小说欣赏入门《Reading》新课标PPT课件优质课下载

小说欣赏入门《Reading》新课标PPT课件优质课下载

About the author

He was the _________ of the detective stories. He was born on January 19,______, in Boston ,Massachusetts. His Parents both struggling actors, died when he was only three years old. And he died in _______ .

father

1849

1809

The characters/figures

The stolen letter is told from the first-person point of view by an unnamed narrator. He is a friend of Dupin . All the actions are seen and told through the eyes of “I”.

C. Auguste Dupin was a famous detective in Paris.

Mr. Germain was the chief of the Paris Police, who was an old aquaintance of C. Auguste Dupin. He had received a case on a stolen letter that it had been giving him a great deal of trouble.

Minster Danton is one of the most powerful and important ministers in the government. He had stolen the important letter from the king.

1. According to the chief, who stole the letter?

According to the chief, Minister Danton, one of the most powerful and important ministers in the government, stole the letter.

2. From where was the letter stolen?

The letter was stolen from the king.

3.What was the first thing that the chief did to look for the letter?

The first thing that the chief did to look for the letter was to search the Minister’s house.

The plot

4. How much was the check that the chief gave Dupin?

The check that the chief gave Dupin was 50 thousand francs.

5. Why couldn’t Germain and his policemen find the letter?

Germain and his policemen could not find the letter, because they did not try to understand the mind of the man who stole it.

6. Where did the Minister put the letter?

The Minister put the letter on a cardboard letter holder on a wooden shelf over fireplace

7.Why did the Minister rush to the window?

The Minister rushed to the window because they heard loud shots