人教修订版高中三年级

Unit 13

SpeakingSpeaking

Warming up

Talking about pictures：1. What is happening in each picture?

Describe the people and events.

2. What can you guess about the novel

from the pictures? Try to tell the

story.

In Picture 1, there is a statue of

a god in a church or a temple.

And a splendid diamond is set on

the moon god’s forehead.

In Picture 1, there is a statue of

a god in a church or a temple.

And a splendid diamond is set on

the moon god’s forehead.

In Picture 2, a young man is

painting on the door. Beside

him, a beautiful girl is saying

something with a smile. Another

woman in the picture, I think

she is her mother.

In Picture 2, a young man is

painting on the door. Beside

him, a beautiful girl is saying

something with a smile. Another

woman in the picture, I think

she is her mother.

In Picture 3, some people

come to the front of the house in

which the beautiful girl lives.

Maybe they are the girl’s

relatives.

In Picture 3, some people

come to the front of the house in

which the beautiful girl lives.

Maybe they are the girl’s

relatives.

In Picture 4, a girl received a

beautiful and expensive diamond

from one of her friends or relatives

at her birthday party. The diamond

is so huge that many people there

felt astonished. They all admired

the diamond very much.

Picture 5 is about a party or

getting-together. Some Indians or

Muslins are performing their

programs to entertain the people.

As for the last picture, many women

are frightened to one’s wits. One

person is looking for something and a

man with sharp eyes is standing

besides her. A woman in another room

notices it.

Situation 1

R — Rachel G — Godfrey

During the party, Rachel enters her

room for a short time. Godfrey

follows her in.

G: Happy birthday, Rachel! You look

more beautiful this evening.

Situation 1

R — Rachel G — Godfrey

During the party, Rachel enters her

room for a short time. Godfrey

follows her in.

G: Happy birthday, Rachel! You look

more beautiful this evening.

SpeakingSpeaking

R: Thank you, Godfrey!

G: Rachel, I have a secret in my

heart. I’ve been in love with you,

Rachel. You’re pretty, elegant

and considerate. You’re also kind

and friendly. I’m expecting your

love. I beg you to promise that

you will marry me in the future.

R: We are already good friends. I

think that’s enough. Besides, I

have a boyfriend. We have been

in love with each other for a long

time.

G: Oh, sorry! But we will be very

happy if you marry me. We are

both from rich families. We are well-

educated. I will do whatever I can to

make you happy if you marry me.

R: Sorry! I love my boyfriend and so

does he to me. You will forever be

our good friend even if my boyfriend

and I get married in the future. As a

friend, I hope you to get rid of

some bad habits.

G: Thank you! But I still wish you

happy forever.

Situation 2

You’d better (not) do ...

You may/can do ...

You should/ought to do ...

You needn’t/don’t have to do ...

I suggest/advise (that) you (should)

do ...

I advise you (not) to do ...

Let’s do ... (, shall we?)

Why don’t you/not do ...?

What/How about doing ...?

Sample dialogues How did Rachel feel about losing her diamond?

A: I’m sure that Rachel must be very

astonished when she found the

Moonstone missing. Because there

were no other people except her

family and her friends Franklin and

Godfrey. She was puzzled at whoever

could have stolen the diamond.

B: I think she must be worried and

disappointed because she loved the

diamond very much, which she got as

her birthday present. She was

worried the diamond would not come

back to her any more.

A: Don’t worry, Rachel. I think it can

be found somewhere after our

efforts.

B: Do you remember very well that

you put it in that drawer of the

cupboard yesterday evening? You

What did the other characters said

to comfort her?

may have put it in your jewel box

or other places. Let’s look for it

carefully.

C: I’m sure nobody here might have

stolen it. The police can help you

find it and give it back to you even

if it has been stolen.

D: It doesn’t matter, Rachel. It is hard

to say that is bad luck or good luck.

It has been bringing your uncle bad

luck or sadness.

E: Don’t worry, Rachel. I’d like to ask

Sergeant Cuff, the most famous

detective to investigate it. I’m sure

that he can help us find the diamond.

Situation 3:

What suggestions and advice might

they have given her?

Situation 3:

What suggestions and advice might

they have given her?

A: You should look for the Moonstone

somewhere else again. You might

have forgotten wherever you

put it last night.

B: You’d better call the police station

and ask them to investigate who

stole it as soon as possible.

C: There are many famous detectives

here. You can hire one to investigate

it. They may help you find it.

D: I’m sure it must have been stolen

by one among us. Why don’t you

call all the people together and

question and search us? You don’t

have to let the police or detectives

help you.

Situation 4:

Who do you think might be the thief?

Give your reasons.A: I think it is the most possible that

the Indians might have stolen the

Moonstone. Because Rachel’s uncle

had ever murdered the three Indian

holy men who had been keeping the

Moonstone much more than their

lives and stolen it and brought it to

London, Britain. The Indians found

that the Moonstone was in Rachel’s

home. When the birthday party was

being held, they pretended to be

performers so that they could find a

chance to steal the Moonstone and

take it back to their country.

B: I think Godfrey might have stolen

the diamond. He was refused by

Rachel when he had asked her to

marry him. He became angry and

hated her. So he stole the

diamond and kept it for himself.

C: I think her mother may have stolen

it because she also liked the

diamond very much and worried

that it might be lost or stolen if

Rachel kept it.

D: I think her boyfriend Franklin

Black may have stolen it. As the

English saying goes, “Love me, love

my dog”. The man may have wanted

to keep the diamond for her to get

her true love or he may have been

in debt to sell it to pay off his debt.

E: I think Rachel’s servant, Rosanna

may have stolen the diamond

because she had never seen such a

big diamond and she wanted to sell

it for a large amount of money,

then she would live a happy and

rich life.

Talking on P243

1. Tell the differences between them.

A: I’ll tell the difference about their

clothes between Rachel and Rosanna.

Rachel had quite a lot of beautiful

clothes, shows and caps and she also

had much jewellery and furniture.

She might change her clothes every

day. However, Rosanna had very

few clothes and never had jewellery

and very little furniture.

B: I’ll tell the difference about how

they spent their time. Rosanna had

to get up very early every morning

and kept working from 5:00 am to

9:30 pm. It usually lasted 14 hours a

day. She was busy working all day

from morning to evening until she had

served evening tea at about 9:30 pm.

Then she could sit in the servants’ hall,

playing cards or chatting with other

servants before going to bed. But

Rachel had free time all day. She

got up very late in the morning.

She might play with her friends, do

some reading at home or talk with

her parents. She went to bed at

about 9:30 pm.

C: Both Rachel and Rosanna might

think about many things in their

lives. Rachel might think about how

to get a good education, how to get

along with her friends, how to make

herself look more beautiful, how to

make herself happy, when and

where to meet her friends, whether

to attend the parties she had been

invited to and so on. While Rosanna

might think about how to do her work

better, how to satisfy her masters, how

to learn the things she couldn’t do and

how to make her life happier and

more comfortable in the future.

D: There was an obvious difference

between their food. Rachel had

three different meals every day and

her food was always delicious with

good nutrition while Rosanna had

a very simple, basic food every day.

E: In everyday life, Rachel might talk

with her parents or friends about

her education, feelings, clothes, diet,

jewellery but Rosanna might talk

about her work, her family, her

friends, what she heard or saw,

especially what happened in

Rachel’s family.

F: What was important to them? They

might have different opinions. To

Rachel, she might think things such as

friendship, money, clothes and

jewellery, education, her family were

important. However, Rosanna might

think things such as her family, her job,

money which were important to her.

A: I’ve never seen such a large

beautiful diamond. It looks more

beautiful on Rachel.

B: It is said that it was stolen by her

uncle from the Indian moon god

and it had brought him bad luck.

He gave it to Rachel as a birthday

2. About the Moonstone.

present when he was dying so that

it passed bad luck to Rachel in

revenge for his sister’s scold.

C: I hope the Moonstone can bring

good luck to Rachel because she is

a good, friendly and kind girl. Now

it is missing, which worries us all. I

hope Rachel can soon find it.

D: But I hope that it will never return.

I’m afraid that it will really bring

bad luck to Rachel.

E: I think some people could have

stolen the Moonstone. I think it is

most possible that Godfrey or the

Indians have stolen it.

A: I heard Godfrey asked Rachel to

marry him, but she refused him. I

think it was wise of Rachel to refuse

Godfrey because he is a mean,

narrow-minded man.

3. About Rachel’s decision not to

marry Godfrey.

B: But I think it was wrong of her to

refuse Godfrey because Godfrey

showed her true love and she

would live a happy life with

Godfrey.

C: But I know that Rachel doesn’t

love Godfrey at all, though

Godfrey likes her very much. She

would lead a sad life in the future

if she marries Godfrey.

4. About Sergeant Cuff.

A: It is said that Rachel’s mother

has asked Sergeant Cuff to help

find the Moonstone. He is a most

famous detective in London and

he has detected many cases.

B: I’m not sure whether he can detect

this case and find the diamond. He

has good, rich experiences of

detection, but this case seems very

complicated and strange.

C: I think Sergeant Cuff is certainly

able to find the Moonstone with his

experiences of detection.

5. About Rachel’s relationship with

Franklin.

A: I think Rachel refused Godfrey

only because of Franklin. She

knows that Franklin loves her

very much and she also loves him.

B: I don’t agree with you. I think they

are only close friends because they

have been good friends since they

were very young. They often help

each other and talk a lot.

C: I think they are lovers. Franklin is

a smoker but to please Rachel, he

has begun to quit smoking cigars

and he is very considerate towards

Rachel. And it is clear that Rachel

also loves Franklin very much.

Homework

Make up a dialogue to comfort

Rachel and give her advice when the

diamond was missing.