Unit4Developingideas课件-高中英语外研版

Unit4Unit4FriendsforeverDevelopingideasLearningObjectivesWarmup1.WhatdoyouknowaboutO.Henry?2.Haveyoureadanystoriescreatedbyhim?ReadthesentencesbelowandcircleT(True)orF(False).O.Henrywasaworld-famousBritishshortwriter.HeoftenfocusedontheeverydaylifeofrichpeopleinNewYorkCityatthattime.HisstoriesarebestknownfortheirhappyendingsThenreadtheintroductionandcheckyouranswers.WilliamSydneyPorter(1862-1910),whosepennamewasO.Henry,wasaworld-famousAmericanshortstorywriter.Inhisstories,heoftenfocusedontheeverydaylifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCityatthattime.Hisstoriesarebestknownfortheirsurpriseendings.O.Henrywasaworld-famousBritishshortwriter.HeoftenfocusedontheeverydaylifeofrichpeopleinNewYorkCityatthattime.HisstoriesarebestknownfortheirhappyendingsFTheGiftofMagiTheLastLeafAfterTwentyYearsTheCopandtheAnthem1.HaveyoueverreadanyofthestoriesbyO.Henry?Shareonewiththeclass.Surpriseendingscanmakemefeelextremelyexcitedandastonishedwhenreadingthelastpart.Wekeepwanderingintheworldbuiltbytheauthorandhaveafeelingthatwewanttoreadthebookagainandagain.Doyoulikestorieswithsurpriseendings?Whyorwhynot?2.Let’sreadtheexcerptsfrom“AfterTwentyYears”byO.Henry,andgetadeeperunderstandingofhisworksandthesurpriseendingstohisstories.1.Whoarethesetwopeople?

2.Whenandwheredoesthestorytakeplace?3.Whyisthemanstandingoutsidetheshop?ReadandanswerCharacterSettingPlotSettingCharacter

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inNewYorkonacold,darknightthepoliceman;themanwithascaronhisfaceApolicemanhappenstoseeamanwhoiswaitingforhisfriendbecauseofanappointmenttwentyyearsago.Whatistheappointment?Readthestoryagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatappointmentdidtheymakeatthattime?2.Whatisthepolicemandoingwhenhehappenstoseetheman?3.Whydidthemanandhisfriendseparatetwentyyearsago?4.Didtheykeepintouchduringthetwentyyears?Readthestoryagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatagreementdidtheymakeatthattime?

Theyagreedthattheywouldmeetthereagainexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtime,nomatterwhattheirconditionsmightbeorfromwhatdistancetheymighthavetogo.2.Whatisthepolicemandoingwhenhehappenstoseetheman?

Heischeckingtheareaonacold,darknightalthoughmostpeoplehaveleftworktogohomeandthispartofthecityisquiet.3.Whydidthemanandhisfriendseparatetwentyyearsago?

ThemandinedwithhisfriendJimmyat‘BigJoe’Brady’sandhewastostartfortheWesttomakehisfortunebutJimmywouldliketostayinNewYork.4.Didtheykeepintouchduringthetwentyyears?Foratimetheycorrespondedbutafterayearortwotheylosttrackofeachothers.Analyzethepersonalitiesofthecharacters.Theman:

ResponsibleAdventurousstubbornbestchumfinestchaptruestchapstaunchestchapTheyallvaluetheirfriendship.GuesstheendingofthestoryWorkingroups.Thinkofapossibleendingto‘Aftertwentyyears’andfindevidencetosupportyourideas.Usethefollowingquestionstohelpyou.1.DidJimmycometomeethisfriend?2.WhathasJimmyexperiencedoverthepasttwentyyears?3.Whatmighthappenbetweenthepolicemanandtheman?Surpriseending2.WhathasJimmyexperiencedoverthepasttwentyyears?

HemaycontinuetobeinNewYorkandhaveasteadyjob.3.Whatmighthappenbetweenthepolicemanandtheman?Afterseeingthescarontheman’sface,thepolicemanwasconfidentthatthemanwasthecriminalofwhomthepolicemanwasinchase.Immediately,hegraspedtheman’sarmsandfoughtwithhim.Unfortunately,themanranawayandescapedagain.Ofcourse,hedidn’tseehisfriendJimmyatall.Nowreadthenotefromtheoriginalendingandfindoutwhatexactlyhappened.

Bob,Iwasattheappointedplaceontime.WhenyoustruckthematchtolightyourscarIsawitwasthefaceofthemanwantedinChicago.SomehowIcouldn’tdoitmyself,soIwentaroundandgotaplainclothesmantodothisjob.JIMMY

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doesthenotetellyouabouttheendingofthestory?HowdoyouthinkBobwouldreactwhenhereadthenote?DoyouthinkthatJimmydidtherightthing?Whyorwhynot?Doyoulikethisending?Giveyourreasons.ThinkShareJimmywasthepoliceman.Heturnedupastheyagreedtwentyyearsearlier,buthedecidedtofulfilhisdutyandhaveBobarrested.LoyaltytofriendshipVSDevotiontodutyBobJimmyTwentyyearsBestfriendsCriminalPolicemanrich;hard-working;confident;keen;clever;proudofJimmy;loyaltofriendshipexperienced;sharp;calm;trueandreliable;considerate;relativelysilent;devotedtojob;loyaltofriendshipWhatwillJimmychoose?Workingroups.Actoutthewholestory.1.Thinkaboutwhathappenedineachofthethreescenes,usingtheinformationyouhavealreadyreadinthestory.Retellthewholestory.Scene1Scene2Scene3BobdinedwithJimmyat‘BigJoe’Brady’stwentyyearsagoBobmadehisfortuneintheWestBobandJimmymetagainaftertwentyyearsnarrator(旁白)BobJimmy