高中英语 Unit3 Amazing people Reading课件2 牛津译林版必修3.pptVIP

Unit3 Amazing people Reading Unit3 Amazing people Reading * The curse of the mummy * Reading strategy: predicting information If you are trying to predict the contents of a passage based on the title, and you find your expectations too general, read the first paragraph to make your prediction more specific. * What does the first paragraph talk about? Para 1 Introduction to Howard Carter. The curse of the mummy * Which of the following topics are mentioned? ☆Introduction to King Tutankhamun ☆King Tutankhamun’s life ☆Carter’s amazing discovery ☆Strange deaths ☆Different explanations for the strange deaths ☆Stories of King Tutankhamun * Structure of the article ☆Introduction to Howard Carter ☆Carter’s most amazing discovery ☆Strange deaths ☆Different explanations for the strange deaths * Para 1-2 Find the information about Carter’s experiences and personalities(人格). ★brave and fond of visiting and exploring new places ★bright and curious about the world ★didn’t go to school ★set sail for Egypt at the age of 17 ★had become an explorer by the 1920s ★found several important tombs of the Egyptian kings Why could Carter make the amazing discovery? * Para 3 How did Carter make the amazing discovery? received money came to the valley of the kings found treasure and the mummy found the tomb of KingTut Place the following steps in order of events. * How did the curse show its power? Find out the strange events, and then report them to the class. Para 4-5 who, when, where, how * 1. Coincidence 2. The mummy’s curse 3. A scientific explanation (viruses) Different explanations for the strange deaths: It remains a riddle. Para 6-8 How did people explain the strange deaths? What does the writer think of the ‘curse of the mummy’? * What do you think is the writer’s purpose of writing the passage? * Dubbing(配音) Suppose you are the host of Discovery. Please introdu