Unit 4 Friends forever Developing ideas After 20 years 读后续写课件-2025-2026学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

What will happen to you and your friend in 20 years? After Twenty Years Unit 4 Developing ideas ———— BY O. HENRY ———— The author A world-famous American short story writer. In his stories, he often focused on the everyday life of ordinary people in New York City at that time. His stories are best known for their surprise endings. O. Henry (1862-1910) O. Henry-style endings unexpected yet reasonable more appealing, dramatic, and memorable Chapter 1 Twenty years ago 20 years ago Task 1. Choose words that can describe Bob and Jimmy’s personalities and find evidence to support. Jimmy Bob ambitious adventurous conservative(保守的) 20 years ago Jimmy Bob ambitious adventurous conservative(保守的) The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn’t have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. What is the relationship between them? Brothers Jimmy Bob Different choices drove them to different paths... Lost track of each other Chapter 2 After twenty years Task 1. How does the stroy start? Read the setting and think about what atmosphere the author wants to create. After 20 years The setting helps to create a mysterious atmosphere. Task 2. How does the story end? Read the note and find out what the surprise ending is. After 20 years Task 3. Choose words that can describe Bob and Jimmy’s personalities after 20 years and find evidence to support. After 20 years Jimmy Bob trusty dutiful loyal to friendship After 20 years Jimmy Bob trusty dutiful loyal to friendship I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up. ...for he always was the truest and most reliable fellow in the world. Somehow I couldn't do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do the job. Relationship? Task 4. Loyalty or Justice? If you were Jimmy, what choice would you make? After 20 years Chapter 3 In twenty years Read the story after Bob was released from jail. (P62) Create your own ending in groups and then act it out. Remember the three elements: setting, characters, and plots. Think about lines, actions, facial expressions. Group activity “Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.” — John C. Maxwell $$