英语之unit6thelastleaf

1、Unit 6Text A The Last LeafO. HenryAmerican writers in 20th century N. Hawthorne1804-1864E. Hemingway1899-1961Henry D. Thoreau 1817-1862William Faulkner 1897-1962Born: on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, North Carolina Died: on June 5, 1910Experiences: worked as a bookkeeper, pharmacist, sheepherder

2、, draftsman, journalist, and clerk; was in prison for three years.Works: more than 270 short stories and a novel.What do you know about O. Henry? His main worksThe Four Million (1906) (a collection of stories) The Cop and the Anthem The Gift of the MagiThe Last LeafCabbages and Kings (1904) (a colle

3、ction of stories) The Furnished RoomThe Heart of the West (1907) (a collection of stories) Please tell me the five elements of a novel: time, place, persons, event and end. reading Story when who what where In 1899, Greenwich Village in New York Citycharacters the doctor SueJohnsyBehrman Johnsy and

4、Sue are artists who move into Greenwich Village in New York City. As Winter approaches and the weather gets colder, Johnsy becomes ill with pneumonia. She gets so sick that she believes that when the last leaf falls from the vine outside her window, she will die. An old artist, named Behrman, who li

5、ves in the same building as the girls, braves a storm one night to paint a leaf on the wall a leaf that will never fall. Cold and wet from painting in the icy rain, he catches pneumonia and dies. This gives Johnsy the hope to survive her illness, and it also creates the masterpiece Behrman had alway

6、s dreamed of paintingCharacters EventSues roommate Johnsy caught pneumonia The first scenepara.1-2 What made Sue and Johnsy decided to set up a joint studio? They had the same taste. What happened to Johnsy? she caught Pneumonia.The first scenepara.1-2 In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the d

7、octor called Pneumonia, stalked about the district, touching one here and there with his icy fingers. Johnsy was among his victims.personification The shoes danced across the floor the storm is lifting its black arms to the sky background The doctor told Sue that Johnsy needed a strong will to live

8、on.Characters Eventthe Second ScenePara.3-8 According to the doctor, how would Johnsy be able to recover from pneumonia? What had been Johnsys ambition before she fell ill? How did Sue went into Johnsys room? Why ? The third ScenePara.9-17Characters EventJohnsy, Sue Johnsy decided that she would die

9、 when the last ivy leaf fell. What could Johnsy see while lying in bed? Why did Johnsy count the leaves? What was, at first, Johnsy determined to do if the last ivy leaf should fall? 1. What could Johnsy see while lying in bed? There was only a bare dreary yard to be seen, and the blank side of the

10、brick house. An old, old ivy vine climbed half way up the brick wall.2. Why did Johnsy count the leaves? When the last leaf fell she would die. The cold breath of autumn had blown away its leaves, leaving it almost bare. What was, at first, Johnsy determined to do if the last ivy leaf should fall? S

11、he made up her mind to die when the last leaf fell. I am tired of waiting. I am tired of thinking. “保卫家乡，保卫黄河，保卫华北，保卫全中国！” Paralleled sentences The forth ScenePara.18-21Characters EventBerman, Sue She told Berman about Johnsys fancy. painter live on the ground floor over sixty long white beard a fai

12、lure in art serving as a model fierce little man regarded as himself as guard dogOld BehrmanDo you think Behrman had a wish?Masterpiece Personification In one corner was a blank canvas on an easel that had been waiting there for twenty-five years to receive the first line of the masterpiece. What di

13、d Behrmn react when he heard of Johnsys fancy? Why did Johnsy see out of her window fearfully at the ivy vine?The fifth ScenePara.22-33Characters EventSue, JohnsyAs Johnsy was encouraged by the last leafthat wouldnt give in to the weather, her will to live returned. What did Johnsy see out of her wi

14、ndow the next morning? She saw the ivy leaf was still there. What effect did the last leaf produce on Johnsy? She decided not to give up her life. How was it that the cold fierce wind did not blow away the last leaf? Behrman, a kind neighbor, who was aware of Johnsys state of mind, risked death to paint the last leaf and save her. The sixth ScenePara.34-37Characters Eventthe doctor, Sue The doctor told Sue that Johnsy wouldRecovered but Behrman caught pneumonia himself and his case was hopeless.The seventh ScenePara.38-39Characters EventSue, JohnsySue told Johnsy that Behrman h