Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending教学设计第二课时

The Mystery of The Red-headed Club Adapted from a story by Arthur Conan Doyle. “Watson, let me introduce you to Mr Jabez Wilson,” said Sherlock Holmes one morning when I went to visit him. “Mr Wilson has come for help with a most interesting matter. Mr Wilson, this is my good friend Dr Watson. He has helped me with many cases in the past and I have no doubt that he will be able to assist

me with yours.” Mr Wilson was an elderly, fat gentleman with red hair as bright as a flame. “Perhaps, Mr Wilson, you would be kind enough to start again at the beginning of your story so that Dr Watson can make an assessment (评估,评价) of the situation.”

“With pleasure. You see, Dr Watson, as I was telling Mr Holmes, I have a small greengrocer’s shop in the City, in the alley (小巷) behind the Bank of England in Short Street. In recent years, the shop has not been doing very well. I used to have two assistants, now I have just one and I have him only because he agreed to work for me for half pay. His name is Vincent Spaulding. He is an excellent worker -- worth much more than I pay him -- however he seems quite content (满意的) to take what I can afford.”

“A most unusual man,” I remarked. “There can’t be many good workers who would stay for half pay.”

“Oh, he has his faults,”

replied Mr Wilson. “Well, only one really. He is an enthusiastic photographer. He’s always taking photos and then running down into the basement to process (处理,加工) them. But as the shop is not often busy, it is not a big problem.”

“Show him the advertisement,” said Holmes. “Here it is, sir.” Mr Wilson handed me a square of newspaper which had been folded and unfolded many times. I read it with astonishment. Holmes laughed in delight at my puzzlement. “Carry on with your story, Mr Wilson,” said Holmes. “Yes. Well, this advertisement appeared in the newspaper on April I didn’t know what to make of

it (理解) at first, but Spaulding told me he knew all about the club. A rather strange gentleman, who had red hair himself, had started the club. When he died he left all his money to the club. He wanted to ensure

it would continue forever, you see. Mr Spaulding suggested I apply.”

“And so you did?” I asked. “Yes. Just as I had expected, there were many other red-headed candidates

(应试者) waiting outside the offices. But somehow, Spaulding managed to push me to the front of the queue. When Mr Spears came out, he looked around the crowd until his eyes came to me. “Sir,”

he said. “Would you be so kind as to follow me?” So I did. He took me into a room furnished (陈设) The Red-headed club Due to the death of one of our members, there is a position

for a new member to join the Red-headed Club. All members of the Club are paid four pounds a week for very light duties. Any red-headed man over 21 years of can join. Apply in person on Monday at eleven o’clock to Mr Spears at the club offices, 7 Pope Court, Fleet street 27th. Spaulding showed it to me and said, ‘I wish I were a red-headed man.’

age who is healthy in mind and body The story continues in the Workbook for this unit.

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with only a table and two chairs. He told me I had just the right colour of flaming red hair and asked me if I would be free to work between 11 am and 2 pm each day. I said that would suit me very well because my shop was never busy then. “There are just two rules,”

he told me. “You must not leave this building for any reason during your working hours. If you do, you will be expelled (开除) from the club immediately. Secondly, you must keep this matter confidential

(秘密的).” I agreed to his conditions and I started the very next day. So, for the next eight weeks, I went to the Red-headed Club’s office at 10 am and stayed till 2 pm. At the end of each week, I got my allowance

(津贴) of four pounds. All I had to do was copy out pages from an encyclopaedia

(百科全书), and of course stay in the office. This went on day after day for eight weeks. At first the man came to check on me every so often, but after a while he stopped coming. Then, this morning when I turned up, there was a sign on the door. Here it is.” Mr Wilson handed me a small white card.

“Well,”

I said, “That is peculiar

(古怪的).”

The Red-headed Club is dissolved. 9 October 1890

The Mystery of The Red-headed Club Adapted from a story by Arthur Conan Doyle. Task 1: Draw a relationship diagram (关系图) between characters.

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