高三英语课件︰高三英语上学期unit13ReadingTheMoonstone.pptVIP

Fast Reading * * * * Do you like reading novels? A question: Can you name some famous detective story writers? Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes Wilkie Collins Do you know anything about Wilkie Collins? 威尔基·科林斯(1824-1889)是英国小说和现代侦探小说的鼻祖。他和狄更斯是亲密朋友及良好的合作伙伴。他的很多作品在狄更斯主编的杂志上发表，包括著名的《白衣女人》（the Woman in White）。虽然他晚年疾病缠身，但他坚持创作直到生命的最后一刻。科林斯被誉为“英国侦探小说之父”，很大程度上是因为他的《月亮宝石》。这部著作被称为英国第一部侦探小说。 The Moonstone By Wilkie Collins Find the characters mentioned in the text and pay attention to the relationships between them An English man and his sister Rachel Verinder Franklin Godfrey Dr. Candy The strange Indians The servant--Rosanna Sergeant Cuff Rachel An Englishman (stole the Moonstone) The strange Indians (entertain the guests) Rosanna Franklin Dr. Candy (A local doctor) Sergeant Cuff (A detective) Childhood friend maid quarrel uncle appear at her party fond of him admirer Godfrey (A guest of the party) Main ideas of the four parts part4( Para.10) part Main idea 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. Sergeant Cuff has one vital clue: a smear in the wet paint on the door of Rachel’s sitting room. Careful Reading Part 1 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? 1.Where and when was the story set in? 2.When did the story really begin? The story was set in England in 1848. It really began 50 years earlier. 3.Who gave Rachel the Moonstone? 4.Why did he give it to her? Rachel’s uncle . Because he wanted to revenge her mother for not speaking to him by passing on the Moonstone’s bad luck to Rachel. Part 2 What happened? Before the party: During the party: After the party: Rachel and Frank