unit8reading

1、Unit 8 surprise endings What is Lo doing?He is looking at his pictures.2. What is Hi doingHe is thinking about the good old days.3. What does Lo mean?He means he loves the gifts.present: 礼物礼物1.现在现在1.When do people usually give gifts to each other?2. How do you usually feel when you receive some gift

2、s?3. What kind of gifts do people usually give on these special days？Why？ People in the West usually give gifts to others on special days. Match their gift-giving times in the box with the pictures below. Write the words in the blanks.birthdays graduation weddingsChristmas Mothers Day12345ChristmasM

3、others Dayweddingsbirthdaysgraduation The gifts-by O. Henry O. Henry, was an American writer. He was famous for his short stories. His short stories are known for their surprise endings. Some of his short stories include “The gift of the Magi” “The last leaf”.2centkneesignwatch chaincombhair goodsNe

4、w wordscentcountaffordpresentkneesigngoodssearchchainbilldraw-drew-drawnsetcomb美分美分数数，计算数数，计算买得起买得起礼物礼物膝盖膝盖招牌，标志招牌，标志商品，货物商品，货物搜寻，寻找搜寻，寻找链子链子账单账单掏出掏出一套一套梳子梳子Read the first two paragraphs of the story and complete the table. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. Thee time Della counted. On

5、e dollar and eight-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas. She could not afford a present, so she sat down and cried.美分美分 计数计数 负担得起负担得起 礼物礼物 Time CharactersCauseThe day before ChristmasDella and JimDella wanted to _for her husband but she cant _.If you were Della, what would you do?buy a g

6、iftafford a present Jim and Della had two possessions which they were both proud of. One was Jims gold watch that was from his father and his grandfather. The other was Dellas beautiful hair. It fell about her, and reached below her knee.1. What possessions were Jim and Della proud of?Jims gold watc

7、h and Dellas beautiful long hair.2. How long was Dellas hair?It fell about her and reached below her knee.膝盖膝盖 为为感到自豪感到自豪 Della put on her old brown jacket and her old brown hat. Then she went out of the door and down the stairs to the street.She stopped at a store. The sign in front of the store re

8、ad “Hair Goods”.“Will you buy my hair?” asked Della.“Twenty dollars,” the woman said.Then Della searched through the stores looking for a present for Jim.She found it at last. It was a watch chain. The bill was twenty-one dollars.At seven oclock, the coffee was made and dinner was ready.标志标志头发用品头发用品

9、搜寻搜寻最后最后Main idea of this part:Della sold her hair to buy a watch chain for Jim.Jim was never late. Della heard his steps on the stairs.The door opened and Jim walked in. He stopped inside the door. His eyes were fixed on Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read.“Jim,” she

10、cried, “dont look at me that way. I sold my hair to buy you a Christmas present.”脚步声脚步声盯着看盯着看Question: What did the expression in Jims eyes mean when he saw Della?Put the following sentences into correct order.Della stopped at a hair goods store and sold her beautiful hair.Della looked for a gift fo

11、r her husband.Della put on her old jacket and old hat and went outside.Della saw the strange expression in Jims eyes.Della made the dinner and waited for her hunsband.Della bought a watch chain for $21.456213 What is the ending of the story?Can you guess?Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on

12、the table.Della opened it. There lay the set of combs that she had always wanted. Now they were hers, but her hair was gone.She smiled and held out Jims present. “I hunted all over town to find it. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it.”Instead of obeying, Jim sat down, put his hands

13、behind his head and smiled.“Della,” he said, “I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs.”掏出，拉出掏出，拉出一套一套梳子梳子递出递出搜寻搜寻Main idea of this part:Jim sold his watch to buy a set of combs for Della.Background: Jim and Della loved each other very much, but they lived a very poor life. They had two p

14、ossessions which they were both proud of:_ and _.Time: _ Characters:_Plot BeginningSurprise ending:MiddleDella wanted to _for her hunsband but She couldnt _ Jim sold his watch to buy a set of combs for Della.Though they lost their most valuable possessions , they got love from each other.Jim and Del

15、laThe day before ChristmasDella _to buy_for Jim.Delles long hairJims gold watchbuy a giftafford the giftsold her beautiful long haira watch chainD ComprehensionD1 Read the short story on page 115 and complete the sentences below.one dollar and eighty-seven centsafford a presentTomorrow will be Chris

16、tmas, and I only have _. I cant _ for Jim. What should I do?I must buy a Christmas present for my dear Della.Theres only one possession which Im proud ofmy_. I can_ to getthe money.beautiful hairsell itgold watchMy _ isvery valuable, but I have to sell it. To me, Della is more valuable than this.wat

17、ch chainthe set of combsThis _looks great! Jim will be happy to use it with his watch.Della will surely bevery happy if I give_to her. Show timeNew words and expressionsbe proud of put on look forat lastfixona set ofhold outinstead of以。为自豪以。为自豪穿上穿上寻找寻找终于，最后终于，最后集中（目光，注意力）集中（目光，注意力）于于一套一套递出递出相反，代替相反，

18、代替1. At night, there are too many starts in the sky to _. (calculate the total number) (line 3)2. Paul always rode the bus although he could _ a car. (have enough money to buy) (line 5)3. Jane _ through the newspaper for the story about her school football team. (tried to find by looking carefully)

19、(line 15)4. Tom heard the steps of his father _, so he rushed to open the door. (finally) (line 16)5. Everyone was seated when the teacher _ the exam papers from her bag. (took something out) (line 23)countaffordP116 C1 searchedat lastdrewC2 Complete the article below with the words from the box. Ch

20、ange their forms if necessary.at last draw fixon hold out look forJill had to study for an exam, but she could not find hernotes. She (1)_them on her desk, but theywere not there. Then she remembered her school bag.She opened it and (2)_some pieces of paper outof it. However, it was her homework. Ju

21、st then, hermother came in. Jill (3)_her eyes_her motherand waited for her to speak.“Are these yours?” she asked. She was (4)_thenotes in her hand. Jill had her notes (5) .looked fordrewfixed onholding outat last根据首字母填单词根据首字母填单词The watch c_is made of gold.Its too slippery（滑的）。（滑的）。 You should take o

22、ne s_at a time.Can you see the s_? Thats a gas station.He fell off his bike and hurt his k_.What p_will you buy for your mothers birthday.The policemen s_the mans house but found nothing.The typhoon made the supermarkets in town short of g_.We are not rich enough to a_ such a big flat.Who will pay t

23、he electricity b_.Tom d_three dollars from his pocket and gave it to the poor girl.tephainignresentneessearchedoodsffordillrew完成句子完成句子这个年轻的女士盯着项链看了好一会才离开。这个年轻的女士盯着项链看了好一会才离开。The young lady _her eys _the necklace for a while and then left.2. 他把电话拿出来拨了一个号码。他把电话拿出来拨了一个号码。He_ _ his phone and then dialle

24、d a number.3. 这个老人到处寻找他们失散的儿子。这个老人到处寻找他们失散的儿子。The old man _ _ _ his lost son everywhere.4. 这两支队伍一直比赛了很久，终于蓝队赢了。这两支队伍一直比赛了很久，终于蓝队赢了。The two teams played for a long time and _ _ the blue team won the game.5.我们应该为我们的学校感到自豪。我们应该为我们的学校感到自豪。We should _ _ _ our school.fixed onwas looking for at lastbe proud ofheld out Language points1. Jim and Della had two possessions which they were both proud of. be proud of 意为意为“对对感到自豪；以感到自豪；以为荣为荣”，=take pride in 他的父母都对他的成功感到自豪。他的父母都对他的成功感到自豪。His parents are both proud of his success.当李娜获得冠军时，所有中国人都为她