1、Reading Language pointsIdentify the relationships Characters Who was he?What did he do?How did he die?George GouldA friend of Howard CarterHe had a high fever.He visited the tomb.Identify the relationships Characters Who was he?What did he do?How did he die?Lord CarnarvonA British man who was very i
2、nterested in Egypt gave money to Howard Cater.He was present when the tomb was opened.He fell ill with a fever and died in Egypt.Identify the relationships Characters Who was he?What did he do?How did he die?Howard Carter(in 1891)He is one of the most famous explorers.He set sail for Alexandria,Egyp
3、t.He died at the age of 65.What did he do?(by the 1920s)(in 1922)He had become an explorer,searching for the tombs of the Egyptian kings.He made his most amazing discovery of all,in the valley of the Kings.Identify the relationshipsIdentify the relationshipsCharacters Who was he?What did he do?How d
4、id he die?Richard BethellHe is Carters secretary.He was present when the tomb was opened.He died of heart trouble four months after the tomb was opened.Identify the relationshipse.g.The world was shocked by the news.1.Howard Carter is one of the most famous explores the world has ever known.“the wor
5、ld”means“the public”or“group of countries”.Language points2.In 1891,at the age of 17,he set sail forAlexandria,Egypt.“set sail for”means“travel to somewhere by boat”e.g.The sun was sinking as we set sail for home.Next week they will set sail for Europe.Language points1)“by”means“no later than or bef
6、ore”.e.g.By the time doctor arrived,the woman had given birth.Mike must have made some friends in his school by now.3.By the 1920s,he had become an explorer,searching for the tombs of the Egyptian kings.Language pointse.g.Scientists are still searching for a cure for the common cold.By the time you
7、get there,it will be dark.We will have mastered nearly 1800 wordsby the time you come back next year.2)“search for”means“look for”Language pointsThey searched desperately for some reasonto stay.“search some place for”means“look for insome place”e.g.The enemy searched the village for the wounded sold
8、ier.Language points4.“The tomb contained more riches,gold and jewels than any of us had ever seen before,as well as the mummy of the king,”said Carter.1)“riches”means“wealth”Language pointse.g.All his riches are no good to him if he is ill.Children are poor mens riches.The price of wisdom is above r
9、iches.2）jewel and jewellery jewel means pieces of jewellery that contain one or more precious stones and are worn on clothes or on the body jewelly is an uncountable noun.Language pointse.g.She locked her jewels in the safe.The lady appeared at the reception wearing her finest jewels.Her jewellery w
10、as insured for one million dollars.Language pointsjeweljewelleryYou can buy jewellery from a jewellerys.He is too poor to buy a _ for his wife.Mrs Brown loves collecting gold _.Language points3)“as well as”means“with”and“besides”e.g.He likes reading as well as swimming.My parents have been to Beijin
11、g as well as Qindao.Jim as well as his parents is going to Hong Kong next month.Annas parents as well as Annas uncle have gone to the Great Wall.Language pointsCGorges father as well as his uncle _ never been to Beijing.A.is B.are C.has D.have5.Within seven years,21 people who had something to do wi
12、th the opening of the tomb died.have something/nothing/much/little/a lot to do with e.g.The suspect insisted that he had nothing to do with the murder.He said he was at home the whole night watching TV.Language points6.When a tomb is opened,fresh air disturbsthe viruses.“disturb”means“change the usu
13、al or natural condition of”e.g.A light wind disturbed the surface of the water.Language pointsShe has disturbed all his plans for going abroad.He was disturbed to hear her illness.(make someone worry)Dont disturb the papers on my desk.(move something or change its position)Language points7.If breath
14、ed in,they can result inillness or even death.=If(the viruses are)breathed in,they can cause illness result in 结果是，导致result from 产生，出现Language pointse.g.The illness will result in total blindness if(it is)left untreated.The accident resulted in the death of two passengers.The accident resulted from
15、the drivers careless driving.Language pointsDiscussing in pairs1.Carter did his exploring in the 1920s.Do you think there are still unknown places left for people to discover?What might they be?2.Who do you think is the most amazing person in history?What did he or she do?1.Retell the passage.2.Recite the language points.3.Do Period 3 Language focus of Exercise Book.4.Preview Word power.
