Reading吕文菊高二 20单元 麦琪的礼物.ppt

1、Senior English for China Students book 3 Unit 10 A sacrifice for love (1),No.1 Middle School in MiQuan Lv Wen Ju,Play,A sacrifice for love (1)O Henry,The introduction of O Henry,The author O Henry is an American writer. The text is from his famous novel The Gift from Maqi. O. Henry(1862 - 1910) was

2、born on September 11, 1862 in North Carolina, where he spent his childhood. He wrote with realistic detail based on his firsthand experiences both in Texas and in New York City. He published over 300 stories and gained worldwide praise as Americas favorite short story writer. His works include: Four

3、 Million, The heart of the West, The last leaf, The furnished house, The gift for Maqi. He died on June 5, 1910 in New York City at the age of forty seven.,Teaching steps:,Pre-reading,Fill in the form,Skimming,1. What is the story about? The story tells that a woman called Della sold her beautiful h

4、air to buy her husband a Christmas present a gold watch chain. 2. What are Jims wages? 20 dollars a week.,3. How much is the rent of the flat per week? 8 dollars. 4. What price does Della pay to buy her present? 21 dollars. 5. What are the couples two most precious possessions? Jims gold watch and D

5、ellas hair.,Main idea,Para. 1: Della wept because she had little money to buy Jim a 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.,While-reading,Para. 4: The young couple owned two precio

6、us things, one was Jims gold watch, and the other was Dellas hair. Para. 5: Dellas beautiful hair. Para. 6: Della decided to sell her hair.,Para. 7: Della got twenty dollars and then she began to hunt for a Christmas present for Jim. Para. 8: She spent 21 dollars on a gold watch chain. Para. 9: Dell

7、a sold one of the two precious things her hair because she loved Jim.,Language points,1. Pennies saved one or two at a time. 1) 句中的at a time 是“一次”的意思。 其同义词是once. 但once还有“曾经” 的意思. e.g. He often eats two eggs at a time. 他经常是一次吃两个鸡蛋.,2) 注意 at a time和以下这些短语的区别: at one time: (过去)有个时期, 一度 e.g. She wanted

8、to leave school for business at one time. 她一度想放弃学业去经商. at any time: 无论何时, 随时 e.g. You can come here to ask me at any time if you have any questions.,at the time of: 在的时代 (at the time 常与of连用) e.g. There appeared many famous writers at the time of Renaissance. 文艺复兴时期出现了很多著名作家. 2. attend to: give pract

9、ical consideration to sb./sth.,e.g. Are you being attended to? A nurse attends to his needs. 3. With which to buy Jim a present : infinitive phrase used as attribute e.g. She must have time in which to grow calm. Allow me one minute in which to change my costumes.,4. worthy of: deserving sth. or to

10、do sth. e.g. Their efforts are worthy of your support,This book is worthy of being read to be read.,This book is worth reading. 这本书值得一读。,5. There were two possessions of the Jimes Dillingham Youngs in which they both took great pride. 1) 句子中的in which 引导一个定语从句, 指前边的先行词two possession.如果把后半句变成一个单句的话, 则

11、是: they both took great pride in the two possessions.,2) take pride in为感到自豪 e.g. We take pride in our responsibility as a new generation in our country. 作为国家的新一代, 我们为肩负的 责任感到自豪. be proud of 为感到自豪,6. do up: fasten a coat/skirt with buttons/a zip e.g. She asked me to do up her dress for her at the bac

12、k. 7. Down flowed the brown cascade. = The brown cascade flowed down. e.g. In came an old man with glasses. Out rushed the boy.,8. search for: examine or go over sth./sp. carefully in order to find sb./sth. e.g. The police searched the woods for escaped prisoners. 9. turn inside out: make the inside

13、 face outwards,e.g. She turned all her pockets inside out looking for her keys. 10. With that chain on his watch, Jim might be with + Object + O.C. (adj./v.- ing/p.p./pre.-phrase/adverb) e.g. It is not polite to speak with your mouth full.,He lay on the grass with his arms crossed under his head. He

14、 was seated on the bench, with his arms resting on his knees.,He came into the meeting room with his old hat on.,Post-reading,1 James Dillingham Young was a rich young man. 2 Della lives in a neighborhood with mang trees and flowers. Jim and Della were a married couple. 4 Della thought having a hair

15、cut will make Jim happy. 5 Della decided to have cut of her love for Jim.,True or False,F,F,T,F,T,Retelling the text,keys words,Key: Love is the most beautiful language. Love is implacable. Love is great. It can make the poor feel rich and make the hearts feel warm. Learn to love the people around y