咒”.This is the title of the passage, so can we predict what the passage will tell us?S: The curse. Maybe there is something terrible.T: Do you want to know about the curse? Or are you curious? S: Yes!T: Okay, now begin reading the passage, let, s learn some new words. Read after me loudly.【设计说明】通过观看电影《木乃伊》的一小段视频，激发学生的兴趣，激发学 生表达的欲望，增加课堂的生动性及趣味性。
Module2 Unit3 ReadingThe curse of the mummyTeaching aims：1. Help the students to learn how to predict some information of the passage.2. Enable the students to have a good understanding of the content.3. Develop the students’ ability of analyzing detailed information of the text.4. Get the students to know how important group work is.5. Provide the chances of expressing their ideas about exploring a tomb to the students.Teaching important points：1. Improve the students’ reading ability.2. Develop the students’ creative and comprehensive abilities.Teaching difficult points：1.How to improve the students’ reading ability.2.How to encourage the students’ to express their ideas freely.Teaching methods：1. Skimming and careful reading.2. Asking-and-answering activity to check students’ understanding of the content.3. Task-based teaching methods.4. Group discussion.Teaching procedures:Step 1 GreetingsGood morning, my boys and girls! Let’s give a warm welcome to the guests first!Step 2 Lead-inEveryone, please look at these pictures! What are in the pictures? (mummies)Now, let’s focus on the title of the article----the curse of the mummy.What do you expect to read about in this passage?(you can use the following expressions)I think ….Maybe it is about ….In my opinion the writer wants to ….Step 3 Directed reading1. Listen to the magazine article carefully and answer the following questions: 1). Who is Howard Carter?(He is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known.)2). What amazing discovery did Howard Carter make?(He found the tomb of King Tutankhamun.)3). What happened to some of Carter’s team members after the tomb was opened?(They fell ill and died.)2. Match the summaries with the correct paragraphs.a There is a scientific reason why people died after entering the tomb.b Howard Carter did not go to school and later become an explorer.c Lord Carnarvon died after visiting the tomb.d Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun.e Howard Carter is a world-famous explorer.f ‘The curse of the mummy’ remains a mystery.g More people died after Carter’s discovery.h People keep wondering why so many people died and have suggested all kinds of explanations.Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6Paragraph 7 Paragraph 8(e b d c g h a f)3. Please divide the text into three parts and conclude the main idea of each part. Part 1 (para ) Howard Carter’s and his(1~3/ experiences, discoveries)Part 2 (para ) after the discovery(4, 5/ Strange, deaths)Part 3 (para ) about the deaths(6~8/Different, explanations)Step 4 Detailed readingHave students read each part carefully and deal with the detailed information.Para 1~3: Information about Howard CarterJob: (explorer)Education:(did not go to school, but learnt to draw from his father)Interests:(be curious about the world outside his home town )When went to Egypt: (1891)Discoveries:(several important tombs of the Egyptian kings)Greatest discovery:(the tomb of King Tutankhamen)Year of the discovery: (1922)Where:(in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt)(Lord Carnarvon, Richard Bethell/ a friend of Carnarvon’s, Carter’s secretary, another member of the team/ was swallowed by a snake, fell ill with a fever, only to catch a high fever, not mentioned)Para 6~8: Different explanations about their deaths1.2.3.Conclusion: The mystery has never been .(coincidence, a mummy’s curse, a scientific explanation/ fully explained)Step 5 Task-based reading(curious, education, explorer, discovery, including, died, Reasons, coincidence, connected, scientific)Step 6 Group discussionNow, l et’s have a discussion.Suppose you are explores. There is another tomb of a famous king in Egypt that has been found. It contains the preserved body of the king and lots of treasures. Your groups are exploring teams who are supposed to explore the tomb.1) How will you protect yourselves when you are exploring the tomb?2) What will you do with the curse of the mummy?3) After exploring, how are you going to deal with the mummy of the king and the treasures?Step 7 HomeworkEach group is required to write a report about their exploring plans after class. At the beginning of the next class, they can share their plans with the whole class.。
The curse of mummy●Teaching contents: Reading——The curse of the mummy●Teaching objectives:1. Enable the students to have a good understanding of the content.2. Provide chances for students to increase their knowledge of history.3. Introduce to them the skills related to predicting information.4. Provide the students the chance to introduce a person.5. Develop the students’ desire for exploring, the qualities of courage, cooperation, confidence andso on.●Teaching methods:1. Skimming, and careful reading.2. Asking-and-answering activity to check students’ understanding of the content.3. Task-based teaching methods.4. Group discussion.●Teaching aids: Powerpoint presentation.●Teaching procedures:Lead-in1.Play a song to arouse student’s interest to learn this passage.What does this song remind you of ? What happened to Titanic? Another explanation for its sinking is because of the curse of mummy which was taken on the ship by a businessman.2.Explain the meaning of curseCurse is a word that has a magic power to make sth. bad happen. For example: If someone hates you, he will say you won’t pass the examination tomorrow. That is a curse. Do you think it really works?Reading comprehension1. PredictionToday we’ll learn the special curse, the curse of the mummy.Look at the title, can you guess what the article is about?What more information can we get from the first paragraph?2Introduction of Carter.Read paragraph 1 to know the main idea.Predict what might be mentioned in the following passage.Read paragraph 2 to introduce Carter according to the diagram.3Playing videoCarter was at the gate of the tomb. Let’s following him to get into it. After students finish watching , ask questions: what are there in the tomb? What would you do if you see thesetreasures? What did they do according to paragraph 3? Is it right to empty other’s tomb of everything? Were they lucky although they became rich?4Reading paragraphs 4 and 5Read it and fill in the blanks and pay attention to the right form.5Listening to the tapeDiscussion: Why did these people die strangely? ( For example : They died because of the coincidence . )Fill in the blanks. Focus on the sentence structure. Ask students to show their opinion withthe sentence structure.6DiscussionDo you think Carter was an amazing person? Why or why not?HomeworkChoose one of the two (1) .Write a summary about Howard Carter.(2). Do you think Carter was a real amazing person ? Would youlike to be an explorer like Carter? Why or why not?。
牛津高中英语阅读课The Curse of the Mummy案例实施与反思【摘要】本文旨在探讨。
文章首先介绍了案例背景，包括选材背景和教学目标。
随后分析了案例的实施过程，探讨了教师的教学策略和学生的学习情况。
在案例反思与启示部分，讨论了教学中遇到的问题和改进方向。
教学方法探讨部分则探讨了更适合此案例的教学方法。
学生反馈与效果评价部分评估了学生对此案例的接受程度和学习效果。
结论部分总结了案例实施经验，并提出了教学改进建议。
未来发展展望部分展望了教学的未来方向。
通过本文的阐述，读者将对该案例的实施与反思有更深入的了解，为教学实践提供参考并推动教学质量的提高。
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1. 引言1.1 牛津高中英语阅读课The Curse of the Mummy案例实施与反思The Curse of the Mummy是一节牛津高中英语阅读课的案例，讲述了一个关于埃及法老和古代宝藏的神秘故事。
在这节课中，学生通过阅读和讨论相关文章，了解了古埃及文化和历史，同时锻炼了他们的阅读和理解能力。
在实施这个案例的过程中，老师首先通过引入一些背景知识和图片让学生建立起对埃及文化和历史的基本了解。
然后，老师让学生在小组中共同阅读和讨论相关文章，通过互动合作的方式提高他们的阅读理解能力。
在讨论过程中，老师引导学生提出问题和解决问题的方法，培养了他们的批判性思维能力。
在反思这个案例的过程中，我们发现学生对埃及文化和历史产生了浓厚的兴趣，并且通过这个案例学会了如何有效地阅读和理解文章。
学生也从讨论中学会了互相合作和倾听他人的观点，提高了他们的团队合作能力。
在教学方法探讨中，我们认为可以进一步引入多样化的教学资源和互动形式，如视频、游戏等，来增强学生的学习体验和吸引力。
我们也可以加强老师对学生思维能力和情感态度的引导，使学生在学习过程中更加主动和积极。
通过学生的反馈和效果评价，我们得知这个案例取得了较好的教学效果。
学生表示通过这个案例对阅读和理解能力有所提升，对埃及文化和历史有了更深入的了解。
The curse of the mummy （完整版）1.阅读课文，从下面选项中选出各部分的主要意思。
选项中有两项是多余选项。
part1（para1）part2（para2—para3 )part3（para4—para5）part4（para6—para8）A:Introduction of Howard CarterB:Howard Carter's experience and his discoveryC:Different explanations about the deathsD:Strange deaths after discoveryE:The curse of the mummy remains a riddle to this day.F:Within seven years, 21people who had something to do with the opening of thetomb died.【巩固练习·阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适合的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
】Howard Carter is one of the most famous explorers in history, who are all curious the outside world. During (he) life, he discovered many (amaze)things and met with difficulties in the process of searching for the tombs ofthe Egyptian kings. In 1992, he made the amazing discovery of all thatthey came the tomb of King Tutankhamun. ，the opening of the tomb resulted in many people’s falling ill. Some people say the deaths (be)just coincidence. Others think that they were in connection with a mummy’s curse, as a punishment for those enter the resting place of dead. And stillothers believe there is a scientific explanation. It (remain)a riddle to this day.2.写出下列单词的正确形式。
牛津高中英语（译林版）高中The Curse of the Mummy教学设计一、教案背景1、面向学生：中学2、学科：英语（译林出版社）3、版块：模块二高一上学期4、课题：Reading:The Curse of the Mummy5、课型及课时：阅读课第1课时二、教材分析教学内容：牛津高中英语（译林版）模块二高一上学期第三单元“Amazing People”第一课时Reading: The Curse of the Mummy教材分析：本课为模块二第三单元Reading教学的第一课时，第三单元主要讲述神秘的古代文明，而本课主要讲述埃及金字塔以及有关木乃伊的诅咒。
埃及金字塔及木乃伊是世人不断研究及探索的领域，也是我们学生非常感兴趣的领域。
本课主要帮助学生通过阅读这篇文章掌握阅读此类文章的阅读策略和阅读技巧，提高学生的阅读能力和综合运用语言的能力。
同时，通过本课教学，培养学生科学探究的精神。
教学目标：知识目标：1、了解一些有用的关于金字塔，埃及，探险的单词，词组表达：curse, explorer, secretary, curious, coincidence等.能力目标：1、通过对阅读策略的学习，掌握预测课文内容和获取学习的能力；2、培养学生的说、读、写能力、竞争意识和自主、合作、探究的意识。
情感目标：1、使学生了解木乃伊的神秘世界，激发他们的求知欲；2、努力学习，学会用科学的方法来破解这一未解之谜学习策略：1、利用图片或者特定语境来学习新的单词和短语；2、采用激励性评价体制，激发学生的积极性和主动性；3、小组活动，通过小组成员合作学习，培养学生自主运用语言的能力。
教学重难点：通过对阅读策略的学习，掌握预测课文内容和获取学习的能力；教学准备：多媒体课件教学方法：任务教学法、小组讨论法等Step1 Leading-inWatch a video about mummyT: Have you seen this film? It is about mummy. Do you know what is mummy? It is preserved dead body. And it is famous in Egypt. Okay, now let’ s enjoy this video. While watching, please pay attention to what message did the mummy leave?Have you found out the message?S:Death is only a beginning.T: Good! And do you know what is this message? It is a curse.What is curse? Curse are the words believed to have magical powers that can harm people. In Chinese, we call “诅咒”. This is the title of the passage, so can we predict what the passage will tell us?S: The curse. Maybe there is something terrible.T: Do you want to know about the curse? Or are you curious?S: Yes!T: Okay, now begin reading the passage, let’ s learn some new words. Read after me loudly.【设计说明】通过观看电影《木乃伊》的一小段视频，激发学生的兴趣，激发学生表达的欲望，增加课堂的生动性及趣味性。
Reading -The curse of the mummy●Teaching aims:1.Improve Ss’ reading ability by reading the article.2.Learn something about Howard Carter.●Important and difficult points:1. Develop the students’ desire for exploring, the qualities of courage, cooperation, confidence andso on.2. How to help Ss master the skills related to predicting information.●Teaching methods:1. Skimming,and careful reading.2. Asking-and-answering activity to check students’understanding of the content.3. Task-based teaching methods.4. Group discussion(role-play).●Teaching aid: multimedia●Teaching procedures:Lead-in1.Guessing:Give Ss some clues to guess what it is.a.made of millions of huge stonesb.in Egyptc.built as tombs for kings and queensd.one of the seven wonders of the worlde.stand in the desertWhat was buried in Pyramids ? (Mummy-the preserved bodies of dead kings)When the mummy in Pyramids was disturbed, What would happen?(Show Ss a short video to arouse their interests and help them predict what would happen.(the curse))2. Explain the meaning of curs eCurse refers to wordsbelieved to have magic powers that can harm people.Reading comprehension1. PredictionToday we’ll learn the special curse, the curse of the mummy.⑴.Guess what is likely to be talked about in our text from the title ?(possible answers: some people died because of the curse of mummy. Something abut the mummy/ something about the curse )Is there any connection between ‘the curse of the mummy’ and Howard Carter-a person in the short video who disturbed the peace of the mummy.?⑵. Read the first paragraph to make your prediction more specific.Predict what the following paragraphs will tell us from the first paragraph？(B)A. Carter’s hobbiesB. Carter made some amazing discoveriesC. Carter’s familyD. Carter’s school life2.Fast-readingLet’s know more about Harward Carter.Go through the passage quickly and then match the main idea with each paragraph.Para.1 A. There is a scientific reason for the deathsPara.2 B. Howard Carter did not go to school and later became an explorerPara.3 C. Lord Carnarvon died after Carter opened the tomb.Para.4 D. Cater discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun.Para.5 E. Give a short introduction to Howard Carter’s life.Para.6 F. The mystery of Tutankhamun’s tomb has never been fully explained Para.7 G. More people died after Carter’s discovery.Para.8 H. People suggested different explanations.According to the main idea of each paragraph , figure out the structure of the passage. structure analysisPart 1:Para( 1-3 ) I ntroduction to Howard Carter and his most amazing d iscoveryPart 2:Para( 4-5 ) Puzzling d eaths of the discoveryPart 3:Para(6-7 ) Arguments/E xplanations3. Careful-readingNow let’s read the passage carefully.part 1Read Part1 and find outdetailed information about Carter and his most amazing discoveryWhich of the following statements about Howard Carter is NOT true?(C)A. He became an explorer without going to school.B. He enjoyed visiting new places.C. He discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1891.D. He worked in Egypt in the 1920s.What can we learn from this part?(B)A. Howard Carter was shy.B. An English man supported Carter with money.C. The explorers decided to leave the treasures in the tomb.D. The tomb they found was not so important.Conclusion: As an explorer, what kind of person is Carter?Carter’s personality: brave , curious, bright , hardworking, adventurous strong-minded(Ask Ss to take Carter as a good example and tell them: Where there is a will,there is a way!)Such an excellent person made an amazing discovery-the tomb of King Tutankhamun (Show some pictures of the treasures buried in the tomb and teach Ss that they can’t take them away as their own because they are the treasures of all human beings.)But What did Carter and his teammates do when they left?(They closed the tomb and hid the entrance of it.)part 2Carter and his teammates didn’t take away the treasures in the tomb. But They entered the tomb and disturbed the peace of the mummy.Did something bad happen?Read Part2 and find out what happened to the creatures that had something to do with the opening of the tomb.(Several people died and strange things happened.)Besides the deaths of people , there’re several strange things. What are they?strange things1. The light went out.2. The dog died.3. The bird was eaten by a snake.part 3Facing so many deaths and strange things, different people have different explanations.Read Part3 and find out different explanations:1.Some people thought it’s just coincidence.2.Others thought it’s the result of the mummy’s curse .3.Still others thought there’s a scientific explanation. It’s the viruses breathed in that caused deaths.Conclusion :The mystery has never been_fully____explained_ and still remains a riddle .4.Task-based reading:Since we have read the whole passage carefully, now let’s have a consolidation.(Key:⑴.sailed ⑵.explorer ⑶.introduction ⑷.strangely ⑸.deaths ⑹.coincidence ⑺.curse ⑻.scientific ⑼.viruses ⑽.explanation)5.Role-playT:Suppose you were Howard Carter, you’re invited to make a speech in our school.Ask Ss to prepare a speech.Remind Ss that they might be asked some questions from other students.information for referenceThese words and phrases may help Ss give their speech:GreetingPersonal information: interest / educationExperiences of exploringIn my eyes of being an explorer(I believe/think/suppose…/In my opinion/view…/Generally/personally speaking…)HomeworkChoose one of the two (1) .Write a summary about Howard Carter.(2). Do you think Carter was a real amazing person ? Would youlike to be an explorer like Carter? Why or why not?板书设计：Reading -The curse of the mummybraverybeing hardworking Part 1:Para( 1-3 ) I ntroduction& d iscovery personality being strong-mindedPart 2:Para( 4-5 ) being curiousPart 3:Para(6-7 ) ……3.virusesWhere there is a will, there is a way!。
Thecurseofthemummy教学设计和教学过程简案第一篇：The curse of the mummy教学设计和教学过程简案《The curse of the mummy》教学设计一、教材分析本课时是高中英语牛津版高一年级第二模块第三单元的阅读课。
本单元主要涉及神秘的古代文明。
古代文明充满许多未知的因素，是古代人类集体智慧的结晶。
不仅是学生需要了解的历史，也是许多考古学家在不断研究的领域。
对于此方面，学生也充满了好奇。
本课文是关于我们既熟知又陌生的埃及金字塔以及有关木乃伊的诅咒。
学生学习本课文能对此话题有个科学的了解。
本课时设计以阅读文章为信息载体，通过输入、输出手段，使得学生感知教学内容，理解教学内容，并以教学内容展开听和说的训练，培养学生的综合语言能力。
二、教学目标1.知识和能力目标1.语言技能：猜测词义和预测阅读内容、寻找关键句概括段落大意、利用文章线索和关键词复述课文2.语言知识：2.1了解一些有用的关于金字塔，埃及，探险的单词，词组表达：curse, explorer, adventurous, curious, preserve, secretary, coincidence.2.2 训练学生预测课文信息的能力，看到课文标题，the curse of mummy，猜测文章想要表达的内容，根据猜测内容带着问题阅读文章。
2．过程与方法：（1）通过展示图片、幻灯、提问等形式导入课题。
（2）通过对比法、表格法等帮助学生直观、形象地理解课文。
3.情感、态度和价值观3.1情感目标：通过开展采访或小组活动，培养学生协作意识和交际能力，激发学生英语学习的热情。
3.2文化意识：激发他们对未知世界的好奇之心，以及学会用科学的方法来解释现象。
三、教学重点1.Develop students’ varous abilities such as prediction,skimming, scanning,retelling and so on.2.Key words and sentences.3．Improve students’ abil ity of getting the information in the text.4．Learn the whole text and study further about the attitude of the author toward the issue, the demanding quality to be an explorer.四、教学难点1．Pevelop the ability of express their ideas freely.2．To understand the text better, how to understand the context is important.教学过程简案Step 1 lead-in Through some pictures, arouse students’ interest and curiosity about the topic.Step 2 pre-reading Before skimming, let students familiar with some new word to get rid of the reading obstacels.Step 3 prediction After reding the first paragraph, predict what will happen in the following? Step 3 Skimming Read fast and match the main ideas of each paragraph.Step 4 Scanning 1．在进行整体理解之后，分块阅读。
Lesson plan Module2 Unite 3 Reading The Curse of the Mummy Teaching aims:1、Ss will be able to find some information about Howard Carter andhis discovery of the tomb of the King Tutankhamun.2、Ss will be able to predict information when reading.3、Ss will be able to talk about those strange deaths.I.Lead-in (10’)1、Show Ss some key words and some explorers’daily, starting a talk about “explorers”.Q: Who do you think is the most amazing person? Who is your hero?2、Ask Ss who those explorers are, providing them with some hints.3、Assist Ss in naming those explorers(Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Marco Polo, Indiana Jones), eliciting students from today’s explorer----Howard Carter.4、Make Ss predict what will be talked in the following class.4、Show Ss some pictures, and bring them into the tomb of King Tutankhamen.II.Presentation (25’)1、Show Ss a video about Carter’s discovery.Q1: What can you learn from the video?Q2: What did they find?2、Ask Ss to read para.3 first, and say something about Carter’s mostamazing discovery.Q3: When, where, and how did they find the tomb?Q4: What did Carter say when they found the tomb?3、Ss listen to para.1&2 together, and find out the main idea of each paragraph.Q5: What are the key words used to describe him? (para.1)Q6: What specific information can you find about Howard Carter? (para.2 His birthday, death, his education experience and so on).Howard Carter (1874-1939)Education：didn’t go to school, taught to draw by his father; Interests：loved visiting new places; Went to Egypt：1891; Discoveries：many amazing things; Job : explorer (by the 1920s); Greatest discovery: King Tutankhamun’s tombYear of the discovery：1922; Where：Valley of the Kings, Egypt4、Ss predict what would happen after Carter entered the tomb.5、Help Ss analyze para4-5 for detailed reading, talking about those strange deaths.6、Ask Ss to read para.6-8 by themselves and ask them to tell the main idea of this part.Different beliefs/explanations of strange deaths.1. Coincidence2. The mummy’s curse: Those who disturb the king’s rest would receive death in return3. A scientific explanation: The viruses caused the illness and death Conclusion: The mystery has never been fully explained.7、Discussion: Students work in group of four on differentbeliefs/explanations of strange deaths.How do you think of those strange deaths? Please work in group of four, and talk about your opinion about those strange deaths. What do you think caused the strange deaths? And please tell why? Here are some hints for you. If you think it’s the mummy’s curse, because at the moment of Carnarvon’s death, the lights went out in Cairo. If you think it’s just coincidence, you can give the reason that Carter didn’t die after the opening of the tomb. Other people’s deaths were just coincidence. If you think virus caused the deaths, how did you explain other tombs, because there also is virus in other tombs, but people who entered those tombs didn’t die.III.Consolidation(10’)1、Review the organization of the passage and the main idea of each part.Para1-3: Howard Carter’s experience and his discoveryPara4-5: Strange deaths after the discoveryPara6-8: Different beliefs about the deaths2、Ss are asked to finish a task-reading on page21 of the N.C.。
M2 Unit3 The curse of the mummy（reading）教学设计孙莲一、教材分析牛津高中英语模块二包括三个单元，第三单元主要涉及神秘的古代文明。
古代文明充满许多未知的因素，是古代人类集体智慧的结晶。
不仅是学生需要了解的历史，也是许多考古学家在不断研究的领域。
对于此方面，学生也充满了好奇。
本课文是关于我们既熟知又陌生的埃及金字塔以及有关木乃伊的诅咒。
学生学习本课文能对此话题有个科学的了解。
本设计以阅读文章为信息载体，通过输入、输出手段，使得学生感知教学内容，理解教学内容，并以教学内容展开听和说的训练，培养学生的综合语言能力。
本设计将教材提供的各种活动并补充活动，以便更好地达成本节课的教学目标。
二、教学目标1. 知识和能力目标了解一些有用的关于金字塔，埃及，探险的单词，词组表达：curse, explorer, adventurous, curious, preserve, secretary, coincidence.训练学生预测课文信息的能力，看到课文标题，the curse of mummy，猜测文章想要表达的内容，根据猜测内容带着问题阅读文章。
2. 情感和价值观使学生了解神秘的世界，激发他们对未知世界的好奇之心，以及学会用科学的方法来解释现象。
设计思想：即使在现在的先进的科技下，还是存在许多用科学无法解释的现象，而这些现象不仅为科学家感兴趣，就算学生也同样充满好奇心。
本节课通过一些有关金字塔的图片，陵墓里珍贵的宝物来激发学生想要探险的兴趣。
带着学生走入几千年前传说受着诅咒的法老陵墓，感受其神秘，危险之感。
本篇文章其实是以探险家——霍华德卡特为主线讲述了他探险最大的最有名的法老陵墓（图坦卡门）整节课就是让学生根据阅读策略反复地阅读，跳读，细读。
从整体到部分，不时穿插听的练习，口头表达的练习，然后巩固课文内容，结构回顾。
最后让学生进行一个访问，采访对有关木乃伊和卡特的事。
三教学的重点和难点教学重点Improve students’ ability of getting the information in the text.Learn the whole text and study further about the attitude of the author toward the issue, the demanding quality to be an explorer.教学难点To let students express their opinions fully and freely.To understand some complex sentences and know the content of article well四教学方法：1 Skimming and scanning2 discussion and interview教具准备：1、a tape recorder2、the blackboard3、multi-media教学步骤：Step 1 lead-inT: last time I remembered that someone said they want to be an explorer, because they can have an adventure in mysterious world. If you look at these treasures, riches, will you want to explore in such places? ( show some beautiful pictures of treasures)S: Yes.T: today I will lead you to such a place where there are lots of treasures like these. This a country we’ve been to before. People there created the wonder of the world with their hands. Can you guess where it is? (if students still don’t know, give them some hints) It is in Africa.S: Egypt. Pyramids.T: Yes. Pyramid is one of seven wonders in Egypt. This place was built for kings and queens. They expected to be buried there after death. I think everyone knows that there are many treasures in these tombs with bodies of kings and queens. Are you interested in exploring pharaoh’s tombs?S1: Yes.S2: No.T: If someone said no, please tell me why.S: Because of the curse of mummyT: Ok. Today we’ll learn “the curse of mummy”.(write down the title on the blackboard)设计意图:通过图片和令人心动的宝藏激发学生想要探险的兴趣，从而带领学生走进充满神秘，危险，诅咒的埃及金字塔一探究竟，直接进入今天的话题Step 2 pre-reading（before asking students to skim the passage, ask them this question）T: can you guess what we will learn in the text?S:…T: Now, please turn to page 42. Let’s read the text to see whether the content is as you said.Before reading, let’s first look at some places’ and people’s names. Please read after me.AlexandriaCairoLuxorLord CarnarvonKing TutankhamunHoward CarterArthur MaceGeorge GouldRichard Bethell设计意图：文章涉及许多人名地名，在阅读新课文之前帮助学生熟悉这些单词，扫除阅读障碍。
Step 3 : Skimming IT: please skim the text and tell me again about the main idea of this text and then answer other questions.⑴What the text is mainly about?⑵Why does the writer choose “The curse of the mummy” as title here?⑶What happened to some of Carter’s team members after the tomb was opened? Skimming IIRead the text again very quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraph.( show on the screen). First you can make each paragraph with numbers. How many paragraphs in all?S: Eight.T: Then look through each paragraph to get the main idea(Match them with the correct paragraphs)S: (exercise on page 44)T: Now we have known the main idea of each paragraph. Have you found some paragraphs stating the same meanings?S: Yes.T: In order to make the structure very clear. We can divide the whole text into four parts. Next you will use your mind to sum up the main idea of each part, ok? S:… (think it over)T: Try to use as few words as possible to sum up.S:…Part one (1-2)An introduction to Howard CarterPart two (3) Carter’s discovery.Part three (4-5) The strange death.Part four (6-8 ) Different opinions about the strange deaths.设计意图：先提出问题，让学生先思考，带着问题阅读课文，熟悉课文基本结构，理清思路，根据具体的结构分类细读，提取有效信息。
Step 4 ScanningT: Just now, we know of the Howard Cater. He is an explorer. Now let’s look at this amazing person’s life.Listen to the tape twice. Try to finish the blanks on the screen. Pay more attention to the figures. （take out of paper and take notes on your paper）In _____, at the age of ____, he set sail for Alexandria, Egypt. By the _____, he had become an ___________, searching for the ________ of Egyptian kings. Inside the tombs, he found _______, gold and the __________ bodies of dead kings which are known as __________.T: Why does the person become so famous? What made this person famous?S: His great discovery.T:Yes, his great discovery make him famous. Please read the paragraph 3 together. Now tell meWhat the most amazing discovery did Howard Carter made in the Valley of the Kings？Who donated money to Howard Carter’s work?What did the explorers do when they left the tomb? Why?T: With the openness of the king’s tomb, some people strangely died. Now group 1,2,3,4 read the para 4-5 and list the names of strange death. Which people died strangely?S: Lord Carnarvon, George Gould, Richard Bethell, Arthur Mace.T: Now finish this table. Who was he? And how did he die?S:…T: Apart from the explanation of Arthur Mace’s death we don’t know, other people just died of some diseases. But due to some coincidence, we think the death of these people become mysterious. Can you find these coincidences?S: coincidence pet bird (eaten by snake)Lights (went out in Cairo)Dog (died at the same time)T: Which different opinions on earth to explain the strange death? The rest of the whole class, group 5-9 read the para 6-8 and the other students think over which explanations/ reasons?S: …T: And the mystery of this tomb is unexplained.T: Can you tell me do you believe in the curse of mummy?S1: No.S2: Yes.T: Poison, psychological pressure, radiation…(1)someone said the curse of mummy may make people keep away from the tomb.They just want to protect the tombs.(2)After thousands of years, the tomb is underground. In this place, there may besome materials can produce some radiation to damage people’s health…(3)In ancient times, the kings and queens placed some poisons on the surface oftreasures to protect them or after thousands of years, the poison of the bodies gave off may damage people’s health..Step 5 consolidationAfter finishing these exercises, let’s review the structure of this textLife introduction of Howard Carter’s lifeGreat discoveryStrange deathDifferent explanationNow let’s consolidate the content of this text.T: close your book and fill in the blanks. （exercise screen）S:…设计意图：阅读由总到分再到总，使教学思路完整，及时有效巩固课堂内容，提取细节信息，帮助学生理解，过程中让学生听，个别发表意见，小组讨论等多种形式充分锻炼学生听，说，读等能力。
