Unit 15 The necklace

Warming up,listening & speaking

Lead in questions: Warming up Have you read thrilling and exciting stories? Have you seen the soul-stirring film? Have you had adventurous experience?

Imagine what will happen if you step into the window

According to the three pictures in our text, make up a story with your partners. Who When Where What happen in surprise

arrive at, come into treasure, hear, dragon guard One day Lihua and I met an old man near a river. He showed us an old map and told us a secret place. an old man, a map, a secret place Following the map, we arrived at the place and came into the cave in which we found lots of treasures in some boxes. Suddenly we heard a strange noise. It was a dragon whose duty was to guard the treasures. arrive at, come into treasure, hear, dragon guard run out Without thinking twice, we ran out as quickly as possible.

Sample:(part1) __________, two children __________find a magic map which showed some treasure hidden in a tower in a giant mountain while hiking in the mountain. They ________curiosity and decided to find the_______. They met an old man on a golden beach. The kind old man showed them the way to the tower and when they were leaving, he also told them there __________a surprising present waiting for them. Long time ago happened to were full of treasure must be

Sample: (part 2) Following the map, they _______for two days before they _______the mountain. It was a beautiful place. But they couldn’t wait to find the treasure. They found the tower and got in. When the door opened, they were astonished by the numerous treasures in it. They were busy enjoying the beautiful necklaces and________, but didn’t know a terrible thing was going on. A monster, a ______was looking at them. The dragon flew down and attacked them. When the two children realized it, it was too late…. continued got to diamonds dragon

Listening Listen to the short play on the tape and choose the correct answers. Each scene will give you a clue that you can use to solve the mystery. ?

clues What clues do the police often find? cigarette fingerprints footprints clues shoeprints Banana peels mystery

Scene 1 1 What is missing? A. A necklace and some money B. A necklace and a cellphone C. A necklace and a wallet D. A necklace and a handbag 2 What did they find? A. Footprints B. Shoe prints C. Fingerprints D. A shoe

Scene 2 1 What did John and Mary discover? A. The door is open. B. The window is broken. C. The door is broken. D. The window is open. 2 What did John and Mary find on the floor? A. A shoe. B. A key. C. Some hair. D. Broken glass.

Scene 3 Aha,it’s me! 1 What did John and Mary find in the garden? A. A ladder. B. A banana peel. C. A knife. D. A necklace. 2 Who stole her necklace and cellphone ? Aha,it’s me!

Listening Text Scene 1 Mary: John, I can’t find my necklace and my cell phone. John: Maybe you just forgot where you put them? Mary: No, I am sure they were here on the table. John: Look at this! There are footprints on the floor. Mary: Hmm., the footprints look strange. They are so small! Let’s follow the footprints and see where they go.

Scene 2 John: Aha! The window is open! Someone must have climbed up the tree, gone in through the window, and stolen your cell phone and necklace. Mary: I think you are right, oh, and look at this—there is something on the floor here, John: What is it? Mary: I am not sure. It is red and it looks like … hair! Yes , it is hair, very thick red hair. John: This is getting more and more mysterious!

Scene 3 John and Mary have gone into the garden to look for more clues. Mary: Look, here are more footprints. John: And what is this? A banana peel! Mary: A banana peel? What is it doing in our garden? John: I think I know who stole your cell phone and necklace.

Listening on WORKBOOK P83 Part 1 Tick out the picture which shows the lost necklace. Picture 4

Part 2 Part 3 Lost: 1 necklace Date: 28th February Name: Address: Telephone: Where lost: Mrs Roome 40 Spring Gardens, Knotley 0993 464392 Between High Street and Spring Gardens Part 3 1.When did you _____ it? 2.Are you _____ _____ _____ _____ in the street? 3._____ _____ _____ _____ name please ? 4._____ _____ address? 5.And _____ _____ _____ __________ number? 6._______ _____ _____ _____ _____ necklace? 7._______ _____ _______ _____ __________ to me? lose sure you lost it May I have your And the is there a telephone Where did you lose the Could you describe the necklace

Speaking Work in groups. Choose one of the situations on page 16 and create a short play. Then act it out.

The secret of the black tower Modal play The secret of the black tower It is a dark night in April. Three friends have been hiking in the mountains all day. A: It’s getting dark. I think we can’t go home tonight. B: I’m tired. We’d better find a place to spend the night. C: Where shall we go? There is no house for us to live in. A: Look! There is a tower over there. Let’s go to see if we can spend he night there.

B: It’s so dark here, but we have no choice but to stay here. ( They walk to the tower and enter it.) B: It’s so dark here, but we have no choice but to stay here. C: It’s so large and empty. I feel afraid. A: Don’e be afraid. There are even no windows in the walls. Nobody can move in if we put a big stone at the entrance. ( They go to bed and try to fall asleep. Suddenly they hear a sound ) A: Listen! B: It may be a mouse.

A: Really? Let me see. (Lighting a match and walking around) Oh, dear! B and C: What happened? A: Come and have a look. There is a man lying on the ground. B: A man? What about him? Can he breathe? (B and C walk to the man.) C: Let me see. Oh, no. I think he has been dead for a long time. A: I think so. He doesn’t look like a modern person. He seems to be a person from ancient times.

C: Oh, I know. Look at his head. He may be a Buddhist monk C: Oh, I know. Look at his head. He may be a Buddhist monk. I have read a report. It says that a buddhist monk doesn’t degenerate because he had taken some special drug before he died. B: In that case, his body is worth studying. C: Of course. Many countries want to get it. However, no one knows where it is. A: What should we do with it? B: We ought to report to the government tomorrow. A and C: That’s right.

Try: Create a short play in groups according one of the three situations and act it out in the front.

The secret of the black tower

A mysterious box

A funny thing happened on the way to school

Create a short play in groups according one of the three situations and act it out in the front.

The secret of the black tower

A mysterious box

A funny thing happened on the way to school

Homework : Finish your story and hand it in tomorrow. 2. Pre-read The Necklace

Thank you!