初二英语(师大版)-U6-Lesson-18-The-Mystery-Writer

1、U6 Lesson18 The Mystery Writer 1初二年级 英语主讲人：刘莹首都师范大学附属苹果园中学分校 Who is this detective? In his detective career, he used his intelligence to find the truth. He could solve the crime cleverly. Sherlock Holmes What do you know about him? career生涯，职业intelligence智力，才智crime犯罪活动； 罪行cleverly聪明地He grew up in a

2、wealthy family and he had good education when he was a pupil.wealthy富有的education教育pupil学生,(尤指)小学生He began to solve crimes when he was just a teenager. He had no fear to face to the guilty people. guilty犯罪的；感到内疚的fear惧怕Sherlock Holmess detective stories were played many times in the form of movie. Fam

3、ous actors and actresses performed in the movies.actress女演员perform表演Conan Doyle created the character, Holmes, in his books which have been translated into many other languages. Even now, his books are still printed, his sales are strong and people still know his name.Does Holmes really exist in his

4、tory? create创作，创造translate翻译print印刷；打印sales销售量Read the new words.create创作，创造fear惧怕pupil学生,(尤指)小学生translate翻译wealthy富有的actress女演员education教育perform表演intelligence智力，才智print印刷；打印cleverly聪明地career生涯，职业crime犯罪活动； 罪行sales销售量guilty犯罪的；感到内疚的Do you remember this writer? Agatha Christie Which famous detective

5、 characters did she create? Agatha Christie Read the article and match the main idea with each paragraph.Read the article and match the main idea with each paragraph.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 5Read the main idea of each paragraph.Read and circle the pronouns.She has sold

6、more than two billion books and her books have been translated into 103 languages. Her play, The Mousetrap, has run longer than any other play. It started in the West End of London in 1952. After more than 24,000 shows, actors and actresses still perform it there today. She is most famous for her ve

7、ry popular detective stories which made her wealthy. Her name is Agatha Christie.Who/What do the pronouns refer to? She has sold more than two billion books and her books have been translated into 103 languages. Her play, The Mousetrap, has run longer than any other play. It started in the West End

8、of London in 1952. After more than 24,000 shows, actors and actresses still perform it there today. She is most famous for her very popular detective stories which made her wealthy. Her name is Agatha Christie.Although she was never a pupil in a classroom, by age five, she learned to read by herself

9、. She played the piano and loved music. Her father taught her maths with story problems. With this kind of education, it is no wonder she became such a fantastic mystery writer. Readers must pay close attention while reading her stories and she very cleverly made each one difficult to solve. Her mos

10、t famous characters are Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.Hercule Poirot is a foreign detective who lives and works in Britain. He is the main character in 33 of her books and 51 of her short stories. He usually uses his thinking skills to find the truth. He believes that guilty people always show them

11、selves. Sometimes they do this by telling the truth. Sometimes they do this by lying. Hercule Poirot is a foreign detective who lives and works in Britain. He is the main character in 33 of her books and 51 of her short stories. He usually uses his thinking skills to find the truth. He believes that

12、 guilty people always show themselves. Sometimes they do this by telling the truth. Sometimes they do this by lying. Miss Marple appears in twelve books and twenty short stories. She seems to be a sweet, shy, old lady, but she actually has no fear. She uses her intelligence, her knowledge of human n

13、ature and memories of local history to discover the truth. She often beats the police by solving crimes before they do.Agatha Christie had a long and very active career before she died in 1976. Her first book came out in 1920. She wrote her last one in 1973, at the age of 82. She produced more than

14、75 detective books, 22 books of stories, and 22 plays. Even now, her books are still printed, her sales are strong and people still know her name.Read the text again and write T (true) or F (false) for the sentences. Then correct the false ones.TParagraph 1FParagraph 2AgathaChristielearnedreadingbyh

15、erself,andherfathertaughthermathswithstoryproblems.TParagraph 2FParagraph 3HerculePoirot usually uses his thinking skills to find the truth. FParagraph 5AgathaChristiewroteherlast bookwhenshewas82years old.Reading HelpCompare Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. How are they similar? How are they different?Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple are Agatha Christies most famous characters. They are both excellent detectives. How are they similar? How are they differen