人教修订版 高中一年级 ( 下 ) Unit 15

The necklace

I hadn’t seen her for 20 years, but I r_________ her immediately 2. Happiness was the most p_________ gift I could give them. 3. If the rain c_________, we’ll have to cancel tonight’s plans. 4. We should be able to pay off the d______ Within two years. 5. Tourists have been advised not to wear expensive j________ in public places or they will become easy targets for thieves. ecognise recious ontinues iamond ewelery

pearl diamond

Why do women like to wear jewellery? Do you have a piece of jewellery? Do you want to have some jewels? Jewellery includes ring,earring, necklace, gold, silver,diamond etc. What can a piece of jewelery bring people?

What is a small thing that you wear on your finger for decoration? It is a ring. What is a small thing that you wear around your neck for decoration? It is a necklace. Small things you wear for decoration such as rings and necklaces are called jewellery.

Guy de Maupassant was a well-known French novelist and short- story writer About the author “The diamond necklace” was his best short story. He had a fine use of irony( 讽刺 ).

Look through these three scenes and summarize one topic of each scene. Scene 1: meeting with an old friend Scene 2: an invitation to a ball in the palace Scene 3: the story of a lost necklace

Listen to the tape and answer the following questions: 1.What is the relationship between these three characters? 2.What is the mood of Mathilde in scene one ? Why? 3.How about in scene two? 4.What is the difference ? Do you know why?

Mathilde, the young lady and Pierre, the young man are couple Jeanne is Mathilde’s friend. Mathilde sound tired and upset. 1.What is the relationship between these three characters? 2.What is the mood of Mathilde in scene one ? Why?

After years of hard work Mathilde is no longer the young and pretty woman but an old and poor woman. And the ending of the story is ridiculous. She is on one hand very excited for the ball, on the other hand she is worried because she has no new dress and no jewelry for the ball. 3.How about in scene two? 4.What is the difference ? Do you know why?

Scene 1 Scene 1 Time:Time: Place:Place: Parts:Parts: General idea:General idea: One afternoon, 1870 A park in Paris Marthilde, Jeanne Marthilde tells Jeanne about her ten years of hard life.

Comprehensive Reading Comprehensive Reading 1. Why didn’t Jeanne recognize Mathilde at first? 2.Why did she look older than her age? 3.What was the life Mathilde lived in the past ten years like? 4. Why did Mathilde borrow a necklace from her friend? 5. Where was Pierre Loisel working? 6. Why had she been working very hard? Questions for Scene One

They meet in a park in Paris.meet She looks older than her age.looks

YearsYears of hard work, very little food, only a small room to live in and never,never a moment’s rest. It was all because of Jeanne’s necklacebecause

Scene 2 Scene 2 Time:Time: Place:Place: Parts:Parts: General idea:General idea: Ten years before The home of Mathilde and Pierre Loisel Mathilde and Pierre Loisel Pierre and his wife were invited to the ball at the palace.They decided to borrow some jewellery from Jeanne.

Comprehensive Reading Comprehensive Reading 1. How did Mathilde feel when her husband told her the good news? 2. Why was Mathilde worried? 3. How much did her dress cost her? 4. What else did she want to wear? 5. What did Pierre suggest? 6. What did they decide to do? Why? 7. When did Mathilde decide to see her friend? Questions for Scene Two

Scene 3 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 told her the necklace was not a real diamond necklace.

Comprehensive Reading Comprehensive Reading 1. What kind of necklace did she get? 2. How did they enjoy the ball at the palace ？ 3. What happened on their way home after the ball? 4. What did they do for Jeanne? 5. How much did the diamond necklace cost? 6. What did they do in order to pay off the debt? Questions for Scene Three

1. Listening and then reading. 2. Retell the story with the help of the pictures.

Sorry, I didn’t recognize you. I know I look older than my age now. That’s because of hard work----ten years of hard work.

But I don’t think we can go. I haven’t got an evening dress for the ball. I have no jewellery. I can’t be the only woman who isn’t wearing jewellery.

“ So I called on you and asked if I could borrow some jewellery.” “And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.”

“During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed.” “It cost us thirty- six thousand francs.”

The necklace wasn’t a real diamond necklace.It was worth five hundred francs at the most!

1. Do you sympathize with Mathilde? 2. What do you think the reason of her poor life? Thinking about the root of society 3. The story hasn’t been finished yet. Can you imagine what will happen to Mathilde after she knows the truth? Continue the story.

Second period: Questions and answers: 1.Where was Pierre working? 2.Why did he buy a new dress for his wife? 3.Why did Mathilde want to borrow some jewellery? 4.Whom did she borrow a necklace from? 5.What kind of necklace did she get? 6.How did they enjoy themselves at the palace? 7.What happened on their way home after the ball? 8.What did they do for Jeanne? 9.How much did the diamond necklace cost? 10.What did they do in order to pay back the debt?

Language points 1.after all ⑴ It’s not surprising you’re tired. After all, you didn’t go to bed until 12 last night. I think we should let her go on holiday alone. 她毕竟十 五岁了，不再是个小孩了。 ⑵ Although they met with difficulties ， I hear they’ve succeeded after all 。 I did promise to buy a car for you ， ( 但实在对不起，我 实在无能为力了。 ) After all, she is fifteen; she is’t a child any longer. but I am sorry I can’t 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 married to a world-famous model last week. Are you single or married? Is he married ?/Has he got married? He married her daughter to a blind but rich man. So far, ( 他们结婚已有十年了.) they have been married for ten years. they have married for ten years. √ × × ×

Language points call on sb. call at sp. visit/sb./sp. pay a visit to sb./sp. drop in on sb. at sp. call on sb. to do sth.=ask sb. to do sth 1.Marx called on the workers to unite. 2. I will call on Jean for an answer.

You have to pay back the money you borrowed. At last he paid off the debts. Have you paid all your debts? I have paid 20 yuan for the tapes. Here the workers are paid by the hour. Once we have paid off the store, we shall owe money to no one. Language points 4. pay back 偿还 pay off 还清 /pay for

5) worth/wothy. This VCD is worth 1,000 yuan.. What you said is worth considering. That report is well worth listening to. worthy of sth of being done to be done The work is worthy of careful study. of being studied carefully. to be studied carefully. Language points

Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions and conjunctions. Pierre Loisel used to work ___ a government office. One day he and his wife Mathilde received an invitation___ a ball ___ the palace. Mathilde spent 400 francs ___ a new dress but had no money ____ jewellery. She borrowed a beautiful necklace ____ her friend Jeanne. The couple had a very good time in the palace. But ____ the ball Mathilde found the necklace missing. They borrowed money to buy a diamond necklace ___ Jeanne. in toin on for from after for

The necklace that looked exactly ____ Jeanne’s cost them 36,000 francs. _____ they returned the necklace, they had to work day and night ___ ten years to pay back the money they had borrowed. _____ Mathilde met Jeanne again, she had changed so much _____her friend could not recognize her. She did not know _____ then that the necklace she borrowed was not made ___ diamonds. It was worth 500 francs ___ the most. After for When that until of at like

Saddam says that if anybody else compares him to Hitler, he'll gas them.

Fill in the blanks with the given words: believe, believe in;accept, receive;cost,spend 1The day before yesterday, Mr.Green _______ an expensive gift.,but he didn’t _______ it. 2.That splendid house ________ him $20,000. So we can say, he _______ $20,000 on that house. 3. He always lies, so most of us don’t ______ what he says and don’t _____ ___ him. 4.Mathilde’s new evening dress _______ them 400 francs. Her husband _______ 400 francs on the evening dress. received accept cost spent believe believe in cost spent

Fill in the blanks with the given words: borrow, lend,invite,invitation,know/know about/recognize 1.I didn’t _____ him, but I had ______ little ____ him. After talking with him at the meeting, this morning I _________ his voice on the phone as soon as I heard him. 2.Mathilde wanted to _______ some jewellery from her good friend Jeanne. Jeanne did ________ a necklace to her Yesterday he received an ________. Some friends _______ him to attend a meeting. borrow lend invitation invited knowknown about recognized

Fill in the blanks with the given words: after all, in all, above all 1.Mathilde thought it was a diamond necklace, but it wasn’t a real one _____ _____. 2.Why isn’ t he allowed to stay here? _____ _____, it’s his home. 3.Children need many things,but ______ _____ they need love. 4.There are twenty cars ___ ______ destroyed in the fire. after all After all above all in all

Fill in the blanks with the following words: pay off, pay back, pay for 1.How much did you ____ ___ the recorder? 2. He has ___ ___ the debts his father left him. 3.we must remember to ____ ____ the money ______those books to John next week. pay for paid off pay back for

Fill in the blanks with the given words: worth, worthy; describe,description worth worthy describe description 1.The book is well ______ reading again. careful study. being studied carefully. 3. When I heard Beijing beat for the 29 th Olympic Games,words can’t ________ my joy at that moment. 4.He gave a detailed _________ the murderer he saw at the spot. 2.This article is _______ of

Fill in the blanks with the following words: be married to/ got married to/marry sb. 1.Alice _______ a Frenchman with a lot of money. 2. The scientist didn’t ______________ until forty. 3. Have they _____________? 4. They __________________ for ten years. married marry/get married got married have been married

He asked : “ Are you from America?” He asked me if /whether I was from America. “ Where have you been these years?” he asked her. He asked her where she had been those years. “Do you think it was stolen by a thief?”(he/her) “How much does a new dress cost?”(he/her) He asked her if she thought it had been stolen by a thief. He asked her how much a new dress cost.

Discussion: The character of Mathilde: What causes Mathilde to work hard ten years?

Ex. P64 1.The old man is my grandfather. 2.He is a model worker 3.September is the month 4.John is the only person in our class. 5.Do you think you can recognize your aunt ? who is sitting beside/by my mother that you haven’t seen for ten years who can speak French that comes after August and before October. learn from (whom) we should learn from

6.The tall building is part of the TV station. 7.The finger was not the one 8.Do you still remember the day 9.Is there a shop ? 10.Is that the palace ? (that/which) the teacher put into his mouth hascompleted that has just been completed had dipped (that) he had dipped into the cup when I came to borrow a necklace from you? where I can buy a diamond ring held where the ball was held