Teaching aims:
1.To train reading skills of skimming and scanning by reading
the given passage.
2.To know something about the Moonstone.
3.To learn how to read detective stories.
pre-reading
What have you already known about the story “The Moonstone”?
Say something about it.
Fast Reading
Find the characters mentioned in the text and pay attention to the relationships between them
An English man and his sister Franklin Rachel Verinder
Godfrey
Dr. candy
The strange Indians The servants
Sergeant cuff
Main ideas of the four parts
Part 1 (para1) The Moonstone, stolen from India, was to be left to Rachel as an act of revenge.
Part 2(para2-5) From the moment Rachel fastened the diamond to her dress, strange things began to happen. The diamond then was gone.
Part 3(para6-9) Sergeant Cuff suspected many people for different reasons.
part4( Para.10) Sergeant Cuff has one vital clue: a smear in the wet paint on the door of Rachel’s sitting room.
True or false statements
( T )1.The story really began in 1848 in England.
( )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.
( t )5.Franklin had an argument with Dr Candy.
( )6.Godfrey was an elegant and successful bachelor with many lady admirers. He asked Rachel to marry him ,but she accepted.
( )7.Some Indian entertainers were very skilled and behaved strangely.
( )8.The servant Rosanna was very fond of Godfrey.
( T )9.At the end of the party everyone left except for Franklin and Godfrey.
( T )10.The Moonstone was gone the next morning.
( )11.Sergeant Cuff only suspected Indians.
( T )12.Sergeant Cuff had one vital clue.
Careful Reading
1.Where and when was the story set in?
2.When did the story really begin?
3.Who gave Rachel the Moonstone?
4.Why did he give it to her?
Part 2
What happened
Before the party
Rachel and Franklin worked together on painting a door.
1.Godfrey proposed marriage to Rachel and was turned down
2.Franklin argued with Dr Candy
3.Indian entertainers behaved strangely
After the party
The Moonstone was gone
Part 3
The detective suspected so many people.
Who are they? And what are the reasons for suspicion?
The Indians Godfrey Dr candy Rosanna
Rachel Franklin
Part 4
What was the vital clue that Sergeant Cuff found?
The smear in the paint on Rachel’s sitting room door was not there during the party.
Homework
1.Retell the story.
2. Who do you think is the thief? Give reasons.
Solving the Mystery of the Moonstone
Careful Reading
1. Who did the detective suspect?
vHe suspected Rachel had stolen her own diamond with Rosanna’s assistance. He thought that Rosanna had hidden Rachel’s paint-stained garment and made a new one to replace it. Later on he started to suspect Godfrey when he heard that Rachel broke off their engagement and he had been attacked by Indians.
2. Why didn’t Rachel answer Sergeant
Cuff’s questions?
Because she had seen Franklin take the diamond and didn’t want him to be caught
3. Why didn’t Franklin remember taking
the diamond?
Because Mr Candy had drugged his drink to make him sleep. The opium made him move the diamond without remembering doing so.
4. Who do you think was guilty? What clues
can you find?
vIt is implied that the Indians were responsible for Godfrey’s 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 returned to the statue of the moon god.
Language points :
1. the novel the Moonstone is set in England in 1848, but the story really began 50 years later.
Set: 設置（書本，戲劇，電影等）背景。如：
The book is set in France in the eighteenth century. 這部書是以18世紀的法國為背景的。
This novel is set in the gold rush. 這部小說是以淘金熱為背景的。
Set 其他意思：
He set his hand on my shoulder. 他把手放在我的手上。
Please set the table for dinner. 請擺好餐桌準備就餐。
Have you set the time for the meeting?你們把開會時間定下來了嗎？
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. 太陽從東方升起在西方落下。
He set a diamond in a ring. 他把一塊寶石鑲嵌在戒指上。
2. curse n. 詛咒, 咒語, 禍根, 禍因 vt. 詛咒, 咒罵, 降禍, 使受罪
Our tribe is under a curse. 我們的部族正遭天譴。
Foxes can be a curse to farmers. 狐貍可給農民帶來禍害。
a terrible bolt of lightning; a terrible curse. 可怕的閃電；可怖的詛咒
It is essential for us to try to decide whether television is a blessing or a curse. 我們有必要來評斷電視到底是福還是禍。
Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race. {William Ewart Gladstone} 自私是人類最大的禍根(威廉尤爾特格拉德斯通)
3. as the story develops …
As 意思是“隨著”。 如：
As time went by, he began to realize that he should have studied hard.
隨著時間的推移， 她開始意識到他本該好好學習的。
As 其他用法（作為連詞）
象。。一樣
He doesn’t like skating as much as he used to. 他不象以前那么喜歡滑冰了。
照。。。的方式
I have told the story just as it happened. 我已如實講了這件事。
因為，既然
As you object, I’ll reconsider the plan. 既然你反對，我就重新考慮一下這個計劃。
雖然，
Much as I like the book, I can’t afford to buy it. 盡管我很喜歡這本書，可我買不起。
Teaching aims: Vocabulary revision
Grammar revision
Teaching main-points: Vocabulary and grammar revision in the process of the integration between the teacher and the ss
4. to …degree達到。。。的程度
He was interested in his work to such a degree that he thought about nothing else. 他對工作如此感興趣，以致于他從來不想別的事情。
To a certain degree he likes his job. 在某種程度上他喜歡他的工作。
5. guilty 慚愧（about），有過失的，有罪責的(of)
I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often. 我因沒有常去看望父母而感到內疚。
John had a guilty look on his face. John 臉上顯出慚愧的表情。
The jury found the defendant not guilty of the offence. 陪審團裁決被告無罪。
We’ve all been guilty of selfishness at some time in our lives.
我們每個人都有過自私自利的過失。
6. resist 抵制，阻擋
The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates. 銀行強烈反對降低利率。
(用于否定句) 忍住，抵擋
He couldn’t resist showing off his new car. 他忍不住炫耀起了他的新車。
7. stain vt. 沾污，染污， 染色，玷污，敗壞。 n. 污點，污漬
The juice from the berries stained their fingers red. 漿果汁把他們的手指染成了紅色。
Stain the specimen before looking at it under the microscope. 先把標本染成紅色，再放到顯微鏡下觀察。
a blood / a coffee / an ink, etc. stain
stubborn stains
integrating skills
1. convince 說服,，使確信，使相信
~ sb / yourself (of sth)
You’ll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job. 你要使他們相信你殷切希望得到工作。
[vn (that)] I’d convinced myself (that) I was right.
I’ve been trying to convince him to see a doctor. 我一直勸他去看病。
引申：convincing: 令人信服的，有說服力的
a convincing argument / explanation / case 有說服力的論點／解釋／事例
She sounded very convincing to me. 我覺得她的話很有說服力。
Convinced 堅信，確信（~ (of sth / that ... )
I am convinced of her innocence. 我堅信她清白無辜。
I am convinced that she is innocent.
Sam nodded but he didn’t look convinced. Sam點了點頭，但是看起來并沒有信服。
2. assume 假定，假設，（呈現。。。的樣子，假裝）
Let us assume for a moment that the plan succeeds. 咱們假設計劃成功。
She would, he assumed, be home at the usual time. 他認為，她會在通常時間回家的。
It is generally assumed that stress is caused by too much work.
普遍認為，緊張系工作過重所致。
I had assumed him to be a Belgian. 我本以為他是比利時人。
３. meanwhile adv./n. 同時， 其間，（兩方面）對比之下
The doctor will see you again next week. Meanwhile, you must rest as much as possible.
Stress can be extremely damaging to your health. Exercise, meanwhile, can reduce its effects.
壓力對你的健康非常有害，而鍛煉會減少這種害處。
in the meanwhile 在此其間，與此同時
I hope to go to medical school eventually. In the meanwhile, I am going to study chemistry. 我希望最終能上醫學院，這其間我打算學化學。
４. in all my years as a detective, I have never heard of a thief having such a loss of memory.
這里a thief having …是動名詞的復合結構。作賓語時，名詞多用通格。至于代詞多用賓格。 如：
What about us going out for a walk?
I wonder if you’d mind us asking a few questions.
5. desperate 冒險的，絕望的，
The prisoners grew increasingly desperate.
非常需要，渴望 ~ (for sth)| ~ (to do sth)
He was so desperate for a job he would have done anything.
I was absolutely desperate to see her.
6。 While 用法
while 表示讓步，通常位于句首，意思是“盡管；雖然”。又如：
While I agree with your reasons, I can’t allow it. 盡管我同意你的理由，但我不允許你這樣做。
While he loves his stuents, he is very strict with them. 雖然他愛他的學生，可是他對學生們很嚴格。
While 其他用法歸納如下：
1）引導時間狀語從句，意思是“當。。。的時候，和。。。同時”。從句中謂語通常是延續性動詞。
如：Mary watched TV while she ate her supper. 瑪麗邊吃飯邊看電視。
While she was listening to the radio, she fell asleep. 她聽著收音機睡著了。
2）表示對比或轉折，意思是“而，然而”。此時，while 一般謂語句中。 如：
Some people waste food while others haven’t enough. 有人浪費糧食，而有人卻吃不飽。
高考相關：
I do every single bit of housework ____ my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.
A since B while C when D as
答案是B