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Unit15 The Necklace
Students’ preview guidance for this unit:
1. Make up a story in warming up and prepare to act it out. (Page15)
2. Look up some words which are related to “drama” .
3. Prepare to act out the play The Necklace.
4. Do exercise in Best Design Page21 语篇领悟。
Teaching aims and demands
1. Topics: ① Talking about drama and theatre
② Talking about the play The Necklace
2. Functions:
① Ask for permission:
Could we / I … May / Can I … Shall we …
Is it possible … Do you mind …
② Talk about possibilities:
It can’t be… It could… He might… They must …
3. Vocabulary:
dormitory recognize surely diamond explain ball jewelry franc
continue lovely debt precious positive attend earn lecture silly
mosquito bat author besides outline plot quality call on bring
back day and night pay off at most act out
4. Grammar: modal verb (3)----- must can/could may/might
① When you are very sure of something, you use must in positive
sentences and cannot or can’t in negative sentences.
Eg. He must stay at home now. (objective)
Jim can’t be in the room. You see, the light is out.
② When you are quite sure about something, you use can.
Eg. Attending a ball can be exciting. (subjective)
③ When you think that something is possible, but you are not very
sure, you use could, may or might.
Eg. You could borrow some jewellery from your friend.
He may come to watch the play.
But you may not remember me.
Teaching procedures
Period I Warming up & Listening
Goals
1 Practice talking about pictures
2 Listen for clues
Teaching procedures
Step 1 New words study (see Page164)
Step2 Greetings and lead- in
T: Good morning! My boys and girls!
T: Sit down, please!
T: When I was a little girl, I always asked my mother to tell me a story before I went to bed. I was deeply attracted by some stories, especially which were full of fun and imagination. What about you Would like to listen to stories
S: Yes.
T: Well. However, today I will not tell you a story. I‘d like you to tell me a story.
Step3. Warming up
T: Please open your books and turn to p 15. There are three pictures on P15. Now, look at the pictures for a minute carefully.
(T asks the students some questions about each picture)
Picture 1: 1) what can you see in the picture
2) What do you think they are talking about
Picture 2: 1) In your opinion, what happens in the picture
2) What do the boy and the girl look like
Picture3: What are they doing
T: Do the pictures have something with one another What’s the clue for the pictures Please use the three pictures to make up a story by using your imagination and then try to share your story with others. Let’s see whose story is most attractive. You’d better write your story down if you find it’s difficult to do orally.
(T could supply some useful words and expressions on the screen, such as guide, a secret cave, and treasure box)
Step4. Speaking
T: S1. Would like to share your story with us
What do you think of his story (Let’s clap for him)
Here‘s a sample story, please read it carefully and correct some mistakes in yours. (Let the Ss to read the story on the screen)
Ss1: …
Ss2: …
Ss3: …
Example:
A foreign senior boy and a Chinese senior girl were traveling on a
small island when they met an old wise man with long beard. They
talked with the man, who had a map in his hand. He told them there
were valuables in a certain castle according to the map. So the boy
and the girl came to a secret chambers in a mysterious castle on the
island and they found a box full of jewellery. They were very
excited. And they were thinking about what to do when a huge monster
appeared. The monster was angry with them and began to run after
them. They were frightened and ran quickly. But the monster went on
running after them and they couldn’t get away from the monster. At
that time the wise old man suddenly appeared before them and helped
them leave the dangerous situation. At last he told them that
everyone liked treasures. But only when we worked hard by hand to
get treasure could we own them.
3. All of you have done a very good job. From your writing, we know
what is needed to complete a story. Above all, we must have
characters, scene, time, place as well as plots, conflicts and stage
directions. That means that we should have a script written by
playwrights first. A play is a bit like stories. There are funny
plays, stage plays, one-act plays, pantomime, opera, comedy,
tragedy, and tragicomedy. In this unit we come up with a very good
play The Necklace, Why don’t we try to perform it well So the
homework for today is rehearsing the play.
Step5 Listening
(1) Pre-Listening
T: Just now some students told their favorite stories. Their stories make us know there are many interesting things in the world.
T: Now, we will go to listen other stories.
T: Ok. Look at the screen
T: 1) Do you have the experiences of losing something valuable
2) What did you feel at that time
3) What shall we do when we find something lost
(No correct answers to the question, any different and creative answers should be encouraged, such as “ we should not be nervous.” “ We should calm down”. “ Try to look for some clues and think carefully.” “ Call the police “)
T: Ok, I shall play you a short play and you are to choose and tick the correct answer
on page15
Scene 1
John and Mary are in their apartment.
Mary: John, I can’t find my necklace and my cellphone.
John: Maybe you just forgot where you put them
Mary: No, I’m sure they were here on the table.
John: Look at this! There are footprints on the floor.
Mary: Hmm, the footprints look strange. They’re so small! Let’s follow the footprints and see where they go.
Scene 2
John and Mary follow the mysterious footprints.
John: Aha! The window is open. Some must have climbed up the tree, gone in through the window, and stolen your cellphone and necklace.
Mary: I think you’re right. Oh, and look at this --- there is something on the floor here.
John: What is it
Mary: I’m not sure, It’s red and it looks like…. Hair! Yes, it is hair. Very thick red hair.
John: This is getting more and more mysterious.
Scene 3
John and Mary have gone into the garden to look for more clues.
Mary: Look, here are more footprints.
John: And what is this A banana peel.
Mary: A banana peel What’s it doing in our garden
John: I think I know who stole your cellphone and necklace.
Answers:
Scene 1: B A
Scene 2: D C
Scene 3: B 2. It’s a monkey.
Homework : Choose one of two exercises.
1. Write a short story about the pictures in warming up. (p.15)
2. Write down the short play in your own words according to the form above
Period 2. Speaking & Pre-reading
Goals:
1. Create and act a short play
2. learn the background of the writer and the play
Teaching procedures:
Ⅰ.Speaking
Work in groups. Choose one of the situations below and create a short play. Then act it out.
1. The secret of the Black Tower
2. The Mysterious Box
3. a Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School
Give students five or eight minutes to prepare, and then let them act it out in groups.
NOTE: (Scene 1should consist of dialogue based on the description I the SB)
Scene 2
NARRATOR: The three friends have gone to bed and are trying to fall asleep when suddenly they hear a sound they’d never heard before.
LI RONGJI: (raising his head from the pillow) My God! What was that
ZHANG FEI: Oh, my, what was that indeed
BAO NAN: Who cares Get some sleep!
LI RONGJI: Huh Get some sleep How can you sleep when you know that---
BAO NAN: Know what That a terrible monster is about to eat us
ZHANG FEI: Or maybe it’s a dragon that will breathe fire on us!
BAO NAN: Or maybe it’s an old rat that ran into a wall and hurt itself.
ZHANG FEI: There are rats in this tower Li Rongji, you told me this tower had no rats
LI RONG: Of course, there are no rats.
BAO NAN: Li Rongji is probably right.
LI RONGJI: (wearing a big smile) Ah, so you agree it would be a monster.
BAO NAN: I didn’t mean that. I meant it’s got to be a mouse. Now go back to sleep, silly.
LI RONGJI: I’m not silly!
NARRATOR: Suddenly they hear the noise again, only this time it is louder.
LI RONGJI: Does that sound like a mouse to you Huh Huh
ZHANG FEI: Yeah, mice squeak, they don’t roar.
BAO NAN: OK. Then go have a look and find out for yourself.
LI RONGJI: What Are you crazy I’m not climbing down those stone stairs by myself in the dark. Oh, no!
BAO NAN: Then take Zhang Fei with you. And let me get some sleep.
NARRTOR: After making some plans, they take off their shoes to beat the monster, they climb down the stairs, and just as they are passing a small window in the tower they hear the sound again.
LI RONGJI: Oh, my! There it is again!
ZHANG FEI: (looking out the window) Look! A rainstorm!
TOGETHER: And lots of lighting. (They look at each other, feeling ridiculous. For a moment, the lighting stops and it becomes very quiet.)
BAO NAN: Zzzzz…Zzzzz
LI RONGJI: What was that That noise came from inside this tower.
ZHANG FEI: You’re a great detective, Li Rongji, (He yawns.) That’s Bao Nan having a good rest.
Ⅱ. Pre-reading: Introduction to the Necklace
1. About the author
Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was 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, and won a prize for one of his poems. So his writing began at an early age, and he became a famous novelist in his thirties.
He wrote in the tradition of the 19th century French realism. 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. This experience helped him create his best short story The Diamond Necklace. He had a fine use of irony. His style eas direct and simple, with attention to realistic detail. The play we are going to learn is typical of Maupassant’s choice of topic and characters and his style and use of irony.
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.
2. A brief introduction to the play
This is a one-act play, which is based on Maupassant’s best-known
story The Diamond Necklace. There are three characters in the play: Mathilde Loisel, a young woman; Pierre Loisel, Mathilde’s husband, a government worker; Jeanne, Mathilde’s good friend.
The story takes place in Paris. One day, Pierre gets an invitation to a palace ball. He thinks it important to him, and decides to go to the party with his wife Mathilde. But Mathilde is worried, because she has no new dress and no jewellwey to wear. Her husband spends 400 francs on a new dress and she herself borrows a diamond necklace from her good friend Jeanne. The young couple go to the ball and has a very good time here. On their way back after the ball, Mathilde finds that the necklace is no longer around her neck. They rush back to the palace and look for it. But they can’t find it; it is lost. The young couple borrow a great deal of money and buy a necklace that is exactly like Jeanne’s. It costs them 36000 francs. So they have to work day and night to pay back the money they have borrowed.
After ten years of hard work, they at last pay back all the money, but now Mathilde looks so old that Jeanne even can’t recognize her when they meet.When Jeanne hears the story, she tells Mathilde that the necklace she has borrowed isn’t a real diamond necklace. It isn’t valuable at all. It is worth 500 francs at the most.
Homework
Prepare for the stage play.
Find out the language points.
Period 3 Reading and language points
（一）Teaching aims:
1. To learn something about the play.
2. To train the abilities of skimming and scanning the text.
（二）Teaching steps:
Step 1 presentation
Today we are going to read a play about a necklace. The play is based on a French story written by a writer called Maupassant. There are 3 leading characters in the play: Mathilde Loisel, Pierre and Jeanne. We will come to 3 scenes given in the text.
Step 2 reading
1. Read the play carefully, summarize a title for each scene
Scene 1: Meeting with an old friend
Scene 2: An invitation to a ball in the palace
Scene 3: The story of a lost necklace
2. Let’s the students read the first scene of the play as quickly as they can. Try to answer the following questions.
(1) what‘s the matter with Mathilde
(2) Why didn’t Jeanne recognize her at first
(3) Why has she been working so hard
(4) Why did she need to borrow some jewellery
3. The students are encouraged to find out more about the necklace in scene two. Now, the story goes back to ten years earlier. Some comprehension questions are also given.
(5) Why was Mathilde worried
(6) What did Pierre suggest
(7) What did they decide to do
4. In scene 3, we’ll find out the ending of the story. Read it quickly and find what happened on the way home after the ball.(suggested answer: Mathilde saw the necklace was no longer around her neck.)
参考答案：
(1) She has been working hard for 10 years.
(2) She looks older than her age and she doesn’t look well.
(3) Because of the diamond necklace.
(4) She was invited to a ball at the palace so she needed to borrow some jewelley.
(5) She didn’t have an evening dress or any jewellery to wear.
(6) Pierre suggested borrowing some jewellery from a friend who might lend her some.
(7) Mathilde decided to go and borrow some jewellery from Jeanne.
Step 3 :Language points:
Listen to the tape of the 3 scenes one by one, and make sure the students understand it, dealing with some language points.
Underline some useful expressions
I don’t think … have a hard time a house to live in for the past ten years
after all matter continue to call in try on pay back pay off worth at most any more day and night be dressed marry
1. I’m sorry, but I don’t think I know you.
(1) I’m sorry, but… / Excuse me, but… 表示婉转的语气
Eg. I’m sorry, but I can’t go with you today.
Excuse me, but can I have a word with you now
(2) I don’t think I know you. 否定前置
(believe, suppose, expect同)
Eg. I don’t think you are right.
I don’t believe we have something in common.
I don’t expect Tom has eaten all the cakes.
I don’t suppose I shall be back until 8 o’clock.
(3) I don’t think you’ve met before, have you
主语为第一人称时，反义问句与从句的主谓一致
主语为其他人称时，反义问句与主句的主谓一致
(believe, suppose, expect同)
2.after all
⑴It’s not surprising you’re tired. After all, you didn’t go to bed until 12 last night.
I think we should let her go on holiday alone. 她毕竟十五岁了，不再是个小孩了。
⑵Although they met with difficulties， I hear they’ve succeeded after all。I did promise to buy a car for you，但实在对不起，我实在无能为力了。
3 marry/be married (to)/ get married (to)
She married a Frenchman.
He got married to a world-famous model last week.
Are you single or married
Is he married /Has he got married
He married her daughter to a blind but rich man.
他们结婚已有十年了. So far, they have been married for ten years.
4 call on sb call at sp visit/sb./sp pay a visit to sb./sp. drop in on /at
5 pay back 偿还 pay off 还清/pay for
You have to pay back the money you borrowed.
At last he paid off the debts.
Have you paid all your debts
I have paid 20 yuan for the tapes.
Here the workers are paid by the hour.
Once we have paid off the store, we shall owe money to no one.
6 worth/wothy
This VCD is worth 1,000 yuan..
What you said is worth considering
Our school is worth a visit.
Our school is worth visiting
It is worth visiting our school.
Our school is worthy of being visited.
Our school is worthy to be visited.
Step 4 post-reading
1. From the play we can learn the character of each role:
Mathilde: a young lady, pretty but vain
Pierre: a government worker, not rich but ambitious
Jeanne: a young lady, rich but warm-hearted
2. Ask the students:” how do you think Mathilde felt when Jeanne told her the stone in the necklace were made of glass, not diamonds ”
Let the students continue the story and write a similar scene.
Homework
Finish exercises in vocabulary part
Finish exercises in grammar part
Prepare to act the play
Period4 acting & Grammar
I. Greetings
II. Act the necklace Three groups act out scene1-3 .Other groups act out their own ends.
III Grammar
Before we talk about the usages of must, can/ could, may/ might, Let’s do an exercise to feel it first. Look at the screen. Complete the sentences using must or can’t
1. I have tried to call him at the office but there is no reply. He can’t be at home.
2. They have bought a new car. They must have a lot of money.
3. She is carrying a Japanese newspaper. She can’t be Chinese.
4. He goes abroad a lot. He must have an important job.
5. She is a professor at the university. She must be very clever.
6. She is acting in a Shakespeare play tomorrow. She must be an actress.
IV. Summary of the usages of must, can’t
When we are very sure of something:
In positive sentences we use must. & In negative sentences we use can’t.
(mustn’t----not allowed to do sth, forbid to do sth.)
V. Lead in
What word shall we use when we think something is possible, but not very sure
Look at the sentences on the screen.
1. You could borrow some jewellery from your friend Jeanne who
is married to a rich man.
2. You may not know that the necklace I returned isn’t the one
that I had borrowed.
3. Do you have a friend who might / may lend you some
jewellery
4. Li Ping isn’t here. Where can / could he be now
VI. Summary of the usages of can / could, ma / might
When we are not sure of sth:
In question form, we use can. & In positive sentences we use could, may or might. & In negative sentences we use may not / might not.
Positive
General : Must/may/might +v.
Continuous: Must/may/might+ be doing
Past: Must/may/might+ have done
Interrogative
General: Can/could + v.
Continuous: Can/could+ be doing Past: Can/could+ have done
Negative
General: Can’t/ couldn’t+ v.
Continuous: Can’t/ couldn’t+ be doing
Past: Can’t/ couldn’t + have done
Word study
Answers to Exercise 1:
1. continue 2. ball 3.recognize/recognize 4. diamond 5.jewellery/jewelry
Answers to Exercise 2;
1. pay off 2. any more 3. day and night 4. call on 5. at the moment
6. pay back 7. at all
Grammar
Answers to Exercise 1:
1. He can’t be at home./he must be out.
2. They must earn a lot of money.
3. They must be poor./ they can’t be very rich.
4. He must be terribly busy.
5. It must be very interesting.
Answers to Exercise 2:
1. must/may be 2. can’t be 3. must / may be
4.can’t be 5. must / may be
Homework
Finish exercises in Best Design and workbook
Preview integrating skills
Period 5 Integrating skills
I. Greetings
II. Give some explanation to the exercises
Step 1. Greeting and lead-in
How to be a good actor or actress
Step 2: Presentation (Fast reading)
T: Wonderful! They talked a lot about how to act well, how to be a successful performer. Do you want to know more
Ss: Yes.
T: So let’s turn to page 86. skills “learning to act”. Look through the whole passage and find out: What is the first thing an actor or actress should do
Ss: The first thing an actor must have is the desire to become an actor and the belief that he or she can act well.
Step 3: careful reading
T: Self-confidence, self-determination are of great important. But many skills need learning. Read carefully and tell me how do actors prepare for a performance besides self-confidence.
I. Learning how to act
1. The teacher asks students to image that they are a certain thing, close their eyes, concentrate on the object they have chosen and use their both to show their feelings.
2. The teacher may also ask student to think about a general topic and list situation or actions that belong to the topic.
eg: If the topic is friendship, students may list “a handshake”, “laughter”, “meeting” and so on.
II. trust each other and communicate
eg: one stud it may close his or her eyes and have another student lead him or her around.
III. learn the lines of the play, how to move, where to stand or walk and what expressions to us.
IV. understand the character they pay.
1. from appearance
2. from quality and character.
skillRemember lives speak clearly understanding feelingsTeam work On stageRemember what to say Speak to the audiencePlaying a characterAct together with other actor In real lifeStudy, take examsGive a speech, read poetryUnderstanding our selves and our friendsStudy together, work together
Step 4: Reading and writing (page 20)
T: The actors themselves are the most important. But if an actor wants to perfume successfully, what else will be needed
Ss: A good director.
A good script.
T: Yeah, a good script plays an important role in a successful play. So let’s learn to write and perform a short play. Would you please turn to page 21, and read the tips together
Ss: ……
Step 5: listening
T: So I’d like you to listen to the tape, follow it and finish exercises on page 21.
1. The teacher says that TV shows and computer games are a bit like plays. Can you think of more similarities What are the differences
2. The text above has several roles in it ——the teacher and the students. What other “roles” in real life can you think of Do you “act” in different ways when you’re a “student” and when you are a “son or daughter” or a friend
3. Life is like theatre, and theatre is like life. Do you agree Compare life and theatre and try to think of similarities and differences.
Step 6: homework
1. Find out ten beautiful sentences in this unit.
2. Go through what we have learnt and try to find something important and difficult.
Sample
Dear fantastic Films,
My name is song Lin and I am fifteen years old. I live in a town in western China. I read your ad and I decided o send you a letter. I have always wanted to be an actor. When I was five years old, I used to sing songs and read poems to my family. In school, I have acted in many plays and I have also taken classes in acting. Last year, I was given an award by our town for my performance in the play Let’s Dance. I think I could be a good actor, because I am interested in people and the way they think. If I can study acting in your school, I am sure that I can learn the thing I still need to become a good actor. Becoming a star is not so important to me, but I would love to spend my life working in the film industry. I want to make films that show people how beautiful life can be and make people smile and happy. Thank you for giving me this chance, I hope you will choose me as one of the students for your school.
Yours sincerely,
PAGE
14
Students’ preview guidance for this unit:
1. Make up a story in warming up and prepare to act it out. (Page15)
2. Look up some words which are related to “drama” .
3. Prepare to act out the play The Necklace.
4. Do exercise in Best Design Page21 语篇领悟。
Teaching aims and demands
1. Topics: ① Talking about drama and theatre
② Talking about the play The Necklace
2. Functions:
① Ask for permission:
Could we / I … May / Can I … Shall we …
Is it possible … Do you mind …
② Talk about possibilities:
It can’t be… It could… He might… They must …
3. Vocabulary:
dormitory recognize surely diamond explain ball jewelry franc
continue lovely debt precious positive attend earn lecture silly
mosquito bat author besides outline plot quality call on bring
back day and night pay off at most act out
4. Grammar: modal verb (3)----- must can/could may/might
① When you are very sure of something, you use must in positive
sentences and cannot or can’t in negative sentences.
Eg. He must stay at home now. (objective)
Jim can’t be in the room. You see, the light is out.
② When you are quite sure about something, you use can.
Eg. Attending a ball can be exciting. (subjective)
③ When you think that something is possible, but you are not very
sure, you use could, may or might.
Eg. You could borrow some jewellery from your friend.
He may come to watch the play.
But you may not remember me.
Teaching procedures
Period I Warming up & Listening
Goals
1 Practice talking about pictures
2 Listen for clues
Teaching procedures
Step 1 New words study (see Page164)
Step2 Greetings and lead- in
T: Good morning! My boys and girls!
T: Sit down, please!
T: When I was a little girl, I always asked my mother to tell me a story before I went to bed. I was deeply attracted by some stories, especially which were full of fun and imagination. What about you Would like to listen to stories
S: Yes.
T: Well. However, today I will not tell you a story. I‘d like you to tell me a story.
Step3. Warming up
T: Please open your books and turn to p 15. There are three pictures on P15. Now, look at the pictures for a minute carefully.
(T asks the students some questions about each picture)
Picture 1: 1) what can you see in the picture
2) What do you think they are talking about
Picture 2: 1) In your opinion, what happens in the picture
2) What do the boy and the girl look like
Picture3: What are they doing
T: Do the pictures have something with one another What’s the clue for the pictures Please use the three pictures to make up a story by using your imagination and then try to share your story with others. Let’s see whose story is most attractive. You’d better write your story down if you find it’s difficult to do orally.
(T could supply some useful words and expressions on the screen, such as guide, a secret cave, and treasure box)
Step4. Speaking
T: S1. Would like to share your story with us
What do you think of his story (Let’s clap for him)
Here‘s a sample story, please read it carefully and correct some mistakes in yours. (Let the Ss to read the story on the screen)
Ss1: …
Ss2: …
Ss3: …
Example:
A foreign senior boy and a Chinese senior girl were traveling on a
small island when they met an old wise man with long beard. They
talked with the man, who had a map in his hand. He told them there
were valuables in a certain castle according to the map. So the boy
and the girl came to a secret chambers in a mysterious castle on the
island and they found a box full of jewellery. They were very
excited. And they were thinking about what to do when a huge monster
appeared. The monster was angry with them and began to run after
them. They were frightened and ran quickly. But the monster went on
running after them and they couldn’t get away from the monster. At
that time the wise old man suddenly appeared before them and helped
them leave the dangerous situation. At last he told them that
everyone liked treasures. But only when we worked hard by hand to
get treasure could we own them.
3. All of you have done a very good job. From your writing, we know
what is needed to complete a story. Above all, we must have
characters, scene, time, place as well as plots, conflicts and stage
directions. That means that we should have a script written by
playwrights first. A play is a bit like stories. There are funny
plays, stage plays, one-act plays, pantomime, opera, comedy,
tragedy, and tragicomedy. In this unit we come up with a very good
play The Necklace, Why don’t we try to perform it well So the
homework for today is rehearsing the play.
Step5 Listening
(1) Pre-Listening
T: Just now some students told their favorite stories. Their stories make us know there are many interesting things in the world.
T: Now, we will go to listen other stories.
T: Ok. Look at the screen
T: 1) Do you have the experiences of losing something valuable
2) What did you feel at that time
3) What shall we do when we find something lost
(No correct answers to the question, any different and creative answers should be encouraged, such as “ we should not be nervous.” “ We should calm down”. “ Try to look for some clues and think carefully.” “ Call the police “)
T: Ok, I shall play you a short play and you are to choose and tick the correct answer
on page15
Scene 1
John and Mary are in their apartment.
Mary: John, I can’t find my necklace and my cellphone.
John: Maybe you just forgot where you put them
Mary: No, I’m sure they were here on the table.
John: Look at this! There are footprints on the floor.
Mary: Hmm, the footprints look strange. They’re so small! Let’s follow the footprints and see where they go.
Scene 2
John and Mary follow the mysterious footprints.
John: Aha! The window is open. Some must have climbed up the tree, gone in through the window, and stolen your cellphone and necklace.
Mary: I think you’re right. Oh, and look at this --- there is something on the floor here.
John: What is it
Mary: I’m not sure, It’s red and it looks like…. Hair! Yes, it is hair. Very thick red hair.
John: This is getting more and more mysterious.
Scene 3
John and Mary have gone into the garden to look for more clues.
Mary: Look, here are more footprints.
John: And what is this A banana peel.
Mary: A banana peel What’s it doing in our garden
John: I think I know who stole your cellphone and necklace.
Answers:
Scene 1: B A
Scene 2: D C
Scene 3: B 2. It’s a monkey.
Homework : Choose one of two exercises.
1. Write a short story about the pictures in warming up. (p.15)
2. Write down the short play in your own words according to the form above
Period 2. Speaking & Pre-reading
Goals:
1. Create and act a short play
2. learn the background of the writer and the play
Teaching procedures:
Ⅰ.Speaking
Work in groups. Choose one of the situations below and create a short play. Then act it out.
1. The secret of the Black Tower
2. The Mysterious Box
3. a Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School
Give students five or eight minutes to prepare, and then let them act it out in groups.
NOTE: (Scene 1should consist of dialogue based on the description I the SB)
Scene 2
NARRATOR: The three friends have gone to bed and are trying to fall asleep when suddenly they hear a sound they’d never heard before.
LI RONGJI: (raising his head from the pillow) My God! What was that
ZHANG FEI: Oh, my, what was that indeed
BAO NAN: Who cares Get some sleep!
LI RONGJI: Huh Get some sleep How can you sleep when you know that---
BAO NAN: Know what That a terrible monster is about to eat us
ZHANG FEI: Or maybe it’s a dragon that will breathe fire on us!
BAO NAN: Or maybe it’s an old rat that ran into a wall and hurt itself.
ZHANG FEI: There are rats in this tower Li Rongji, you told me this tower had no rats
LI RONG: Of course, there are no rats.
BAO NAN: Li Rongji is probably right.
LI RONGJI: (wearing a big smile) Ah, so you agree it would be a monster.
BAO NAN: I didn’t mean that. I meant it’s got to be a mouse. Now go back to sleep, silly.
LI RONGJI: I’m not silly!
NARRATOR: Suddenly they hear the noise again, only this time it is louder.
LI RONGJI: Does that sound like a mouse to you Huh Huh
ZHANG FEI: Yeah, mice squeak, they don’t roar.
BAO NAN: OK. Then go have a look and find out for yourself.
LI RONGJI: What Are you crazy I’m not climbing down those stone stairs by myself in the dark. Oh, no!
BAO NAN: Then take Zhang Fei with you. And let me get some sleep.
NARRTOR: After making some plans, they take off their shoes to beat the monster, they climb down the stairs, and just as they are passing a small window in the tower they hear the sound again.
LI RONGJI: Oh, my! There it is again!
ZHANG FEI: (looking out the window) Look! A rainstorm!
TOGETHER: And lots of lighting. (They look at each other, feeling ridiculous. For a moment, the lighting stops and it becomes very quiet.)
BAO NAN: Zzzzz…Zzzzz
LI RONGJI: What was that That noise came from inside this tower.
ZHANG FEI: You’re a great detective, Li Rongji, (He yawns.) That’s Bao Nan having a good rest.
Ⅱ. Pre-reading: Introduction to the Necklace
1. About the author
Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was 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, and won a prize for one of his poems. So his writing began at an early age, and he became a famous novelist in his thirties.
He wrote in the tradition of the 19th century French realism. 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. This experience helped him create his best short story The Diamond Necklace. He had a fine use of irony. His style eas direct and simple, with attention to realistic detail. The play we are going to learn is typical of Maupassant’s choice of topic and characters and his style and use of irony.
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.
2. A brief introduction to the play
This is a one-act play, which is based on Maupassant’s best-known
story The Diamond Necklace. There are three characters in the play: Mathilde Loisel, a young woman; Pierre Loisel, Mathilde’s husband, a government worker; Jeanne, Mathilde’s good friend.
The story takes place in Paris. One day, Pierre gets an invitation to a palace ball. He thinks it important to him, and decides to go to the party with his wife Mathilde. But Mathilde is worried, because she has no new dress and no jewellwey to wear. Her husband spends 400 francs on a new dress and she herself borrows a diamond necklace from her good friend Jeanne. The young couple go to the ball and has a very good time here. On their way back after the ball, Mathilde finds that the necklace is no longer around her neck. They rush back to the palace and look for it. But they can’t find it; it is lost. The young couple borrow a great deal of money and buy a necklace that is exactly like Jeanne’s. It costs them 36000 francs. So they have to work day and night to pay back the money they have borrowed.
After ten years of hard work, they at last pay back all the money, but now Mathilde looks so old that Jeanne even can’t recognize her when they meet.When Jeanne hears the story, she tells Mathilde that the necklace she has borrowed isn’t a real diamond necklace. It isn’t valuable at all. It is worth 500 francs at the most.
Homework
Prepare for the stage play.
Find out the language points.
Period 3 Reading and language points
（一）Teaching aims:
1. To learn something about the play.
2. To train the abilities of skimming and scanning the text.
（二）Teaching steps:
Step 1 presentation
Today we are going to read a play about a necklace. The play is based on a French story written by a writer called Maupassant. There are 3 leading characters in the play: Mathilde Loisel, Pierre and Jeanne. We will come to 3 scenes given in the text.
Step 2 reading
1. Read the play carefully, summarize a title for each scene
Scene 1: Meeting with an old friend
Scene 2: An invitation to a ball in the palace
Scene 3: The story of a lost necklace
2. Let’s the students read the first scene of the play as quickly as they can. Try to answer the following questions.
(1) what‘s the matter with Mathilde
(2) Why didn’t Jeanne recognize her at first
(3) Why has she been working so hard
(4) Why did she need to borrow some jewellery
3. The students are encouraged to find out more about the necklace in scene two. Now, the story goes back to ten years earlier. Some comprehension questions are also given.
(5) Why was Mathilde worried
(6) What did Pierre suggest
(7) What did they decide to do
4. In scene 3, we’ll find out the ending of the story. Read it quickly and find what happened on the way home after the ball.(suggested answer: Mathilde saw the necklace was no longer around her neck.)
参考答案：
(1) She has been working hard for 10 years.
(2) She looks older than her age and she doesn’t look well.
(3) Because of the diamond necklace.
(4) She was invited to a ball at the palace so she needed to borrow some jewelley.
(5) She didn’t have an evening dress or any jewellery to wear.
(6) Pierre suggested borrowing some jewellery from a friend who might lend her some.
(7) Mathilde decided to go and borrow some jewellery from Jeanne.
Step 3 :Language points:
Listen to the tape of the 3 scenes one by one, and make sure the students understand it, dealing with some language points.
Underline some useful expressions
I don’t think … have a hard time a house to live in for the past ten years
after all matter continue to call in try on pay back pay off worth at most any more day and night be dressed marry
1. I’m sorry, but I don’t think I know you.
(1) I’m sorry, but… / Excuse me, but… 表示婉转的语气
Eg. I’m sorry, but I can’t go with you today.
Excuse me, but can I have a word with you now
(2) I don’t think I know you. 否定前置
(believe, suppose, expect同)
Eg. I don’t think you are right.
I don’t believe we have something in common.
I don’t expect Tom has eaten all the cakes.
I don’t suppose I shall be back until 8 o’clock.
(3) I don’t think you’ve met before, have you
主语为第一人称时，反义问句与从句的主谓一致
主语为其他人称时，反义问句与主句的主谓一致
(believe, suppose, expect同)
2.after all
⑴It’s not surprising you’re tired. After all, you didn’t go to bed until 12 last night.
I think we should let her go on holiday alone. 她毕竟十五岁了，不再是个小孩了。
⑵Although they met with difficulties， I hear they’ve succeeded after all。I did promise to buy a car for you，但实在对不起，我实在无能为力了。
3 marry/be married (to)/ get married (to)
She married a Frenchman.
He got married to a world-famous model last week.
Are you single or married
Is he married /Has he got married
He married her daughter to a blind but rich man.
他们结婚已有十年了. So far, they have been married for ten years.
4 call on sb call at sp visit/sb./sp pay a visit to sb./sp. drop in on /at
5 pay back 偿还 pay off 还清/pay for
You have to pay back the money you borrowed.
At last he paid off the debts.
Have you paid all your debts
I have paid 20 yuan for the tapes.
Here the workers are paid by the hour.
Once we have paid off the store, we shall owe money to no one.
6 worth/wothy
This VCD is worth 1,000 yuan..
What you said is worth considering
Our school is worth a visit.
Our school is worth visiting
It is worth visiting our school.
Our school is worthy of being visited.
Our school is worthy to be visited.
Step 4 post-reading
1. From the play we can learn the character of each role:
Mathilde: a young lady, pretty but vain
Pierre: a government worker, not rich but ambitious
Jeanne: a young lady, rich but warm-hearted
2. Ask the students:” how do you think Mathilde felt when Jeanne told her the stone in the necklace were made of glass, not diamonds ”
Let the students continue the story and write a similar scene.
Homework
Finish exercises in vocabulary part
Finish exercises in grammar part
Prepare to act the play
Period4 acting & Grammar
I. Greetings
II. Act the necklace Three groups act out scene1-3 .Other groups act out their own ends.
III Grammar
Before we talk about the usages of must, can/ could, may/ might, Let’s do an exercise to feel it first. Look at the screen. Complete the sentences using must or can’t
1. I have tried to call him at the office but there is no reply. He can’t be at home.
2. They have bought a new car. They must have a lot of money.
3. She is carrying a Japanese newspaper. She can’t be Chinese.
4. He goes abroad a lot. He must have an important job.
5. She is a professor at the university. She must be very clever.
6. She is acting in a Shakespeare play tomorrow. She must be an actress.
IV. Summary of the usages of must, can’t
When we are very sure of something:
In positive sentences we use must. & In negative sentences we use can’t.
(mustn’t----not allowed to do sth, forbid to do sth.)
V. Lead in
What word shall we use when we think something is possible, but not very sure
Look at the sentences on the screen.
1. You could borrow some jewellery from your friend Jeanne who
is married to a rich man.
2. You may not know that the necklace I returned isn’t the one
that I had borrowed.
3. Do you have a friend who might / may lend you some
jewellery
4. Li Ping isn’t here. Where can / could he be now
VI. Summary of the usages of can / could, ma / might
When we are not sure of sth:
In question form, we use can. & In positive sentences we use could, may or might. & In negative sentences we use may not / might not.
Positive
General : Must/may/might +v.
Continuous: Must/may/might+ be doing
Past: Must/may/might+ have done
Interrogative
General: Can/could + v.
Continuous: Can/could+ be doing Past: Can/could+ have done
Negative
General: Can’t/ couldn’t+ v.
Continuous: Can’t/ couldn’t+ be doing
Past: Can’t/ couldn’t + have done
Word study
Answers to Exercise 1:
1. continue 2. ball 3.recognize/recognize 4. diamond 5.jewellery/jewelry
Answers to Exercise 2;
1. pay off 2. any more 3. day and night 4. call on 5. at the moment
6. pay back 7. at all
Grammar
Answers to Exercise 1:
1. He can’t be at home./he must be out.
2. They must earn a lot of money.
3. They must be poor./ they can’t be very rich.
4. He must be terribly busy.
5. It must be very interesting.
Answers to Exercise 2:
1. must/may be 2. can’t be 3. must / may be
4.can’t be 5. must / may be
Homework
Finish exercises in Best Design and workbook
Preview integrating skills
Period 5 Integrating skills
I. Greetings
II. Give some explanation to the exercises
Step 1. Greeting and lead-in
How to be a good actor or actress
Step 2: Presentation (Fast reading)
T: Wonderful! They talked a lot about how to act well, how to be a successful performer. Do you want to know more
Ss: Yes.
T: So let’s turn to page 86. skills “learning to act”. Look through the whole passage and find out: What is the first thing an actor or actress should do
Ss: The first thing an actor must have is the desire to become an actor and the belief that he or she can act well.
Step 3: careful reading
T: Self-confidence, self-determination are of great important. But many skills need learning. Read carefully and tell me how do actors prepare for a performance besides self-confidence.
I. Learning how to act
1. The teacher asks students to image that they are a certain thing, close their eyes, concentrate on the object they have chosen and use their both to show their feelings.
2. The teacher may also ask student to think about a general topic and list situation or actions that belong to the topic.
eg: If the topic is friendship, students may list “a handshake”, “laughter”, “meeting” and so on.
II. trust each other and communicate
eg: one stud it may close his or her eyes and have another student lead him or her around.
III. learn the lines of the play, how to move, where to stand or walk and what expressions to us.
IV. understand the character they pay.
1. from appearance
2. from quality and character.
skillRemember lives speak clearly understanding feelingsTeam work On stageRemember what to say Speak to the audiencePlaying a characterAct together with other actor In real lifeStudy, take examsGive a speech, read poetryUnderstanding our selves and our friendsStudy together, work together
Step 4: Reading and writing (page 20)
T: The actors themselves are the most important. But if an actor wants to perfume successfully, what else will be needed
Ss: A good director.
A good script.
T: Yeah, a good script plays an important role in a successful play. So let’s learn to write and perform a short play. Would you please turn to page 21, and read the tips together
Ss: ……
Step 5: listening
T: So I’d like you to listen to the tape, follow it and finish exercises on page 21.
1. The teacher says that TV shows and computer games are a bit like plays. Can you think of more similarities What are the differences
2. The text above has several roles in it ——the teacher and the students. What other “roles” in real life can you think of Do you “act” in different ways when you’re a “student” and when you are a “son or daughter” or a friend
3. Life is like theatre, and theatre is like life. Do you agree Compare life and theatre and try to think of similarities and differences.
Step 6: homework
1. Find out ten beautiful sentences in this unit.
2. Go through what we have learnt and try to find something important and difficult.
Sample
Dear fantastic Films,
My name is song Lin and I am fifteen years old. I live in a town in western China. I read your ad and I decided o send you a letter. I have always wanted to be an actor. When I was five years old, I used to sing songs and read poems to my family. In school, I have acted in many plays and I have also taken classes in acting. Last year, I was given an award by our town for my performance in the play Let’s Dance. I think I could be a good actor, because I am interested in people and the way they think. If I can study acting in your school, I am sure that I can learn the thing I still need to become a good actor. Becoming a star is not so important to me, but I would love to spend my life working in the film industry. I want to make films that show people how beautiful life can be and make people smile and happy. Thank you for giving me this chance, I hope you will choose me as one of the students for your school.
Yours sincerely,
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