模块2Unit3Reading.ppt

Unit 3 Reading,mummy,THE CURSE OF,words believed to have magical powers that can harm people,the gold mask of King Tutankhamun His early death keeps a mystery(谜团).,Death Shall Come onSwift Wings To Him Who Disturbs the Peace of the King.谁惊扰了法老的安宁，死神将张开双翼降临到他的头上。,This is the curse found at the entrance to the kings resting place.,The curse ofthe mummy,discovery,magicalpower,bad luck,death,treasures,From the title what can you think of?,too general(笼统),Prediction I,Read the first paragraph:what does the first paragraph talk about?,Howard Carter,a famous explorer,Think about what might be the connections(联系)between“The curse of the mummy”and the famous explorer?,Prediction II,The“curse of the mummy”might be connected with one of the explorers discoveries.,Read the text fast and check your prediction.Tick out the topics that are referred to(提到),Fast-reading(Task 1),Carters interest;Carters family Carters achievements;the discovery of Tutankhamuns tomb;,the money the discovery cost;Carters workmates;a lot of deaths,explanations for the curse;explanations for the death,The main structure of the article:1.A brief introduction to Howard Carter and his discoveries.2.A lot of deaths after his greatest discovery.3.Different explanations for the deaths.,Part1(1-3),Part2(4-5),Part3(6-8),Howard Carter(Task 2),Interests：,Greatest discovery:,（Para1-3）,visiting and exploring new places,King Tutankhamuns tomb,Careful-reading,What found：,a lot of treasure,the mummy of the king,What happened not long after the discovery?People in Carters team began to fall ill and die.,Careful-reading,（Para4-5）,The _ of Carters teammates,Pet bird,George Gould,Carnarvons 4._,swallowed by a 1._,Carters 5._,fell ill with a 3._,caught a high fever,died of 6._,Team 7._,Not mentioned,deaths,provider,fever,friend,heart,secretary,snake,member,Richard Bethell,Money 2._,Carters lucky pet,trouble,Arthur Mace,Lord Carnarvon,Characters,Can you find more strange things?At the moment of Carnavons death,_;Carnavons dog died _in England while he died _.,the lights went out in Cairo,at approximately the same time,in Egypt,How many peole died within a few years?,21 people died,even including:the nurse who looked after Lord Carnarvon when he fell ill;the father of Carters secretary,Richard Bethell;,There seemed to be enough evidence(证据)to show that the curse of the mummy worked.But The magical power _(did/didnt)exist.,Different explanations about the death(Task 4),1.Coincidence,2.The mummys curse,3.A scientific explanation(Viruses were disturbed),The mystery remains a _.,riddle,Conclusion:,Read the para6-8,Post-reading:,Share your opinions(Task 5),Interview,a reporter,a reader interested in the curse,Work in pairs.not more than three questions,Reading Strategy:,Good readers learn to think ahead and predict information in advance.,Predicting information(预测信息),Reading strategy(Task 6)(Sample 1)My wife and I used to feel that it was impossible to be a true friend to someone whose name we didnt know.How wrong we were!Years of Sunday-morning bus trip through the city with the same group of nameless people have changed our thinking.Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?A.Friends of the Nameless B.The Silent Woman on the bus C.Going to Work by Bus D.Different Kinds of Friendship,A,Reading strategy(Sample 2)When to See the Vet(兽医)The high cost of care may make you reluctant(不情愿)to take your pet to the vet.Home remedies(治疗)can help with minor ills,but sometimes you need a doctor to keep a simple problem from becoming a big one.What is more likely to be introduced next?A.Some practical home remedies B.The symptoms(症状)in which a pet should be taken to the vet.Lets check:Vomiting(呕吐),a symptom rather than a disease,can occur with numerous illnesses,B,Reading strategy(Sample 3)A nickname is a shortened form of a persons name.A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person,place,or thing.Many American cities have nicknames.These can help build an identity,spread pride among citizens and build unity.What will be talked about in the following paragraphs?The nicknames of one or more than one cities in America.,Reading strategy(Sample 3)Continue the second paragrph:Los Angeles,California,the second largest city in population,has several nicknames.The passage is mainly to _.A.introduce some common nicknames for people and cities in America.B.introduce the nicknames of some cities.C.introduce different nicknames of Los Angeles to make readers learn more about the city D.introduce how a nickname comes into being.,C,1.Get ready to write a summary about Howard Carter.2.Finish the exercises on page 44.,Homework,Thank you!,