1、M2Unit3 Amazing peopleReading班级_姓名_学号_Learning aims:1.To learn about the text about the curse of the mummy. 2.To learn and master the key words and phrases and try to analyse some important sentences in the reading passagePreview:Activity One: Understand the content of the text and master some impor
2、tant details of it in the different forms of exercises.First, skim the text to finish Part A &D of the textbook.Second, scan the text to finish the following exercises: 1）Part C1 &C2 (课本)；2）P65一、二（课课练）。Activity Two: Consolidation,1）Finish P45 PartE (课本)2）Fill in the blanks according to the content o
3、f the text(每空一词).Howard Carter, one of the most famous explorers the world has ever known, did discover many amazing things in all his life, but the most important one is the discovery of King Tutankhamuns. However, the discovery of this tomb 1)_ to many strange deaths which are believed by many peo
4、ple to be in 2)_ with the curse of the mummy. 3)_ after the discovery, people in Carters team began to fall ill and die. Carters lucky bird was swallowed by a snake 4)_ the tomb was opened. Lord Carnarvon fell ill with a fever and died. George Gould was a friend of Lord Carnarvon. He died of a high
5、fever. Richard Bethel died of heart trouble four months after the tomb was opened. 5)_ seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died except Howard himself. Some people believe it is just 6)_, but others believe they are cursed by the mummy. Still, some say there is
6、 a 7)_ explanation. They say there are viruses in the tomb. If 8)_ in, they can 9)_ illness or even death. It is 10)_ that the curse of the mummy remains a riddle to this day.Activity Three: Language Points.Para2: 1. be curious about 对感到好奇 2. at the age of 17 在17岁3. set sail for 起航去 4. be known as作为
7、出名 be known for 因为出名 be known to sb. 为sb所熟知5. By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, searching for the tombs of the Egyptian kings. 到二十世纪二十年代, 他已成为一名著名的探险家，寻找古代埃及国王的坟墓。【句法分析】searching for the tombs of the Egyptian Kings是现在分词作状语，表示他具体在做什么by prep. 用法指南在之前,到时间为止（常与完成形式连用）即By+短语/句子（表示过去时间概念），句子（过去完成时h
8、ad done）；By+短语/句子（表示将来时间概念），句子（将来完成时will have done）。Eg. By the end of last term, we had learned 2,000 words. 到上学期末，我们已学了2000个单词。By the time he got to the airport, the plane had taken off. 到他到达机场的时候，飞机已经起飞了。Well have finished the whole book by the end of this term.到学期结束为止，我们将学完整本书。Para3: 1. make ones
9、 most amazing discovery 做出了某人的惊人的发现2. receive money from sb. 得到某人的资助 3. come across （偶然）遇见，发现4. look into the tomb 探查坟墓5. It was the most important tomb that had ever been found. 这是有史以来所发现的最重要的陵墓。【句法分析】 本句中包含一个定语从句(that had ever been found)修饰the most important tomb,当先行词被最高级所修饰时，从句的引导词用that.Eg. This
10、is the most interesting book that I have ever read. 这是我读过的最有趣的一本书。Para4: 1.fall ill with a fever 因发高烧生病 2. go out （灯、火等）熄灭3. at approximately the same time 几乎在同一时间4. Upon entering the tomb, Carters lucky pet bird, which he had left in Cairo, was swallowed by a snake. 在他进入陵墓的那一刻，卡特的那只被他留在开罗的幸运爱鸟被一条蛇给
11、吞吃了。【句法分析】1）which引导一个非限制性定语从句，修饰bird。 2）upon/on sth. / doing sth 一就Eg. Upon arriving at the classroom/ Upon his arrival at the classroom, he found that his classmates had left. 一到教室，他就发现同学们已经离开了。Upon seeing his mother, the baby began to smile.一看到他的妈妈，那个婴孩就笑了。As soon as / the moment /immediately都可以表示
12、“一就。”但它们后面必须接句子。Eg. 他一听到这个消息，就来这儿。 As soon as he heard the news, he came here. He came here the moment he heard the news.He came here immediately he heard the news.Para5: 1. hear of 听说 2. catch a high fever 发高烧 3. shortly after 在之后不久 4. die of heart trouble 死于心脏病 拓展：die of 死于内因，常指由于疾病、情感、饥寒等原因引起的死亡H
13、e died of liver failure. Many birds died of hunger.die from 死于外因，常指因为环境、事故等引起的死亡。He died from the accident. He died from drinking too much.当指出疾病名称时，两者可换用。He died of/from cancer. 他死于癌症。5. He too visit the tomb, only to catch a high fever the next day. 他也去了陵墓，结果第二天就发高烧。【句法分析】1)句中only to catch a high f
14、ever作结果状语，即 only to do.表示一种意料之外的结果。 2) 现在分词（doing）也可以表示结果状语，但强调的是意料之中的结果。Eg. 大自然给香格里拉提供了无穷尽的天然宝藏，结果使得这片土地成为当地人们的幸福家园。_ He returned after the war, _ that his wife had left him. A. finding B. only to find C. found D. founded(Key) Nature has provided Shangri-la with endless natural treasures, making th
15、e land a happy home for the local people. / 【B】Para6: 1. have something to do with / be in connection with 与 有关联 2. live on 继续活着Para7: If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death. =If (the viruses are) breathed in, they can cause illness or even death. 一旦被人吸入，它们就可能导致疾病甚至死亡。在if、unless、on
16、ce、though、when、while引导的状语从句里，如果从句和主句的主语一致并且谓语部分含有be动词，可将主语和be动词省去 。If heated (=If water is heated), water will be changed into vapour.如果加热，水就会变成蒸汽。I will not go to the party unless invited(=unless I am invited)除非受到邀请，否则我不参加晚会。Once seen (=Once it is seen), it will never be forgotten.一旦看到，它就永远不回被忘记。Wh
17、ile( he was) in Paris, he worked very hard.在巴黎的时候，他学习很认真。Para8. What is certain, though, is that the curse of the mummy remains a riddle to this day. 但有一点可以肯定的是，“木乃伊的诅咒”至今仍是个谜。短语： remain a riddle 仍是个谜 to this day 至今though:conj. 尽管 （引导让步状语从句 同although） adv. “可是，不过” 常置句末,句子较长时,也置于句中。 Eg. Though /Altho
18、ugh it was raining，we went there. 虽然下着雨，但我们还是去了那儿。 Its hard work; I enjoy it, though. 这是苦差事,可我干得颇有乐趣。 Theres no excuse, though , for hurting her feelings. 伤到她的感情一事,还是不可原谅。 You can count on him, though. 不过你可以指靠他。【句法分析】本句的句式结构为第二个is 前面是一个what引导的主语从句(What is certain)作主语；它后面是一个that引导的表语从句(thatto this da
19、y)作表语。what在这里意为“所的”。相当于“the+n.+that”或者 “all that”此时由一个主语从句变为定语从句，先行词分别为the n. / all.Eg. What happened after that (主语从句)was interesting. =The thing that happened after that (定语从句)was interesting. 后来发生的事挺有意思的。 What he did (主语从句)made us disappointed. = All that he did (定语从句)made us disappointed. 他所做的让我
20、们很失望。 What(=The thing that) made him upset (主语从句)was that he was punished by the boss again(表语从句). 让他烦恼的是他又被老板惩罚了。Page 45. 1. pay off 还清；付清工资后解雇； 取得成功，得到结果pay back 偿还；回报报复 Eg. He has paid off all his debts. 他已还清了所有的债务。The company has paid off some redundant employees.公司在发放工资后解雇了一些多余的雇员。 Did his plan pay off? 他的计划成功了吗?2. have trouble breathing 呼吸有困难版权所有：高考资源网()
