Unit 8 Two Boxes of Gold

TwoBoxesofGold(I)ExtensivereadingUnit8Book1LearningobjectivesInthisunityouwill:figureouttheassumptionsandcluesthathelpustofindtherealcriminalinthisdetectivestorylearntoguessmeaningsofwordsfromcontextlearntousesomeimportantwordsandphrasesinthetexttakeatestonfastreadingUnitoverviewPre-readingdiscussionBackgroundinformationTextanalysisPost-readingdiscussionNotestothetextExercisesReadingskillsPre-readingdiscussion1.Haveyoueverreaddetectivestories?Canyoushareonedetectivestoryyouhaveread?2.Canyoubrainstormsomewordswhichcanshowyourfeelingswhilereadingdetectivestories?3.ManypopulardetectivestorieshavebeenmadeintoTVseries,likeSherlockHolmes?Inyouropinion,what’sthedifferencebetweenreadingdetectivestoriesandwatchingTVseries?BackgroundinformationSherlockHolmesFirstappearedinpublicationin1887,SherlockHolmesisafictionalcharacterwellknownforhisintellectualprowess,astuteobservationanddeductivereasoningskillsinsolvingdifficultcases.HewascreatedbyScottishauthorandphysicianSirArthurConanDoyle.ConanDoyle(1859—1930)SirArthurIgnatiusConanDoylewasaBritishwriterandphysician,mostnotedforcreatingthefictionaldetectiveSherlockHolmesandwritingstoriesabouthimwhicharegenerallyconsideredmilestonesinthefieldofcrimefiction.ConanDoyle(1859—1930)HolmeswaspartiallymodelledonhisformeruniversityteacherJosephBell.In1892,inalettertoBell,Doylewrote,ItismostcertainlytoyouthatIoweSherlockHolmes...roundthecentreofdeductionandinferenceandobservationwhichIhaveheardyouinculcateIhavetriedtobuildupaman.ConanDoyle(1859—1930)Heisalsoknownforwritingthefictionaladventuresofasecondcharacterheinvented,ProfessorChanllenger,andforpopularisingthemysteryoftheMaryCeleste.Hewasaprolificwriterwhoseotherworksincludefantasyandsciencefictionstories,plays,romances,poetry,non-fictionandhistoricalnovels.TextanalysisDeterminingthemainideaThemainideaofthetextisthat______.a.Herbert,askedbyhisbosstocarrytwoboxesofgoldtoNaples,metMajorBaxterandLevison,andheaskedthemtoaccompanyhimuntiltheygottoLyonsb.Herbert,carryingtwoboxesofgoldtoNaples,wasfollowedbyMajorBaxterandLevisonmysteriouslyasfarasFortRougec.Herbert,undertakingtheurgenttaskofcarryinggoldtoNaples,metMajorBaxterandLevisononthewaywhobecamehistravelingcompanionsd.Herbert,goingtoNaplesonsomeurgentbusiness,madefriendswithMajorBaxterandLevisonwhoofferedhelpwheneverheneededWhile-readingquestions1.Whosentthetelegram?Whatwasthetelegramabout?2.WhatwasHerbertaskedtodowhenhemetMr.Schwarzmoor?3.Whatkindoftheboxesdidtheyusetocarrythegold?Whatwasthepasswordtoopenthebox?4.Whathappenedwhentheporterstriedtocarrytheboxesbeforetheywereonboard?5.Howmanysimilarboxeswereontheshipaltogether?DidthemananswerthequestionfromMr.Levisonaboutthecontentoftheboxes?6.DidtheyseeeachotherwhentheyreachedParis?WhydidLevisonlookveryangrywhentheMajormethimandthemaninarestaurantatDromont?7.Whathappenedwhentheywere32kilometersawayfromLyonsonthetrain?TextstructurePartsContentsMainideas11—4HerbertwascalledbackfromholidaytoleaveforItalyonbusiness.25—11HerbertreceivedtheurgenttaskoftakingsomegoldtoNaples.312—32Herbertmethistravelingcompanionsandfoundfoursimilarboxes.433—65HerbertbegantobesuspiciousoftheMajor.Part1LeavingforItaly1.Whosentthetelegram?2.Whatwasthetelegramabout?Part1LeavingforItaly1.Whosentthetelegram?Thetelegramwasfromhispartner,Mr.Schwarzmoor.Part1LeavingforItaly2.Whatwasthetelegramabout?•StartforItalyatonceonimportantbusiness•StartfromLondonBridge•CatchDovernightboatPart2Receivingtheurgenttask1.WhatwasHerbertaskedtodowhenhemetMr.Schwarzmoor?2.Whatkindoftheboxesdidtheyusetocarrythegold?Whatwasthepasswordtoopenthebox?Part2Receivingtheurgenttask1.WhatwasHerbertaskedtodowhenhemetMr.Schwarzmoor?HewasaskedtotakesomegoldtoNaples.Part2Receivingtheurgenttask2.Whatkindoftheboxesdidtheyusetocarrythegold?Whatwasthepasswordtoopenthebox?•Madeofiron•Coveredwithleather•Fastenedwithletter-locks•Passwords:Masinisa,CotopaxoPart3Meetingtravelingcompanions1.Whathappenedwhentheporterstriedtocarrytheboxesbeforetheywereonboard?2.Howmanysimilarboxeswereontheshipaltogether?DidthemananswerthequestionfromMr.Levisonaboutthecontentoftheboxes?3.DidtheyseeeachotherwhentheyreachedParis?Part3Meetingtravelingcompanions1.Whathappenedwhentheporterstriedtocarrytheboxesbeforetheywereonboard?Whilethesecondboxwasbeingcarrieddown,oneoftheportersslipped.HewouldhavefallenintothewaterifhewasnotcaughtbyamaninfrontofHerbert.Part3Meetingtravelingcompanions2.Howmanysimilarboxeswereontheshipaltogether?DidthemananswerthequestionfromMr.Levisonaboutthecontentoftheboxes?•Four•Leathercovers,letter-locksandall•No,hedidnotreply.Part3Meetingtravelingcompanions3.DidtheyseeeachotherwhentheyreachedParis?HesawMr.Levisoninacarriagewhenhewascrossingtheroad.ButMr.Levisondidn’tseemtonoticehim.Part4BeginningtobesuspiciousoftheMajor1.WhydidLevisonlookveryangrywhentheMajormethimandthemaninarestaurantatDromont?2.Whathappenedwhentheywere32kilometersawayfromLyonsonthetrain?Part4BeginningtobesuspiciousoftheMajor1.WhydidLevisonlookveryangrywhentheMajormethimandthemaninarestaurantatDromont?Levisonwantedtohavesomechampagnewit