The Necklace

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The writer Guy de Maupassant (1850 – 1893) A famous French novelist. He wrote in the tradition of the 19th century French realism ( 现 实主义 ). The necklace is one of Maupassant’s best known short stories.

Fast-reading Read the text quickly. Try to find out the main roles in the drama.

The main roles MathildeJeannePiere

Fast reading What is each scene about?

Scene 1 Mathilde & Jeanne in the park

Older than one’s age

Ten years of hard work

Scene 2 Mathilde & Pierre at home.

Scene 3 Mathilde & Reanne in the park.

Ten years of hard work day and night

The necklace wasn’t a real diamond necklace.It was worth five hundred francs at most!

Time:Time: Place:Place: Parts:Parts: One afternoon, 1870 A park in Paris Marthilde, Jeanne

Why didn’t Jeanne recognize her at first? Sorry. I didn’t recognize you. Mathilde had changed a lot. She had been working very hard for ten years, so she looked older than her age.

In the park, Marthilde is telling Jeanne about her ten years of hard life.

When:When: Where:Where: Who:Who: Ten years before The home of Mathilde and Pierre Loisel Mathilde and Pierre Loisel

Why did Mathilde need the jewellery? Can I borrow some jewellery ?

When: Where: Who: In the park Ten years later Mathilde, Jeanne

You are the most beautiful woman in. the world. What happened after the ball? On their way home that night, Mathilde found the necklace lost.

How did Mathilde spend her past ten years? She and her husband worked day and night to pay for the debt. Next month we will pay off our debts.

What will Mathilde think of on hearing the words? The necklace is not a real diamond one. 1.How much money did they spend in returning Jeanne’s necklace? 2.What was the real price of Jeanne’s necklace?

Mathilde --- a young lady, beautiful, but vain( 虚荣的 ) Pierre --- a government worker, not rich but ambitious Jeanne --- a young lady, rich but warm-hearted 1. The analysis of main characters

2. Which sentence expresses the main idea of the story? A.Mathilde lost the borrowed necklace and had to work hard for ten years to pay it back. B.Mathilde worked hard to buy a new jewel for her friend. C.Mathilde lost her borrowed necklace. D.Mathilde found she was cheated （欺骗）. 3. What’s the author’s writing style? A.irony （讽刺） B. humour C.sorrow D.delight

4.The story is told _____. A.in narration order （叙述） B.in flashback order （倒叙） C.in time order Time order ： Getting the invitationBorrowing a necklace Losing the necklaceBuying a new necklace Returning the necklaceLearning the truth

A.Mathilde met Jeanne in a park in B. Mathilde asked Jeanne to lend her a diamond necklace C. They worked hard to pay the money back. D. They had a good time at the palace ball. E. Pierre got an invitation to the ball. F. Mathilde returned the necklace to Jeanne. G. They found the necklace was lost. H. They borrowed money to buy a real diamond necklace. I. Jeanne told Mathilde the necklace wasn’t a real one. E-B-D-G-H-F-C-A-I Put the following sentences in the right order.

1. Do you sympathize with Mathilde? 2. The story hasn’t been finished yet. Can you imagine what will happen to Mathilde after she knows the truth? Continue the story.

The story happened in Pairs. One day Pierre got an ________ to a palace ball. He thought it ________ to him, and decided to got to the _____ with his ____ Mathilde. But Mathilde was ________, because she had no new dress and no ________to wear.Her husband spent ____ francs on a new dress and she herself ________ a _________ necklace from her good friend Jeanne. The young ______went to the ball and had a very good time. On their way _____after the ball, Mathilde found that the _______ was ___ ______ around her neck. They rushed back to the _______ and looked for it. But they couldn’t ____ it; it was lost. invitationimportant partywife worried jewellery 400 borroweddiamond couple home necklaceno longer palace find Fill in the blanks

The young ______ borrowed a great deal of money and ______ a necklace that was exactly like Jeanne’s. it _______ them 36,000 francs. So they had to work day and night to ____ ____ the money they had _________. After ___ years of hard work, they at last ____ ____ all the money, but now Mathilde looked so____ that Jeanne even couldn’t recognize her when they met. When Jeanne heard the _____, she told Mathilde that the _______ she had _________ wasn’t a real ________ necklace. It wasn’t valuable at all. It was ______ 500 francs at the most. couple bought cost pay backborrowed tenpaid back old story necklace borrowed diamond worth

have a hard time would rather not do sth. after all continue to do/doing sth. call on (sb.) try on the last moment of happiness look down not…any more without luck day and night pay off at most 1. 吃苦，过得艰难 2. 宁愿不做某事 3. 毕竟 4. 继续做某事 5. 拜访（某人） 6. 试穿，试戴 7. 最后的快乐时光 8. 向下看 9. 不再 10. 运气不好、不幸运地 11. 日日夜夜 12. 还清、付清 13. 最多、至多 Useful expressions:

Homework Translate the following sentences: Translate the following sentences: ① 我相信他不会接受这份邀请。 ① 我相信他不会接受这份邀请。 ② 虽然我们认识很久, 可我没有立即认出 她。 ② 虽然我们认识很久, 可我没有立即认出 她。 ③ 听说他们已经结婚三十年了。 ③ 听说他们已经结婚三十年了。 ④ 你认识那个戴着眼镜的年轻人吗？ ④ 你认识那个戴着眼镜的年轻人吗？ ⑤ 他给我买的书最少值 300 元。 ⑤ 他给我买的书最少值 300 元。