1. Lesson 69~70 The necklace Unit 18 The necklace I. Introduction
1. About the author.
2. About the story

2. II.Words and expressions:
scene /si:n/ recognize/recognise
diamond government
palace jewellery
accept receive
invitation pretty
exactly pay back
try on be worth
match steal
case description

3. III. Listen to the record of the text.
IV. Read the whole story and choose the best answer for each blank or question.

4. 1. Jeanne didn’t recognize Mathilde at first
when they met in the park because _____.
A. Mathilde was no longer pretty
B. they didn’t get on well with each other
C. they hadn’t met for years
D. Mathilde had changed so much

5. 2. It can be learned from Scene 2 that to be invited to the palace ball _____.
A. was a great honour
B. meant spending a lot of money
C. wasn’t wonderful news for Mathilde
D. meant working hard day and night in
the future
3. According to the text, we can see Jeanne
was _____.
A. a cheat D. prettier than Mathilde
B. honest C. rich and greedy (贪婪)

6. 4. Mathilde thought that ______.
A. her husband would buy her some
jewelry if she went to the ball
B. going to the palace ball meant
borrowing a necklace from Jeanne
C. she would be laughed at if she didn’t
wear jewellery at the ball
D. they could pay back the money they had
bowrrowed if they worked hard

7. 5. After reading the passage, most
people ______.
A. will feel sorry for Mathilde
B. want to know if Jeanne would return
the diamond necklace to Mathilde
C. will draw a lesson from Mathilde
D. will laugh at the husband and wife
and hate Jeanne

8. 6. How did they enjoy the ball at the
palace?
A. They looked beautiful that evening.
B. They had a very good time at the ball.
C. They were worried because the
necklace was missing.
D. They weren’t lucky enough to find
the lost necklace.

9. 7. Which of the following statements
is NOT true ?
A. Neither Mathilde nor Jeanne knew the
necklace was made of glass.
B. Jeanne didn’t know the necklace
Mathilde returned was a real diamond
one until she was told.
C. Mathilde felt very tired after they had
paid back all the money borrowed.
D. Pierre looked much older than his age
because of ten years of hard work.

10. V.Fill in the blanks with proper words:
Pierre Loisel used to work _____ a government office. One day he and his wife Mathilde_______
an invitation____ a palace ball. Mathilde _____
400 francs on a new _______,but she had no money______ jewellery. She borrowed a necklace_______her friend Jeanne. The couple
had a _______time ____ the ball in the palace.
But on the way home from the ball Mathilde
found the necklace_______.They borrowed money
to buy a diamond necklace that looked ______ in
received to
spent
dress
for
from
good at
missing
exactly

11. like Jeanne’s. It______ them 36,000 francs
like Jeanne’s. It______ them 36,000 francs. After _________the necklace ,they worked hard _____ten years to pay ________ the money they had borrowed. ______Mathilde met Jeanne again ten years ______ in a park, she had changed______ much _________her friend could not _________ her. She did not know ______ then that the necklace she borrowed was not made _____ diamond. It was _______ 500 francs _____ most.
cost
returning
for
back
When
later so
that
recognize
until of
worth at

12. VI. Language points: See The Teaching Plan book VII. Homework
1. Read the two passages after class.
2. Do Ex.2 Ex.3 on P64 Workbook.