M2 Unit3 reading The curse of the mummy

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?。

Module Two Unit Three Amazing PeopleReading The curse of the mummy Teaching contents:Reading——The curse of the mummyTeaching Objectives:Knowledge and skills:1. Develop Ss’ ability of predicting information.2. Train students' reading ability.3. Help the students have a better understanding of the text.Process and methods:1.Questions-and-answer activity to check students’ understanding of the text.2.Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.3.Skimming, scanning, listening and careful reading.4.Discussion to help students understand better what they have learned. Emotion, attitude and values:1.Develop the students’ desire for exploring, the qualities of courage, cooperation, confidence and so on.2.Provide chances for students to increase their knowledge of history. Teaching Important Points:1. Improve the students’ reading ability.2. Enable the students understand the text better.3. Develop the students’ creative, comprehensive and consolidating abilities. Teaching Difficult Points:1. How to make the students understand the passage better.2. How to help the students develop their reading comprehension abilities. Teaching Aids:The multimedia, the blackboardTeaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-in1. What do you think of when you talk about Egypt?Picture showing: (the River Nile, Pyramids and Sphinx)2. Have you ever read or thought about what is inside the pyramids?Picture showing: (treasures and mummies)3. Explanation of curse.Today we’ll come to the reading part: the curse of the mummy.How do you understand the title?What does the ‘curse’ mean?(Curse: words believed to have magical powers that can harm people)Step 2 Reading strategy1.Skills learningAsk students to go through the reading strategy.How can we predict information in an article?1) the title (too general)2) the first paragraph (more specific)(It usually tells us what the passage will be about. We should look for the key words when we read it. These may help us prepare for and predict what will come next.)2.PracticePredicting information of the text.1) by reading the titleWhat might be the connections between ‘The curse of the mummy’ and the famous explorer?Why does the writer choose ‘The curse of the mummy’ as the title?From your point of view, what might be talked about in the article?2) by reading the first paragraphWhat’s the first paragraph about?(An introduction to Howard Carter.)Can you predict what the following paragraphs will tell us？A. Carter’s hobbiesB. Carter made some unexpected discoveriesC. Carter’s familyD. Carter’s school lifeStep 3 Reading Comprehension1.Fast reading1) Scan the article and the answer the questions.What amazing discovery did Howard Cater make?(He found the tomb of King Tutankhamun.)Wha t happened to some of Carter’s team members after the tomb was opened? (They fell ill and died.)2)Skim the article and finish part C2.a.There is a scientific reason why people died after entering the tomb.b.Howard Carter did not go to school and later became 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 allkinds of explanation.Paragraph 1 e Paragraph 2 bParagraph 3 d Paragraph 4 cParagraph 5 g Paragraph 6 hParagraph 7 a Paragraph 8 f2.Carful reading1)Divide the passage into four parts.Part 1 (para 1) A short introduction to Howard Carter.Part 2 (para 2-3) More information about Carter.Part 3 (para 4-5) Some people died after the tomb was opened.Part 4 (para 6-8) Different explanations, but no conclusion.2)Read 1-3 paragraph carefully and find out more information about HowardCarter.Education: learnt to draw from his fatherInterest: loved to visit and explore new placesWent to Egypt: in 1891, at the age of 17Job: explorer (by the 1920s)Discoveries: many amazing thingsGreatest discovery: King Tutankhamun’s tombWhere and when: in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt, in 19223) ListeningListen to 4-5 paragraph and finish the following chart:4) Read 6-8 paragraph carefully and find out:What are the different explanations of the deaths?Some people say: coincidenceOthers believe that : in connection with a mummy’s curseHowever, still others believe: a scientific explanation----virusesStep 4 ConsolidationFill in the blanks according to the article.Howard Carter is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known. Hewas bright and curious about the world outside his hometown when he was very young. By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, searching for the tombs of the Egyptian kings. In 1922, Howard Carter made his most amazing discovery of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt, where he came across the tomb of King Tutankhamun.However, not lo ng after the tomb had been opened, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die. Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died. Some people say the deaths were just coincidence. Others believe that they were in connection with a mummy’s curse. However, still others believe that there is a scientific explanation, because inside the tombs there are many viruses.Step 5 DiscussionAsk students to work in pairs and have a discussion:1. What kind of personality should an explorer like Carter has to have?2. As for students, what kinds of personalities should we have?Step 6 Assignments:1. Finish part E on page 45.2. Read part A on Page 106 in Workbook.3. Write a summary about Howard Carter.。

●Reading The curse of the mummyStep 1: Lead-inWe all know that Egypt is one of the 4 ancient civilized countries. Do you know what Egypt is famous for? （Yes, pyramids and Sphinx.）As we all know, the Pyramid is one of the 7 wonders in the world. Have you ever read or thought about what is inside the Pyramids? Look at the screen, please.Today we’ll come to the text The curse of the mummy.The passage is about a famous explorer who, with the assistance of Lord Carnarvon, led a team to Egypt and made some unexpected discoveries in tombs. It still remains a mystery how one of his discoveries led to illness and death for many of his team members.Step 2: Fast reading for general ideas1. Pay attention to the Reading strategy first before skimming the passage.1) The article you are going to read is about a famous explorer who worked in Egypt. Read the article and make connections between the title and the explorer. Use your imagination and express your opinions freely with each other.What might b e the connections between ‘The curse of the mummy’ and the famous explorer?Why does the writer choose ‘The curse of the mummy’ as its title here? Do you think the title can grab your attention and arouse your interest?From your point of view, what might be dealt with in the following article? Can something like the explorer’s hobbies, his experiences of adventures, his achievements be covered in the article?2) You’ve done a good job, expressing your opinions about the relationship between the title and t he explorer and predicting the main contents of the article. That’s great. But to be more specific, can you anticipate what might be covered in the first paragraph of the article?3)Please read the first paragraph and discuss how the first paragraph agrees or disagrees with your predictions.What’s the first paragraph about? Is it the beginning of a story?What does the writer tell us about the explorer in the first paragraph?What words do you think are useful for you to predict the ideas included in the passage? Now you may find the first paragraph serves as a general introduction of Howard Carter, and please pay attention to the key words in the first paragraph on the blackboard:follow.What are the following paragraphs likely to do?Will they give specific examples to support the general description of Howard Carter? Exchange your ideas with your partners and then check your prediction by reading the following paragraph.5) Now let’s focus on Reading strategy to review the skills of how to predictinformation in an article.Step 3: Detailed reading for important information1. Now please reread the passage and identify which statements are true and which are false. Then complete Part C1 on P44 individually.2. While reading please identify the relationships between these characters and try to retell the passage according to the following diagram.3. Words processing.Step 4: Post-reading activities1. interviewA---the spokesman of Howard CarterB---a journalistB will ask A the following questions:1) What kind of person do you think Howard Carter is? Why?2) To be a qualified explorer, what kind of personality do you think he/she should have?3) Do you think the personality of Howard Carter has had a positive effect on his discoveries?4) As for students, what sorts of personalities does a student have to possess?5) Compared with the amazing persons such as Mother Teresa, Bill Gates, Beethoven, Zhang Heng, do you think Howard Carter is as great as them?6) Do you think the mummy’s curse really exists? Why?2. Write a summary about Howard Carter in a few sentences.3. Focus on Part F and make up a dialogue as the example shows.4. Do with Parts A1 and A2 on page 96 in Workbook to get more familiar with the text5. Read Part A in Reading on page 100 in Workbook and answer the questions.。

Teaching Design for Unit 3 Amazing people Reading: The curse of the mummy (comprehension)Aims and requirements♦ Read an article about a famous explorer and an article about a Chinese astronaut ♦ Listen to a list of requirements♦ Talk about famous people and unknown places, and introduce a person♦ Write a biographical article ♦ Interview a professionalSummary of the passageThe passage is about a famous explorer who, with the assistance of Lord Carnarvon, led a team to Egypt and made some unexpected discoveries in tombs. It still remains a mystery how one of his discoveries led to illness and death for many of his team members.ProceduresStep 1: Leading-in1) Do you still remember something from our discussion on Egypt in Unit 1 and Unit 2?We talked about Toby traveling in Egypt and people’s curiosity about how the pyramids were built. Though we don’t know exactly how people at that time built them, we are quite sure of one thing, that is, all the pyramids were built for kings and queens. They expected to be buried there after their death. In spite of the harsh conditions, the Egyptians created this wonder of the world with their hands. It’s said the pyramids are as magnificent as a palace inside.2) Have you ever read or thought about what is inside the pyramids?3) Are there any people buried in them?4) What do people nowadays call those buried in tombs?5) What are mummies and how are they made? 6) Apart from mummies, are there any treasures inside the tombs of the pyramids?7) Have the tombs ever been robbed of treasures by people?8) What happened to these people after they entered the tombs?9) Were they rich overnight?10)What may explain the disasters that happenedto those people?Step 2: Fast reading for general ideas1. Pay attention to the Reading strategy firstbefore skimming the passage.1) The article you are going to read is about a famous explorer who worked in Egypt. Read the article and make connections between the title and the explorer. Use your imagination and express your opinions freely with each other. What might be the connections between ‘The curse of the mummy’ and the famous explorer? Why does the writer choose ‘The curse of the mummy’ as its title here? Do you think the title can grab your attention and arouse your interest? From your point of view, what might be dealt with in the following article? Can something like the explorer’s hobbies, his experiences of adventures, his achievements be covered in the article?2) You’ve done a good job , expressing your opinions about the relationship between the title and the explorer and predicting the main contents of the article. That’s great. But to be more specific, can you anticipate what might be covered in the first paragraph of the article?3)Please read the first paragraph and discuss how the first paragraph agrees or disagrees with your predictions.W hat’s the first paragraph about? Is it the beginning of a story? What does the writer tell us about the explorer in the first paragraph? What words do you think are useful for you to predict the ideas included in the passage? Now you may find the first paragraph serves as a general introduction of Howard Carter, and please pay attention to the key wordspredict the content of the paragraphs that follow.What are the following paragraphs likely to do?Will they give specific examples to support thegeneral description of Howard Carter?then check your prediction by reading the following paragraph. 5) Now let ’s focus on Reading strategy to review the skills of how to predict information in an article. 2. Skim the passage and complete the threequestions in Part A. Step 3: Detailed reading for important information1. Now please reread the passage and identify which statements are true and which are false. Then complete Part C1 on P44 individually.2. Part C2 on P44. Match the summaries of the paragraphs in the article3. While reading please identify the relationships between these characters and try to retell the 1. interview A---the spokesman of Howard Carter B---a journalist B will ask A the following questions: 1) What kind of person do you think Howard Carter is? Why? 2) To be a qualified explorer, what kind of personality do you think he/she should have? 3) Do you think the personality of Howard Carter has had a positive effect on his discoveries?4) As for students, what sorts of personalities does a student have to possess? as Mother Teresa, Bill Gates, Beethoven, ZhangHeng, do you think Howard Carter is as great as them? 6) Do you think the mummy ’s curse really exists? Why? Step 5: Homework 1. Parts D and E on P44 and P45. 2. Write a summary about Howard Carter in a few sentences.。

高中英语真题:M2U3Reading–Thecurseofthemummy一、课标导读运用skimming $ sanning阅读课文，了解文章大意和文章结构。

了解阅读策略（Reading strategy）,学会预测信息。

二．问题导思1 What’s the main idea of this text?2 Why does the author use the title “the curse of the mummy”?3 What do you think may be the explanation for the deaths of the people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb?4. Your puzzles while previewing the text?三．例题导练Ⅰ. Do exercise C2 on page 44.Ⅱ. Reading comprehension.1 From the passage we know____________.A when young, Carter wanted to be an explorer.B Carter didn’t follow his father’s career.C Carter is the only famous explorer in the world.D Carter was curious about everything in his hometown.2 The passage implies that ___________.A Carter had no money when he made his most amazing disco veryB Lord Carnarvon was also an explorerC Lord Carnarvon was curious about old EgyptD it was in 1922 that Carter found a city called Luxor3 From the passage we can infer ____________.A the wind was very strong when Carnarvon died, so the lights went out in CairoB there were many snakes in the tomb of King TutankhamunC when the tomb was opened, Carter didn’t enter the tombD many people guessed why 21 people died at that timeⅢ. Read the text aloud and then fill in the blanks.1 By the 1920s, he _____________ (become) an explorer, _____ _____ (search) for the tombs of the Egyptian kings.2 Upon their ________ (enter) the tomb. Carter’s lucky pet bird, which he __________ (leave) in Cairo, ____________ (swallow) b y a snake.3 He too visited the tomb, only ______________ (catch) a high fe ver the next day.4 If ____________ （breathe）in, they can result in illness or even death.M2U3Reading–Thecurseofthemummy一、课标导读运用skimming $ sanning阅读课文，了解文章大意和文章结构。

The Curse of the Mummy★Analysis of teaching materialThis lesson is chosen from Module Two unit Three. This unit introduces and develops the theme of the amazing people. The text is talking about the mystery of a famous explorer and his companions. In this section, students will learn some words, collocations and sentence structures appeared in the text. That is very interesting and useful to students.★Analysis of the studentsThe students have already had some basic knowledge of the English. Most of then have already mastered many common words used in daily life and can express their opinions freely. This is helpful to students‟ cooperation in study.★Teaching aimIn the English class, student‟s ability of integrated application of language should be fully developed. That is to say, teachers should focus on the development of student‟s language skills and knowledge, competence and emotion1. KnowledgeHelp students master some words, collocations and sentence structures related to the text.2. CompetenceCultivate the student‟s ability of self-study and communication, At the same time, students‟ listening, reading, speaking and writing skills are developed …3. EmotionCultivate the students‟team sprite and communicative skills through cooperation.★Teaching important pointsEnable the students to learn the important words, collocation and sentence patterns in this text.★Teaching difficult points1.Enable the students to master the strategy to learn a group of relative words.2. Learn to be brave to express own ideas in English to the whole class3. Strengthen the students‟ team spirit and communicative skills through cooperation.★Teaching aidsMultimedia computerProjectorBlackboard.Teaching procedureStep 1: Lead in (10min)Have a Review of last classa)Listening and Gap-fillingGive a short passage about the text and move some key words out, let the students to listen to the tape and complete the text.Howard Carter is one of the most famous explore of the world. He was bright and curious about the world outside his hometown when he was very young. By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, searching for the tombs of the Egyptian kings. In 1922, Howard Carter made his most amazing discovery of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt, where he found the tomb of King Tutankhamun . However, not long after the tomb had been opened, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die _strangely______. Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died. Some people say the deaths were just coincidence .Others believe that they were the result of the mummy’s curse . However, still others believe that there is a scientific explanation, because inside the tombs there are many _viruses_______. What is certain is that the _mystery________ of Tutankhamun’s tomb has never been fully explained_________.Explanation of the design:Through the listening and gap-filing task, the students try to complete the summary of the text, according to the tape. It is an effective way for the students to remind what they have learned in the last class. And at the same time, ability of listening also be tested.b)Share the viewsIn the text, there are two reasons of the mysterious death of several explorers. Some believe that is the curse of the mummy, and the other hold that is the consequence ofviruses.(there is a video to support)According to your further reading after last class, what do you think is more appropriate?Explanation of the design:This part is designed to check the assignment of last class, and the students practice to express own thoughts logically in oral English and cultivate the ability of explanation.c)Role playAt the end of the last class, the students are told to prepare an interview. Now, it‟s time to show it.Directions:Act out an interviewA---the spokesman of Howard CarterB---a journalistB may ask A the following questions:1) What kind of person do you think Howard Carter is? Why?2) To be a qualified explorer, what kind of personality do you think he/she should have?3) Do you think the personality of Howard Carter has had a positive effect on his discoveries?4) As for students, what sorts of personalities does a student have to possess?Explanation of the design:Role play is a very common language learning activity where students play different roles and interact from the point of view of the roles they play. It‟s motivating and interesting.Step 2: Teaching the new words (15min)a) EXPLORE and ADVENTROUSIn the Role Play section, Howard Carter is a famous EXPLORE. (Show some pictures of explorer), and explain that "explorer" is a person who travels to unknown places in order to find out more about them. And all of the explorers are brave and ADVENTROUS. Continuing to explain that "T o be adventurous is willing to take risks and try new ideas",Question: So what does "adventurous" mean?adventurous adj.①(人)有冒险精神的②(事)充满危险的，惊险的那是一次惊险的旅行。