The Necklace Money is a good servant and a bad master. --Francis Bacon －－ F. 培根 Britain Caoyu The Thunder StormFrance Shakespeare The Merchant of VeniceChina Maupassant The Million NoteAmerica Mark Twain The Necklace Laoshe Tea HousePre-reading QsNow please match the writers with their works and countries Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) A well-known French novelist and short story writer. His style was direct and simple, with attention to realistic detail. He had a fine use of irony. His works:Une Vie (A Woman’s Life)Bel-Ami (Best Friends)My Uncle JulesBoule de Suif (Ball of Fat) 1. How many scenes are there in the play?2. How many characters are there in the play?3. Who are they? What are the relationships between them?Skimming JeanneMathildePierrefriendscoupleScene1• Time:• Place:• Characters:• Plot:One afternoon, 1870A park in ParisMathilde, JeanneMarthilde tells Jeanne about her ten years of hard life.Meeting with an old friend1.Why didn’t Jeanne recognize Mathilde at first?2.How did Mathilde spend her past ten years? Scene2Ten years before, 1860 Mathilde’s homeMathilde and Pierre LoiselAn invitation to a ball at the palace• Time:• Place:• Characters:1. It can be learned from scene 2 that to be invited to the palace ball ____.A. meant working hard day and night in the futureB. meant spending a lot of moneyC. was a great honorD. was not wonderful news A.Because she hadn’t got an evening dress.B.Because she didn’t want to attend the ball.C.Because she have no time to the ball.2.Why was Mathilde worried when her husband told her the invitation?3. Mathilde did not want to wear a flower to the ball because_____ .A. she didn't like flowersB. people were not allowed to wear a flower at t...
