Unit4FriendsForeverDevelopingideasReading課件高一英語(yǔ)

Unit4Period4Reading新課導(dǎo)入AshortintroductionofO.Henry課堂學(xué)習(xí)1ReadtheshortintroductiontoO.Henryandanswerthequestions.WilliamSydneyPorter(1862-1910),whosepennamewasO.Henry,wasaworld-famousAmericanshortstorywriter.Inhisstories,heoftenfocusedontheeverydaylifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCityatthattime.

Hisstoriesarebestknownfortheirsurpriseendings.1.HaveyoureadanystoriesbyO.Henry?Shareonewiththeclass.Youmayanswerlikethis:Yes,Ihave.IhavereadTheGiftoftheMagi.It’salovestoryofapoorcouple,whosacrificethemselvesforeachother.It’sreallymoving.Youmayanswer:Yes,Ido.BecauseIthinkasurpriseendingismoreattractiveandbeyondexpectation.That’sreallycool.2.Doyoulikestorieswithsurpriseendings?Whyorwhynot?2Readthepassageandfindoutwhythemanisstandingoutsidetheshop.Theshortstory"AfterTwentyYears"

issetinNewYorkonacold,darknight.Mostpeoplehaveleftworktogohome,andthispartofthecityisnowquiet.Apolicemanwhoischeckingtheareaseesamanoutsideashop.Hegoesuptothemanandfindshebasascaronhisface.Theyhaveachatandthemanstartstotellhisstory."Twentyyearsagotonight,"saidtheman,"Idined

hereat‘BigJoe’Brady'swithJimmyWells,mybestchum,andthefinestchapintheworld.HeandIwereraisedhereinNewYork,justliketwobrothers,together.IwaseighteenandJimmywastwenty.ThenextmorningIwastostartfortheWesttomakemy

fortune.Youcouldn'thavedraggedJimmyoutofNewYork;hethoughtitwastheonlyplaceonearth.Well,weagreedthatnightthatwewouldmeethereagainexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtime,nomatterwhatourconditionsmightbeorfromwhatdistancewemighthavetocome.Wefiguredthatintwentyyearseachofusoughttohaveourdestinyworkedoutand

ourfortunesmade,whatevertheyweregoingtobe.""Itsoundsprettyinteresting,"saidthepoliceman."Ratheralongtimebetweenmeets,though,itseemstome.Haven'tyouheardfromyourfriendsinceyouleft?""Well,yes,foratimewecorresponded,"saidtheother."But

afterayearortwowelosttrackofeachother.Yousee,theWestisaprettybigproposition,andIkepthustlingaround

overitprettylively.ButIknowJimmywillmeetmehereithe'salive,forhealwayswasthetruest,staunchestoldchapintheworld.He'llneverforget.Icameathousandmilestostandinthisdoortonight,andit'sworthitifmyoldpartnerturnsup."(Excerptsfrom"AfterTiventyYears"byO.Henry)Whyisthemanstandingoutsidetheshop?ThenextmorningIwastostartfortheWesttomakemy

fortune.Youcouldn'thavedraggedJimmyoutofNewYork;hethoughtitwastheonlyplaceonearth.Well,weagreedthatnightthatwewouldmeethereagainexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtime,nomatterwhatourconditionsmightbeorfromwhatdistancewemighthavetocome.Wefiguredthatintwentyyearseachofusoughttohaveourdestinyworkedoutand

ourfortunesmade,whatevertheyweregoingtobe."BecauseheiswaitingforhisfriendJimmy.3Thinkofapossibleendingto“AfterTwentyYears”andfindevidencetosupportyourideas.Usingthefollowingquestionstohelpyou.1.DidJimmycometomeethisfriend?2.WhathasJimmyexperiencedoverthepasttwentyyears?3.Whatmighthappenbetweenthepolicemanandtheman?ThereareNOso-calledCORRECTANSWERStothesequestions.Youcanguessorpredictbravely.Thisprocessisreallyenjoyable,foryouarecommunicatingallthetimewiththeauthor.Thisisoneofthecharms(魅力)ofreadingnovels.HintYes,Ithinkso,becauseBobsaidJimmywasalwaysthetruest,staunchestoldchapintheworld.1.DidJimmycometomeethisfriend?No,Jimmydidn’tcome,becauseBobsaidJimmywouldmeethimifhewasalive.Weknowitwasonly20yearssincetheyhadmetlasttimeandJimmythenwasonly40yearsold.However,Bobstartedtothinkaboutwhetherhewasstillalive,whichmeansJimmy’sjobmightbedangerous.Besides,O.Henrylikessurpriseendings,soIguessJimmydidn’tcomeatall.ORIthinkJimmybecameaVIPinNewYorkandmadegreatcontributionstothiscity.HewasveryhappyandenjoyedhimselfalotinNewYork.BecauseJimmythoughtNewYorkwastheonlyplaceonearth,whichmeanshemustfeelverysatisfiedwiththisplaceandlovethisplace.2.WhathasJimmyexperiencedoverthepasttwentyyears?IguessthepolicemanwillarrestBob.Youcanseethepicture,whichisdarkanddepressing.Thispicturemakesmenervous.Ithinksomethingbadwillhappensoon.3.Whatmighthappenbetweenthepolicemanandtheman?Nowreadthenotefromtheoriginalendingandfindoutwhatactuallyhappened.1Whatdoesthenotetellyouabouttheendingofthestory?2HowdoyouthinkBobwouldreactwhenhereadthenote?3DoyouthinkthatJimmydidtherightthing?Whyorwhynot?4Doyoulikethisending?Giveyourreasons.ThinkShareJimmywasthepoliceman.Heturnedupastheyagreedtwentyyearsearlier,buthedecidedtofulfil(履行)hisdutyandhaveBobarrested.1Whatdoesthenotetellyouabouttheendingofthestory?2HowdoyouthinkBobwouldreactwhenhereadthenote?Hemightbeshockedandangry,becausehewaswantedbyChicagopolice,whichmeanshemustbecunning(狡猾的)enoughtoescapefromChicagotoNewYork.Butnowhewas“betrayed”(背叛)byhisbestfriend,soIthinkhewouldbeshockedandangry.Inmyopinion,Jimmydidtherightthing,becauseJimmywasapolicemanafterall,whosedutywastoprotectthesecurity(安全)ofthewholesociety.Bobwashisbestfriend,sohedidn’tarrestBobbyhimselftoavoidembarrassmentandleaveBobhislastdignity(尊嚴(yán)).3DoyouthinkthatJimmydidtherightthing?Whyorwhynot?Yes,Ido.Becauseit’squiteoutofmyimaginationandexpectation.It’sabigsurprise.Besides,thisendinggivesreadersahugespacetoimaginewhatJimmy’slifehasbeenlikeduringthepast20years.SoIlikeitverymuch.4Doyoulikethisending?Giveyourreasons.No,Idon’t.Becauseit’squiteillogical(不符合邏輯的)andridiculous(荒唐的).Inmyopinion,theyhadn’tseeneachotherfor20years.HowcouldJimmytelltheguywantedmustbeBob?Youknow,therearealwayssomeonelookinglikeothersinthisworld,especiallyaftersomanyyears.Couldn’tJimmyaskBobafewquestionsbeforemakingthatdecision?Theyarefriends.HeshouldgiveBobachancetoexplain.ORAfterTwentyYears4Workingroups.Actoutthewholestory.1Thinkaboutwhathappenedineachofthethreescenes,usingtheinformationyouhavealreadyreadinthestory.Retellthewholestory.Scene1:BobdiningwithJimmyat“BigJoe”Brady’stwentyyearsagohadadinnertogethermadeanagreementexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtimeScene2:Bobmakinghisfortuneinthewestworkedhardbigpropositionillegallyacriminalatlarge(在逃犯)Scene3:BobandJimmymeetingagainaftertwentyyearsrecognizedcouldn’tarresthisbestfriendbyhimselfcolleagueTwentyyearsago,BobandJimmyhadadinnertogetherat“BigJoe”Brady’s.Theymadeanagreementthattheywouldmeetatthisplaceagainexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtime.Bobworkedveryhardinthewest,whichwasaprettybigproposition.However,Bobmadehisfortuneillegallyandbecameacriminalatlarge.Twentyyearslater,theymetagainattheappointedplace.JimmyrecognizedthatBobwasthemanwantedinChicago.However,hecouldn’tarresthisbestfriendbyhimself.Heaskedhiscolleaguetodoso.RetellthestoryLanguagepoints1.HeandIwereraisedhereinNewYork…我們?cè)诩~約被撫養(yǎng)長(zhǎng)大...【知識(shí)鏈接】raisev.【一詞多義】(1)collect,obtain:籌措（金錢）籌集；(2)bringup:養(yǎng)育，飼養(yǎng)；(3)moveupward,increase:舉起，提高；(4)causetoappear:引起，喚起，提出1.上周我們學(xué)校舉辦了一個(gè)大型義賣會(huì)為殘疾人籌款。2.他年輕時(shí)在西部養(yǎng)過(guò)牛。3.他提出了一個(gè)重要的問(wèn)題。Lastweekourschoolhadabigfairinordertoraisemoneyforthedisabled.Heraisedcattleinthewestwhenhewasyoung.Heraisedanimportantquestion.【知識(shí)鏈接】fortune(n)：luck，chance，wealth運(yùn)氣；命運(yùn)；大筆財(cái)產(chǎn)fortunateadj運(yùn)氣好的，幸運(yùn)的

fortunatelyadv幸運(yùn)地tryone’sfortune碰運(yùn)氣

bringgoodfortune帶來(lái)好運(yùn)seekone’sfortune尋找出路

makeafortune發(fā)財(cái)，掙大錢1.ThesetwobrothersdecidedtogotoAmericato___________________.這兩兄弟決定去美國(guó)碰碰運(yùn)氣。2._____________(fortune),ayoungmanwhowasjustpassingbycameuptotheinjured.幸運(yùn)的是，一個(gè)剛好路過(guò)的年輕人前來(lái)幫助傷者。trytheirfortuneFortunately2.IwastostartfortheWesttomake

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