1、THE NECKLACEUnit 15Watch a scene of the playThe writerMaupassantfamous French novelist 18501893,the late 19th centuryThe necklace is one of Maupassants best known short stories.The story is very interesting and the heroine is well drawn.New wordsdiamondsjewellerycn.un.Victoria palace hotel in Paris
2、France ball The main charactersMathildePierreJeanneQuestions to scene 11.Who met Jeanne one day?Did she recognize her at first?Why?2.What happened to Mathilde in the past ten years?3.Where did Pierre work?What did he receive one day?Questions to scene 21.What did Mathilde need in order to take part
3、in the ball?2.Why did she think so?3.How did she decide to get the two?Questions to scene 31.What did Mathilde borrow from Jeanne?2.What happened to the necklace later?3.What did they do for Jeanne?4.How much did the diamond necklace cost?How much did the borrowed necklace cost?5.What did they do to
4、 pay back the debt?Correct each sentence according to the text:1.Many years ago we knew of each other very well.2.Oh,yes.Sorry,I dont recognize you.3.You dont look very good.4.Thats because hard work.5.I would rather not to tell you.6.Ive got a wonderful news.7.Do you remember one afternoon ten year
5、s ago that I came to your house and borrowed a necklace of yours?8.She married with a man with a lot of money.9.And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace has a big blue stone in the center.10.You tried on it and it looked wonderful in you.Complete the information on each scenewhenwhere who whatScene
6、1Scene 2 Scene 3187018601870A park in ParisThe home of M and PA park in ParisMethilde JeanneMethildePierre Methilde Jeannemeet each otherMethilde looked older.Methilde continued to tell her story talk about the ball and prepare for itDiscussion1.What changed Methildes life exactly?Vanity2.In your op
7、inion,what is the most important thing in your life,health,wealth,beauty,success or anything else?Why?One day,Jeanne was sitting in a park in Paris.One day,Jeanne was sitting in a park in Paris.A woman who she didnt _ cameA woman who she didnt _ came_ her.She _ rather old and weak.It _ her.She _ rat
8、her old and weak.It was Mathildewas Mathilde,who was her best friend many,who was her best friend many yearsyearsago.Jeanne _ how hard her life was,ago.Jeanne _ how hard her life was,MathildeMathilde said she worked _with a said she worked _with avery little food _,only a small room _very little foo
9、d _,only a small room _ and never had a_.It_ and never had a_.Itwas _ a beautiful _ which she was _ a beautiful _ which she _ Jeanne ten years ago._ Jeanne ten years ago.recognizerecognizetowardstowardslookedlookedwonderedwondered to eat to eat day and nightday and nightto to live inlive inmoments r
10、estmoments restbecause ofbecause ofborrowed fromborrowed fromnecklacenecklace THE STORYFill in the blanks:Pierre was Mathildes _.He was working in a government _.One day Pierre and Mathilde were invited to an important _.In order to go there,Pierre bought a new _ for Mathilde.But he had no more _ to
11、 buy any jewellery for her.So Mathilde decide to _ a necklace from her friend Jeanne.However,they _ the necklace during the ball and never _ it again.They _ borrow thousands of francs to buy a _ necklace in return.They worked very hard _ duringthe _ ten years to pay back the money they had borrowed.
12、Ten years of hard work had made Mathilde look very _.Jeanne _ her at first when _ they met in the park.husbandofficeballdressmoneyborrowlostfoundhad todiamondday and nightnextolddidnt recognizeone dayThe story happened in Pairs.One day Pierre got an _ to a place ball.He thought it _ to him,and decid
13、ed 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
14、 that the _ was _ _ around her neck.They rushed back to the _ and looked for it.But they couldnt _ it;it was lost.invitationimportantpartywifeworriedjewellery400borroweddiamondcouplehomenecklaceno longerpalacefindThe young _ borrowed a great deal of money and _ a necklace that was exactly like Jeann
15、es.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 couldnt recognize her when they met.When Jeanne heard the _,she told Mathilde that the _ she had _ wasnt a r
16、eal _ necklace.It wasnt valuable at all.It was _ 500 francs at the most.coupleboughtcostpay backborrowedtenpaied backoldstorynecklaceborroweddiamondworthComplete the sentences:1.Our school _ a garden.How nice to study in it!2.You shouldnt ask him to carry such a heavy box,he is a small boy _.3.-Did
17、you _ your teachers on Teachers Day?-Yes,I visited my Chinese teacher.4.We usually _ our English teachers and ask her some questions on Sunday.5.When I asked him who he was,he _ his pass(通行证)and showed it to me.GACDF1.Im sorry,_I dont think I have anything I can lend you.A.but B.so C.then D.for2.The
18、 old man said to the other,“I know you very _.”A.good B.well C.better D.most3.Jeanne _ a rich man.She _ for many years.A.married to;had married B.married with;had married C.has married with;has been married D.married;has been married4.She had no pen _,so she borrowed one from me.A.to write B.to write on C.to write by D.to write with5.Now _“the Anju Project”,a lot of families have new houses _ in our city.A.because;to live B.because;to live in C.because of;to live D.because of;to live inABDDDHome work for today:1.Try to retell the story in your own words.2.Finish off the exercises on page 16.
