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____________ 壮丽的____________ 紧张 ¬¬¬¬___________
无辜的__________ 评论 ____________ 玷污 ___________
处方 ___________ 查询 ______________ 说服 __________
二、Words explaining:
1. reception:
Her calm _________of the bad news surprised us.
她得知恶讯时之冷静使我们大为惊讶。
(2)n.接受 the manner of receiving
The delegation enjoyed a very friendly _____________.
代表团受到非常友好的欢迎。
(3)n.欢迎会
They held a ___________ in honor of the foreign visitors.
他们为国外来访者举行了招待会
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 意为“体谅的，为别人着想的”
considered 意为“经过考虑的，被尊重的”；
considerable 意为“相当多的，可观的”；
considering 意为“就……而论
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.<书>致命的; 关系生命的
vital organs
a vital wound 致命伤
(2)adj.极为重要的
a vital question 极为重要的问题
a matter of vital importance 极为重要的事情
It is absolutely_________ that food supplies should be maintained
5. convince vt.
(1)使确信,使信服;
He _________ me of his innocence. 他使我相信他是无辜的。
I was _________ that he knew the truth. 我确信他知道事实。
(2) 说服=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,错误的事.
commit murder/suicide/theft…
2)commit sb./oneself to sth./doing sth
向某人保证.---make a commitment
8. curse
1)咀咒,咒骂
The rider _________ his unwilling horse.
2)curse sb. for (doing) sth.”为…咒骂某人“
The old woman________ the little boy for his bad manners.
3)be cursed with “因…而苦恼/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 在此期间)
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------为背景
2. be cursed with ___________
under the curse of = as a result of curse
3. live a sad, lonely life ____________
4. leave sth. to sb. 将某物遗赠给某人
leave the moonstone to his sister’s daughter ______________
4. in an act of revenge （在）作为报复（的行动中）
take the Moonstone as revenge for the loss of face 因丢了面子而将宝石拿进行报复
get/have/take revenge on sb. for sth.因某事而报复某人
in revenge 作为报复
类似的：in return/exchange___________
5. pass on sth.to sb.转交； 将------传递给------
pass on his bad fortune to her___________
6. on the reception for her eighteenth birthday
Para 2
7. be considerate towards sb.对------体贴
句型：It is considerate of sb. to do sth.
considering(prep.) 就------而言；考虑到
considerable(adj.)值得考虑的;重要
consideration(n) eg . take sb/sth. into consideration(account)
Para3
8. bring ---back （1）将某人（物）带回
eg. Please bring back the book tomorrow.
(2) 恢复某事物 eg.They voted against bringing back the death penalty. 他们投票反对恢复死刑。
（3）使某人（物）恢复某物
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 使某物出现；显现出；阐明
9. fasten it to her dress 将宝石系在他身上
tie---to---________ fix---to---______ pin ---to---______
10. go wrong 变糟糕，出问题，出故障 类似的有 ：
go hungry/bad/white
系动词归纳：表变化的有become/turn/grow/go等
表感觉的feel/sound/look/smell等
表状态持续的 keep/remain/stay
较特殊作为考点出现的有：prove/make/stand
Para4.
11. over dinner 在吃饭时;过了饭后
12. in unusual foreign clothes 穿奇装异服
13. offer to entertain the guests 主动要求给客人演节目
14. behave strangely 举止怪异
behave+adv.(towards sb.)
eg. behave well/badly/shamefully_____________
behave (oneself) 表现好
eg. Children, please behave ( yourself)! 孩子们，规矩些！
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 强调部分与整体，不同类事物之间
eg. Your composition is wonderful ______________(except/ except for) some spelling mistakes.
考点 : except + that,when等引导的从句
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--- 在某人之间制造矛盾
Para 9
17 be stubborn in resisting his enquiries about the moonstone
执意不让警官询问关于月亮宝石的事
18.give sb. as much assistance as sb. can 尽可能给予某人帮助
与此类似的有：do as much as one can to do sth.
do all/everything/whatever one can to do sth.尽力做某事
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.(内疚的)
That makes him guilty of treason. 那使他犯了叛国罪。
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)行动；步骤
eg. The government’s announcement ]is seen as a move
towards settling the strike.
(2)地点或位置的移动
eg. She sat in the corner , watching my every move.
她坐在角落里，注视着我的一举一动。
make a move 出发，动身 on the move 在移动中
evidence (n) 证据
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. 爱上某人
Step 3.Some key sentences:
21.Franklin’s reply that doctors just guess which drug they should recommend makes Dr Candy extremely angry..(reply后是同位语从句)
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 引导的表语从句)
25.If he can find the stained garment , he will have found the thief. （将来完成时）
26.Whoever (=Anyong who ) is guilty must have a stain on his or her clothes.（疑问词+ever可引导名词性从句，亦可引导让步状语从句）
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 负债累累
pay off the debt _________
in debt (to)____________
2. cancel= call off
3. be mistaken about sb.=misunderstand sb.
4. keep sb. out of trouble 使某人避免麻烦
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
没听说一个窃贼会有这么大的忘性
7. upset Dr Candy with his remarks about doctors
说了一些关于医生的话弄得坎迪医生很不高兴。
remark(v/n) 评论，评说 (=comment)
remark on/upon sb.________
make a few remarks about sb./on a subject____________
the perfect solutions to his financial problems从经济困境中解脱出来的最好方法
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.向某人保证（做）某事
make a commitment__________
9. justice was done 正义得到伸张
10. pay a high price for his crime 为犯罪付出沉重的代价
pay a/the price/penalty for sth.为------付出沉重的代价
11. be engaged/married to___________
be engaged（engage oneself） in doing sth. 从事某事
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用法小结 1) Vt 证明，证实（见上文）prove+宾从 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相类似
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.