Unit 8 Literature Lesson 1 The Last Leaf 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第三册

Unit 8 Literature Lesson 1 The Last Leaf Leading in Who is the author? O. Henry Leading in ACTIVATE AND SHARE How much do you know about O. Henry? Find some background information about him. Search online if necessary. 1. Where was O. Henry from? ___________ a. UK b. France c. USA 2. As a writer, he was most famous for ___________. a. novels b. short stories c. poems 3. He started the writing style of ___________. a. surprise endings b. humorous starts c. sad endings c b a Leading in O. Henry was an American short story writer, the founder of the American modern short story, whose stories are set in his own time, the early 20th century. Many take place in New York City and frequently feature characters with blue-collar jobs, such as policemen and waitresses. Among them, The Gift of the Magi, The Cop and The Anthem and The Last Leaf enjoy huge popularity. Vocabulary 1. absorbing absorb vt. 吸收；吸引；使专心 absorb one's attention 吸引某人的注意 absorb…from… 从……中吸收…… be absorbed in 全神贯注于 练习：Children will find other exhibits equally ______________. absorbing Vocabulary 2. contradictory be contradictory to 与……矛盾/ 对立 contradict v. 反驳；相矛盾 contradiction n. 不一致，矛盾 in contradiction to 与……相矛盾；反之 练习：Customs officials have made a series of _______________ statements about the contradictory Vocabulary 3. significant It is significant that... ……很重要 a significant difference between…and… ……和……有明显差别 significance n. 重要性，意义 attach (great/ little) importance/ significance to... 认为……(很/ 几乎不) 重要 the significance of… ……的重要性 significantly adv. 有重大意义地；显著地；明显地 练习：There remained one _______________ problem. significant 4. claim claim to do sth. 声称要做某事 claim sth. back 要回某物 claim sb.'s life 要了某人的命；夺去某人的生命 It is claimed that… 据称…… make a claim for sth. 提出对某事物的赔偿要求 练习：The situation remains confused as both sides _________ success. claim Vocabulary Vocabulary 5. attempt attempt to do sth. 尝试/ 努力做某事 make an attempt to d