1、单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,Unit 13,The mystery of the moonstone,Leading-in:,Do you like reading detective stories?,Can you name some famous detectives mentioned in the detective stories?,Can you name some famous detective story writers?,4.Do you know anything about,Wilkie,Collins?,
2、He was born into an artists family.In his lifetime,he wrote 25 novels,more than 50 short stories,and at least 15 plays.He was a close friend of Charles Dickens.He was a superstar of Victorian fiction.Now he is also being given critical and popular attention.His detective stories are famous for the u
3、nexpected suspense.His novel The Moonstone is considered as the first detective story in the history of England.,Wilkie,Collins,1824-1889,Reading,Scan Paragraph One and answer four questions:,1.where and when was the story set?,The story was set in England in 1848.,2.when did the story really begin?
4、It really began 50 yeas earlier.,3.who gave Rachel the Moonstone?,Rachels uncle left her the Moonstone,4.why did he give it to her?,Because he wanted to revenge her mother(his sister)for not speaking to him by passing the Moonstones bad luck on to Rachel.,Listen to the tape and find out the reasons
5、5.Why did Sergeant Cuff suspect the following people of having stolen the Moonstone?,The Indians,Godfrey,Dr Candy,Rosanna,Rachel,and Franklin?,Payback for Franklins insult at the party.The doctor was upset and may have wanted revenge for loss of face.,Dr Candy,Payback for Rachels refusal of his ma
6、rriage offer.Godfrey was upset and may have wanted revenge for his loss of face.,Godfrey,Not really entertainers but followers of the moon god who wanted to take the Moonstone back to India.,Reason for suspicion,The Indians,Suspect,Franklin,Rosanna,Reason for suspicion,Rachel,Suspect,as if she didnt
7、 want the theft to be solved;may have secret debts.,give the detective as much assistance as he could;look too enthusiastic,Once a thief and acting strangely.She also loved Franklin and may want to make trouble for Rachel.,Read the second part and find the answers:,6.Why didnt Rachel answer Sergeant
8、 Cuffs questions?,Because she had seen Franklin take the diamond and didnt want him to be caught.,7.Why didnt Franklin remember taking the diamond?,Because Dr.Candy had drugged his drink to make him sleep.The opium made him move the diamond without remembering doing so.,8.Who do you think was guilty
9、What clues can you find?,-It is implied that the Indians were responsible for Godfreys murder and the disappearance of the Moonstone.,-Clues:1)Godfrey was attacked by Indians in London perhaps they knew he was the real thief and had the Moonstone.,2)It was later reported that the Moonstone had retu
10、rned to the statue of the moon god.,Pick out the best choice:,1.Why did the man who stole the Moonstone give it to his sisters daughter?A.Because he wanted to help herB.Because he had no other relativesC.Because he wanted to pass his bad fortune on to her,D.The text didnt tell us2.Why did Franklin q
11、uit smoking?,A.Because smoking damaged his healthB.Because Rachel asked him toC.Because he wanted to please RachelD.The servants asked him to,3.Godfrey asked Rachel to marry him because_?,A.he wanted to get the Moonstone to pay off his heavy debtsB.he loved herC.he didnt wish Rachel to marry Frankli
12、nD.he wanted to destroy her family,4.Rachel didnt,answer the detectives question because _?,A.she loved Franklin and she wanted to protect himB.she didnt see Franklin move the MoonstoneC.she was afraid of being killed by FranklinD.she hated Franklin,5.Who moved the Moonstone at night?,A.Dr.Candy B.F
13、ranklin,C.Godfrey D.Rachels mother,6.How many people saw Franklin move the Moonstone to his bedroom?,A.2 B.3,C.4 D.No one,7.In your opinion,who might kill Godfrey?,A.Franklin B.Dr.Candy,C.Rachel D.The Indians,8.Why did Rachel cancel the wedding after her accepting Godfrey?Because _A.Rachel never lov
14、ed him that much.B.Rachel sensed that Godfrey loved her great wealth extremely.,C.The Indians attacked Godfrey.9.Why did the author say the case of the moonstone was most unusual?_A.It is difficult to distinguish the many characters referred to in the text.B.Because of there being no effective clues
15、C.Because there was the clue only,but it was hard to find the person leaving it behind.,(),1.The story really began in 1848 in India.,()2.Rachels 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.God
16、frey was Rachels 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.,True or false statments,F,F,T,F,T,F,()7.Some Indian entertainers wer
17、e 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.,True or f
18、alse statments,F,F,T,T,F,T,According to the story,fill in the blanks:,The Moonstone was once part of a statue of the moon god in India.Rachels,murdered three holy men,and brought it back to,.The diamond was _ and he lived a sad,life.He hated his sister,so when he died he left the diamond to his niec
19、e Rachel in an act of,.The moment Rachel,it to her dress,things started going,.On the very night,Franklin dreamt about the diamond,and without waking up,he moved it to his,where he thought it would be safer.Godfrey happened to see it,so he,the diamond in order to pay off his heavy,.While he was going,to sell the diamond,he was,by the Indians.He paid a high price for his,and the diamond,to its true home in India.,uncle,England,cursed,lonely,revenge,stole,debts,murdered,abroad,crime,returned,wrong,bedroom,fastened,






