Unit 1 Honesty and responsibility Reading课件-2024-2025学年高中英语译林版(2020)选择性必修第四册

Unit 1 Honesty and responsibility Reading After Twenty Years By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: 1. summarize the plot of the short story using key vocabulary and expressions; 2. analyze the author’s use of foreshadowing through textual evidence; 3. analyze the characters' personalities comprehensively through collaborating in groups; 4. reflect on the cultural values embedded in the story, such as the tension between friendship and responsibility. If you were Amy, what would be your choice ? Extended reading Reading for the plot Scene 1 Read paras 1-10 and answer the following questions. Q1. When and where did the story happen ? The story took place ‌20 years ago‌ (when the two friends made the promise) and ‌now‌ (the time of their reunion) ‌.The location was ‌the doorway of a store in New York‌ ‌. Extended reading Reading for the plot Scene 1 Read paras 1-10 and answer the following questions. Q2. Why did the man stand in the doorway of a store ? He stood there to ‌keep his 20-year promise‌ to meet his friend, Jimmy Wells ‌. Extended reading Reading for the plot Scene 1 Read paras 1-10 and answer the following questions. Q3. What was the appointment ? It was a ‌20-year reunion‌ the two men promised to each other when they were younger, to check on each other's lives ‌. Extended reading Reading for the plot Scene 1 Read paras 1-10 and answer the following questions. Q4. Whom did the man make the appointment with ? He made the appointment with ‌his childhood friend, Jimmy Wells‌ ‌. Extended reading Reading for the plot Scene 1 Read paras 1-10 and answer the following questions. Q5. How did the man keep the appointment ? He ‌arrived on time and waited‌, but later discovered that the tall man who showed up was not Jimmy Wells—instead, he was a ‌police officer who came to arrest him in Jimmy's name‌ ‌. Extended reading Reading for the plot Read paras 1-10 and answer the following questions. What is your first impression on the man ? Scene 1 Extended reading Reading for the plot Scene 2 Read paras 11-19 and answer the following questions. Q1. What was the man’s name ? The man’s name was ‌Bob‌, a criminal wanted by the police in Chicago‌. Extended reading Reading for the plot Scene 2 Read paras 11-19 and answer the following questions. Q2. How had the West treated the man ? The West (society) had treated him ‌as an outlaw‌, forcing him to flee and live under an alias after committing crimes‌. Extended reading Reading for the plot Scene 2 Read paras 11-19 and answer the following questions. Q3. Did the man's friend change a lot after 20 years?  If so, in what way? Yes, his friend (Jimmy Wells) changed significantly: Career‌: He became a ‌police officer‌ instead of a bartender‌. Role‌: He disguised himself to arrest Bob, showing his duty over friendship‌. Extended reading Reading for the plot Scene 2 Read paras 11-19 and answer the following questions. Q4. What was the man actually ? The man was ‌a wanted criminal‌ (Bob) who unknowingly fulfilled his arrest by honoring a 20-year-old promise‌. Extended reading Reading for the plot Scene 2 Read paras 11-19 and answer the following questions. What is your impression on the man now ? Extended reading Reading for the plot Scene 3 Read paras 20-21 and answer the following questions. Q1. What was Jimmy Wells actually ? Jimmy Wells was ‌a policeman‌ who had been assigned to arrest Bob, the man wanted for crimes in Chicago. Though Bob thought he was meeting an old friend, the "tall man" who appeared was actually Jimmy Wells disguised as a stranger to fulfill his duty‌. Extended reading Reading for the plot Scene 3 Read paras 20-21 and answer the following questions. Q2. Did he come to the appointed place ? Yes, Jimmy Wells came to the ‌appointed meeting place‌ (the doorway of the store) as planned. However, he did not reveal his identity to Bob until the end of the story‌. Extended reading Reading for the plot Scene 3 Read paras 20-21 and answer the following questions. Q3. When did he know Bob was the criminal wanted in Chicago ? Jimmy Wells must have already known Bob was a wanted criminal ‌before their meeting‌, as he was sent to arrest him. However, Bob only realized this when Jimmy handed him the note after their conversation‌. Extended reading Reading for the plot Introduction:___________ Resolution:___________ Rising action:___________ Climax:___________ Falling action:___________ ① Bob was arrested by the plain-clothes man. ② Bob realized that the man was not his best friend, Jimmy Wells. ③ Bob was waiting for his friend Jimmy at the agreed location. ④ Bob received a note from Jimmy that explained his actions. ⑤ Bob met Jimmy, and the two talked about old times. ③ ⑤ ② ① ④ Extended reading Hunting for clues A loyal friend A crinimal An appointment An arrest A surprising and unexpected ending Do you think the ending is reasonable ? why ? Extended reading Hunting for clues clues As the policeman walked up to him the man spoke up quickly. “It’s all right,officer,” he said. “I’m just waiting for a friend...” (Line 4-6) The light showed a pale face, with keen eyes...a little white scar near his right eyebrow...oddly set. (Line 10) His scafpin was a large diamond, oddly set. (Line 12) The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, set with small diamonds. (Line 26) a criminal A surprising but logical and reasonable ending Extended reading Hunting for characteristics Bob Evidence Characteristics Language Action Appearance “The next morning, I was to leave New York and travel to the West to make my fortune. ”(Lines 15–16) ambitious, Extended reading Hunting for characteristics What kind of person is Bob in your eyes ? Extended reading Role play Design a dialogue between Bob and Jimmy after their meeting in the prison. Extended reading Critical thinking If you were Amy, what would be your choice ? Extended reading Critical thinking friendship responsibility honesty A person’s responsibility and honesty to a society should be stronger than a friendship. friendship responsibility honesty Extended reading Critical thinking Extended reading Homework 1. Creative Writing: Supposing the story did not end here, what would happen next? Please write it down according to the two sentences. (no more than 120 words) 2. Reading Task: Read another O. Henry story and analyze its writing style. “Silky” Bob shook his head in disbelief. ______________________ __________________________________________________________ A few minutes later, Jimmy appeared._________________________ __________________________________________________________ Extended reading Thank you! $$