Unit 7 A ‘whodunit’侦探小说侦探故事 - 短篇小说

1 (Page 38)先通读整个故事，找出故事牵涉到的 时间： 地点： 人物： 事情经过 - 发生： 高潮： 结局：

vocabulary of 2whodunit n. 侦探小说；神秘小说 pearl n. 珍珠 afford v. 担负得起 (...的费用 ) Betty Burwood 贝蒂 · 伯伍德national adj. 全国性的lottery n. 彩票；奖券

bungalow n. 有游廊的平房throw a party 举行派对silk n. 丝wardrobe n. 衣柜cater v. 提供伙食Nancy南希Harriet 哈丽雅特unpack v. 打开 ( 包裹等 )

2 (Page 38)1 because she had won the national lottery2 because she wanted to have it reaady to wear in the evening3 food, plates, dishes, etc.

Vocabulary of text in 2 (page 38)

Try ot fill in the blanks with appropriate words / expressions from the text in 2 (page 38). The paragraphs in which the words can be found are indicated in the brackets.

Vocabulary of text in 2-1 (P38)

1. We were the first black family to _____ to that area. (para. 1) 2. She promised to ____________ at her house when she moves in next month. (para. 2) 3. Bill _____ a novel _____ the bookcase and then started reading. (para.2)

movethrow a party

took out of

Vocabulary of text in 2-2 (P38)

4. When I arrived there, she had already made all the preparations ______ dinner. (para. 2) 5. Morris ______ his hat and gloves and then left the house. (para. 2)

forput on

Vocabulary of text in 2-3 (P38)

6. Remember to ______ Judy ____ you when you come here next Friday. (para. 3) 7. To avoid traffic jam, Mr. Smith decided to go to work ______ his bicycle instead of taking buses. (para. 3)

bring with

on

3a (page 39)

Let’s see what happen next.

Read the text in 3a and then answer finish the exercise in 3b.

vocabulary of 3magnificent adj. 漂亮得惊人的laid (lay的过去式和过去分词 ) 放置colourful adj. 多色的shade n. 遮荫棚shower v. 淋浴brush v. 刷search for 寻找inspector n. 检查员Morgan 摩根suspect n. 嫌疑犯

3b (Page 39)Mrs MooreCharlie ChiversNancyHarriet(Mrs Burwood Mr Burwood / Betty and Bill)

Vocabulary of text in 3a (P 39)

Try ot fill in the blanks with appropriate words / expressions from the text in 3a (page 39). The paragraphs in which the words can be found are indicated in the brackets.

Vocabulary of text in 3a (P 39)

1. Clothes, jewels, and ornaments _____________ on the ground or piled on stalls. (para. 1) 2. _____ 33 years, Madame Tussaud took her exhibition around the British isles. (para. 3) 3. The army are still ____________ survivors of the earthquake. (para. 3)

are laid out

For

searching for

language focus in 3alaid (lay的过去式和过去分词 ) 放置 躺 lay,laid ←lie → lied,lied 说谎强调句型： 1. It was when she was… that she realised… 2. It was then that they decided…

4a (page 39)Suspect 1: Mrs MooreRead the text in 4a and then finish 4b.

vocabulary of 4arrange v.安排except for 除 ...之外be used to (doing) sth. 习惯 ( 做 ) 某事carry on 继续go off 离开 ,( 去世 )shower v. 洗澡make a (cup of) tea 泡杯茶tidy up 收拾；整理put away 放好 , 储存 ... 备用

4b (Page 39)1. It was Mrs Moore who told Harriet to go out into the garden.2. It was Mrs Moore who asked Mrs Burwood to come and check that everything was ready.

4c (Page 40)1 (line 1)

to the Burwood's bungalow2 (line 7-8)working as a caterer / preparing food for parties3 (line 8-9)carried on preparing food for the party

language focus in 4a phrases :except for 除 ...之外be used to (doing) sth. 习惯 ( 做 ) 某事carry on 继续go off 离开 ,( 去世 )tidy up 收拾；整理put away 放好 , 储存 ... 备用

5a (page 40)Suspect 2: Nancy

Read the text in 5a and then finish 5b.

5b (Page 40)5b

1. They came in a van.2. Charlie came on his bike.3. Mrs Moore called Harriet in from the garden.

language focus in 5a be about to do sth. 刚准备去做某事

6a (page 40)Suspect 3: Harriet

Read the text in 6a and then finish 6b.

6a

van n. 货车tired adj. 疲劳的；累的fed up 厌倦unwell adj. 不舒服的fresh adj. 新鲜的

sort v. 整理lane n. 小路fix v. 固定；修理saddle n. 车座tidy v. 使整洁；整理turn up 出现

1 (Page 38)6b ...Nancy wasn't very nice and kept telling me not

to touch this and not to touch thatI felt really tired and fed up......I told Mrs Moore I felt unwell...

language focus in 6a complaints 抱怨 : feel tired 觉得很累 be / feel fed up 厌倦 sb. keeps doing sth. 某人总是… (annoying 恼人的，讨厌的 be always doing sth. 总…He is always talking of himself when we meet.

5a (page 40)Suspect 4: CharlieRead the text in 7a and then finish 7b.unload 从 ... 卸下grass 草地

7b (Page 41)1 Charlie unloaded the chairs and tables from the van.2 Charlie cleaned the tables and chairs.3 Charlie carried the furniture through the kitchen.4 Charlie talked to Harriet for a few minutes.5 Harriet went for a walk down the lane.6 Mrs Moore called Harriet in.7 They all had a cup of tea.8 Inspector Morgan arrived at the house.

8a The criminal( 罪犯 ) should be______ A. Mrs Moore B. Charlie Chivers C. Nancy D. Harriet E. (Mrs Burwood Mr Burwood / Betty and Bill)

?????

8aguilty adj. 犯罪的；有罪的crime n. 罪；罪行commit v. 犯（错误；罪行）creep （ crept ） v. 爬行frame n. 框架intend v. 想要；打算solution n. 解决（办法）；解答

8a The criminal( 罪犯 ) should be______ A. Mrs Moore B. Charlie Chivers C. Nancy D. Harriet E. (Mrs Burwood Mr Burwood / Betty and Bill)

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Language focus1. Words and expressions2. The tenses in narrating a story.