What do you know about the detective story

What do you know about the detective story? The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection Sherlock Holmes is a wise detective. He usually finds out the truth according to clues. detective n. 侦探 wise adj. 充满智慧的 clue n. 线索

What do you know about the detective story? Murder On the Orient Express It’s a famous British detective story written by Agatha Christie. British adj. 英国的；英国人的

Agatha Christie Miss Marple Hercule Poirot

Ask and answer. Which of these qualities do you think a detective needs? observe v. 观察 humorous adj. 幽默的 degree n. (大学)学位

A: Which of these qualities do you think a detective needs? B: I think a detective needs good memory, because he / she needs to remember things well.

B: What do you think? Which of these qualities do you think a detective needs? A: I think a detective needs the ability to observe things carefully and think clearly, because sometimes the truth is in the detail.

Which of the following elements are the most important for detective stories? mystery n. 神秘的事物，谜 setting n. (戏剧、小说等的) 情节背景；环境

Which of the following elements are the most important for detective stories? I think a wise detective and an interesting mystery are the most important, because I am interested in how detectives solve the mystery.

Skim the first part of the story. List all the characters. A mystery Skim to read the text quickly for specific information.

Skim the first part of the story. List all the characters. Detective Winters Doctor Hawthorne Daniel Lister Lord Lister

Read the story carefully and complete the following table.

Read the story carefully and complete the following table. Main Characters Detective Winters Doctor Hawthorne Daniel Lister

Read the story carefully and complete the following table. Setting Time: Place:

Read the story carefully and complete the following table. Setting Time: evening Place: Doctor Hawthorne’s home Why was Detective Winters invited to Doctor Hawthorne’s home?

Why was Detective Winters invited to Doctor Hawthorne’s home? He would help police find out the truth about something.

Read the story carefully and complete the following table. Clues • Lord Lister. • Daniel Lister disappeared years ago. • Daniel to France and never returned.

Read the story carefully and complete the following table. Clues • Lord Lister died. • Daniel Lister disappeared years ago. • Daniel to France and never returned.

Read the story carefully and complete the following table. Clues • Lord Lister died. • Daniel Lister disappeared thirteen years ago. • Daniel to France and never returned.

Read the story carefully and complete the following table. Clues • Lord Lister died. • Daniel Lister disappeared thirteen years ago. • Daniel went on a trip to France and never returned.

Read the story carefully and complete the following table. Clues • After his father’s death, Daniel • Detective Winters knew he only Daniel once. well, but

Read the story carefully and complete the following table. • After his father’s death, Daniel reappeared Clues to claim his very valuable inheritance. • Detective Winters knew well, but he only Daniel once. reappear v. 再次出现 claim v. 索取；宣称

Read the story carefully and complete the following table. • After his father’s death, Daniel reappeared Clues to claim his very valuable inheritance. • Detective Winters knew well, but he only Daniel once. valuable adj. 贵重的 inheritance n. 遗产

Read the story carefully and complete the following table. • After his father’s death, Daniel reappeared Clues to claim his very valuable inheritance. • Detective Winters knew Lord Lister well, but he only met Daniel once.

Read the story again and answer the question. What’s the mystery of the story?

Read the story again and answer the question. What’s the mystery of the story? The mystery of the story is where Daniel Lister was for thirteen years and why he only reappeared right after his father’s death.

Read aloud

Speaking Retell the first part of the story with your own words. Thirteen years ago Recently After his father’s death disappeared / went on a trip to. . . passed away reappeared to. . .

Speaking Retell the first part of the story with your own words. Now had tried their best but. . . / asked. . . for help knew Lord Lister well / only met. . .

Let’s imagine. What might happen next in the story? Detective Winters might ask Daniel Lister something about his father so that he could know if he was Lord Lister's son.

Homework 1. Read the first part of the story on P 66. 2. Retell the first part of the story with your classmates.

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