The Necklace

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The necklace

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Guy de Guy de MaupassantMaupassant （（ 1850-1850-

18931893 ）） : a well-known : a well-known French short story French short story

writer and novelist in writer and novelist in 19th century.19th century.

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1. Do you ever read short stories in English?

2. What do you usually read?3. Have you ever bought your

Mum something expensive?4. What was it?5. How much did you pay for it ?

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1. Admire

Words to knowWords to know

Pronunciation: /ədˈmʌɪə/

Verb Look at (something wonderful

or attractive) with pleasure:

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2. Ball (dance)2. Ball (dance)

• Pronunciation /bɔːl/• large formal occasion where people dance

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3.debt3.debt

• Pronunciation /dɛt/• money that you owe to someone

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4.identical• Pronunciation ʌɪˈdɛntɪk(ə)l• exactly the same . Similar in every

detail.

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5. Manual(work)• /ˈmanjʊ(ə)l/• working using your hands, especially

doing hard physical work

5. Manual(work)• /ˈmanjʊ(ə)l/• working using your hands, especially

doing hard physical work

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6.necklace• Pronunciation: /ˈnɛklɪs/ • a piece of jewellery that you wear

around your neck

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7.savings/ˈseɪvɪŋs/All the money that you have saved.

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8.valuable

• /ˈvaljʊb(ə)l/• worth a lot of money

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A B1. manual a. exactly the same . Similar in every detail.

2. necklace b. All the money that you have saved.

3. ball c. Look at (something wonderful or attractive) with pleasure.

4. savings d. worth a lot of money

5. identical e. money that you owe to someone

6. admiring f. a piece of jewellery that you wear around your neck

7. debts g. large formal occasion where people dance

8. valuable h. working using your hands, especially doing hard physical work

Read and matchRead and match

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Ex. 2. Ex. 2. Look at the pictures. What do you Look at the pictures. What do you

think The Necklace is about?think The Necklace is about?

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2. Look at the pictures2. Look at the pictures

• Can you describe what things can you see here and write your ideas.

• What do you think Thee Necklace is about?

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Loisel works as a government clerk and does Loisel works as a government clerk and does not earn much money. His wife Mathilde is very not earn much money. His wife Mathilde is very beautiful, but she cannot afford the kind of life she beautiful, but she cannot afford the kind of life she would like One day, Loisel receives an invitation to a would like One day, Loisel receives an invitation to a ball. At first, Mathilde refuses to go because she does ball. At first, Mathilde refuses to go because she does not have a good enough dress to wear. Loisel knows not have a good enough dress to wear. Loisel knows how much his wife wants to go to the ball, so he gives how much his wife wants to go to the ball, so he gives her to buy a new dress. He suggests that she borrow her to buy a new dress. He suggests that she borrow valuable jewellery from a rich friend, Jeanne Forestier.valuable jewellery from a rich friend, Jeanne Forestier.

Ex. 3 Read the story and check your own predictions. Ex. 3 Read the story and check your own predictions.

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Mathilde goes to see her friend and borrows a beautiful diamond necklace Everyone at the ball admires Mathilde and she has a wonderful evening. When the couple arrive home, however, they no longer have the diamond necklace! Mathilde is too ashamed to tell Jeanne, so they decide to buy an identical diamond necklace as a replacement.

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4 Match to make correct sentences about the story.

• Answers:Answers:• a 6 (a 6 (givengiven)) b 1 b 1 • c 5c 5 d 2 d 2 • e 3 e 3 f 4 f 4

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Ex. 5 Discuss this question with a Ex. 5 Discuss this question with a partner.partner.

How do you feel about Loisel and Mathilde at How do you feel about Loisel and Mathilde at the end of the story? Why?the end of the story? Why?

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• I don't feel sorry for her.  She I don't feel sorry for her.  She couldn't be happy for the rest of her couldn't be happy for the rest of her life, so now she gets a great lesson on life, so now she gets a great lesson on how she actually was.  She always how she actually was.  She always thought she was deserving better.  I thought she was deserving better.  I wondered why she wanted so badly to wondered why she wanted so badly to impress everyone at the dance. Did impress everyone at the dance. Did she want to find a rich guy to marry she want to find a rich guy to marry and leave her current husband who and leave her current husband who loved her dearly? loved her dearly? 

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I feel bad for Mr. Loisel in the end.  Maybe he did get a better version of a wife in the end, but he shouldn't have had to go through everything he did.  He deserves better..

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Fill in the blanks with the following words:

borrow/lend/ invite/invitation/know/know about/recognize

1. I didn’t _____ him, but I had ______ little ____ him. After talking with him at the meeting, this morning I _________ his voice on the phone as soon as I heard him.

2. Mathilde wanted to _______ some jewellery from her good friend Jeanne. Jeanne did ________ a necklace to her .

3. 4. Yesterday he received an _______ . Some friends _______ him to attend a meeting.

borrowlend

invitationinvited

know known about

recognized

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WB page 39• 1 Complete the puzzle to find a word.

Answers:a savings (given) b admire c necklaced manual e act f ballg identicalvertical word: valuable

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2 Complete these sentences with words from the puzzle2 Complete these sentences with words from the puzzle

AnswersAnswers:aa identical (given) identical (given) b b necklace; valuablenecklace; valuablecc Manual Manual d d admireadmireee savings savings

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3 Complete these 3 Complete these sentencessentences with the correct with the correct prepositionsprepositions

AnswersAnswers::aa to (given) to (given) bb from from cc for ford d of of ee as as

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Home assignmentChoose the correct answer:Choose the correct answer:1- This gold watch is so (valuable – cheap – 1- This gold watch is so (valuable – cheap –

inexpensive – worthless) and looks beautiful. It inexpensive – worthless) and looks beautiful. It cost me a fortune.cost me a fortune.

2- (Manual – Easy – Casual – Gradual) work can 2- (Manual – Easy – Casual – Gradual) work can be very tiring and it is not very well-paid.be very tiring and it is not very well-paid.

3- I really (hate – astonish – dislike – admire) my 3- I really (hate – astonish – dislike – admire) my grandfather. He has spent his whole life grandfather. He has spent his whole life working to look after his family.working to look after his family.

4- She is going to spend some of her (accounts – 4- She is going to spend some of her (accounts – taxes - savings – cheques) on a new car.taxes - savings – cheques) on a new car.

5- (Savings- Coins – Currencies – Banknotes) are 5- (Savings- Coins – Currencies – Banknotes) are all the money you have not spent.all the money you have not spent.Yasser Seddik Shatta. Egypt , Port-

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manual necklace ball savings identical admiring debts valuable

1.We were just ---------------- your garden.1.We were just ---------------- your garden.2. My time is ----------------.2. My time is ----------------.3. It is a ----------- 3. It is a ----------- typewritertypewriter, not automatic or , not automatic or electronic.electronic.4. I paid off my -----------. 4. I paid off my -----------. 5. The passage on the second floor was -------------- to 5. The passage on the second floor was -------------- to the one below.the one below.6. My aunt bought a diamond -----------.6. My aunt bought a diamond -----------.7. The agents were cheating them out of their life 7. The agents were cheating them out of their life -----------.-----------.8. We will all meet in the Cairo ----------- to enjoy and 8. We will all meet in the Cairo ----------- to enjoy and have fun.have fun.

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Fill in the blanks with the following words:

believe, believe in;accept, receive;cost,spend1.The day before yesterday, Mr.Green ______ an expensive gift.,but he didn’t _____ it.

2.That splendid house ______ him $20,000 . So we can say, he ____ $20,000 on that house.

3. He always lies, so most of us don’t ______ what he says and don’t ______ him.

4.Mathilde’s new evening dress _____ them 400 francs. Her husband ____ 400 francs on the evening dress.

receivedaccept

costspent

believebelieve in

costspent

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Thank you all and really Thank you all and really much appreciatedmuch appreciated

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