UNIT 3 AMAZING PEOPLE We all know that Egypt is one of the 4 ancient civilized countries. Do you know what is Egypt famous for?The River NileThe Suez CanalPyramids and SphinxPyramids and Sphinx The Pyramid is one of the 7 wonders in the world. Have you ever read or thought about what is in the Pyramids?THE OF THE MUMMYcurseReadingThe curse of the mummyHoward carterKing Tutankhamun Read para.1 to find out the main idea of this para. Predict what will happen in the next several paragraphs?PREDICTING INFORMATION Fast ReadingRead the article quickly and answer the following questions:1.What is the article about?2.What happened to some of Carters team members after the tomb was opened?They fell ill and died.The curse of the mummy1. Howard Carter was shy. 2. His father taught him to write. 3. Howard Carter worked in Egypt in the 1920s.4. He discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun when he was 17.5. The explorers decided to leave the treasure in the tomb.6. Carters pet bird usually brought him good luck.7. Howard Carter died when he was young.8. It is believed that the mummys curse makes those who enter Egypt ill.F FF FT TF FF FT TF FF FTrue or false questions, and try to correct the false ones.Intensive reading Read the article carefully,1. Put the summaries of the paragraphs in order. Match the summaries with the correct paragraphs:a There is a scientific reason why people died after entering the tomb.b Howard Carter did not go to school and later became an explorer.c Lord Carnarvon died after Carter had opened the tomb.d Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun.e A short introduction of Howard Carters life story.f The mystery of Tutankhamuns tomb has never been fully explained.g More people died after Carters discovery.h People keep wondering why so many people died and have suggested all kinds of explanations.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)2. Complete the chart belowCharactersWho was he?What did he do?How did he die?Lord CarnarvonBe present at theopened tombGeorge GouldRichard Bethell Arthur MaceEntered the tombA friend of CarnarvonA feverA high fever Heart trouble Carters secretaryA British maninterested in EgyptA team memberVisited the tombName Howard CarterBorn YearDie ageExperiencesIn 1891_By the 1920s_In 1922_AchievementsInterestsPersonalityIn 187465discovered many amazing thingsvisiting new placesbrave, adventurous, bright and curiousset a sail for Alexandria, Egyptbecame an explorermade his most amazing discovery3. Fill in the blanks according to the article: Howard carter is one of the most famous e the world has ever known. He was b_ and a_. He was also b and c about the world outside his hometown when he was very young. By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, s_ for the tombs of the E_ kings. In 1922,Howard Carter made his most a discovery of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt, where he found the tomb of King Tutankhamun. However, not long after the tomb had been opened, people in Carters team began to fall ill and die s_. Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died. Some people say the deaths were just c .Others believe that they were the result of the mummys c . However, still others believe that there is a s explanation, because inside the tombs there are many v .xplorersrighturiousearching mazingraveoincidenceursecientificirusesdventurousgyptiantrangelyIn your opinion, what caused the strange deaths of Carters team members actually?The curse?The virus?Anything else? Or just coincidence?DiscussionHomework 1. Finish the D, E on P44-45 2. Underline the phrases and important sentences.