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

UNIT 8 LESSON 1 THE LAST LEAF Pre-reading Pre-reading: Activate and share How much do you know about O. Henry? Find some background information about him. 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. surprising endings b. humorous starts c. sad endings A Brief Introduction of O.Henry Fast Reading Fast-reading Task 1 Read the story quickly and answer the questions. 1. Who are the main characters? 2. When and where did the story take place? The main characters are Sue, Johnsy, the doctor, and Mr Behrman.  The story took place in November in Greenwich Village. Mr Pneumonia (personified) Fast-reading Task 1 Read the story quickly and answer the questions. 3. What happened at the end? Mr Behrman died of pneumonia because he painted an ivy leaf for Johnsy in the rain. Intensive Reading Task 2 Read carefully, find the words of time and complete the timeline. In November, Johnsy _______. The doctor ____. Johnsy counted the leaves on the ivy vine and thought ________. Behrman and Sue looked out the window and found __________. Intensive Reading The following day, Johnsy ______. The doctor ______. Mr Behrman______. The next morning, Johnsy_____ _____. The next day, Mr Behrman ______. The janitor found _______ the day before. In November, Johnsy _______________________. The doctor ____________________________. Johnsy counted the leaves on the ivy vine and thought __________________________________________. Behrman and Sue looked out the window and found ________________________________. that she must die when the last ivy leaf falls said she might not get better. got sick with pneumonia one leaf left Read carefully, find the words of time and complete the timeline. The next morning, Johnsy____________________ __________________________________. The following day, Johnsy ____________________. Th