1. 高中自选语言教材 教学研究课 浙江省嘉善中学 冯健榕

2. What do you want to be when you leave school? Warming up:

3. What do you want to be when you leave school? worker policeman millionaire farmer doctor boss businessman teacher scientist Pre-reading:

4. Pre-reading discussion: Which is the easiest and quickest way to become rich? Why? Doing business as a boss Working hard as an office worker Putting money in the stock market Treasure hunts

5. Vocabulary: occur encourage burial hare happen give courage to sb. noun form of bury (v.) rabbit combine join together to form a single unit clue something that helps to find an answer to a question or mystery mislead to cause to think or act wrongly

6. Some background information: Henry Ⅷ（ 1491 － 1547 ） A special and cruel king of England, married six wives in all his life Catherine of Aragon Deserted by Henry and led a miserable life after the king married his second wife, Ann

7. First-reading: 1. What was Kit Williams? 2. What did Williams do before the book came out? 3. Who found the hare? 4. How many wives did Henry Ⅷ have? 5. Who is Katherine of Aragon? 6. When and where did Katherine of Aragon died? 7. Where did Kit Williams spend his childhood? 8. How much was the gold hare worth in the beginning?

8. 1. What was Kit Williams? 2. What did Williams do before the book came out? 3. Who found the hare? 4. How many wives did Henry Ⅷ have? A modern writer who wrote the book Masquerade. He buried a gold hare in a park in Bedfordshire. Ken Roberts. Six wives.

9. 5. Who is Katherine of Aragon? 6. When and where did Katherine of Aragon died? 7. Where did Kit Williams spend his childhood? 8. How much was the gold hare worth in the beginning? The first of Henry Ⅷ six wives. Cambridgeshire in 1536. Ampthill in Bedfordshire. £ 3000.

10. While reading: Logic in searching for the hare: A.Henry Ⅷ ’s six wives B.Katherine’s burial place at Kimbolton in Cambridge shire C.William’s childhood in Ampthill D.Katherine of Aragon E.Stone crosses in Ampthill park AD B CE How did Ken Roberts find the gold hare step by step?

11. Map of United Kingdom

12. Cambridge Bedford London Map of UK

13. Post reading: Multiple choices: 1. The underlined word “them” (paragraph 1) refers to _______. A. red herrings B. treasure hunts C. Henry Ⅷ ’s six wives D. readers of Masquerade 2. What is the most important clue in the story to help Ken Roberts find the hare? A. Two stone crosses in Ampthill B. Stevenson’s Treasure Island C. Katherine of Aragon D. William’s hometown 3. The stone crosses in Ampthill were built ________. A. to tell about what happened in 1773 B. to show respect for Henry Ⅷ ’s first wife C. to serve as a road sign in Ampthill Park D. to tell people where the gold hare was 4. What is the best title of this passage? A. An interesting historical event B. A modern treasure hunt C. The attraction of Masquerade D. The importance of logical thinking. D C B B

14. Blank-filling Kit William, a modern writer wrote a book called Masquerade in 1979. The book _________ a lot of clues to help readers to find a gold hare. But the writer also put a number of false ones to ________ them. Ken Roberts, the finder of the treasure________ the words: One of six to Eight under the first picture in the book _________ the treasure in some way with Katherine of Aragon. Therefore, he had been ________ in the wrong area of Kimbolton in Cambridge shire for over a year, and suddenly a new idea ________ to him. He went to the _________ of the writer, Ampthill, Bedford shire, to try his luck. He ______ _______two stone crosses In a park and learnt they had been built _______ ________ ______ Katherine. Finally, he found the treasure. The _________ of treasure hunts made it much more_________. contained misleadrealized connected digging occurred hometown came across in honor of excitementvaluable

15. Although he had been searching in the wrong area most of the time, he found it by logic, not by luck. (para.2 line 3) How many years did the treasure hunt last? Nearly two years.

16. Discussion: What qualities do you need if you want to become rich or successful ? Some English proverbs: 1.No pains, no gains. 2.Everything becomes possible to a hard will. 3.There is no royal road to learning. Luck Wisdom DeterminationLogical thinking Hard-working Strong will Patience…

17. Homework: Write a short story about an interesting unforgettable memory which was about hunting for something in your childhood and what it tells you.

19. His success came from the fact that he had gained an important clue at the start. He had realized that the words:One of Six to Eight under the first picture in the book connected the hare in some way to Katherine of Aragon, the first of Henry Ⅷ ’s six wives. Para.2 Line 4