Unit 3 Amazing people

Howard Carter

— a famous explorer

mummy

Reading Reading The curse of the mummyThe curse of the mummy

Skimming and scanning

1.The story is about a mummy’s curse.

2.The name of the Egyptian king is Tutankhahamun.

3. They fell ill and died.

Answer the questions on p42.

Please go through the 1st paragraph quickly and then find some key words in it.Howard Carter is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known. He was brave and adventurous. He loved to visit new places. During his lifetime, he discovered many amazing things.

Para 1

Fast reading

Read the text quickly . Divide it into six parts , and get the general idea of each part.

Para 1: a short introduction of Howard’s life story.

Para 2: Howard Carter didn’t go to school and later became an explorer.

Para 4-5: Many people died after Howard’s discovery.

Para 3: Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

Para 6-7: People’s different explanations of these people’s death.

coincidence

viruses

curse

The mystery of Tutankhamun’s tomb has never been fully explained .

Reading comprehension

1. Howard Carter’s father was a (n) ________. A. teacher B. explorer C. artist D. historian

C

2. We can infer that Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun ________. A. at the age of 48 B. on his own expense C. and found it empty D. and found it had been broken in before

A

3. Which of the following statements is true?_________A. Carter went to Egypt on foot when he was 17.B. Carter had a bird which served as a guide to the tomb.C. Only those who were present when the tomb was opened died strangely.D. Carter was the last to die, shortly after all the other members of his team died.

B

4. Why did all those people die within a quite short period of time?_____A. Because they had been cursed. B. It was coincidence.C. Because of the viruses in the tomb. D. No one knows for sure.

D

5. Which is the correct order of death? ______ a. Lord Carnarvon’s dog b. Carter’s bird c. Carter d. George Gould A. bacd B. abdc C. badc D. bdac

C

6. Strange things that happened to the people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb included the following EXCEPT________. A. a snake attacking people B. people dying of different diseases C. lights going out in Cario D. Lord Carnarvon’s dog dying in England

A

Character Who was he?

What did he do?

How did he die?

a friend of Carnarvon

visited the tomb

a high fever

a British man interested in Egypt

1. offered Carter money to explore the mysterious;2. be present at the opened tomb

a fever

Fill in the form

George Gould

Lord Carnarvon

Character Who was he? What did he do

How did he die?

(in 1890)___________________________(by the 1920s)_______________________(in 1922)___________________________

a famous explorer especially for the discovery of King

set sail for Alexandria, Egypt searche

dthe tomb of the Egyptian King found the tombof King Tutankhanum

seemed nothing

Carter’s secretary

entered the tomb

heart trouble

Howard

Carter

Richard Bethell

P45 Blank fillingmummies famous Lord Carnarvon Curse mummies famous Lord Carnarvon Curse

preservedpreservedlucky Kings Egypt snake lucky Kings Egypt snake amazingamazing26th November 1922Today is the best day of my life! All my years of training as an explorer have finally paid off.Since I arrived in ________ in the early 1920s, I have spent most of my time searching for lost treasure. In ancient Egyptian tombs, I have found gold, jewels and the ________ dead bodies of former kings. These bodies are called ________.

Egypt

preservedmummies

However, nothing can compare with what I found today. Actually, my ______ pet bird found the place --- he led me to it! Together with ___________ and my team, I opened the tomb of Tutankhamun at Luxor, in the Valley of the _______. Words can’t express how excited I was! It was ________.

lucky

Lord Carnarvon

Kings

amazing

The tomb was very dark and dusty but that did not stop us! In it we found the mummy of Tutankhamun, gold and jewels. We decided to empty the tomb. I’m sure we will soon be rich and ________.The only sad thing about today is that my bird died. A _______ ate him just after we entered the tomb. I hope there isn’t a ______.

famous

snake

curse

DiscussionCarter did

his exploring in the 1920s. Do you believe the curse of the mummy really existed? Why or why not?

Homework

1. Retell the story to your classmates.2. Find more information about the mysteries of Egypt on the Internet.

Thank you