1. Unit 15 THE NECKLACE --Reading

2. Reading The Necklace

3. Step 1: Lead in 1.Do you know who he is? 2. Which novel did you read?

4. About the author: Guy de Maupassant ( 莫泊桑 1850--1893) A well-known French novelist and short-story writer. He was born in Normandy, France, on August 5, 1850. As a schoolboy, he was very much interested in literature ( 文学 ), and won a prize for one of his poems ( 诗集 ). So his writing began at an early age, and he became a famous novelist in his thirties. He wrote in the tradition of the19 th century French realism ( 现实主义 ). Most of his works were about everyday life of the simple humble people. As he had worked in government departments since 1871, he became familiar with the life of government workers. And this helped him create his best short story “The Diamond Necklace”. He had a fine use of irony( 讽刺 ). His style was direct and simple, with attention to realistic detail. All these can be seen from the play we are going to learn. Maupassant suffered a great deal from illness in his later life. He only lived for 43 years and died in Paris on July 6, 1893. He had a short life, but his works will last forever.

5. Guy de Mapassant’s Novels 1.The necklace 2. A Woman's Life 3. Bel-Ami 4. Boule de Suif 5. Pierre and Jean 6. Apparition Et Autres Contes D'angoisse

6. A brief introduction to the play: This is a one-act play( 独幕剧 ), which is based on Maupassant’s best-known story “The Diamond Necklace”. There are three characters( 角色 ) in the play:  Mathilde Loisel ma:’ti:ld lwa’zel 玛蒂尔德. 卢瓦泽尔 a young woman  Pierre Loisel pi’ : 皮埃尔. 卢瓦泽尔 Mathilde’s husband, a government worker  Jeanne 3a:n : 让娜 Mathilde’s good friend

7. Scene 1Scene 1 Scene 2 Step 2 Fast reading: I. Read Scene 1 and Scene 2 and answer the following questions. Scene 1 Scene 2Scene 2Scene 1Scene 2 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 need to borrow some jewellery? 5. Where was Pierre Loised working? 6. Why had she been working very hard? 1. Why was Mathilde worried? 2. How much did her dress cost her? 3. What else did she want to wear? 4. What did Pierre suggest? 5. What did they decide to do? Why? 6. When did Mathilde decide to see her friend?

8. II. Read scene 3 and answer the following questions:scene 3 1.Whom did she borrow a necklace from? 2.What kind of necklace did she get? 3.How did they enjoy the ball at the palace? 4.What happened on their way home after the ball? 5.What did they do for Jeanne? 6.How much did the diamond necklace cost? 7.What did they do in order to pay back the debt? (debt: What we owe to someone.)

9. Step 3:Listen and Read

10. Step 2 Choose the best answer according to the passage: 1. Pierre Loisel was working ____. A. in a school B. in a factory C. in a government office D. in a store 2. Why did he buy a new dress for his wife? A. Because he had a lot of money. B. Because he and his wife received an invitation to a ball in the palace. C. Because his wife got enough money. D. Because they wanted to go abroad. 3. Whom did she borrow a necklace from? A. His boss. B. His friend. C. Her friend. D. Her classmate. C B C

11. 4. What happened on their way home from the ball? A. They found the necklace gone. B. They found their watches gone. C. They found their key gone. D. They found their horse stolen. 5. What did they do in order to pay back the debt( 债务 )? A. They had to move away. B. They had to work day and night. C. They had to ask others for help. D. They had to beg. A B

12. Step 3 True-or-false sentences: 1. Mathilde had changed so much in those years that her friend couldn’t recognize her the moment they met. 2. Mathilde thought that she would be laughed at if she did not wear jewelry at the ball. 3. The Pierres didn’t have a very good tie at the ball because of the lost necklace. 4. Mathilde felt very tired after they had paid back all the money they borrowed. 5. Jeanne felt sorry after she heard Mathilde’s story. 6. According to the text, we can see Jeanne was rich and greedy. 7. After reading the passage, we can see most people will feel sorry for Mathilde. 8. Having been told that the necklace she borrowed was made of glass, Mathilde must have been astonished. T T F F T F T T

13. Discussion:  How do you think Mathilde felt when Jeanne told her the stones were made of glass, not diamonds?  What do you think Jeanne would do after she heard Mathilde’s story?  Why do you think Pierre and his wife considered the ball very important? In what way was it important to them?

14. Main idea of each scene of the play. Scene 1 When Mathilde said hello to Jeanne in the park, Jeanne ________________________ because Mathilde ________________________________. Mathilde then told her that was because of ____________________ and also ____________ ___________. Mathilde met Jeanne in the park didn’t think she knew her looked much older than she really was ten years of hard work the story of her necklace

15. Main idea of each scene of the play. Scene 1 Scene 2 When came back from work that day, he told Mathilde ____________________________________. Mathilde was very happy. But she told her husband that ____________________________. Pierre asked if she could wear __________ instead. Mathilde ________, because ___________________________ ________________________. Then Pierre asked her ________________________. Mathilde remembered that she had a friend called ________, who had married ____________________________. Mathilde met Jeanne in the park Pierre and Mathilde were invited to a ball they had been invited to a ball at the palace she didn’t have jewellery to wear. a flower refused she couldn’t be the only woman who wasn’t wear jewellery why not go and borrow some Jearnne a man with a lot of money

16. Main idea of each scene of the play. Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3 On Friday afternoon Mathilde went to Jeanne’s place to _____________________. Mathilde tried ______________________ on and it looked wonderful on her. Pierre and Mathilde had a ________ time at the ball. But on their way home, Mathilde found _____________________. They couldn’t find it. The next day they______________ __________________________________________ ______. Mathilde met Jeanne in the park Pierre and Mathilde were invited to a ball They had a good time at the ball, which cost them ten years of hard work. borrow some jewellery diamond necklace wonderful her necklace was missing borrowed a lot of money to buy a diamond necklace and returned it to Jeanne a lovely

17. Homework  Learn the new words by heart and prepare a dictation.  Read through the whole story “The Necklace” and try to retell it.  Do Wb. P85, Grammar Ex.2. Good bye

18. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions and conjunctions.  Pierre Loisel used to work __ a government office. One day he and his wife Mathilde received an invitation ___ a ball ___ the palace. Mathilde spent 400 francs ___ a new dress but had no more money ___ jewellery. She borrowed a beautiful necklace ____ her friend Jeanne. The couple had a very good time ___ the palace. But ___ the ball Mathilde lost the necklace. in to at on for from at after

19.  They borrowed money to buy a new diamond necklace ___ Jeanne. A necklace that looked exactly the same ___ Jeanne ’ s cost them 36,000 francs. _____ they returned the necklace, they had to work day and night ___ ten years to pay back the money they had borrowed. _____ Mathilde met Jeanne again, she had changed so much ____ Jeanne could not recognise her. She did not know ____ then that the necklace she had borrowed was not made ___ diamonds. It had been worth 500 francs ___ most. for as After for When that until of at

20. Retelling: The Necklace  Meet in the park  Not recognize  Look older  Ten years of hard work  Because of the necklace  Be invited to the palace  Need to borrow some jewellery  Wonderful news  Accept the invitation  Buy her an evening dress  No jewellery to wear  Wear a flower instead  Why not borrow some  Go to see Jeanne and borrow Scene 1 Scene 2

21. Scene 3  Go to borrow some jewellery  Bring out all her jewellery  See a diamond necklace with…  Try it on and look wonderful  Have a very good time at…  The necklace is missing  Borrow money and buy a necklace  Work hard to pay back…  Not a diamond necklace  36,000—500 francs

22. Retell the story: Scene 1 meet in the park not recognize look older ten years of hard work because of the necklace be invited to the palace need to borrow some jewellery Mathilde and Jeanne met in the park; Jeanne did not recognize Mathilde because she looked older; Mathilde told Jeanne her ten years of hard work and that was because of the necklace; Mathilde and Pierre were invited to the palace ball; Mathilde needed some jewellery.

23. Scene 2 wonderful news accept the invitation buy her an evening dress no jewellery to wear wear a flower instead suggest Mathilde borrow some go to see Jeanne and borrow…. Pierre told Mathilde some wonderful news and he accepted the invitation; Mathilde asked Pierre to buy her an evening dress, then Mathilde told Pierre she had no jewellery to wear; Pierre advised her to wear a flower instead, but Mathilde did not agree; Pierre suggested Mathilde borrow some; Mathilde decided to go and see Jeanne on Friday.

24. Comprehension 1.The story is based on “The necklace”, a story written by Maupassant, and he was ____________. A. an English writer B. a French writer C. an American writer 2. Ten years earlier, Mathilde had borrowed a necklace from her friend Jeanne in order to ____________. A go to party B. go to the theatre C. go to a palace ball C B

25.  3. The necklace Mathilde had borrowed from Jeanne was made of ____________.  A. diamond B. stone C. glass  4.On her way home from the ball, Mathilde found her ________ missing.  A. money B. necklace C. watch  5. What did the necklace cause to the husband and his wife?  A. Happiness B. Honour C. Beauty D. Sadness C B D

26. 6. 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. was not wonderful news D. meant working hard day and night in the future 7. Having been told that the necklace she had borrowed was made of glass, Mathilde must have been very __________. A. disappointed B. surprised C. enjoyable D. angry A B

27. 8. According to the text, we can see Jeanne was _________. A. honest B. surprised C. rich and greedy D. prettier than Mathilde 9. After reading the passage, we can see most people _____________. A.will feel sorry for Mathilde B.want to know if Jeanne would return the diamond necklace to Mathilde C.will learn some lessons from Mathilde D. will laugh at the husband and wife and also hate Jeanne A A

28. Language Points: 1. 辨析 receive, accept received accept receive 仅指客观上 “ 收到 ” 、 “ 接到 ”,accept 指主观上 “ 接受 ” ， 经过思考后接受下来。如： I received an invitation to the meeting, but I don’t want to accept it. receive 也可表示 “ 接待 ” 、 “ 遭受 ” 。 accept 还可以表 示主观上 “ 接受 ( 某人 )”,“ 承认 ” 或 “ 赞同 ( 某一看 法或理论 )” 。 Fill in the blanks with receive or accept. 1.He _______ the present, but he didn’t _______it. 2.We can’t ___________ his excuse. 3.I ___________ a letter in English from Dr. Smith last week. 4.She ___________ a good education. 5.They often __________ foreign guests. received accept received receive

29. 2. 辨析 because of, because because (conj.) 引导原因状语从句 because of 短语介词, 相当于 as a result of, 后面接名 词、代词、动词 -ing 形式或 what 引导的名词性 从句。如 : because of He cried because of the pain in his arm. because = He cried because he had a pain in his arm. Fill in the blanks with “because” or “because of ”: 1)I said nothing about it, ____________ his wife being there. = I said nothing about it, ________ his wife was there. 2)She got angry ___________ her boyfriend had said something. = She got angry ___________ what her boyfriend had said. because of because because of

30. 3. after all 位于句首时常表示 “ 毕竟, 终究, 到底 ” 、 “ 要知道 ” 、 “ 别忘了 ”; 位于句尾时常表示 “ 虽 然 …… 但毕竟 …” 。 e.g. Don’t ask your parents to do this or that for you. After all, you aren’t a child. I thought I was going to fail the exam, but I passed after all. Fill in the blanks with: after all; in all; at all; above all 1). He’s handsome and intelligent and, ________, he’s kind. 2). She doesn’t understand. ________, she’s only two. 3). I didn’t know that __________. 4). ________, 1700 workers and 200 other people worked on the project. above all After all at all In all

31. 4. wear ; put on; dress; have on; in wear: “ 穿着, 戴着 ”, 表状态。以及 “ 留 ( 头发、胡须 )” 的长短式样等。 e.g. They were surrounded immediately by small boys wearing school caps. He was a coldish man who wore thick glasses. Many women wear their hair short nowadays. He wore a short beard.  It’s cold outside; you’d better put on more clothes when you go out.  The lady was dressed in white at the party. The girl was poorly(/well) dressed. Mother is dressing the baby.  He had on a red dress and white shoes.  The lady in white is in charge of the hospital.

32. 5. marry (vt.&vi.) marry vt. marry sb. “ 嫁, 娶, 与 …… 结婚 ” e.g. She married a man with a lot of money. Tom married Mary last year. marry vi. 意指 “ 结婚 ”, 还可用 “get/be married(to sb.)” marriedgot married e.g. She married well. They got married last year. 注意 : 1).marry 为短暂性 ( 终止性 ) 动词, 不可与表示一段 时间的状语连用, 若表示结婚有一段时间时, 应用 get/be married. e.g. They have married for 10 years. Tom has been married to Mary for 10 years. It is ten years since they got married. Ismarried 2). 问现在的婚姻状态时, 可说 Is she married? Aremarriedunmarried/single Are you married or unmarried/single? When did she get married get married? 不可说 Has she married? Do you marry? 或 Have you married? When did she marry? have been married

33. call on sbcall atcall back 6. call on sb.; call at (a place) ; call back; call for sb. call for sb.(= go to sb’s house on your way to a place so that they can come with you) call on sb to do sth. call in call on sb to do sth. call in (=make a short visit) e.g. I’m going to call on a friend this evening. Do you think we should call on Bob(call at Bob’s) While we’re in London? Thank you for your news. I’ll call (you) back soon. I’ll call for you at 9:00. He call on the people of the country to work hard for the national unity. I’ll call in to see you this evening. 7. continue to do sth=continue doing sth.

34. Answers to Scene 1:Scene 1 11. It happened in a park in Paris, one afternoon in 1870. 22. She had been working very hard for ten years, so she looked older than her age. 33. She had been living a hard life. Years of hard work, very little food, only a cold room to live in and never a moment’s rest. 44. Because she and her husband were invited to a ball at the palace, she thought she needed to borrow some jewellery. 55. He was working in a government office. 66. Because of the diamond necklace she borrowed from her friend.

35. Answers to Scene 2:Scene 2 1. Because she hadn’t got an evening dress for the ball. 2. It cost her four hundred francs. 3. She wanted to wear jewellery. 4. First he suggested that she should wear a flower. But Mathilde didn’t agree. Then he suggested she should borrow some jewellery from one of her friends. 5. They decided to ask Jeanne to lend her some jewellery. Because jeanne married a man with a lot of money. 6. She decided to go and see her on Friday after she got the new dress.

36. Answers to Scene 3 :Scene 3 1. She borrowed a necklace from her friend Jeanne. 2. She thought she got a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre. But that was not true. 3. They both had a very good time at the ball. 4. On their way home that night, Mathilde found that the necklace was not around her neck any more. She told Pierre. They returned to the palace to look for it and asked everyone but without luck. 5. They borrowed money to buy Jeanne a diamond necklace, which looked like the lost necklace exactly. 6. It cost them thirty-six thousand francs. 7. In order to do that they both worked day and night for ten years. At last they paid back all the money.