Step 2 Pre-reading
Discuss the following questions with your partner.
1. Have you ever acted in the a play? What role did you play? 2. have you ever tried to write a play?
3. What kind of plays do you like: fun plays, serious plays or sad plays? Step 3 Reading 1. Skimming:
Read the passage quickly and find the three characters in the play. Characters and relationships Jeanne married a rich man Jeanne husband Mathilde Loisel wife Pierre Loisel friend Pierre worked in a government office 2. Scanning: Fill in the blanks. when where Who What happened Scene 1 1870 A park in Paris Mathilde Jeanne and Met each other , mathilde oder looked Scene 2 1860 The home of M and Mathilde P Loisel and Got ready for the ball, Mathilde wanted to borrowed some Jewelry Scene 3 1870 A park in Paris Mathilde Jeanne and The necklace was not a real diamond one. 3. Careful reading:
Read the passage again and answer the following questions: 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
2. When Jeanne met Mathilde in the park, she said she didn't know Mathilde, because ______ .
A. they hadn‘t met for ten years B. Jeanne no longer liked Mathilde C. Mathilde looked younger than before D. Mathilde had changed a lot
3.Why was Mathilde worried when her husband told her the invitation?
A. Because she didn‘t want to attend the ball.
B. Because she have no time to the ball. C. Because she hadn‘t got an evening dress.
4. It can be learned from scene 2 that to be invited to the palace ball ____. A. meant working hard day and night in the future B. meant spending a lot of money C. was a great honor D. was not wonderful news
5. Mathilde did not want to wear a flower to the ball because_____ . A. she didn't like flowers
B. people were not allowed to wear a flower at the ball C. it would look shabby（寒酸的） to wear a flower D. flowers would bring her bad luck
6. How much money did they spend in returning Jeanne‘s necklace?
A. It cost her over four hundred francs. B. It cost her about thirty-six thousand francs. C. It cost her about five hundred francs. D. It cost her about fifty-six thousand francs. What was the real price of Jeanne‘s necklace? How much did Mathilde‘s dress cost her ?
7. 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）.
8.What do you think of Mathilde ?
A. A vain （虚荣）woman B. A hard-working woman C. A greedy（贪婪） woman D.A pretty and rich woman 9. What‘s the author‘s writing style?
A. irony （讽刺） humour C.sorrow D.delight 10. Please use some adjectives to modify the characters Mathilde: a young lady, pretty but vain
Pierre: a government worker, not rich but ambitious Jeanne: a young lady, rich but warm-hearted Step 4 Post-reading
1. If only M and P had found the necklace.
Can you imagine what happened when they returned to the ball and tried to find the necklace?
2. What would M do after she returned home from the park. Would she tell her about the real story? What would P say?
So would you please work with your group members, choose one of them and write a short play, then act it out. Step 5 Consolidation
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. The young couple borrowed a great deal of money and ______ a necklace that was exactly like
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