2. Unit15 The Necklace The 2 nd period

3. Pre-reading The author Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) A very famous french novelist & short story writer.Most of his works are about the life of the peasant & petty bourgeoise. The text One-act play scene1,scene2,scene3

4. Reading Questions: 1.What kind of necklace is it? 2.How much is it? Answers: 1.It is a diamond necklace. 2.It is thirty-six thousand francs.

5. The General Idea It tells that a vain woman wife of a small clerk who borrowed a diamond necklace to go to the palace ball.But unfortunately,she lost the necklace. Then she and her husband had to work ten long years to pay for it.

6. The development of the plot get an invitation---borrow a necklace---lose the necklace---buy a new necklace---pay the debt of the necklace---learn the truth of the necklace

7. Language points 1. know sb: have sb in one’s mind or memory know of sb: have information about sb eg:I knew of him,but I didn’t know him. 2.explain sth to sb:make sth clear or easy to understand to sb 3.jewellery /jewel/jeweller/jewelled 一件首饰： a piece of jewellery 戴着首饰： wear jewellery 4.no more than:only,just not more than:at the most eg:He is no more than a child. There are not more than two apples.

8. Conclusion & Homework Today we have read a play and leanred many import phrases.After class,imagine how Mathilde’s husband felt when she came back to tell him about her meeting with Jeanne and write a scene to continue the story.OK,that’s all for this class.Bye!