Unit 15 Reading

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THE NECKLACE
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Maupassant
famous French novelist
18501893, the late 19th century
The necklace is one of Maupassants best known
short stories. The story is very interesting and
the heroine is well drawn.
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Read the play quickly and find out

• 1. How many characters are there in the play? Who
  are they?
• 2. The main ideas of each of the three scenes.

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The main idea of each scene

• Scene 1 Mathilde met with Jeanne in a park in
  Paris.
• Scene 2 The Pierres talked about their going to
  the ball at home.
• Scene 3 Mathilde continued to tell Jeanne what
  had happened to her and why she had changed a lot.

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Questions to Scene 1
1.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 receive one
day?
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Why did Mathilde need the jewellery?
Can I borrow some jewellery ?
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Questions to Scene 2

• What did Mathilde need in order
• to take part in the ball?

2.Why did she think so?
3.How did she decide to get the two?
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What happened after the ball?
You are the most beautiful woman in the
world.
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Mathilde returns to the palace where the ball was
held to ask about the necklace .And the waiter
ask Mathilde and you will be Mathilde answer the
questions.
Waiter

• What are you looking for?
• What kind of necklace is it?
• Where did you lose it?
• What does it look like?
• Is it valuable?
• How much is it?

We are looking for a necklace.
Mathilde
It is a diamond necklace.
I think I lost in at the ball here this evening.
It is made of diamonds and has a big blue stone
in the centre.
Yes, very.
It is worth many thousands of francs.
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Questions to scene 3
1.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 pay back the debt?
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Next month we will pay off our debts.
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What will Mathilde think of on hearing the words?
The necklace is not a real diamond
one.
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• Mathilde met Jeanne in a park in 1870.
• B. Mathilde asked Jeanne to lend her a diamond
  necklace
• C. They worked hard to pay the money back.
• D. They had a good time at the palace ball.
• E. Pierre got an invitation to the ball.
• F. Mathilde returned the necklace to Jeanne.
• G. They found the necklace was lost.
• H. They borrowed money to buy a real diamond
  necklace.
• I. Jeanne told Mathilde the necklace wasnt a
  real one.

Put the following sentences in order.
E-B-D-G-H-F-C-A-I
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Retell The Story
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Summary

• 1. What changes Mathildes life?
• 2. Is it a comedy or a tragedy?
• 3. In your opinion, what is the most
  important thing in
  your life, health, wealth, beauty, success or
  anything else? Why?

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Homework

• 1. Read the text in roles with your
• classmates and try to act it out.
• 2. Think about the
• three situations
• on P16

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Thankyou!!!