The curse of the mummy 课件 1 译林牛津版.ppt

Welcome Amazing people Lead-in 1.Do you have a hero? What are the things he or she has done that make you feel that this person is amazing? 2.Can you recognize the people in the following pictures? Do you know their contributions to the world? Mother Teresa Beethoven Bill Gates Zhang Heng Mother Teresa 特雷莎修女 Born in 1910, Yugoslavia. Teresa joined a monastery in Ireland at the age of 18 and became a nun. She operated several organizations for the poor and dying, and then won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Bill Gates is the chairman, chief executive officer, and cofounder (with Paul Allen) of Microsoft Corporation, the worlds leading computer software company. With the growth in value of Microsoft stock, Gates has become one of the worlds richest individuals. Bill Gates 比尔 . 盖茨 Beethoven 贝多芬 Beethoven was one of the greatest composers( 作曲家 ) in the world. He was born in 1770 and died in 1827. After one illness, he suddenly found himself deaf （聋的） . At that time he was only 31. But this did not stop Beethoven. He went on composing. The surprising thing is that he wrote some of his best, his most beautiful pieces such as Destiny （命运） after he became deaf. Zhang Heng 张衡 (A.D.78-A.D.139) Zhang Heng ,who was a famous Chinese astronomer( 天文学家 ) and geographer( 地质学家 ) in East Han Dynasty. He devoted himself to science and made great contributions to science and society. He invented the first seismograph( 地震仪 ) in history for reporting earthquakes. Unit 3 Reading The Curse of Mummy 1. According to the title “ The curse of the mummy ”, what do you expect to read about in this passage ? I think …. Maybe it is about …. In my opinion the writer wants to …. Prediction n. 诅咒 Mummy ( 木乃伊 ) 2.Read Paragraph 1 carefully and look for these words ： Howard Carter explorer