ReadingThecurseofthemummyKingTut’sFinalSecretEgyptisfamousforthepyramidsWhatareinthepyramids?TreasuresMummies!curseCanyouguesswhatthemummieswoulddoiftheyweredisturbed?

curseAwordbelievedtohavemagical（有魔法的）powersthatcanharmpeople.Thecurseofthemummyprediction：Canyouguesswhatislikelytobetalkedfromthetitle?A.thePyramidsofEgyptB.themakingsofthemummiesC.theexplorerswhoenteredthetombD.thedisastersthathappenedtothoseexplorers.1.WhoisHowardCarter?2.WhatamazingdiscoverydidHowardCartermake?3.WhathappenedtosomeofCarter’steammembersafterthetombwasopened?Theyfeltillanddiedstangely.FastreadingHeisoneofthemostfamousexplorerstheworldhaseverknown.HefoundthetombofKingTutankhamun.Para.1A.Thereisascientificreasonforthedeaths

Para.2B.HowardCarterdidnotgotoschoolandlaterbecameanexplorer.Para.3C.LordCarnarvondiedafterCarteropenedthetomb.Para.4D.CaterdiscoveredthetombofKingTutankhamun.Para.5E.HowardCarterisaworld-famousexplorer.

Para.6F.The“curseofthemummy”remainsamystery.Para.7G.MorepeoplediedafterCarter’sdiscovery.Para.8H.Peoplesuggesteddifferentexplanations.MatchthemainideawitheachparagraphThesummaryofeachpartPart1Part2Part3Part4(Para1-2)(Para4-5)

(Para6-8)An_______toHowardCarter

The________ofKingTutankhamun’stombSomepeople’s_____afterthetombwasopened.Different___________,butno__________.（Para3）introductiondeathexplanationsconclusiondiscoveryAboutHowardCarterHowardCarter,afamous(1)_______,discoveredmanyamazingthingsduringhislifetimeforhewasbraveand(2)__________abouttheoutsideworld.In1922,he(3)__________thetombofKingTutankhamun.PuzzlingresultsHowardCarterandhisworkmenfoundatomb,(4)__________moretreasurethanbefore.LordCarnarvonfellillwitha(5)_________anddiedinEgypt.GeorgeGould,Carnarvon’sfriend,hadahighfeverafter(6)__________thetombanddied.Argu-mentsSomepeoplesaythedeathswerejust(7)____________.Othersbelievethatthemummy’scurse(8)_________thosewhoentertherestingplaceofthedead.A(9)___________explanation:Thevirusesinsidethetomb(10)__________inillnessordeath.explorercuriousdiscoveredfevervisitingcoincidencepunishesscientificresultcontainingReadthearticlecarefully.Completesometasks.CarefulreadingReadPara2andtakenotesaboutHowardCarter’slifeintheformofatable.HowardCarter’slifeachildnot__________butwastaught_________byhisfatherin1891setsailfor__________bythe1920shadbecome__________,searchingforthe______ofthe________kingsin1922madehismostamazingdiscoverygotoschooltodrawAlexandriaanexplorertombsEgyptianMost1._________discoveryin2.______receivedmoneyfrom3.______________thetombof5.______________ataplacenearthecityof4.______Containmore6._______thanbeforeAswellasthe7._______ofthekingLordCarnarvonmummyamazingLuxor1922KingTutankhamunReadPara3andfillinthediagram.treasurePart3(Paras4-5).Whathappenedtothecreaturesthathadsomethingtodowiththeopeningofthetomb.

Carter’sluckypetbirdLordCarnarvonLordCarnarvon’sdogGeorgeGould,Carnarvon’sfriendRichardBethell,Carter’ssecretaryArthurMace,anothermemberoftheteamEatenbyasnakeDiedofafeverDiedDiedofahighfeverDiedofhearttroubleDiedsoon

ReadParas6-8andfindoutpeople’sexplanationsandthewriter’sopinion.

1.Somepeoplesay:____________2.Othersbelievethat:_________3.However,stillothersbelieve:________4.Thewriter’sopinion:coincidencecursevirusesremainsa_____Differentexplanationsexplanationsriddleacursescientificexplanationcoincidience?

Withinsevenyears,21peoplewhohadsomethingtodowiththeopeningofthetombdied.

Whatdoyouthinkofit,acurse,acoincidenceorhavingascientificexplanation?Discussion

Thereispossibilitythat…,because…2.Thedeathscanbeexplainedlikethis...3.Ithinktheirdeathsaredueto…,because...4.Inmyopinion,allthishappenedbecause…StructurestofollowBeginningwith:MyopinionIthinkthepowerofacurseisinthemindofthepersonwhobelievesinit.

HowardCarter,whoactuallyopenedthetomb,neverbelievedinthecurseandlivedonuntiltheageof65.Thepeoplediedshortlyafterthediscoverymaybebecausetheyweretooworriedaboutthecursesandthusgotsickandevendied.