Unit4 Developing ideas课件 2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

4 AFTER TWENTY YEARS Developing ideas UNIT 1 Introduction of writer Who is O. Henry? What do the characters in his story have in common? What does his stories feature? 2 the West, western U.S., mostly west of the Great Plains(中央大平原). Virtually every part of the United States except the Eastern Seaboard has been “the West” at some point in American history, linked in popular imagination(迁移) with the last frontier(边远地区) of American settlement(移民). But especially it is that vast stretch of plains, mountains, and deserts west of the Mississippi(密西西比) that has loomed(显得) so large in American folklore(民间传说), a region of cowboys, Indians, covered wagons(马车), outlaws(逃犯), prospectors(探矿者), and a whole society operating just outside the law. 3 The story is set in the early 1900s, near the end of America’s Westward Expansion(西进运动）. During the 19th century, more than 1.6 million square kilometers of land west of the Mississippi River was acquired by the Us Westward government. This led to a widespread migration(迁移) west, referred to as Westward Expansion. A variety of factors contributed to(造成) Westward Expansion, including population growth and economic(经济的) opportunities. 4 The Gift of the Magi The Last Leaf The Cop and the Anthem Encyclopedia of American life The world’s three greatest short story writers O Henry’s major works The Four Million 5 6 Read the background information and find out the story elements. 7 settings time On a cold, dark night place New York characters a Policeman and a man with a scar on his face Read para1 and answer the following questions. Why did Bob start for the West? Why didn’t Jimmy go there? Because Bob intended to make his fortune, and Jimmy didn’t want to leave New York. What agreement did Bob and Jimmy make? To meet in New York again in twenty years. Why did they make such an agreement? Because they value their relationships and they looked forward to their future. Bob: ambitious/adventurous/daring Jimmy: conservative/stubborn 8 PPT模板