Unit 4 Friends Forever Developing ideas 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语外研版必修第一册

该高中英语课件围绕“Friends forever”主题，以O. Henry的经典短篇《After Twenty Years》为核心文本，通过导入猜谜、人物背景介绍、情节推进与悬念设置等环节，构建起从语言输入到思维输出的学习支架，帮助学生在真实语境中理解友谊、承诺与道德抉择的复杂性。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、思维品质与文化意识三大核心素养，如第3题小组讨论预测结局并提供证据，有效锻炼学生逻辑推理与批判性思维，又如结尾处警察身份反转的设计，引发对人性与责任的深度思考。教师可借此引导学生用英语表达观点，提升跨文化沟通能力，同时激发学习兴趣，增强课堂互动性与探究性，助力学生形成终身学习习惯。

Unit 4 Friends forever Developing ideas by Ada Developing languages Can you guess the name of the famous short story we’ve learnt before? Do you know who wrote the story? The Gift of the Magi. O. Henry Developing languages William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), whose pen name was O. Henry, was 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. 1 Look at the short introduction to O. Henry and answer the questions. 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? 1 Look at the short introduction to O. Henry and answer the questions. Developing languages Developing languages 2 Read the passage and find out why the man is standing outside the shop. After Twenty Years Because he is waiting for his friend Jimmy. Developing languages After Twenty Years The short story “After twenty years” is set in New York on a cold, dark night. Most people have left work to go home, and this part of the city is now quiet. 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 started to tell his story. be set in 以...为背景 leave work 下班 scar 伤疤 have a chat 聊天 Developing languages After Twenty Years 1 “Twenty years ago tonight,” said the man, “I dined here at ‘Big Joe’ Brady’s with Jimmy Well, my best chum, and the finest chap in the world. He and I were raised here in New York, just like two brothers, together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. 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. well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be.” raise v. 抚养;养育 make one’s fortune 发财 drag v. 拖、拉 figure that... 认为 destiny n. 命运 Developing languages After Twenty Years 2 “It sounds pretty interesting,” said the policeman. “Rather a long time between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven’t you heard from your friend since you left?” 3 “Well, yes, for a time we corresponded,” said the other. “But after a year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively. But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive, for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world. He’ll never forget. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up. hear from 收到......来信 correspond v. 通信 lose track of 不了解...情况/动态 proposition n. 事业,生意 hustle around 忙得团团转 staunch adj. 坚定的,忠实的,可靠的 turn up 出现 Developing languages 3 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? Developing languages Now read the note from the original ending and find out what actually happened. Bob, I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar. I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago. Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do the job. Jimmy Developing languages Think Share 1 What does the note tell you about the ending of the story? Jimmy was the policeman. He turned up as they agreed twenty years earlier, but he decided to fulfil his duty and have Bob arrested. Developing languages Think Share 2 How do you think Bob would react when he read the note? 3 Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing? Why or why not? Developing languages Think Share 4 Do you like the ending? Give your reasons. Developing languages 4 Work in groups. 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. Retell the whole story. Scene 1: Bob dining with Jimmy at “Big Joe” Brady’s twenty years ago The story is about two friends named Bob and Jimmy. Twenty years ago,... Scene 2: Bob making his fortune in the West Scene 3: Bob and Jimmy meeting again after twenty years Developing languages 4 Work in groups. Act out the whole story. 2 Choose a character to play and decide what you will say and do. 3 Act out the whole story. Thank you for watching $