牛津高中英语模块2u3Reading教案

M2U3 Amazing people The curse of the mummy (period1)

教学重难点：How to analyze the structure of the article and the main idea of the article. 教学目标：Able to become better and more active readers by learning how to predict and

anticipate information.

方法设计：Cooperative learning, task-based learning

Step1 Skimming-The article can be divided into four parts.Read the article

quickly and try to give the main idea of each part.(分层次问题学习A)

Part1(1)

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Part2(2-3) ________________________________________________________ Part3(4-5) _______________________________________________________ Part4(6-8)________________________________________________________

Step2 Scanning- Read the article carefully and answer the following questions.(分层次问题学习B)

Q1:What kind of education did carter receive?

_____________________________________________________________________ Q2:What was Carter’s most amazing discovery?

_____________________________________________________________________ Q3:Find out three explanations mentioned in the passage.

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Step3 A small test-Choose the best answer to each question : (分层次问题检测

A)

1. )Howard Carter and his team found the following things EXCEPT _______ in the tombs of the Egyptian kings. A. birds B. gold

C. jewels D. mummies

2. )Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? ACarter‘s father was an art teacher and taught him to draw at school.

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B. Carter‘s death seemed to have nothing to do with the opening of the tomb. C. Both Carnarvon and his dog died in Cairo, Egypt.

D. Carter‘s secretary, Richard Bethell, died of high fever four months later. 3.) What is implied(暗示) in the passage ?

A. The mystery of Tutankhamun‘s tomb has been completely explained. B. Carter has become famous because of discovering Tutankhamun’s tomb . C. People died because of different reasons.

D. There are still many riddles for scientists to explain.

Step4 A big test-Complete the following task-based reading according to

the article .(分层次问题检测B)

tomb Tutankhamun Mysterious death Carter’s lucky bird was eaten by a snake upon (3)________ the tomb. George Gould died after (4)_______ the tomb. Arthur Mace died shortly after the (5)_________ of the tomb. Different (6)_________ of the deaths

Howard Carter (1)______ the tomb in 1922 in the Valley of of gold and jewels, (2)_________ the mummy of the king. Discovery of the the Kings in Egypt. The tomb contained a lot of treasures , Just (7)___________. The result of the curse of the mummy. Caused by the (8)__________ in the tomb. Step5 Discussion.

What kind of personality(个性，人格) do you think an explorer like Carter has to have? As students, what kind of personality should you have during your school life?

Homework

Write a summary about Howard Carter.

Read Part A in Reading on Page 106 in Workbook.

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M2U3 Amazing people

The curse of the mummy(period2)

教学重难点：

(1) master the key words: curious, preserve, breathe, present, certain (2) master some useful phrases (3)analyse long sentences

教学目标：By the end of the lesson,most of the Ss will be able to:

(1)raise their reading abilities by focusing on language points

(2)grasp the new usage of some important words and phrases in the text through language practice.

方法设计：

Step1 Key words (分层次问题学习A)

1. curious 【语境展示】

1). The man threw a curious look at the fashionable lady. 2). The girl is curious about everything she sees.

3). My father was curious to know what my brother would say. 4). I heard a curious noise last night and it made me very nervous.

【自我归纳】通过以上例句可知：curious表示―好奇的，想知道的‖，如句1；可用于be curious about sth. 结构中，如句2；还可用于 ______ 结构中，如句3，表示―______ ‖；curious还可表示―奇怪的，奇特的‖，如句4。 【拓展】

1. curiosity 好奇心，为不可数名词。如：

I‘m always full of curiosity about foreign cultures. 我对异国文化一直都非常好奇。 The news aroused a lot of curiosity among the local people. 这条新闻激起了当地人很大的好奇心。

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2. curiously 好奇地；奇怪地。如：

The little boy was looking at those people curiously.这个小男孩好奇地看着那些人。 She was there all day but, curiously, I didn‘t see her. 她一整天都在那里，然而奇怪的是，我却没有看见她。 2. preserve vt.

1) 保护，保存(使免受破坏) preserve sth. (from)… 保护…以免…

I pray that fate may preserve you from all harm. 我祈祷上天保佑你平安。 You can preserve meat or fish in salt. 你可以用盐保存肉或鱼。 2) 维护, 保持(状况不变), 保养 preserve the world peace维护世界和平 巧辩异同

protect 强调保护使….免受(伤害, 损失) prevent 阻止……做……；防止……做 He raised his arm to protect his face from the blow. 他举起胳膊以保护脸不受打击。 His parents prevented him from chatting online. 他的父母不让他网上聊天。 3. breathe vt. /vi. 呼吸 breathe (in) fresh air 呼吸进新鲜的空气 举一反三

breath n. 呼吸 hold one‘s breath屏住气，不呼吸 out of breath气喘吁吁 take a deep breath. = breathe deeply 做深呼吸 比较：take breath休息一下 4. present 【语境展示】

1. I am just going out to get a birthday present for my mum. 2. Every member of the committee was present today. 3. At the present moment he is supposed to be in Paris.

4. The students presented flowers to their teachers on Teachers‘ Day.

5. We should present some suggestions which would solve this difficult problem. 6. Mr Smith, may I present you to my wife? 【自我归纳】 通过以上例句可知：

present作名词，可表示―礼物/ 现在‖，如句1；作形容词时，可表示―______，______‖ (可作后置定语)，如句2；还可表示―现在的,现存的 (可作前置定语)‖，如句3；作动词时，可表示―赠送;呈现；递交；‖，如______；（present sth. to sb. 把某物递交给某人,也可以用present sb. with sth. 来表示）还可表示―提出（论点、看法）‖和―介绍‖，如句5和句6。 【拓展】

1. at present 现在，此刻。如：

At present, I am living in Henan with my grandfather. 我现在和祖父住在河南。

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2. for the present 就现在来说，暂时。如：

Let‘s leave these books as they are for the present, even though we may have a change later on. 尽管我们一会儿可能挪动这些书，不过暂时还是先把它们放在原处吧。 5. die vi. 死亡, 它是非延续性动词，不能与一段时间连用 He has died.他已经死了。

如果要表示死了多长时间，要用下面的句型。 He has been dead for three years. 他已经死了三年了。 举一反三

die of 死于内因，常指由于疾病、情感、饥寒等原因引起的死亡 He 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。(此部分用巧辩异同形式来讲) 7. certain

(1) certain adj. 确定的, 肯定的 (近义词：sure )

be certain about/ of…/ be sure about/ of… 确信某事；对某事有把握 be certain/sure to do… 务必会做??；一定会做??

You must be certain/ sure of / about the facts. 你必须对这些事实很确信。 He is certain/sure to return. 他肯定会回来的。

You‘re pretty certain to be seen by someone who knows you. 你肯定会被某个熟人看到的。 (2) be certain/ sure + that... 相信; make certain/ sure that … 确保/确信 (that 部分是宾语从句) We are certain/ sure that he will get over his illness. 我们肯定他会康复的。 I was not certain/sure whether he would come. 我不能确信他是否会来。 I stayed long enough to make certain/sure that the house was absolutely empty. 我在那呆得久一些以确保那房子确实是空的。

(3) It‘s certain that… 是肯定的(在此句型中不能说：It‘s sure that …) for certain / for sure肯定地

It‘s certain that he will win the election. 他肯定会赢得这次大选。

I cannot say for certain/sure when he will arrive. 我不能肯定地说他何时能到达。

Step2 Sentence structure(分层次问题学习B)

1.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】

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