高三英语 unit10课件.ppt

Unit10 American Literature,Generally speaking, American literature forms a part of English Literature , because it is written in the English language. As the life and experience of American people is unique, and in many ways different from other English-speaking countries, it deserves to be set apart.(区分),Lead in,Nathaniel Hawthorne,Nathaniel Hawthorne 1804-1864,描写罪恶对人的精神面貌的作用,The Scarlet Letter(红字),The House of Seven Gables 表现祖上的罪孽对后代的报应.,Novelist and short story writer, a central figure in the American Renaissance(复兴).,Harriet Beecher Stowe,President Lincoln greeted her as the “little woman who wrote the book that made this Great War.”,Walt Whitman1819-1892,Leaves of Grass,19世纪美国最伟大的诗人.一位伟大的民主诗人,他的诗歌唱一切平凡普通的人和平凡普通的事物. Song of Myself(自己的歌)概括惠特曼一生的主要思想, 是他最重要的作品.,A manuscript of Whitman,Mark Twain,The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras The Innocents Abroad The Gilded Age The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn A Million pounds,Jack London 1876-1896,The Son of the Wolf,1900. The Sea Wolf, 1904. The Call of the Wild,1903. Before Adam, 1906. Martin Eden, 1909. John Barleycorn, 1913. Jerry of the Islands, 1917. Michael, Brother of Jerry, 1917.,Theodore Dreiser(徳莱塞)1871-1945,Sister Carrie(嘉莉妹妹) Jennie Gerhardt(珍妮妹妹) An American Tragedy(美国的悲剧),描写乡村姑娘为生活 所迫而沦落的故事.,代表作.以感人的故事深刻阐明主人公是美国社会制度的受害者,他的堕落应该由社会负责.,Ernest Hemingway 1899-1961 (the lost generation迷惘的一代),Reading,Unit 10,A Sacrifice for Love,O, Henry, Sydney Porter(18621910) A highly praised master of short stories and tales. He wrote with realistic detail based on his first-hand experiences both in Texas and in New York City. Born in North Carolina. Father, a physician. Mother died when he was 3. At the age of 15,he left school. In 1894 he started a humorous weekly The Rolling Stone. In 1897, he was convinced embezzling money and later he went to prison. While in prison he began to write short stories. He died in New York City at the age of 47. An alcoholic, he died Penniless. During his life time, O, Henry published 10 collections and over 600 short stories. p86 exx3 Works: The Gift of Magi / The Last Leaf The Furnished Room(带家具的房间),The Gift of Magi,The Last Leaf,欧亨利（18621910）是美国小说家，原名威廉西德尼波特，生于北卡罗莱纳州一个医生家庭。少年时代，他当过学徒、牧童；后又做过会计、制图员和银行出纳等工作。他创办过周刊滚石，担任过休斯顿邮报专栏作者，还曾因故入狱，并因此而接触了形形色色的人们。获释后，他开始在纽约从事创作，以笔名欧亨利发表短篇小说。 欧亨利共创作了三百多篇短篇小说,其中最后一片藤叶、带家具的房间、警察与赞美诗和麦琪的礼物等都是脍炙人口的短篇小说。 欧亨利创作风格独特，善于捕捉生活中令人啼笑皆非而富有哲理的戏剧性场景。笔触简洁而形象生动。他注重小说情节，故事发展节奏较快，常常出现出人意料的结局。他擅长使用双关语、谐音和讹音，作品充满活力与幽默,Fast Reading,True or False,1.In the hall below was a mailbox into which some letters would go.,2.Gold watch and Dellas hair were two possessions the couple took pride in.,3.Della sold her hair at the price of twenty dollars,F,F,T,T,T,4.James Dillingham Young was a rich young man.,5.Della lived in a neighborhood with many trees and flowers.,6.Jim and Della were a married couple.,7.Della thought having a haircut will make Jim happy.,8. Della decided to have her hair cut out of love for Jim.,F,F,T,T,T,T,Para.1 Della wept because she had little money to buy Jim present this Christmas. Para.2 Della and Jims living condition. Para.3 Della wanted to buy Jim a Christmas present, which was worthy of being owned by Jim. Para.4 The young couple owned two precious things, one was Jims gold watch, and the other was Dellas hair.,Careful-reading,Para.5 Dellas beautiful hair Para.6 Della decided to sell her hair. Para.7 Della got twenty dollars and then she began to buy Jim a Christmas present. Para.8 She spent 21 dollars on a gold watch chain. Para.9 Della decided to sell one of the two precious things-her hair because she loved Jim.,1. What are the main characters of the story? 2. When does the story take place? 3. What is the problem the character must face and overcome? P85 exx4,Della and Jim, a poor couple.,The day before Christmas.,Della wants to buy Jim a Christmas present, and Jim wants to buy Della a gift.,Listen to the tape While listening, think about the following questions,This part is not difficult to understand. Are you eager to know what will happen at last? Turn to part two. Do the fast reading and find the main idea of each paragraph,Fast reading,Para. 1: Della was waiting for Jim anxiously and was afraid that Jims love would go out. Para. 2: Jim was burdened with the family and had no money to buy even a new overcoat or gloves.,Para. 3: Jim stared at Della with a strange expression on his face. Para. 4: Della explained why she had her hair cut off. Para. 5: Jim was still confused. Pare. 6: Jim was awake and expressed nothing could make him love Della any less.,Para. 7: Della was so happy when she saw a set of beautiful and expensive combs Jim bought her. Para. 8: Della showed Jim her gift a gold watch chain that was worthy of his gold watch.,Para. 9: Jim told Della he had sold his watch for her combs.,Comprehensive Questions:,1. How did Della expect Jim to react when he saw her? 2. What was Jims reaction? Describe his feelings? 3. Why did Della burst into tears when she opened the package?,Careful reading,1. How did Della expect Jim to react when he saw her? Della expects Jim to be angry or surprised. She also expects him to disapprove or dislike. But she does not see any of the feelings she had been prepared for.,2. What was Jims reaction? Describe his feelings? Jim stares at Della with a strange expression on his face. He cant believe what he has seen. He seems to be in a dream. He has a complicated feeling which he cant express in words, so he just hugs Della in his arms to show his love to her.,3. Why did Della burst into tears when she opened the package? When she opens the package and sees a set of beautiful combs in it, she feels both happy and sad, because she gets what she has longed for but she has lost her hair and its useless now.,Answer the following questions Comprehension: 1. Why did Della weep before Christmas? A. She couldnt see Jim during Christmas. B. She had little money to buy Jim a present. C.Jim didnt give her a Christmas gift.,B,A,2. What did Della do to get enough money? A. She sold her gold watch. B. She found a job at a barber shop. C. She had her long hair cut and sold it. 3. How much was Dellas hair? A. 20 dollars B. 21 dollars C. 1.87 dollars,c,A,4. What was Jims reaction when he saw Dellas short hair? A. He was surprised. B, He simply stared at Della with strange expressions. D. He had no reactions. 5. How did Jim get the money to buy the comb? A. He sold his gold watch to get the money. B. He had enough money to buy it. C. He asked his friends for the money,B,A,Analyse,1. Do you know the type of literature? Its a novel. 2. Please tell me the five elements of a novel: time, place, persons, event and end. Time and Place: It happened in a poor family in a small town on the day before Christmas.,Persons: There are just two main characters, Della and Jim, a couple. Event: “buy Christmas presents for each other”, and the end of the story is that they both sell their valuable things for the gift to the other but both of the gifts have no use any longer because of the losing of their possessions.,End: But they got real love. 3. What can we learn from the story? Love is the most costly in the world. / One can sacrifice anything for love.,1. She stood by the window and looked out at a grey cat walking along a grey fence in a grey backyard.,The writing style of the novel is unique. Psychology description is widely used in O Henrys works.,What does the colour grey tell you?,2. Suddenly Della walked to the mirror. Her eyes were shinning.,What does the word shining tell you?,3.And then she quickly did it up again. She hesitated for a minute and stood still while a tear or two fell on the worn red carpet.,Why did Della do her hair up? Why hesi