Unit4Developingideas课件--高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册.pptx

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1、Unit 4 Lesson 3Developing ideasWarm-up1.Show some pictures about some famous writers and ask students some questions.1)How many writers do you know?2)Who is your favourite writer?3)Whose works have you read?4)What is the name of your favorite novel ?2.Read the short introduction to O.Henry and answe

2、r the questions.1. Have you read any stories by O. Henry? Share one with the class.The Last Leaf2.Do you like stories with surprise endings?No.3. Why or why not?Because it makes me feel sad. Introduction IntroductionO.Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 18

3、62. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried di

4、fferent jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison.During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got

5、 out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the middle and lower class people. People liked his stories, which are known for full of humour andsurprising endings.His best known short stories consist of The Cop and the Anthem, The Gift of th

6、e Maji.Words and expressions1.ordinary adj.普通的，平常的It was an ordinary day for me.对于我来说，这是平常的一天。2.drag v. 拖、拉Her mother dragged her from the bed.她妈妈把她从床上拽起来了。3.correspond v. 通信；符合；相一致I still correspond with my classmates from primary school.我仍然和我的小学同学保持通信联系。These goods dont correspond with the list of

7、 those I ordered.这些货物与我的订单不相符4.partner n.伙伴，搭档，盟友，合伙人May I ask you to be my partner?请问你可以做我的搭档吗？5.appointed adj. 约定的，指定的Mr. White is the appointed agent in the neighborhood.怀特先生是这个社区指定的代理人。6.strike v. 划火柴，袭击，打中，打动A stone struck the old man on the forehead.石头击中了那位老人的额头。While-readingWhile-readingRead

8、the passage and find out “Why is the man standing outside the shop?”Because he is waiting for his friend Jimmy. Read the passage again and conclude the outline of the passage. Setting-When,Where (in New York on a cold,dark night) Character-Who (the man,the policeman,Jimmy) Plot-20years ago, later,no

9、wadays.Time What happened to the man?What happened to Jimmy?20 years ago started for the West to make his fortune stayed in New Yorka year or two later lost track of each other nowadays Try to conclude the characteristics of the characters in the passage.The character characteristicsThe manadventuro

10、us,hardworking and royal Jimmytraditional and reliableThink of a possible ending to “After Twenty Years” and find evidence to support your ideas. Use the following questions to help you.Did Jimmy come to meet his friend?What has Jimmy experienced over the past twenty years?What might happen between

11、the policeman and the man?Now read the note from the original ending and find out what actually happened.Post-reading Think and shareWhat does the note tell you about the ending of the story?How do you think Bob would react when he read the note?Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing? Why or why not?Do you like this ending? Give your reasons.Work in groups. Act out the whole story.SummarySummarize what we have learnt today.