Unit 8 The world of literature Reading 2 课件 2026-2027学年译林版英语九年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕文学作品“The Last Leaf”展开，涵盖故事复述、象征意义分析、语言应用及深入探究等核心内容。课堂以文学名言导入，通过梳理故事要素（背景、人物、情感线索）搭建学习支架，衔接象征意义解读与语言点学习，帮助学生构建知识脉络。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、思维品质与学习能力培养，通过人物性格分析（如Behrman的无私牺牲）和象征意义探讨（叶子象征希望与爱）提升思维深度，词汇填空与语言点讲解强化语言应用，拓展阅读任务（《The Gift of the Magi》）助力自主学习。学生能提升文学理解与表达能力，教师可高效开展读写结合教学。

Unit8 The world of literature The last leaf 2 surprise ending Review Briefly retell the story in 3 to 5 sentences. Setting: an apartment building Characters: Johnsy, Sue, Old Behrman Clue: Johnsy’s feelings hopeless shocked hopeful Feature: What does the last leaf symbolize? For Johnsy: hope to live For Behrman: love, kindness and self-sacrifice Millie is writing an article about O. Henry. Complete the article with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box. drop off beating chance have something to do with lie  make sense  masterpiece  out in the cold If you like short stories, there is a ⑴ that you have read one of O. Henry’s. Everyday life was one of O. Henry’s favourite subjects. Many of his works ⑵ daily life in New York. One of his most famous stories, “The Last Leaf”, is a touching story about three artists living in New York. In this story, Johnsy and Sue are two best friends who share the same hobbies. Johnsy is sick and she tells Sue that she will die when the last leaf ⑶ the tree outside their window. chance have something to do with drops off Complete the article with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box. drop off beating chance have something to do with lie  make sense  masterpiece  out in the cold The leaf remains there after a night of ⑷ rain and wild wind. Old Behrman, another artist, dies because he gets sick after he paints the leaf for Johnsy ⑸. Like many of O. Henry’s short stories, the charm of “The Last Leaf” ⑹ in its surprise ending. In “The Last Leaf”, there are parts of the story that ⑺ only when we know the ending. I like “The Last Leaf” because it reminds us of the importance of having hope. It does not matter whether that hope is to paint a ⑻ or just stay alive. beating out in the cold lies make sense masterpiece Further study Think about the questions below. Share your answers with your classmates. 1.What are the personalities of the three characters in the story? Behrman: He is warm-hearted, generous and selfless. He sacrifices his own life to save Johnsy. Sue: She is kind, caring and loyal. She looks after Johnsy carefully and tries her best to cheer her up. Johnsy: At first she is hopeless and weak-minded. Later she regains hope and learns to value life. 2.What was Behrman’s dream? Do you think his dream came true? Old Behrman, who lived on the first floor of their apartment building, was also a painter. He was over sixty. He had always talked of painting a masterpiece, but he had yet to start it. His dream was to paint a great masterpiece. Yes, I think his dream came true. The leaf he painted on the wall was his real masterpiece. It saved Johnsy’s life and showed the beauty of kindness. 3.What impressed you most in the story? Why? Old Behrman impressed me most. He went out in the cold rainy night to paint the leaf. He lost his life, but he brought hope to Johnsy. His selfless love moves me deeply. Version 1 Version 2 The last leaf impresses me most. It is not just a painting. It stands for hope and love. It tells us we should never give up when we are in trouble. Language points Language points 1.“She has a very small chance,” the doctor said to Sue. have a very small chance 希望渺茫;机会很小 There is a very small chance that he will change his mind. 她通过这次考试的希望很渺茫。 She has a very small chance of passing the exam. 他改变主意的可能性很小。 Language points 2.Johnsy lay there, very thin and very quiet, and burning with a fever. burn with … 被…… 煎熬;深受…… 折磨 He burned with anger after hearing the news. 听完消息,他怒火中烧。 The girl burned with curiosity. 女孩心中充满好奇。 Language points 3.What does an old tree have to do with you?” have something to do with… 和……有关 The story has something to do with three artists. 他的病和恶劣的天气有关。 His illness has something to do with the bad weather. 这个故事和三位艺术家有关。 have nothing to do with… 和……无关 The tree has nothing to do with Johnsy’s life. 这棵树和琼西的生命毫无关系。 Language points 4.It doesn’t make any sense. make sense 有道理;讲得通 It makes sense to take a rest after long work. 我觉得你说的话毫无道理。 What you said doesn’t make sense to me. 长时间工作后休息一下是有道理的。 Language points 5.After a night of beating rain and wild wind, there was still one dark green leaf left on the tree. beating rain 瓢泼大雨 The beating rain hit the windows heavily. 一夜瓢泼大雨过后,地面湿漉漉的。 After a night of beating rain, the ground was wet. 暴雨猛烈地敲打着窗户。 Language points 6.If people don’t want to live, I can’t do much for them. if 引导条件状语从句,主将从现;从句描述条件,主句讲结果 If it rains tomorrow, we will put off the trip. 如果你坚持努力,就会取得进步。 If you keep trying, you will make progress. 如果明天下雨,我们就推迟出行。 Language points 7.She will die unless the last leaf stays on the tree. unless 除非……;如果不…… 引导条件状语从句(= if … not) We can’t go out unless the rain stops. 除非再读一遍,否则你看不懂这个故事。 You won’t understand the story unless you read it again. 如果雨不停,我们就不能出去。 Language points 8.The charm of “The Last Leaf” lies in its surprise ending lies in … 在于…… The fun of reading lies in thinking. 诗歌之美在于它的语言。 The beauty of poetry lies in its language. 阅读的乐趣在于思考。 Language points 9.It does not matter whether that hope is to paint a masterpiece or just stay alive. It doesn’t matter whether … …… 与否无关紧要 It doesn’t matter whether we walk or take a bus. 你来不来都没关系。 It doesn’t matter whether you come or not. 我们走路还是坐公交都无所谓。 Homework 1.Read the text fluently, sort out the key phrases of this lesson. 2.Read another short story by O. Henry, 《The Gift of the Magi》, and experience its surprise ending. 3.Preview Grammar on Page 112. $