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After Twenty Years
Reading Class
Step 1 Lead-in
Do you know what you look like in 20 years?
Watch this!
Wow!
Your opinion?
The app can change people’ appearances, and so does time.
What else can time change?
Personality
Pursuit
Attitude
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Read the short story and complete the plot diagram below.
Step 2 While reading
Introduction: Jimmy went to see his friend Bob at the agreed locaton.
Rising action:
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Climax:
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Falling action:
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Resolution:
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Bob met Jimmy, and the two talked about old times.
Bob realized that the man was not his best friend, Jimmy Wells.
The man arrested Bob.
Bob received a note from Jimmy
Wells that explained his actions.
Step 3 Exploring & Appreciating
Read the article and answer the following questions.
About The environment:
What time was it?
What was the street like?
There were few people on the street.
Now and then you might see the lights of a shop or of a small restaurant. But most of the doors belonged to business places that had been closed hours ago.
What was the weather like?
It was cold. And there was a wind with a little rain in it.
There was now a cold rain falling and the wind was stronger.
It was only about ten at night.
About The characters
The cop
( Jimmy) The man
(Bob)
Appearance
Speech
The cop moved along the street, looking strong and important.
He was a fine-looking cop, watchful, guarding the peace.
The man near the door had a colorless square face with bright eyes, and a little white mark near his right eye. He had a large jewel in his necktie.
The man waiting took out a fine watch, covered with small jewels.
“I’ll be on my way,” said the policeman. “Hope your friend turns up”
“I was at the appointed place on time.”
“Well, we kept in touch for a year or two,and then we lost contact. But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive…….I came a thousand miles to stand in this doorway tonight,and it’s worthwhile if my old partner turns u