1、Reading,Revision and lead-in,1. What is Egypt famous for? 2. Are there any people buried in them?,3. Are there any treasures inside the tombs of the pyramids?,4.Have the tombs ever been robbed of treasures by people?,Reading the first paragraph,What is the first paragraph about? Is it the beginning
2、of a story? 2.What does the writer tell us about the explorer in the first paragraph?,3. What words do you think are useful for you to predict the ideas included in the passage?,famous adventurous brave amazing,4.Can you predict what will come in the next paragraphs with the above key words?,Reading
3、 strategy,Go through the reading strategy. How do you predict information in an article?,The first paragraph usually tells you what the passage will be about. Look for the key words when you read it. These may help you prepare for and predict what will come next.,Skimming,1. Who is Howard Carter? He
4、 is one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known. 2. What amazing discovery did Howard Carter make? He found the tomb of King Tutankhamun.,King Tutankhamun,3. What happened to some of Carters team members after the tomb was opened? They fell ill and died.,Howard Carter,1.What kind of ed
5、ucation did Howard Crter receive?,Rereading,Answer the questions below using information from the magazine article.,He did not go to school, but learnt to draw from his father.,2.What did Howard Carter do when he was 17 years old?,He set sail for Alexandria, Egypt, when he was 17 years old.,3.What s
6、trange things happened when Lord Carnarvon died?,The lights went out in Cairo and his dog died back in England at approximately the same time.,4.What might be considered evdience that there is no curse?,Howard Carter discovered the tomb, but lived to the age of 65.,5. What is a possible scientific e
7、xplanation for the strange deaths?,The deaths might have been caused by breathing in viruses from the tomb.,Summaries of the paragraphs,Paragraph 1 _ Paragraph 2 _ Paragraph 3 _ Paragraph 4 _ Paragraph 5 _ Paragraph 6 _ Paragraph 7 _ Paragraph 8 _,e,d,a,g,f,h,c,b,Write the correct letters blanks,1.e
8、xplore (Line 2) 2.curious (Line 5) 3.entrance (Line 20) 4.coincidence (Line 38) 5.riddle (Line 47),c,e,d,b,a,a.having a strong wish to know about something. b.a situation when two or more similar things happen at the same time by chance c.search a place in order to discoversomething d.something that
9、 is difficult to explain or understand e.a door or a gate,Fill in the blanks using words from me box below.,November 1922 Today is the best day of my life! All my years of training as an explorer have finally paid off! After days of labor, making surveys,preserved scientific breathing contents fortu
10、ne disturb within death,Digging and carrying away earth, we finally found the tomb of Tutankhamun,opened it and saw its(1)_. When we broke open the door, the air was so hot and dusty inside that we had trouble( 2)_. Since it was dark ,we had to turn on some flashlights so that we could see.,breathin
11、g,contents,(3)_the tomb,whichever way we looked there was a (4)_ in gold and treasure. Everything in the tomb had been (5)_ from the time of King Tutankhamuns(6)_.,fortune,death,preserved,Within,After looking into the tomb, we closed it back up again. As we want to have a(7)_examation of everything
12、there, we do not want to(8)_ anything in it until we are ready.,disturb,scientific,be curious about during ones lifetime right away set sail (for) as well as search for by the 1920s by the time be known as have something to do with fall ill with a fever go out hear of the following day the dead resu
13、lt in breathe in die of,Phrases,Post-reading activities,Discussing the following questions,1.Do you think Howard Carter is an amazing explorer? Why/Why not? 2.What kind of personality do you think an explorer has to possess?,3. Do you think the personality of Howard Carter has had a positive effect on his discoveries? 4. As for students, what sorts of personalities does a student have to possess?,Homework,Write a summary about Howard Carter. Read Part A in Reading on Page 106 in Workbook.,