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null九下Unit 6 Entertainment and Friendship
Topic 2 Who is your favorite
character in literature?
Section D
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Learning aims
掌握本课的重点词汇和短语: husband, wealth, sudden, all of a sudden, cut off, live through,long for, at present, couple...
积极参与课内外的英语表演活动; 对所学内容主动复习并加以整理和归纳。
能读懂英语的片断;能用英语续编并表演短剧。
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Review
Match the pictures with the expressions.
have a fantastic golden iron bar
fight against the gods
be set free by a Tang dynasty monk, Xuangzang
help Xuanzang travel to the West with Pigsy and Sanday
be held under a mountain
be born from a magic stone
Pre-reading
Have you read this novel?
This short novel is written by O. Henry, who is American famous writer of critical realism and one of the three great masters of short stories in the world.
欧·亨利 (1862—1910)美国著名批判现实主义作家,世界三大短篇小说大师之一。曾被评论界誉为曼哈顿桂冠散文作家和美国现代短篇小说之父。
While-reading
Task1: Look at the picture and guess what the girl is thinking about.
Then read the part of narrator to check.
1a
Gift of the Magi
(N=Narrator D=Della J=Jim)
N: Tomorrow will be Christmas. But Della feels very
sad, because she has no money to buy a present for
her husband, Jim. In fact, Della and Jim have two
precious possessions. They are Jim's gold watch
and Della's long beautiful hair, which are the only
wealth for them. Della had her hair cut, sold it and
bought a gold watch chain for Jim. Now, Della is
at home.
The girl is thinking about whether Jim will be happy to see the gold watch chain or be sad to see her short hair.
/nə'reɪtə(r)/ n. 叙述者;旁白员
/'hʌzbənd/ n.丈夫
/'preʃəs/ adj.宝贵的
/pə'zeʃn/ n.个人财产
/welθ/ n.财产,财富
/tʃeɪn/ n.链子
Task2: Read 1a and answer the following questions.
1b
Gift of the Magi
(N=Narrator D=Della J=Jim)
N: Tomorrow will be Christmas. But Della feels very sad, because she has no
money to buy a present for her husband, Jim. In fact, Della and Jim have
two precious possessions. They are Jim's gold watch and Della's long
beautiful hair, which are the only wealth for them. Della had her hair cut,
sold it and bought a gold watch chain for Jim. Now, Della is at home.
(All of a sudden, the door opens and Jim comes in.)
J: You—?
D: Jim. Don't look at me that way. I had my hair cut off and sold it because
I couldn't have lived through Christmas without giving you a present. Jim,
it will grow quickly. Say "Merry Christmas!" Jim, and let's be happy.
J: You've cut off your hair?
D: I've cut it off and sold it. It's sold. I tell you, sold and gone, too. It's
Christmas Eve, Jim. Please understand. I sold my hair so that I could give
you something for Christmas.
1. What are the precious possessions of the couple(/'kʌpl/夫妻)?
They are Jim’s gold watch and Della’s long beautiful hair.
J: Well, Della, I do understand. Don't worry. The fact that you have a different
hair cut could not possibly make me love you less. I know you sold your
hair for me. Now look at this present I got for you.
D: Ah! The combs. They were in the shop windows for many months!
J: Yes, the beautiful combs, with jeweled rims—just the color to wear in your
beautiful hair.
D: But, Jim. They are expensive combs. I know, my heart had longed for them
without the least hope of owning them. Now they are mine. Thank you, Jim.
J: Now, you will see why I was upset at first.
D: Jim, you don't know what a nice — what a beautiful gift, nice gift I've got
for you. Can you guess?
J: I'm sorry. I have no idea what it could be.
D: Look! A gold watch chain! Isn't it lovely, Jim? I hunted all over the town
to find it. You'll have to look at the time a hundred times a day now.
Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it.
J: Della, let's put our Christmas gifts away and keep them for a while. They're
too nice to use just at present. I sold the watch to get the money to buy the
combs. Now, let's have our supper.
2. What gifts did the couple give to each other?
The combs and a gold watch chain.
/'pɒsəbli/ adv.可能,或许
/kəʊm/ n.梳子/v.梳理(头发)
/'dʒuːəld/ adj.镶有宝石的
/rɪm/ n.边沿
/hʌnt/ v.打猎
目前
D: I've cut it off and sold it. It's sold. I tell you, sold and gone, too. It's
Christmas Eve, Jim. Please understand. I sold my hair so that I could give
you something for Christmas.
J: Della, let's put our Christmas gifts away and keep them for a while. They're
too nice to use just at present. I sold the watch to get the money to buy the
combs. Now, let's have our supper.
3. How did the couple manage to give gifts to each other?
Task2: Read 1a and answer the following questions.
1b
Della had her hair cut, sold it and bought a watch chain, while Jim sold his watch and bought combs for Della.
Task2: Read 1a and answer the following questions.
1b
4. Are the gifts they gave to each other really useless?
Why or why not?
5. Do you know the meaning of the title? If not, try to find some information about it after class. Then share it with your classmates.
The gifts they give each other are meaningful because they express each other’s feelings.
The meaning of the title is a Christmas gift.
Find out the phrases.
1.没有钱做某事
2.买某物给某人
3.请人理发
4.剪掉
5.渴望
6.难过
7.不知道
8.把某物收好
9.一会儿
have no money to do sth.
buy sth. for sb.
have one’s hair cut
cut off
long for
be upset
have no idea
put sth. away
for a while
Task4: Act out the play first and then work in groups to write
a scene of what will happen next Christmas.
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Project
Making Up Your Own Fairy Tales
1. Work in groups to make up your own fairy tale based on
a familiar tale such as The Emperor’s New Clothes,
Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood.
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Little Red Riding Hood
Snow White
Cinderella
Post-reading
Functions
Maybe you are right, but I prefer the Monkey King.
In my view, neither the Monkey King nor Harry Potter would become
a hero without the help of their friends.
That’s true! One tree can’t make a forest.
Read through Sections A-C and translate the following sentences in Functions into Chinese.
Then pay attention to the colored parts.
也许你是对的,但我更喜欢猴王。
在我看来,无论是孙悟空还是哈利·波特,如果没有朋友的帮助,都不会成为英雄
那的确是!独木难成林。
1. ....she has no money to buy a present for her husband, Jim.
···她没有钱给自己的丈夫吉姆买礼物。
(1) have no money to do sth. 没钱做某事。
have no...to do sth. 没······做某事。
e.g. I'm afraid I have no money to go on a pienic with you.
恐怕我没有钱和你去野餐。
(2) buy sth. for sb. 买某物给某人,相当于 buy sb. sth.
e.g. My father will buy a new ear for me.
= My father will ___________________.
我父亲将给我买一辆新的小汽车。
Key points
buy me a new car
2. I've cut it off and sold it. 我把它剪了而且卖掉了。
cut...off 意为“把···剪掉”。该短语为动词加副词构成,
遇到人称代词作宾语时人称代词应该放中间。
e.g. These sticks are too ugly. Please cut them off.
这些木棍太丑了。请把他们剪掉。
练习:—Did you ________, Mary?
—Yes, I ________ yesterday.
A.have your hair cut; cut it off B.had your hair cut; cut it off
C.have your hair cut; cut off it D.had your hair cut; cut off it
Key points
A
3. I do understand. 我真的理解。
在实义动词前加助动词表示强调或加强语气。
e.g. He do like collecting stamps. 他真的喜欢收集邮票。
练习:翻译句子。
我真的热爱我的工作。
I ____________ my job.
我确实喜欢咖啡。
I ____________ coffee.
Key points
do love
do like
4. ...my heart had longed for them...
.......我内心非常渴望它们.......
long for sth. = look forward to + sth./ doing sth. “渴望,极想”。
e.g. After years of fighting, the people longed for peace.
经过多年的战斗,人民渴望和平。
练习:Because the war has brought a disaster (灾难) to people from this
country, they are _________ (渴望) peace.
A. long for B. look forward to C. longing for D. looking to
I look forward to the school ping-pong game. ( )
A. play a role in B. expect C. write down D. hear from
Key points
C
B
5. Isn’t it lovely, Jim? 难道它不可爱吗?
这是一个否定疑问句,意为“难道不……?”,通常由
be / 助动词/情态动词的否定形式放在句子的开头。否定词+动词+主语+ ?
回答要据实做答,事实的确如此就回答“Yes”;
事实不是那样,就回答“No”。
e.g. — Aren’t you a doctor?
— Yes, I am. (不,我是医生。)
— No, I’m not. (是,我不是医生。)
练习:
—“Haven't you finished your homework yet?”
— ________.
A. Yes, I have. B. Yes, I am C. No, I don’t C. No, I have
Key points
A
—你还没完成作业吗?
—不,我完成了的。
Exercises
I. 根据语境,用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. My father is my mother's __________.
2. Those __________ enjoy traveling in their free time.
3. The men are __________ the forest to find animals to shoot.
4. Health is the greatest __________ in our life. Nothing is more
valuable than it.
5. He can explain something clearly, so he will __________ be
a teacher in the future.
wealth, hunt, possible, couple, husband
husband
couples
hunting
wealth
possibly
Exercises
II. 根据中文意思,补全英语译文。(每空限填一词,缩写算一词)
1. 目前我阅读时不需要字典。
______ _________, I don't need dictionaries when I read.
2. 那家工厂被切断了水电供应。
The factory was _______ _______ the supply of water and electricity.
3. 这些花似乎突然间开放了。
The flowers seem to come out _______ _______ ______ _______.
4. 杰克的祖父历经了两次世界大战。
Jack's grandfather ________ ________ the two world wars.
5. 你为什么不买这部你一直渴望的相机?
Why don't you buy the camera you have _______ _______?
At present
cut off
all of a sudden
lived through
longed for
Summary
We learn:
1. Some words: husband, wealth, sudden, couple...
2. Some phrases: all of a sudden, cut off, live through, for a while,
long for, at present, have one’s hair cut...
3. Sentences:
1) I sold my hair so that I could give you something for Christmas.
2) I do understand.
3) The fact that you have a different hair cut could not possibly make
me love you less.
4) Isn’t it lovely, Jim?
Homework
1. Learn the new words and phrases by heart.
2. Work in groups to make up your own fairy tale based on
a familiar tale such as The Emperor’s New Clothes,
Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella.
3. Finish Section D in the workbook.
4. Review Topic 2.
Thank you!
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