Unit 4 Friends forever Developing ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 4 Friends forever Developing ideas After Twenty Years By the end of this class, students will be able to : 1.learn basic elements(元素) of the story and gain its plot and theme. 2. infer the personalities of the three characters（人物）and predict a logical ending to the story. 3. form a right attitude to friendship and the relationship between emotion and law. ①Who is O. Henry? ②What do the characters in his story have in common? ③What is the unique characteristic of his novel? Pre-reading Read the short introduction to O.Henry and answer the questions. 3 The Gift of the Magi The Last Leaf The Cop and the Anthem One of the world’s three greatest short story writers O Henry’s major works 1.Have you read any stories by O. Henry? Share one with the class. 2. Do you like stories with surprise endings? Why or why not? 4 Let’s read the excerpts from “After Twenty Years” by O. Henry, and get a deeper understanding of his works and the surprise endings to his stories. While -reading Activity 1　Fast—reading for basic information Task1. Read the story quickly and choose the best answers. 1. What type of writing is the passage? A. Feature. B. Story. C. Exposition. D. Argumentation. 2.What is the passage mainly about? A. An appointment of two good friends. B. An explanation of a man’s appearance. C. A conversation between a man and a policeman. D. An adventure of a man in the West. Who：________ ___________ When: ___________________________ Where:___________________________ What: A___________ happens to see a ______who _____________ Jimmy. Why: Twenty years ago, ________ and Jimmy agreed that_________________ ___________. On a cold, dark night Outside a shop in New York A man A policeman they would meet here again is waiting for policeman man the man Three elements of a novel Jimmy Task2. Read the story quickly and fill the blanks. Friends Promise When: ___________________________ Where:___________________________ Task1. Read para.1 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. Activity 2　Careful—reading for detailed information of the story Para.1 8 1．What can be inferred from the first paragraph? A．The man with a scar on his face and Jimmy Wells were brothers． B．They used to dine there at “Big Joe” Brady’s． C．The man with a scar on his face must have made his fortune． D．The man was thirty-eight and Jimmy was forty after twenty years． 2．What do we know about Jimmy? A．He had a special feeling for New York． B．He didn’t know other places in the world． C．He wanted to live a meaningful life alone． D．He had no idea of what his future world would be like． Task2. Read para.1 and choose the best answers. A. The trust in friendship. B. Jimmy is loyal to his friend. C.The man kept his promise. D. All of the above. 1.What happened after one or two years? They couldn’t ________________each other. 2.What can we learn from the underlined sentences? Para 2-3 get in touch with Jimmy is the________ ,___________ old chap truest staunchest The man firmly believed Jimmy was a reliable person. 3. In the man’s eyes, how was his friend Jimmy Wells like? Find out two adjectives in para.3 to describe it. A policeman who is checking the area sees a man outside a shop. He goes up to the man and finds he has a scar on his face. They have a chat and the man starts to tell his story. responsible careful patient, a good listener Actions Activity 2　Careful—reading for getting the personalities of the characters Personalities of the policeman Actions Actions “I was to start for the West to make my fortune” adventurous “The West is a pretty big place, and I kept hustling around...” ambitious hard-working “I came a thousand miles to stand....and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up.” loyal ,faithful value his frienship Words Words Words Personalities of the man “You couldn’t have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth.” not so adventurous, traditional conservative stubborn “for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world.” trustworthy reliable staunch Words TIP: When inferring the personalities of the characters in the story, we should pay attention to the words and the actions in the story. Words Personalities of Jimmy Wells Activity 2　Careful—reading for getting the storyline twenty years ago The man dined with Jimmy Wells and was to start for the west. one or two years later They lost track of each other. tonight The man is standing outside the shop and waiting for his friend. the ending the beginning A policeman sees a man outside a shop. 15 Work in groups. Think of a possible ending to “After Twenty Years” and find evidence to support your ideas. Use the following questions to help you. 1. Did Jimmy come to meet his friend? 2. What has Jimmy experienced over the past twenty years? 3. What might happen between the policeman and the man? Post-reading Activity 1　Deep thinking and discussion 16 Now read the note from the original ending and find out what actually happened. The man The policeman Jimmy appeared on time. Jimmy recognised Bob. Bob was a criminal. Arrest Bob Jimmy left and there came a policeman in plain clothes, arrested Bob and gave him the note. How do you think Bob would react when he read the note? Bob would be very sad and angry when he read the note because Jimmy was his best friend and he trusted him deeply but Jimmy made him arrested. Or Bob would feel sort of comfortable because he might think that Jimmy had a good sense of duty and was just and fair. In some ways, he didn’t have to hide himself restlessly in his later life. 2. Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing? Why or why not? Law Friendship No one is above the law people's willing to maintain friendship The harsh reality conflict conflict √ We always know the right thing to do; The hard part is doing it, so to be a righteous(正直的) guy. √ Good friends are like stars, we don’t always see them, but we know they are always there, so try to find your stars and be other’s star. Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing? Why or why not? Yes, because Jimmy was a policeman after all(毕竟), whose duty was to protect the security (安全) of the whole society. Jimmy and Bob shared sincere ___________, and they _______________________ it a lot. However，when Jimmy was faced with the dilemma(两难困境）of friendship and justice, he chose to devote to his _____ and defend (捍卫)the . appreciated/treasured duty justice/ law/ truth What’s the theme of the story? friendship 21 4 roles: A narrator Bob Jimmy A policeman Homework Act out the whole story 1.Think about what happened in each of the three scenes, using the information you have already read in the story. 2. Choose a character to play and decide what you will say and do. 3. Act out the whole story with your group members and present it in the next class. 22 $$