課    題: Module 2 Unit 3  The curse of the mummy

教學目標

1.Train the Ss’ reading ability.

2.Learn how to predict and anticipate information in advance.

教學重點

Improve the students’ reading ability

教學難點

1.  Improve the students’ reading ability.

2.       Enable the students to understand the text better.

3.  Develop the students’ creative, comprehensive and consolidating abilities.

教學過程

Step 1 Greeting

Step 2 Lead-in

Task 1. We all know that Egypt is one of the 4 ancient civilized countries. Do you know what is Egypt famous for?

Task 2. The Pyramid is one of the 7 wonders in the world. Have you ever read or thought about what is inside the Pyramids?

Step 3. Prediction

Introduce the title of the passage----- The curse of the mummy

Task 1 .What does the title mean?

Task 2. What’s the passage about by reading the first paragraph?

Task 3.What kind of person was Howard Carter by looking for key words in the first paragraph?

Step 4. Skimming
Task 1 : 

Match the topic sentence with each paragraph by skimming each paragraph.

Task 2:

Read the story carefully and try to tell us the story briefly according to who, what, when, where and why.

Task 3 :

Read the story carefully and try to find the best answer to the following questions.

Task 4 : Fill in the blanks with the following words, there is an extra word.  

Task 5: Fill in the blanks with only one word.
Task 6 : Debate

Some people think we shouldn’t dig the mummies out because we can’t protect them. Others don’t think so. They think they do good to the people if they were dug out. Do you agree or not? Give your reasons.

Step 5.Homework

Some people think we should dig Qingshihuang’s tomb now, because it will bring us a lot of treasures. Besides, it can become a place of interest. Others don’t think so. They think we shouldn’t dig, because we should protect our historical cultural relics(遺產).What’s your opinion? Write a passage about it.