Marina2012-12-24DoyouknowwhatEgyptisfamousfor?Lead-inHaveyoueverreadorthoughtaboutwhatisinsidethepyramids?Arethereanydeadpeopleinthem?Arethereanytreasuresinsidethepyramids?PyramidsSphinx['pirəmidz][sfɪŋks]TolearnsomethingaboutHowardCarterTomasterthewordsandphrasesinthisreadingTolearnthereadingstrategyofpredictinginformationImportantwords:explorer,curious,fortune,entrancecontent,swallow,death,coincidencescientific,breathe,virus,connectionpreserve,disturb,riddle,clothingImportantphrases:setsail,comeacross,dieof,hearofresultin,inconnectionwith,lookintohavesomethingtodowith…探险家启航谜保存病毒科学的死亡内容财富好奇的呼吸巧合吞咽入口衣物打扰联系(偶)遇;发现调查导致死于…与…有关系与…有联系听说PredictinginformationReadthetitle&findexpectationsReadthefirstparagraphLookforthekeywordsin1stparaPredictthecontentThecurseofthemummyPredictionReadingComprehensionIThearticleisabout____________.A.HowardCarterB.LordCarnarvonC.thetombofKingTutankhamunD.amummy’scursePeople&PlaceHowardCarter霍华德·卡特LordCarnarvon卡那封勋爵RichardBethell理查德·贝塞尔KingTutankhamun图坦卡蒙国王ArthurMace阿瑟·梅斯GeorgeGould乔治·古尔德['hauəd]['ka:tə][lɔ:d][kɑ:'nɑ:vən][kiŋ][tu:tən'ka:mən]['ritʃəd]['beθəl][dʒɔ:dʒ][gu:ld]['ɑ:θə][meis]Egypt[‘i:dʒɪpt]埃及Cairo[kaiərəu]开罗Alexandria[,æliɡ‘zɑ:ndriə]亚历山大theValleyoftheKings[‘væli]国王谷Luxor[‘lʌksɔ:]卢克索England英格兰;英国CairotheValleyoftheKingsAlexandriaLuxorSkimmingtogetgeneralideasReadingComprehensionII1.WhoisHowardCarter?2.WhatamazingdiscoverydidHowardCartermake?3.WhathappenedtosomeofCarter’steammembersafterthetombwasopened?Heisoneofthemostfamousexplorerstheworldhaseverknown.HefoundthetombofKingTutankhamun.Theyfellillanddied.Next,let’sgetafurtherunderstandingaboutthetombofKingTutankhamun.Frescoesontheeastwallofthetomb:TheKing’smummywascarriedbyhisfamilymembersandthechancellors[‘tʃɑ:nsələs]大臣们主墓室东面墙上的壁画:法老王的木乃伊被众亲友和大臣托运Frescoesonthenorthwall主墓室北面墙上的壁画:最左边:阴间的侍者和代表生命的奥西里斯神(Osiris)欢迎法老王,给他“卡”=生命中间:天空女神伊西斯(Isis)表示问候最右边:大祭司为法老的木乃伊做“开口”仪式(该祭司阿伊(Ay)目前是谋害图坦卡蒙的最大嫌疑凶手,后来他很快就成为下一任法老,通常也是由下一任法老为前任法老的木乃伊作此类仪式)Frescoesonthesouthwall主墓室南面的壁画:女神伊西斯为进入阴间的法老“开口”,赋予他新的生命Frescoesonthewestwall主墓室西面的壁画:代表埃及时间的十二只狒狒(在埃及好像狒狒比猴子聪明,因而待遇高)12只狒狒代表了黑夜的十二个小时,在这样的“黑夜”里,法老要乘坐最上面的那只太阳船,在右边众神的陪伴之下穿越天空,最终在第二日清晨的东方重生……Thefartherviewofthetomb墓室的远景。地下的就是图坦卡蒙的金棺面具Thefirstfloorofthecoffinwasmadeofgold.第一层金棺:面向着金棺的是女神伊西斯,棺的四面都有。Thesecondfloorofthecoffinwasmadeofwood.第二层木棺:上面可以看见“图坦卡蒙”的法老皇室标记ThemirrorPharaohusedThestatueofTutankhamun陪葬品中法老生前用过的镜子莲花座上图坦卡蒙的头像ThechairTutankhamunusedTheKingandtheQueen图坦卡蒙生前用过的椅子年青的王后在为法老身上涂上香料(在金棺侧面的妆饰),一个版本的描述是这样的:“年轻的法老身负重任,他的可爱的妻子用上好的香料和精油来涂抹在法老疲惫的双肩上……”GoldmaskThebackofthemaskTheKingofthe18thDynasty-Tutankhamundiedattheageof18.“IfwhodisturbthePharaoh'speace,deathwillcometohimonthehead.”“谁要是干扰了法老的安宁,死亡就会降临到他的头上。”HowardCarterisdoinghisresearchonKingTutankhamunScanningtogetdetailedinformationScanningReadingComprehensionIIIReadthearticlecarefullyandmatcheachpointwiththecorrectparagraph,andthencompleteachart.Thereisascientificreasonwhypeoplediedafterenteringthetomb.HowardCarterdidnotgotoschoolandlaterbecameanexplorer.LordCarnarvondiedaftervisitingthetomb.HowardCarterdiscoveredthetombofKingTutankhamun.HowardCarterisaworld-famousexplorer.The‘curseofthemummy’remainsamystery.MorepeoplediedafterCarter’sdiscovery.Peoplekeepwonderingwhysomanypeoplediedandhavesuggestedallkindsofexplanations.P7P2P4P3P1P8P5P6Completethechartbelow.CharactersWhowashe?Whatdidhedo?Howdidhedie?LordCarnarvon________________________________________offeredCartermoneytoexplorethemysterious;waspresentwhenthetombwasopened_______GeorgeGould________________visitedthetomb______________afriendofCarnarvonahighfeveraBritishmanwhowasveryinterestedinEgyptafeverCharactersWhowashe?Whatdidhedo?Howdidhedie?HowardCarterAfamousexplorer,especiallyforthediscoveryofKingTutankhamun’stombIn1891________________________Bythe1920s_____________________________________________In1922________________________________seemednothingtodowiththetomb;________________RichardBethell________________________enteredthetomb________________setsailforAlexandria,EgyptsearchedfortombsoftheEgyptiankingsfoundthetombofKingTutankhamunlivedonuntil65Carter’ssecretaryhearttroublepairworkDoyouthinkHowardCarterisanamazingperson?Why/Whynot?Whatkindofpersonalitiesdoyouthinkanexplorerhastopossess(拥有)?braveenthusiasticcuriouslivelyadventurouscarefulknowledgeable…Timeforreflection1.WhatisEgyptfamousfor?Whatisamummy?2.Howtopredictthecontentsofapassagewhenreading?3.Speakoutthemeanings:explore,curious,fortune,preserveentrance,valley,swallow,virussetsail,comeacross,lookintoQuiz:FillintheblanksaccordingtotheChinese.1.Thismorningthey_____________(启航)forLondon.2.Allthepeople___________(在场的)atthemeetingknewthisthing.3.Thisisa________(科学的)research.4.Sheopenedthedoorquietlysoasnotto________(打搅)thesleepingchild.setsailpresentscientificdisturb5.她在抽屉里偶然发现一些旧照片。She___________someoldphotographsinadrawer.6.他既种菜也种花。Hegrowsflowers______________vegetables.7.紧张和疲劳常使人精神不集中。Stressandtirednessoften________alackofconcentration.cameacrossresultinaswellas8.她的工作与计算机有些关系。Herjob______________________computers.9.