3. I hadn’t seen her for 20 years, but I r_________ her immediately 2. Happiness was the most p_________ gift I could give them. 3. If the rain c_________, we’ll have to cancel tonight’s plans. 4. We should be able to pay off the d______ Within two years. 5. Tourists have been advised not to wear expensive j________ in public places or they will become easy targets for thieves. ecognised recious ontinues ebts ewellery

4. Guy de Maupassant was a well known French novelist and short-story writer. He became a famous novelist in his thirties.He had a fine use of irony.His style was direct and simple with attention to realistic detail. He suffered a great deal from illness in his later life.He only lived for 43 years and died in Paris.He had a short life, but his works will last forever.

6. 1.Did Jeanne recognize Mathilde? 2.Why didn't Jeanne recognize Mathilde? 3.What made Mathilde look older than she really was? 4.What caused all these misfortune? Questions of scene 1: (No, she didn't.) (Because Mathilde looked older than her age.) (Ten years of hard work, very little food, only a cold house to live in, and never a moment's rest.) (The diamond necklace.)

8. 1.Why was Mathilde worried? 2.How much did her dress cost? 3.What else did she want to wear? 4.What did Pierre suggest? 5. What did they decide to do? Questions of scene 2: (She hadn't got an evening dress for the ball.) (Over 400 francs.) (She wanted to wear jewellery.) (To wear a flower instead.) (To borrow some jewellery from a friend- Jeanne.)

10. Questions of scene three: 1.What’s the necklace like? 2.Was she pretty with the necklace on? 3.What happened to Mathilde on the way home after the palace ball? 4.How much did the necklace they bought cost? 5.What’s the necklace Mathilde borrowed made of?

11. 1.The story is told _____. A.in inverse order B.in narration order （叙述） C.in flashback order （倒叙） D.in time order

12. 2.What do you think of Mathilde ? A.A vain woman B.A hard-working woman C. A greedy woman D.A pretty and rich woman 3. What’s the author’s writing style? A.irony B.humour C.sorrow D.delight

13. 1.How many characters are there in the text? 2.What’s their relationship? The main idea of each scene: Scene 1: Scene 2: Scene 3: Meeting with an old friend An invitation to a ball in the palace. The story of a lost necklace.

14. Questions of the text 1.What did the necklace cause to the husband and his wife? A.happiness B.honor C.beauty D.sadness 2.In the Necklace,the author tries to convey to the readers the message that A.a higher social rank means everything to men B.sometimes we have to believe in fate in life

15. C.women are more likely to look for wealth and beauty D.excessive desire drives people out of their senses 3.Which can not be inferred from the text? A.Mathilde was much admired at the palace ball. B.Jeanne would probably feel sorry for what had happened to Mathilde C.Mathilde would get angry with Jeanne after she knew the necklace wasn’t worth much

16. D. Mathilde and her husband tried every possible way to get the missing necklace back 4.After reading the book,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

17. The characters of the people in the play : Mathilde: Pierre: Jeanne: A young lady, pretty but vain. A government worker, not rich but ambitious( 有野心的 ). A young lady,rich and warm- hearted. The process of the play: Getting the invitation---borrowing a necklace---losing the necklace---buying a new necklace---returning the necklace--- learning the truth. Retell the story

18. One day Pierre got an ________ to a palace ball. He thought it ________ to him, and decided to go to the ball with 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. They went to the ball and had a very good time. On their way home after the ball, Mathilde found that the necklace was ____, and they couldn’t ___ it. important invitation worried jewellery 400 lost lostfind Fill in the blanks borrowed

19. The young couple 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 debts. Now, after ten years of hard work, Mathilde looked so old that Jeanne even couldn’t ________ her when they met. When Jeanne heard it, she told Mathilde that the necklace wasn’t a real _______ necklace. It was ____ 500 francs at the most. pay off bought cost diamondworth recognize

20. Pierre, Mathilde's husband, was once invited to a ball. As Mathilde had no jewllery to wear, Pierre advised Mathilde to borrow some from her friend Jeanne, who married a man with a lot of money. Jeanne lent her a lovely diamond necklace. Pierre and Mathilde had a good time at the ball. But on their way home, they found the necklace was gone. They bought a necklace which cost them thirty-six thousand francs and returned it to Jeanne. It took them ten years to pay back the money. And one day in the park, Mathilde met Jeanne. She was surprised to know that the necklace she borrowed was not a real one. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.

21. Homework: Continue the story and write a scene in which Mathilde comes back home to tell her husband about her meeting with Jeanne.