Unit 15 The necklace½Ì°¸2

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 Step 6 Consolidation (2) The plot of the play:

1. The necklace borrowed from Jeanne worth 5 hundred francs The couple were invited to a ball at the palace.

Mathilde borrowed a diamond necklace from Jeanne without knowing it wasn¡®t a real one.

The couple found the necklace lost on their way home and couldn¡®t find it anywhere 2. The necklace returned to Jeanne worth 36 thousand francs The couple borrowed money and brought a real diamond necklace. Mathilde returned it to Jeanne the next afternoon

The couple worked hard ten years and paid off their debts at last. 3. Ten years later

Two friends met in a park with Jeanne not being able to recognize Mathilde who was much older than her age.

Mathilde told Jeanne what had happened to her in the past ten years

Jeanne told Mathilde the borrowed necklace from her was worth 5 hundred francs at the most

The development of the play:

getting the invitation borrowing a necklace losing the necklace buying a new necklace returning the necklace learning the truth Step 7 Discussion

(1) Suppose you were Jeanne, what would you do after hearing Mathilde¡®s

story?

(2) Suppose you were Mathilde, What would you do? Step 8 Homework

1.Rewrite the whole play in the time order. From borrowing the necklace. Losing the necklace looking for necklace, returning the necklace to knowing the tooth. Then act it out.

Period 4 Language study and Talking

Step 1 Word study;

1. Guess the words. The first letter of the word has been given. The meaning of the word is given to help you. 1) c________ to go on

2) b________ a large formal party at which people dance

3) f_________ to know who someone is because you have seen him or her before. 4) d_________ a very hard, precious stone

5) j__________ beautiful things that are usually made of valuable materials 2. Choose the right phrase for each of the blanks:

pay off call on any more day and night pay back at all at most

1) She had to take several jobs to__________ her debts.

2) People used to drink the water from the lake, but now they can¡®t do that______

because of the pollution from the factory.

3) They had to work _______ to make enough money to buy a house. 4) Peter wore his new ring when he went to _______ his mother. 5) I have not much money with me, so I can only pay 20 yuan ________.

6) There was no way he could ______ the money he borrowed from his father on

time.

7) Emma is a vegan and does not eat any animal products__________. Step 2 Talking

T: You have heard the play on page 15. Do you know who stole the necklace and the mobile phone?

S: It may be stolen by a monkey. S; A relative might steal it.

T: Today I¡®d like you to create some short play, but you must remember the main points of the play. The followings are the situations. Now divide the class into groups of four. Situation One

The Secret of the Black Tower. It is dark night in April. Three friends have been hiking in the mountains all day. It got dark before they could get home, so the friends have to spend the night in the old Black Tower on the mountain. The Black Tower is a scary place; it is very large and empty, and the stone walls have no windows. The three friends have gone to sleep when suddenly¡­What happens next? Create a short play about what happens to the three friends in the Black Tower. Situation Two

The Mysterious Box: Four classmates find a mysterious box in their dormitory. The box is large, about 1* 1 meter, and strange noises are coming from the box. Create a short play about what happens when the classmates find the box and try to guess what is inside. What do tey find when they open it? Situation Three

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School: it is a sunny morning and four

students are on their way to school. It seems that it is going to be just another normal day. But suddenly something unusual happens. Create a short play about what happens to the students when they are walking to school. Step 3 Grammar

Grammar Çé̬¶¯´Êmust, can/could, may/might

Look carefully at the dialogue and find out what each of the underlined modal verbs means:

A: Who are the two persons over there? B: They might be tourists¡­

A: Tourists? They can¡¯¡¯t be, I¡®m afraid. Tourists usually take cameras, and caps with them.

B: You¡®re right. They could be actors. You see, they look beautiful.

A: I¡®m afraid I cant agree with you. They must be writers or photographers, I think. B: They may be writers; but can they be photographers? Don¡®t photographers take cameras with them?

A: Right, they can¡¯t be photographers. ÓÃÇé̬¶¯´ÊÌî¿Õ Situation 1

The light in her room is out. Less Certain (Possible)

1) She __________________ be in her room. 2) She __________________ be in her room. 3) She __________________ be in her room. 4) She __________________ be in her room. More Certain (Probable)