Period 1. Words and expressions

Teaching aims:

1. Get Ss to read the words correctly.

2. Grasp the usages of the words.

一、Read and spell the following words.

接待____________ 壯麗的____________ 緊張 ___________

無辜的__________ 評論 ____________ 玷污 ___________

處方 ___________ 查詢 ______________ 說服 __________

二、Words explaining:

1. reception:

Her calm _________of the bad news surprised us.

她得知惡訊時之冷靜使我們大為驚訝。

(2)n.接受 the manner of receiving

The delegation enjoyed a very friendly _____________.

代表團受到非常友好的歡迎。

(3)n.歡迎會

They held a ___________ in honor of the foreign visitors.

他們為國外來訪者舉行了招待會

2. Considerate: always thinking of what other people need or want

It was very __________ of you to let us know you were going to be late.

She is always polite and ___________towards her employees.

It is ___________ of somebody (to do something)

Be considerate towards sb

considerate 意為“體諒的，為別人著想的”

considered 意為“經過考慮的，被尊重的”；

considerable 意為“相當多的，可觀的”；

considering 意為“就……而論

3. astonish: to surprise sb very much,

Adj. astonished/ astonishing

He was ____________ to learn he’d won the competition.

My parents looked _________ at my news.

She seemed____________(that) I had never been to Paris.

It was an ____________ story.

4. vital

(1)adj.<書>致命的; 關系生命的

vital organs

a vital wound 致命傷

(2)adj.極為重要的

a vital question 極為重要的問題

a matter of vital importance 極為重要的事情

It is absolutely_________ that food supplies should be maintained

5. convince vt.

(1)使確信,使信服;

He _________ me of his innocence. 他使我相信他是無辜的。

I was _________ that he knew the truth. 我確信他知道事實。

(2) 說服=persuade

What __________you to vote for them?

The doctor ___________me to stop smoking.

6. assume

I ____________ that he had gone for a stroll.

I______________ the responsibility.

His look of happiness is only ________.

7. commit

1)commit 做, 犯;通常指做不合法,錯誤的事.

commit murder/suicide/theft…

2)commit sb./oneself to sth./doing sth

向某人保證.---make a commitment

8. curse

1)咀咒,咒罵

The rider _________ his unwilling horse.

2)curse sb. for (doing) sth.”為…咒罵某人“

The old woman________ the little boy for his bad manners.

3)be cursed with “因…而苦惱/而受害”

He is ________ with his lazy son.

三、Consolidation

Choose the best answer.

1. The Chinese film,____ Tang Dynasty, is well received by many foreign viewers.

A. is set in B. setting in

C. set in D. be set in

2. It’s ____ of you not to smoke with

guests present.

A. considerable B. considerate

C. considering D. considered

3. ______ no one has thought of this before.

A. I astonish that

B. I am astonishing

C. It astonishes me that

D. It is astonished that

4. I find it quite___ that none of you likes play.

A. astonished B. astonishment

C. astonishing D. astonish

5.I__________that we were doing the right thing. A. was believed B. was convinced C. was no doubt D. persuaded

6. You’ve done very well, ___ the adverse circumstances.

A. to consider

B. considering

C. considered

D. having considered

7. I have been making some ___ about it.

A. inquiry B. inquiries

C. inquire D. enquire

8. The meeting is beginning at 8 o’clock. ___let’s make some preparations for it.

A. At the same time B. Meanwhile

C. While D. During

(meantime/ in the meantime 在此期間)

9. I'm wondering why he hasn't turned _____ at the meeting.

A．down　B．up　C．out　D．over

10. The young doctor could not sleep at night, the worsening condition of a

patient _____ him. 　　

A．disturbing　　 B. disturbed

C．being disturbed　 D．to disturb

11. It is __ to me that he should be absent.

A. astonishing B. astonished

C. astonishment D. astonish

12. She offered __ the box for the old man.

A. carrying B. to carry

C. carry D. carried

13._____ you are a doctor, what should you do?

A. Assuming B. Think

C. Expect D. Supposed

14. He has engaged __ for years.

A. to teach B. to teaching

C. in teaching D. for teaching

15. They led __ hard life before liberation and lived mainly __ potatoes.

A. a; by B. /; on C. /; by D. a; on

16. The theory he’s stuck ____ us that earthquake can be forecast.

A. to prove to B. to proves to

C. proves to D. which proved

四、Homework

Read the new words.

Recite the new words

Period 2 Fast reading

Teaching aims: Get Ss to understand the passage

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Greetings

Step 2 pre-reading.

Discuss the following questions:

1.Can you name some famous detective story writers?

2.Do you know anything about Wilkie Collins?

3.What do you already know about the story The Moonstone?

4.What do you think happens next in the story?

Step 3 Fast reading

Task 1:Find the characters in the novel and say something about them

1.An English man

2.Rachel Verinder

3.Franklin Blake

4.Godfrey

5.Dr.Candy

6.Sergeant Cuff

7.Rosanna

8.The strange Indians

Task 2:Main ideas of the three parts

part Main idea

Step 4 Careful reading

Read the passage and answer the following questions

Part 1

1.where and when was the story set?

2.when did the story really begin?

3.who gave Rachel the Moonstone?

4.why did he give it to her?

Part 2

1.What does Rachel Verinder look like? Can you describe her?

2.Say some information about Godfrey and Franklin?

before the party

What happened during the party

after the party

Part 3

1.Why did Sergeant Cuff suspect the Indians, Godfrey, Dr Candy, Rosanna, Rachel and Franklin?

2. Why did Sergeant Cuff believe that the garment with the paint stain belonged to the thief?

subject Reason for suspicion

True or false statements

( )1.The story really began in 1848 in English.

( )2.Rachel’s uncle left the diamond to her because he liked her.

( )3.The diamond was cursed and the man who stole the diamond would live a sad and lonely life.

( )4.Godfrey was Rachel’s childhood friend and he painted the door for her.

( )5.Franklin had an argument with Dr Candy.

( )6.Godfrey was an elegant and successful bachelor with many lady admires. He asked Rachel to marry him ,and she accepted.

( )7.Some Indian entertainers were very skilled and behaved strangely.

( )8.The servant Rosanna was very fond of Godfrey.

( )9.At the end of the party everyone left except for Franklin and Godfrey.

( )10.The Moonstone was gone the next morning.

( )11.Sergeant Cuff only suspected Indians.

( )12.Sergeant Cuff had one vital clue.

Step 5 Blank-filling:

The Moonstones that was once stolen from an Indian is given to Rachel Verinder. She receives the stone as a gift and does not realize that it has been to her in an act of by her uncle, got the Moonstone by means of murder and The jewel also brings luck.. From the moment Rachel to her dress, things start going wrong. First Godfrey asks Rachel to marry him at the party, but she .Over dinner, Franklin with Dr Candy. Finally some Indians offer to the guests, but they are not skilled and behave .

Then, the stone on the very night when it is given to Rachel, though. by the loss of such a jewel, Rachel’s mother Sergeant Cuff, a famous London detective to the theft. At first he the Indians. He finds out that they are not real entertainers, but followers of the moon god. They are waiting for an to take the diamond back to Indian. Then he wonders whether Dr Candy or Godfrey the moonstone as revenge for the of face. He also suspects the servants, Rachel and Franklin, but that is just .He is not sure who stole the diamond.

Step 6 Homework

1. Try to retell the passage.

2. Read the passage and underline the difficult words and expressions.

Period 3 Careful reading

Teaching Aims: Grasp language points and some useful sentences

Teaching procedure:

Step 1.Revision:

Ask students to retell the story in their own words.

Step 2 Language points:

Para1

1. be set in 以------為背景

2. be cursed with ___________

under the curse of = as a result of curse

3. live a sad, lonely life ____________

4. leave sth. to sb. 將某物遺贈給某人

leave the moonstone to his sister’s daughter ______________

4. in an act of revenge （在）作為報復（的行動中）

take the Moonstone as revenge for the loss of face 因丟了面子而將寶石拿進行報復

get/have/take revenge on sb. for sth.因某事而報復某人

in revenge 作為報復

類似的：in return/exchange___________

5. pass on sth.to sb.轉交； 將------傳遞給------

pass on his bad fortune to her___________

6. on the reception for her eighteenth birthday

Para 2

7. be considerate towards sb.對------體貼

句型：It is considerate of sb. to do sth.

considering(prep.) 就------而言；考慮到

considerable(adj.)值得考慮的;重要

consideration(n) eg . take sb/sth. into consideration(account)

Para3

8. bring ---back （1）將某人（物）帶回

eg. Please bring back the book tomorrow.

(2) 恢復某事物 eg.They voted against bringing back the death penalty. 他們投票反對恢復死刑。

（3）使某人（物）恢復某物

eg. A week by the sea brought her back to health.______________

bring ---back to life ________ bring sb./sth.( with one)___________

bring about____________ bring ---down ______ ]

bring on ___________ bring up_______

bring out 使某物出現；顯現出；闡明

9. fasten it to her dress 將寶石系在他身上

tie---to---________ fix---to---______ pin ---to---______

10. go wrong 變糟糕，出問題，出故障 類似的有 ：

go hungry/bad/white

系動詞歸納：表變化的有become/turn/grow/go等

表感覺的feel/sound/look/smell等

表狀態持續的 keep/remain/stay

較特殊作為考點出現的有：prove/make/stand

Para4.

11. over dinner 在吃飯時;過了飯后

12. in unusual foreign clothes 穿奇裝異服

13. offer to entertain the guests 主動要求給客人演節目

14. behave strangely 舉止怪異

behave+adv.(towards sb.)

eg. behave well/badly/shamefully_____________

behave (oneself) 表現好

eg. Children, please behave ( yourself)! 孩子們，規矩些！

A bachelor with many lady admirers有好多女子追求的未婚男子

Para.5

15. except for / except except for 強調部分與整體，不同類事物之間

eg. Your composition is wonderful ______________(except/ except for) some spelling mistakes.

考點 : except + that,when等引導的從句

She is excellent except that she is a little careless._________

I go to work every day except when it is rainy. _____________

Para.8

16. cause a disagreement between ---and--- 在某人之間制造矛盾

Para 9

17 be stubborn in resisting his enquiries about the moonstone

執意不讓警官詢問關于月亮寶石的事

18.give sb. as much assistance as sb. can 盡可能給予某人幫助

與此類似的有：do as much as one can to do sth.

do all/everything/whatever one can to do sth.盡力做某事

19.be guilty 有罪 be guilty of a crime 犯了罪

eg. Because I am not guilty, they set me free. ______________

She had a guilty expression on her usually cheerful face.(內疚的)

That makes him guilty of treason. 那使他犯了叛國罪。

The pilice said he was guilty _______ the murder.

A.with B. for C. of D .to

20．His move to quit smoking cigars to please her is seen by the servants as evidence that he is in love with Rachel.

move(n) (1)行動；步驟

eg. The government’s announcement ]is seen as a move

towards settling the strike.

(2)地點或位置的移動

eg. She sat in the corner , watching my every move.

她坐在角落里，注視著我的一舉一動。

make a move 出發，動身 on the move 在移動中

evidence (n) 證據

eg. She admitted that she had hidden the evidence because she

loved him and and wanted to keep him out of trouble.

evident(adj.) 句型： It is evident/obvious that---

be/fall in love with sb. 愛上某人

Step 3.Some key sentences:

21.Franklin’s reply that doctors just guess which drug they should recommend makes Dr Candy extremely angry..(reply后是同位語從句)

22.Troubled by the loss of such a valuable jewel, Rachel’s mother hires the famous detective Sergeant Cuff to investigate the theft.

23.As the story develops,(With the development of---) we discover some secrets about the people at the house that night, and the reasons why they might have stolen the diamond.

24.Rachel is stubbon in resisting his enquiries about the Moonstone to the degree that she makes it seem as if she does not want the mystery( to be )solved.(seem/look/appear+as if 引導的表語從句)

25.If he can find the stained garment , he will have found the thief. （將來完成時）

26.Whoever (=Anyong who ) is guilty must have a stain on his or her clothes.（疑問詞+ever可引導名詞性從句，亦可引導讓步狀語從句）

Homework: Read the text and the content above..

Period 4. Integrating skills

Teaching aims: 1.Review the useful expressions learnt in this unit by practice.

2. Improve the student’s reading and writing ability.

Step 1. Revision:

Check language points by giving a dictation.

Step 2. Fast reading

Question: Who actually stole the Moonstone?

Step3. Detailed reading

1. Who did the detective suspect?

2. Why didn’t Rachel answer Sergeant Cuff’s questions?

3. Why didn’t Franklin remember taking the diamond?

4. Who do you think was guilty for Godfrey’s death?

What clues can you find to support your opinion?

Step 4.Language points

1. have heavy debts 負債累累

pay off the debt _________

in debt (to)____________

2. cancel= call off

3. be mistaken about sb.=misunderstand sb.

4. keep sb. out of trouble 使某人避免麻煩

keep ---out_________ keep(sb/sth) away from __________

keep off ________ keep up (with)__________

keep back ________

5. find the news deeply disturbing

6. hear of a thief having such a loss of memory

沒聽說一個竊賊會有這么大的忘性

7. upset Dr Candy with his remarks about doctors

說了一些關于醫生的話弄得坎迪醫生很不高興。

remark(v/n) 評論，評說 (=comment)

remark on/upon sb.________

make a few remarks about sb./on a subject____________

the perfect solutions to his financial problems從經濟困境中解脫出來的最好方法

ticket to success have access to ______

key /visit(n)/entrance to---

8. commit the crime 犯罪

commit murder/ suicide/theft________

commit sb./oneself to (doing) sth.向某人保證（做）某事

make a commitment__________

9. justice was done 正義得到伸張

10. pay a high price for his crime 為犯罪付出沉重的代價

pay a/the price/penalty for sth.為------付出沉重的代價

11. be engaged/married to___________

be engaged（engage oneself） in doing sth. 從事某事

12. What happened later proved me wrong .

Later that evening Dr Candy had put some some opium to prove(vt.) to him that it would help.

I cannot prove(vt.) who killed Godfrey.

prove用法小結 1) Vt 證明，證實（見上文）prove+賓從 或prove sth.to sb.

2) Vi eg. The task proved (to be) more difficult than we had thought.

13. It turned out that Godfrey had seen Franklin move the diamond that night and, knowing that Franklin would be accused, he had taken it.

turn out其他用法跟prove相類似

The woman turned out( to be) a thief

14. Desperate for (急需)money, he tried to persuade Rachel to marry him.

15. He had no choice but to go abroad to sell the diamond.

Step 5. Listening and reading

Step 5.Homework.

Read the text again and remember the content above.