牛津高中英语（译林版）高中The Curse of the Mummy课件.ppt
THE CURSE OF,Lead-in,THE CURSE OF,The mummy left a message:,“Death is only a beginning.”,The curse of the mummy,words believed to have magical power that can harm people,New wordstomb n.古墓 mummy n.木乃伊explorer n.探险家 discovery n.发现amazing adj.令人惊奇的 curious adj.好奇的fortune n.财富 entrance n.入口swallow v.吞；咽 secretary n.秘书coincidence n.巧合 connection n.联系scientific adj.科学的 explanation n.解释virus n.病毒 riddle n.谜,What is the main idea of this passage?A.Howard Carter s discovery and the sufferings of his team members.B.Howard Carter s lifeC.Different reasons for the deaths of the people,Fast Reading,Match the main idea of each part,Part1Part2Part3,(Para1-3),(Para4-5),(Para6-8),B.An Introduction to Howard Carter.,A.Some people died after the tomb was opened,C.Different explanations about the deaths,but remains a riddle,3.How many people died after the tomb was opened?,In 1922.,21.,2.When did Howard Carter make his most amazing discovery?,1.Who is Howard Carter?,Howard Carter is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known.,Fast Reading,Howard Carter,Born:,1874,Job:,Education：,Interests：,The most important tomb:,Year of the discovery：,explorer,didnt go to school,learnt to draw from his father,love to visit and explore new places,King Tutankhamuns tomb,1922,Personality:,brave,Careful-reading,（Para1-3）,The _ of Carters teammates(Para 4-5),Pet bird,George Gould,Carnarvons 3._ visited the tomb,swallowed by a 1._,Carters 4._,entered the tomb,fell ill with a 2._,caught a high fever,died of 5._,Team member,Not mentioned,death,fever,friend,heart trouble,secretary,snake,Lord Carnarvon,Money provider,was present when the tomb was opened,Being left in Cairo,1.Just coincidence,2.The mummys curse,3.A scientific explanation-viruses,The mystery has remained a _.,riddle,Conclusion:,Different explanations about the deaths,21 people died,Read the para6-8,What do you think of it,a curse,a coincidence(巧合)or having a scientific explanationviruses(病毒)?And why？,Discussion,There is possibility that,Because2.The deaths can be explained like this.3.I think their deaths are due to,Because.4.In my opinion,all this happened Because,Useful Expressions,Beginning with:,My opinion,I think the power of a curse is in the mind of the person who believes in it.Howard Carter,who actually opened the tomb,never believed in the curse and lived on until the age of 65.The people died shortly after the discovery maybe because they were too worried about the curses and thus got sick and even died.,Exercises,Choose the best answer.,1.What do we know about Howard Carter?A.Howard Carter learnt to draw at school.B.Howard Carter died when he was very young.C.Howard Carter was shy.D.Howard Carter s father was an artist.,2.Which of the explanation for those deaths is not included in the passage?A.Coincidence B.The curse of the mummy C.Dog D.Viruses,3.From the passage,we can know thatthe author _ A.thinks the deaths have something to do with the curse of the mummy B.thinks the deaths have something to do with the viruses in the tomb C.thinks the deaths are wholly coincidence D.does not express his attitude towards the deaths,Get ready to write a summary about Howard Carter.,Homework,
