洛社高级中学刘贝贝AmazingpeopleLead-in1.Doyouhaveahero?Whatarethethingsheorshehasdonethatmakeyoufeelthatthispersonisamazing?2.Canyourecognizethepeopleinthefollowingpictures?Doyouknowtheircontributionstotheworld?MotherTeresaBeethovenBillGatesZhangHengMotherTeresa特雷莎修女Bornin1910,Yugoslavia.TeresajoinedamonasteryinIrelandattheageof18andbecameanun.Sheoperatedseveralorganizationsforthepooranddying,andthenwontheNobelPeacePrizein1979.BillGatesisthechairman,chiefexecutiveofficer,andcofounder(withPaulAllen)ofMicrosoftCorporation,theworld’sleadingcomputersoftwarecompany.WiththegrowthinvalueofMicrosoftstock,Gateshasbecomeoneoftheworld’srichestindividuals.BillGates比尔.盖茨Beethoven贝多芬Beethovenwasoneofthegreatestcomposers(作曲家)intheworld.Hewasbornin1770anddiedin1827.Afteroneillness,hesuddenlyfoundhimselfdeaf(聋的).Atthattimehewasonly31.ButthisdidnotstopBeethoven.Hewentoncomposing.Thesurprisingthingisthathewrotesomeofhisbest,hismostbeautifulpiecessuchasDestiny(命运)afterhebecamedeaf.ZhangHeng张衡(A.D.78-A.D.139)ZhangHeng,whowasafamousChineseastronomer(天文学家)andgeographer(地质学家)inEastHanDynasty.Hedevotedhimselftoscienceandmadegreatcontributionstoscienceandsociety.Heinventedthefirstseismograph(地震仪)inhistoryforreportingearthquakes.Unit3ReadingTheCurseofMummy1.Accordingtothetitle“Thecurseofthemummy”,whatdoyouexpecttoreadaboutinthispassage?Ithink….Maybeitisabout….Inmyopinionthewriterwantsto….Predictionn.诅咒Mummy(木乃伊)2.ReadParagraph1carefullyandlookforthesewords:HowardCarterexplorerfamousbraveadventurousamazingthings“Thecurseofthemummy”Discussion:Whatisthepassagepossiblyabout?→Thepassageisaboutafamousexplorer--HowardCarterledateamtoEgyptandmadesomeunexpecteddiscoveriesintombs.1.WhatwasHowardCarter’smostamazingdiscovery?2.Whatdidtheydowiththetomb?3.Howmanypeoplewhowereconnectedwiththeopeningofthetombdiedafterthetombwasfound?TheTombofKingTutankhamun.Theyemptiedthetombofeverythingitcontained.21.FastReadingKingTutankhamun(图坦卡蒙国王)ItisbelievedTutankhamunruledEgyptbetween1334and1325B.C.Hewasprobablythe12thrulerofEgypt’s18thDynasty.Part2:Part3:Part1:Para1---3Para4---5Para6---8HowardCarter’sexperienceandhisdiscoveryStrangedeathsDifferentbeliefsaboutthedeathsRead&findthemainideaofeachpart.While-ReadingⅠHowardCarterYearofbirth:Yearofdeath:1874Job:Education:Interests:WenttoEgypt:Discoveries:Greatestdiscovery:Yearofthediscovery:Where:(Para1---3)1939explorerdidn’tgotoschool,taughttodrawbyhisfatherlovevisitingnewplaces1891manyamazingthingsKingTutankhamun’stomb1922ValleyoftheKings,EgyptDetailedinformationⅡStrangedeaths(Para4----5)CharacterWhowashe?Howdidhedie?Cater’sluckypetbirdLordCarnarvonPetbirdGeorgeGouldRichardBethellafriendofCarnarvoneatenbyasnakeCarter’ssecretaryfellillwithafeverhadahighfeverhearttroubletheinvestor(出资人)ofthediscoveryTeammemberAuthurMaceNotmentionedⅢDifferentbeliefs(Para6---7)CoincidenceThemummy’scurseAscientificexplanation(viruses)Themysteryhasneverbeen__________________.fullyexplainedConclusion:1.2.3.similareventshappeningatthesametimebychanceDiscussion1.Inyouropinion,arethereanyotherpossibleexplanationsforthesestrangedeaths?2.Whatkindofqualitiesdoyouthinkanexplorerhastoown?Homework1.Readthetextcarefullytofinddifficultiesyoucannotunderstand.(Useyourdictionaryifpossible.)2.Readaloudthetextagain.