Unit 13 The mystery of the MoonstoneTeaching aims:1. Goals:u Talk about the mysteryu Read a detective storyu Practise giving adviceu Integrative language practiceu Write an informal or a formal letter2. Special focus:Improve reading skills and Enlarge vocabulary.a. Direct Ss to read the 3 passages on the text book;b. Guide Ss to learn to use the following words and expressions: garment, stain, loss, splendid, assist, vital, tension, suspect, reception, astonish, elegant, prescription, religious, enquiry, suspicion, guilty, roundabout, innocent, assume, etc. c. Improve the abilities of using language by integrative language practice.Period 1 Reading The Moonstone (P112-113)Step 1. Warming upTask 1. Enable the students to discuss the questions on p111.Step 2. ScanningTask 2. Get the students to comprehend the passage quickly and accurately, and meanwhile help them to form a good habit of reading. Try to find out the main clue of the story.Step 3. While-reading: Passage Analyzing: Analyse the structure of the passage: Part 1 - Paragraph 1 : How Rachel gets the Moonstone as her present. Part 2 - Paragraph 2: Rachels happy life before her eighteenth birthday party. Part 3 - Para 3-4: What happens at the party. Part 4 - Para 5: the Moonstone is missing and Sergeant Cuff is asked to investigate the case. Part 5 - Paras 6-9: how Sergeant Cuff analyse the case Part 6 - the last paragraph: Sergeant Cuff finds a vital clue of the theft - a smear in the wet paint on the door.Step 4. Post-readingExercise 3 on p113 SuspectsReasons for suspicion The IndiansThey are not real entertainers but the followers of the moon god. They came to the party only for an opportunity to take the Moonstone back to India.Dr CandyHe stole the diamond in revenge for loss of the diamond at the party.GodfreyHe took the diamond in revenge for Rachels refusal when he asked her to marry him or only for a large amount of money.RosannaShe stole the diamond only either from force of habit or to cause a disagreement between Franklin and Rachel.FranklinIt seems as if he was too enthusiastic to help Mr Cuff to detect the case.RachelShe was so stubborn in resisting Sergeant Cuffs enquiries about the diamond. There must be a secret about the Moonstone.Task 3: What are the main clue of the story? The detective story develops completely following the structure: the appearance of the Moonstone (receiving from Rachels uncle) - the loss of the Moonstone - the investigation of the Moonstone (and the person who might have stolen it )- discovery of the truths or facts.Step 5 HomeworkFinish all the exercises on Language Practice on p114-115.Period 2. Integrating Reading Skills Solving the Mystery of the Moonstone (P115-117)Step 1. Revision 1. Check the Ss how further they understand the 1st part of the story. 2. Check the homework. Step 2. Scan the passage and make out how the story develops: Part 1- Paras 1-2: how puzzled Sergeant Cuff was at the case before he knew the truth. Part 2- Paras3-7: the things that happened after the diamond had been stolen. Part 3-Paras 8-9: the result of the case: Sergeant Cuff discovered the thief. Part 4-: the feeling and thoughts Sergeant Cuff has about the case.Step 3.Extensive reading:Period 3. Integrating Reading and Writing Skills Step 1. Warmming-upu Do the oral pratice on p111, and enable the students to practise giving advice.Step 2. Reading Task 2: Read the 3 passages and finish the exercises. If possible, guide the students to analyze some long and complex sentences. Step 3. Guided Writing Give Ss 20 minutes to finish the writing assignment on p117,Then ask Ss to score their work according to the following chart. 3 pluses & 1 wish Name _ Title _ Date _ + _+ _+ _? _Note: How to use this chart effectively?Ask the student to read his/her deskmates writing carefully, and then find 3 valuable things (structure, passage arrangement, sentence, diction, etc) and give 1 suggestion. And then feed the message back. Next, ask the Ss to correct their work according to the chart.Period 4: Step 1. Analyze some long sentences:Deal with some language points and difficult points if necessary. If possible, guide the students to analyze some long and complex sentences. The following sentences in this unit are very important: When he died he left the Moonstone to his sisters daughter, in an act of revenge, passing his bad fortune to her. His move to quit smoking cigars to please her is seen by the