Unit 3《Amazing People》Reading课件（20张PPT）（译林版必修2）.pptVIP

Leading-in 1. Do you know anything about Egypt? 2. What is inside the pyramids? 3. Are there any dead people in them? 4.What do people nowadays call them? 5. Are there any treasures(jewels) inside the pyramids? 6.Have the pyramids ever been robbed of treasures by people? 7. What happened to these people after they entered the pyramids? 8. Did they fall ill and die? 9. Why did they die? What are the possible reasons? The curse of the mummy Unit3 Amazing people Reading strategy : Predicting information 1) by reading the title The article is about a famous explorer who worked in Egypt. What might be the connections between ‘The curse of the mummy’ and the famous explorer? 2. Why does the writer choose ‘The curse of the mummy’ as its title here? The title can draw your attention and arouse your interest. 3. From your point of view, what might be talked about in the article? The explorer’s hobbies, his experiences of adventures, his achievements and so on. Reading strategy : Predicting information 2) by reading the first paragraph What’s the first paragraph about? An introduction to Howard Carter and his amazing discoveries. 2. What words do you think are useful for you to predict the ideas included in the passage? Famous , brave, adventurous and amazing. 3. Will they be some examples to support the general description of Howard Carter? Let’s review the skills of how to predict information on P43. Predicting information by reading the title—too general by reading the first paragraph —more specific I. Scan the passage and complete the three questions in Part A. The article is about a mummy’s curse. His name was Tutankhamun. They fell ill and died. II. Please reread the passage and then complete: 1. Part C1 on P44; 2. Part C2 on P44 Characters Who was he? What did he do? How did he die? George Gould a high fever Lord Carnarvon a British man interested in Egypt