What are they?

UNIT 15 THE NECKLACE

Designed by Zhang Deshan

From Lai’an Middle School

About the author:

Maupassant (莫泊桑 1850---1893)was a well-known French novelist and short- story writer.He wrote in the tradition of the 19th century French realism (现实主义 ). Most of his works were about everyday life of the simple humble people. “The diamond necklace” was his best short story.

Vocabulary learning:recognise

surely

diamond

explain

jewellery

continue

call on

bring back

pay off

debt

precious

at most

Sitting in a park

Scene 1: Meeting with an old friend

Read the play and answer questions:

1.When and where did the story happen? 2.Why didn’t Jeanne recognize Mathilde at first? 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?

The home of the Loisels’

Read the play and answer questions:Scene 2 An invitation to a ball in the palace

1. What did Mathilde feel when they receive the invitation to the palace ball? 2. What 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? 7. When did Mathilde decide to see her friend?

Read the play and answer questions:Scene 3 The story of a lost necklace

1. What kind of necklace did Mathilde get? 2. 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 back the debt? 7.Was the borrowed necklace a real one?why?

In the park, Mathilde continues to tell …

Important Sentence Patterns:1.I don’t think I know you.

2.That’s because of hard work/That’s why I look so old.

5.I saw… with a big blue stone in the center.

7.You tried it on and it looked beautiful on you.

4.After all, this ball is very important.

6.She married a man with a lot money.

8. It was worth….

3.Well, I would rather not tell you.

Special Exx for the language points:1.He doesn’t think we can go,________?

2.I would rather he ______tomorrow than today.

3.In spite of all that had been done, he failed _____. A.in all B.after all C.at all D.above all4.My uncle______until he was 45.

A.married B.didn’t marry C.wasn’t marry D.would marry 5.An awful accident ___, however, occur the other day. A.does B. did C.has to D.had to6.I’ll_____you at your office sometime next week.

7. The play is worth________ a second time.

does hecame

B

B

B

A. call for B.call out C. call up D call onD

reading

the invitation

a necklace

the necklace

a new necklace

a new necklace

the truth

the plot development of the necklace

get

borrow

lose

buy

return

learn

characters and relationships: JeanneMathilde Loisel Pierre Loisel

husbandwife friend

a young lady,pretty but vain

Mathilde

Pierre

Jeanne

a young lady, rich but warm-hearted

a government worker,not rich but ambitious

Suppose Mathilde returns to the palace to ask about the necklace. Match the Qs and As .

What are you looking for? Yes,very.

What kind of necklace is it? I think I lost it at the ball here this morning.

Where did you lose it? It is a diamond necklace.

What does it look like?

It is worth many thousands of francs.Is it value?

We are looking for a necklace.

How much is it?It is made of diamonds and has

a big blue stone in the center.

PRACTICE---SummaryPRACTICE---Summary Pierre used to work in a_____ office. One day he received an _______ to a _____ at the ______. Mathilde spent 400 francs to buy a new _______ but she had no_____. She borrowed a beautiful ________ from her friend Jeanne. The couple had a very good time in the palace.

government

invitation ball palace

dress jewellry

necklace

But after the ball Mathilde found the necklace missing on their way home. They borrowed ______ to buy a real necklace. The necklace that looked exactly like Jeannes’s cost them _____ francs. After they returned the necklace, they had to work _____and _____ for ten years

money

36,000day

night

After ten years, Mathilde met Jeanne again, she had changed

so much that Jeanne could not

______her. At last Jeanne told Mathilde that the necklace was not made ____ diamond, but it was _______ 500 francs at most.

recognize

of

worth

Assignment:1.Retell the story supposing you are M,P or J.

2. Act out your new plays according to

the different situations above.

3.Do Exx1 and2 at P.85.