Unit 4 Developing ideas After Twenty Years 学案.--高中英语外研版必修第一册.docx

Unit 4 Developing Ideas After Twenty YearsExtensive reading &WritingLearning objectives：1. Expand your vocabulary2. Understand the structure and the general idea of the story3. Learn to analyze characters in the story4. Learn about O. Henry and his writing5. Learn to discuss friendship6. Solve your own questions about the storyAuthor：O. Henry: He was a famous American short-story writer noted for the “surprise ending”. He wrote a large number of short stories in which he described amusing incidents of everyday life. In 1898 an unexplained shortage in the Austin bank was charged to him. Although many people believed him innocent, he fled to the Honduras but returned to be with his wife, who was fatally ill. He eventually served three years in prison, where he first started writing short stories. During his lifetime, O. Henry published 10 collections and over 600 short stories. Major Worksl The Green Door - 绿色门 l Hearts and Hands - 心与手 l Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen - 两位感恩节的绅士 l While The Auto Waits  - 汽车等待的时候 l Witches' Loaves - 女巫的面包 l A Service of Love - 爱的牺牲 l The Gift Of The Magi - 麦琪的礼物l The Last Leaf - 最后的常春藤叶l The Cop And The Anthem- 警察和赞美诗Words and expressionsbe set in make ones fortune dine scarraise/ bring up figure correspond lose track of turn upStep1: Before readingRead and comment on the following proverbs and quotes.1. "A hedge between keeps friendship green." -Proverb2. "The only unsinkable ship is FRIENDSHIP." -Proverb3. "The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one."-Ralph Waldo Emerson 4. "Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.“ -Socrates 5. "A friend to all is a friend to none;" "Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.“ -Aristotle 6. "A true friend stabs you in the front.“ -Oscar Wilde 7. "My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me." -Henry Ford Step2:While reading1.Read the passages on P44-47(including activity 3 and 5)to work out an outline of the story.A Short StoryPlot:SettingCharactersTheme2.Read the text carefully and analyse the charactersBobJimmy· restless· · not so adventurous · Step3：After reading长难句分析 1.The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. (para. 1)to make ones fortune: to make a large amount of moneywas to ：was going to do as planned or arranged Translate： _2.whatever they are going to be. (para. 1) no matter what: whatever Translate： _More examples:Ill follow no matter where you go.You will not be forgiven no matter how you try to make up for my loss.You are welcome no matter when you come. 3.We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our fate worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be. (para. 7)to figure: to think or concludeto work out: to happen, develop, or end in a particular way or to have a particular resultadverbial of concession, similar to and interchangeable with the “no mater wh-” patternTranslate： _4.But after a year or two we lost track of each other. (para. 3)to keep/lose track of sb./sth.: to pay attention to sb./sth. so that you know where they are or what is happening to them, or fail to do so. Translate： _5.and its worth it if my old partner turns up. (para. 3)its worth: used to say that you gain something from an actionto turn up: to arrive at the place, especially in a way that is unexpected.Translate： _Other “turn” expressions:turn down, turn in, turn out, turn to, turn around, turn against, turn away, turn on, turn off The hall was full and hundreds of fans had to be _. We politely _ the invitation.She _ the problem in her mind.The movie _ to be a great success. It really _ me _ to see you biting your fingernails.This is a poor piece of work youve _.I cant tell my parents about it; I dont know who to _.6. You see, the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively. (para. 3)pretty lively: very quickly; quite activelyTranslate： _7.Somehow I couldnt do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do the job. (P46 activity 3) somehow :adv., for some reasona plain clothes man :a police officer dressed like a civilianTranslate：_Step4：DiscussionSomehow I couldn't do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do the job. (P46)Somehow I couldn't arrest you myself, so IWhy couldnt Jim arrest Bob himself?_Step5：ConclusionWork in groups of four:Do you think Jimmy did the right thing in the end? Why?Have you ever experienced any hard moments (dilemma) torn between personal feelings and sense of righteousness / sense duty?Step6：ReviewWork in pairs:Work out an outline of the story.One of you shall retell the story in Jimmys voice, and the other in Bobs voice.Step7：Self-evaluation Can you retell the story ? Can you analyze characters in the story? Can you introduce O. Henry and his writing? How do you understand friendship?Step8:QUIZ1.Fill in the blanks with “turn” phrases in their appropriate forms. The hall was full and hundreds of fans had to be _. We politely _ the invitation. She _ the problem in her mind. The movie _ to be a great success. It really _ me _ to see you biting your fingernails. This is a poor piece of work youve _. I cant tell my parents about it; I dont know who to _.2.Translate the following sentence into English, using words in the brackets. 那个小伙子觉得打零工总比没工作强。(figure) 发生火灾时勿乘电梯，否则有可能被困住。(stick) 会议安排得尽早制定出来。(work) 战争期间家人杳无音讯的情况并不少见。(track) 无论你何时何地需要帮助，请致电。(matter)Step 9：Homework: WritingThe O. Henry EndingO. Henry's most famous stories make simple yet effective use of paradoxical coincidences to produce ironic endings. For example, in “The Gift of the Magi” a husband sells his watch to buy his wife a Christmas present of a pair of hair combs; unknown to him, she cuts and sells her long hair to buy him a Christmas present of a new chain for his watch. His style of storytelling became a model not only for short fiction, but also for American motion pictures and television programs. This kind of ending to a story is called an ironic ending, a surprise ending, or an O. Henry ending.In our story, we dont know what happened twenty years ago that made them so special to each other. But it was clear that Jim was a good honest man and always true to his friends and Bob admired and trusted him. Slipping along this way, we would expect a very touching story. But the ending is very dramatic, surprising, and even ironic.Read the ending in Activity 5 and write your own ending to Jimmy and Bobs story , twenty years after Bob was arrested.学科网（北京）股份有限公司