1、Reading,Unit 15 The Necklace,Necklace-項鏈,A lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.,About the author:,Maupassant (莫泊桑1850-1893) was a well-known French novelist and short- story writer. He wrote in the tradition of the 19th century French realism (現(xiàn)實主義). Most of his works were ab

2、out everyday life of the simple humble(卑微的) people. “The diamond necklace” was his best short story.,Drama is literature that is meant to performdrama is written to be acted. Major types: Tragedy/ Comedy / Farce / Melodrama Technical elements: plot, character, dialogue, setting , stage and prop,Scen

3、e 1,Time: Place: Parts: General idea:,One afternoon, 1870,A park in Paris,Marthilde, Jeanne,Marthilde tells Jeanne about her ten years of hard life.,Scene 2,Time: Place: Parts: General idea:,Ten years before,The home of Mathilde and Pierre Loisel,Mathilde and Pierre Loisel,Pierre and his wife were i

4、nvited to the ball at the palace.They decided to borrow some jewellery from Jeanne.,Scene 3,Time: Place: Parts: General idea:,In the park,Ten years later,Mathilde, Jeanne,Mathilde lost the necklace at the ball. So she and her husband worked ten years to pay for it. But ten years later, Jeanne tells

5、her the necklace was not a real diamond necklace.,1.The story is told _. in inverse order in narration order（敘述） in flashback order（倒敘） in time order,Read again and answer Questions,2. When Jeanne met Mathilde in the park, she said she didnt know Mathilde, because _ . they hadnt met for ten years Je

6、anne no longer liked Mathilde Mathilde looked younger than before Mathilde had changed a lot,She had been working very hard for ten years , so she looked older than her age.,3.Why was Mathilde worried when her husband told her the invitation?,Because she hadnt got an evening dress. Because she didnt

7、 want to attend the ball. Because she have no time to the ball.,4. It can be learned from scene 2 that to be invited to the palace ball _. A. meant working hard day and night in the future B. meant spending a lot of money C. was a great honor D. was not wonderful news,5. Mathilde did not want to wea

8、r a flower to the ball because_ . A. she didnt like flowers B. people were not allowed to wear a flower at the ball C. it would look shabby（寒酸的） to wear a flower D. flowers would bring her bad luck,6. How much money did they spend in returning Jeannes necklace?,It cost her over four hundred francs.

9、It cost her about thirty-six thousand francs. It cost her about five hundred francs. It cost her about fifty-six thousand francs.,What was the real price of Jeannes necklace?,C,How much did Mathildes dress cost her ?,A,7. Which sentence expresses the main idea of the story? Mathilde lost the borrowe

10、d necklace and had to work hard for ten years to pay it back. Mathilde worked hard to buy a new jewel for her friend. Mathilde lost her borrowed necklace. Mathilde found she was cheated（欺騙）.,8.What do you think of Mathilde ? A vain （虛榮）woman A hard-working woman C. A greedy（貪婪） woman D.A pretty and

11、rich woman,9. Whats the authors writing style? irony （諷刺） humour C.sorrow D.delight,Language points,1.after all, Its not surprising youre tired. After all, you didnt go to bed until 12 last night. I think we should let her go on holiday alone. 她畢竟十五歲了，不再是個小孩了。 Although they met with difficulties， I

12、hear theyve succeeded after all。 I did promise to buy a car for you，但實在對不起，我實在無能為力了。,After all, she is fifteen; she isnt a child any longer.,but I am sorry I cant manage it at all.,Language points,2.marry/be married (to)/ get married (to),She married a Frenchman. She married with a Frenchman He got

13、married to a world-famous model last week. He married her daughter to a blind but rich man. So far, 他們結婚已有十年了.,they have been married for ten years. they have married for ten years.,Language points,call on sb. call at sp.,drop in,on sb. at sp.,call on =ask sb. to do sth,1. I will call on Mary this a

14、fternoon. 2. I will call at Toms office today.,3,You have to pay back the money you borrowed. At last he paid off the debts. I have paid 20 yuan for the tapes. Once we have paid off the debts, we shall owe money to no one.,Language points,4. pay back pay off /pay for,償還,還清,5.worth/wothy . This film

15、is worth seeing. What you said is worth considering,worthy,of sth of being done to be done,The book is worthy of careful study.,of being studied to be studied carefully.,Language points,One day Pierre got an _ to a palace ball. He thought it _ to him, and decided to go to the ball with Mathilde. But

16、 Mathilde was _, because she had no new dress and no _ to wear. Her husband spent _ francs on a new dress and she herself _ a necklace from her good friend Jeanne. They went to the ball and had a very good time. On their way home after the ball, Mathilde found that the necklace was _, and they could

17、nt _ it.,important,invitation,worried,jewellery,400,lost,find,PRACTICE-Fill in the blanks,borrowed,The young couple borrowed a great deal of money and _ a necklace that was exactly like Jeannes. It _ them 36.000 francs. So they had to work day and night to _ _ the debts. Now, after ten years of hard

18、 work, Mathilde looked so old that Jeanne even couldnt _ her when they met. When Jeanne heard it, she told Mathilde that the necklace wasnt a real _ necklace. It was _ 500 francs at the most.,pay off,bought,cost,diamond,worth,recognize,Suppose you were Jeanne, what would you do after hearing Mathild

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