1、Unit 13The mystery of the Moonstone.Brief Statements Based on the UnitThe whole unit is concerned with a mysterious storythe Moonstone.It provides the students an opportunity to enjoy the famous story written by Collins.By talking about the pictures and guessing what is happening in the pictures,Ss

2、will try to make up a story by themselves.In that way,the students will be very interested in the real story.Then theyll have a further understanding about the story by listening to the conversations happening in the story.In speaking part,theyll guess the feelings of the characters of the story and

3、 make up two different conversations according to the different situations.After the activities of speaking and listening,theyll enjoy the famous story,at the same time,theyll also learn some useful words and phrases.Besides,they will do some practice to improve their ability to fill in the blanks w

4、ith correct word forms.After learning this unit,the students skills to use language can be well developed.Teaching Goals1.Talk about the mystery.2.Read a detective story.3.Practise giving advice.4.Integrative language practice.5.Write an informal and a formal letter.Background Information1.Brief Int

5、roduction of Wikie CollinsWilkie Collins was born on 8 January 1824 and died on 23 September 1889.In those 65 years he wrote 25 novels,more than 50 short stories,at least 15 plays,and more than 100 non-fiction pieces.A close friend of Charles Dickens from their meeting in March 1851 until Dickens de

6、ath in 1870,Collins was one of the best known,best loved,and,for a time,best paid of Victorian fiction writers.But after his death,his reputation declined as Dickens bloomed.Now,Collins is being given more critical and popular attention than he has for fifty years.Almost all his books are in print,h

7、e is studied widely,and new film and television versions of some of his books have been made.Nevertheless,there is still much to be discovered about this superstar of Victorian fiction.2.Sir Arthur Conan DoyleSir Arthur Conan Doyle,English novelist and historian best-known as the creator of the mode

8、rn detective stories and of the character of Sherlock Holmes,was born in Edinburgh,May 22,1859.Educated at Edinburgh University,he practiced medicine until 1891 when he published The White Company,a historical novel.But it was through his cycle of Sherlock Holmes stories that he attained universal r

9、ecognition.His major Sherlock Holmes books include A Study in Scarlet,The Sign of Four,The Adventures,The Memoirs,The Hound of the Baskervilles,The Return,The Valley of Fear,His Last Bow,and The Case-Book.Since their first appearance,the adventures of Sherlock Holmes have been translated into 45 lan

10、guages.One estimate is that the world total sale of these books has long since passed the 100-million-copy mark.It is astonishing to find that Mr Holmes,the hawk-nosed,pipe-smoking,horse-drawn detective of 211B Baker Street,London,is still very much alive.He has been the imperturbable(冷靜的) hero of 1

11、21 movies,some 500 radio scripts(劇本),half a hundred TV performances and more than 20 plays.The first Holmes story was barely noticed in England,and mildly successful in the United States.The second,entitled The Sign of Four established Holmes on both sides of the Atlantic.Doyle signed an agreement t

12、o do 12 Holmes stories for the Strand magazine.As each new tale appeared,Holmes and Watson took a firmer grip on the public.Although Doyle was soon becoming wealthy from his writing,he still considered it a source of income only,not a career.In fact,Doyle grew tired of writing Sherlock Holmes storie

13、s and,in 1893,he killed his hero off in a hand-to-hand battle with Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland.Doyles public was enraged(激怒).Letters poured in,denouncing(譴責) him.In 1903,Sir Arthur consented at last to revive(重新上演) Sherlock Holmes.In 1917,Arthur Conan Doyle declared hi

14、mself a spiritualist(唯靈論者) and dedicated the rest of his life to the propagation(傳播) of his faith.He died in Growborough,Sussex,July 7,1903.Teaching Time:Four periodsThe First PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master the following words and phrases:comfort,reception,considerate,astonish,tension,elegan

15、t,bachelor,turn down2.Train the students listening ability.3.Improve the students speaking ability by talking,describing and discussion.Teaching Important Points:1.Make the students express their ideas correctly.2.Improve the students listening ability.Teaching Difficult Points:1.How to finish the t

16、ask of speaking.2.How to improve the students listening ability.Teaching Methods:1.Listening-and-answering activity to help the students go through with the listening material.2.Individual,pair or group work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:1.the multimedia2.the blackboardTeaching P

17、rocedures:Step Greetings and Lead-inT:Hello,everyone.Ss:Hello,teacher.T:Attention,please.Today well begin our class with a question.Can you tell me what you think of reading?Ss:Reading is very important.T:But why?S1:Reading can enrich our knowledge.S2:Reading can help us keep up with the times.S3:By

18、 reading,we can learn about other countries culture.T:Reading is so important.You must spend a lot of time in reading,dont you?Ss:Yeah,of course.T:What topic interests you most when you read?S4:Novels,I think.T:What novels do you like reading?S5:I prefer reading thrilling and exciting novels.S6:I li

19、ke soul-stirring novels.S7:I think puzzling novels are my favourite.T:What are puzzling novels?S7:For example,detective novels.T:Oh,I see.Why do you enjoy reading those novels?S7:Because we are always fascinated by the process of solving the puzzling crime.T:As to detective stories,it reminds me of

20、two famous writers whose name are Wilkie Collins and Conan Doyle.Have you heard of them?Ss:Yes.They are good at writing detective novels.Weve also known the famous Holmes is created by Conan Doyle.T:The until well learn is about a detective story that is written by Collins.It is named the Moonstone.

21、What can you guess about the story?Ss:It must be mysterious and fascinated.T:I think so.But its too early for you to read the good story now,Firstly,you must accomplish some tasks.Step Warming Up (Firstly teacher and students learn the new words and phrases.)T:Just now,I learned most of you like rea

22、ding.Can you imagine that your works are being read?S8:I always dreamt of being a famous writer like Wilkie collins.But its only a dream.T:Only a dream?Now,your dream may come true.Look at the pictures in Warming-up.Try to describe the people and events in each picture.Because the first thing you mu

23、st have as a writer is rich imagination and the ability to describe something.(Students are given enough time to prepare,and then teacher checks their answers.)T:Who is in favour of describing the people and events in the first picture?S9:Around a beautiful girl who is holding a precious diamond,the

24、re are many people in the picture.I think someone gave the diamond to the girl as a gift and now they are appreciating it.T:What about the second picture?S10:A young man is painting on the door.Beside him,the beautiful girl is saying something with a smile.Another woman in the picture,I think she is

25、 her mother.T:What can you see in the third picture?S11:A statue of god with four hands.The diamond on the gods forehead interests me most,because it is the same as the one appearing in the first picture.T:Very good.Who is the volunteer to the fourth one?S12:In my opinion,some people come to the fro

26、nt of the house in which the beautiful girl lives.Maybe they are the girls relatives.T:There are two pictures left.Who wants to show us your views?S13:In the fifth one,many people are discussing something by which they are puzzled.S14:As for the last picture,many women are frightened out ones wits.O

27、ne person is looking for something and a man with sharp eyes is standing beside her.I think the man is a detective.T:Why do you think so?Ss:The detectives of that period in foreign novels and films often appear with a formal hat and a walking stick.T:I think I cant agree more about these pictures.No

28、w you can have a discussion with your partner to put the pictures in right order.(Teacher gives students a few minutes to discuss and then checks their answers.)Suggested Order:3-2-4-1-6-5T:Now are you confident in inventing a story according to your description?Ss:Yes.We are eager to be writers.(St

29、udents are given enough time to make up the story.)Sample story:Rose,a beautiful young girl,lived a happy and rich life with her mother in a big house.Together with them,her cousin Jack also stayed in their family for her coming birthday.Rose and Jack spent most of their time painting the door of Ro

30、ses room.Many relatives came to congratulate Roses birthday.On the birthday party,Jack gave her a precious stone.All of the guests were astonished by its size and rare beauty.But in the following morning,the diamond disappeared,which made everyone in the house puzzled by the crime.In order to find t

31、he lost diamond,they sent for a famous detective.The detective investigated every one in the house and even where Jack got the diamond.It was to be regretted that the diamond could not be brought back to Rose at last.Someone saw that the diamond appeared on the forehead of a statue of god in India l

32、ater.Maybe it is the real home of the diamond.Step ListeningT:Next,lets listen to some conversations happening at a birthday party.Please look at the pictures and try to answer the questions on the blackboard before we listen to the tape.(Teacher writes the questions on the blackboard and gives them

33、 a few minutes to prepare.)1.What type of conversation do people have at a birthday party?2.What topics might they discuss?T:Are you well prepared?Ss:Yeah.T:Any volunteer for the first question?S15:I think their conversation is friendly and enthusiastic.Sometimes they have a discussion,but not fierc

34、e.T:What topics might they discuss?S16:I think at a birthday party,women may discuss something about the hostess dress,jewels and the gifts while men always focus on cigars and some important events.T:Very good.Please read the exercises for listening.Then Ill play the tape for you to finish each exe

35、rcise.At the end,Ill check the answers with the whole class.Are you clear about it?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Now please listen to the tape carefully and finish each exercise.(Teacher checks the answers after the students listen to the tape.)Step SpeakingT:In Warming up,we experienced being a writer.Next its your

36、turn to experience being an actor or actress.Ss:Maybe well be very popular as actors or actresses.T:It depends on your performance.Read the two different situations in Speaking and choose one to make up a conversation.Firstly,write out the outlines,and then try to act out your conversations in group

37、s.But when you make up your conversations,pay attention to the requirements on the screen.(Teacher shows the requirements for each situation on the screen.)Situation 1:Godfreys feeling for Rachel;reasons why he thought they would be happy as husband and wife;the reasons Rachel might have given for r

38、efusing him;how Godfrey felt when she turned him down;Situation 2how Rachel felt about losing her diamond;what the other characters said to comfort her;what suggestions and advice they might have given her;who might be the thiefT:After a while,Ill give you an opportunity to perform before class.(Aft

39、er some time,some groups perform their conversations before class.)Sample plays:Situation 1Godfrey:Dear Rachel.Please marry me.Rachel:Oh,no.It is a real big surprise.Ive never thought of it.Godfrey:Dont you believe in my love with you?Rachel:No,Im not sure.I always accept you as my dear friend and brother.Godfrey:Im sure well