二零二三年 优质公开课Unit3Amazingpeoplereading.ppt

Unit 3Amazing people The curse of the mummyUnit3 Amazing people Reading strategy : Predicting information 1) by reading the titleThe 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 generalby 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 CharactersWho was he?What did he do?How did he die?George Goulda high feverLord Carnarvona British man interested in EgyptHoward Cartera famous explorer especially for the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tombseemed nothing to do with the tombRichard Bethellentered the tomba friend of Carnarvonvisited the tomboffered Carter money to explore the mysterious;be present at the opened tomba feverin 1891by the 1920sin 1922set sail for Alexandria, Egyptsearched for the tombs of the Egyptian kingsfound the tomb of King TutankhamunCarter’s secretaryheart troub