1、M2U3 Reading The curse of the mummy一、课标导读1. 运用skimming $ sanning阅读课文，了解文章大意和文章结构。2. 了解阅读策略（Reading strategy）,学会预测信息。二问题导思1 Whats the main idea of this text?2 Why does the author use the title “the curse of the mummy”?3 What do you think may be the explanation for the deaths of the people who had som
2、ething to do with the opening of the tomb?4. Your puzzles while previewing the text?三例题导练. Do exercise C2 on page 44. Reading comprehension.1 From the passage we know_.A when young, Carter wanted to be an explorer.B Carter didnt follow his fathers career.C Carter is the only famous explorer in the w
3、orld.D Carter was curious about everything in his hometown.2 The passage implies that _.A Carter had no money when he made his most amazing discoveryB Lord Carnarvon was also an explorerC Lord Carnarvon was curious about old EgyptD it was in 1922 that Carter found a city called Luxor3 From the passa
4、ge we can infer _.A the wind was very strong when Carnarvon died, so the lights went out in CairoB there were many snakes in the tomb of King TutankhamunC when the tomb was opened, Carter didnt enter the tombD many people guessed why 21 people died at that time. Read the text aloud and then fill in
5、the blanks.1 By the 1920s, he _ (become) an explorer, _ (search) for the tombs of the Egyptian kings.2 Upon their _ (enter) the tomb. Carters lucky pet bird, which he _ (leave) in Cairo, _ (swallow) by a snake.3 He too visited the tomb, only _ (catch) a high fever the next day.4 If _ （breathe）in, they can result in illness or even death.
