Unit 2 On the money（Developing ideas 2）课件 2026-2027学年外研版英语九年级上册

该初中英语课件围绕《麦琪的礼物》文学书评展开，引导学生获取故事要素、梳理书评结构并赏析欧·亨利小说特色。课堂以"Think and share"问题链导入，结合"Look and predict"图片观察预测情节，搭建从生活经验到文本分析的学习支架，衔接单元金钱主题，为深度阅读铺垫。 其亮点在于通过任务链培养思维品质与文化意识，如"Read and match"梳理书评结构，"Read and answer"分析双重牺牲反转情节，引导学生辨析物质与爱意价值，提升分析评价能力。融入欧·亨利生平及作品介绍，渗透人文精神。采用预测-阅读-讨论教学法，学生能提升语言理解表达能力，教师可借助结构化活动与分层练习高效教学。

On the money Developing Ideas (2) Unit 2 英语外研版九年级上册 Learning objectives 通过本节课的学习,学生能够: 1. 在阅读文学书评的过程中,获取并梳理《麦琪的礼物》的基本故事要素与书评的基本信息; 2. 分析并阐释德拉和吉姆双重牺牲的情节反转,内化书评的结构特征; 3. 赏析欧・亨利的小说特色,辨析“物质礼物”与“爱意”的价值差异,认识到爱比金钱更重要。 重点 重点 Think and share 1. Do you think money is important? Why or why not? necessities / health / friendship / love I think money is important because we need it to buy. What do you think is much more important than money? To me, is much more important than money because. In your opinion, what makes a person truly rich? A truly rich person is someone who has poor expensive important sell love Look and predict 2. What do you think of the couple and the gifts in the picture on the right? 3. What do you think happens to the couple? I think the couple are Look at the pictures on Page 28 and 29. Guess what happens to the couple. 1. What can you see in the picture of the book cover? I can see a couple standing in a room. They are hugging each other. There is a gift package on the table. / k p l/ n. 一对夫妇 buy Read the story quickly to check your predictions. 1. What actually happens to them? They sell their precious things to buy gifts for each other. Although the gifts became “useless”, their love grew stronger. 2. What’s the writer’s opinion of “The Gift of the Magi”? The writer thinks “The Gift of the Magi” is a warm story. The writer believes it shows that love is more important than money. 3. What’s the type of the passage? It’s a review. Read and check /w / adj. 值……钱 Read and match Match the main idea with Paragraphs 1–4. An introduction of O. Henry and his work Plot of “The Gift of the Magi” Comment on the story What is the theme of the story? A. Money is the most important thing. B. Love is more valuable than money. C. Christmas gifts should be expensive. Read and choose Read and choose the theme of the story. “One dollar and eighty‑seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies.” The story “The Gift of the Magi” begins with this line. It’s a short story by the American writer O. Henry. He is known for the surprise endings in his stories. “The Gift of the Magi” is perhaps the most famous of all his works. Read Para. 1 and answer the questions. Read and answer 1. What does the opening line of “The Gift of the Magi” mean? 2. What is O. Henry known for in his stories? The couple are very poor. He is known for the surprise endings in his stories. by + 作者:表示“由……创作” / d l / n. 美元 /sent/ n. 分,美分 / peni/ n. 一分钱硬币 be known for 因……出名 Read Para. 2 and answer the questions. Read and answer The story is about Della and Jim, a young couple with little money. Jim only makes $20 a week, and their flat alone costs $8 of that. They have to worry about money every day. Even though they’re poor, Della and Jim each have one special treasure. For Della, it is her beautiful hair. For Jim, it is his gold watch. It’s Christmas Eve. Della has tried hard to save money to buy Jim a gift. But one dollar and eighty‑seven cents is certainly not enough. It breaks her heart. And so, she sells her hair to buy Jim a nice chain for his watch. 2 1. What is the couple’s everyday life like? They are poor and have to worry about money every day. 2. Do they have anything valuable? Yes. They have two special treasures: Della’s beautiful long hair and Jim’s gold watch. 3. Why does Della sell her treasure? Because she loves Jim deeply and wants to buy him a nice gift, but she only has $1.87. little + 不可数名词:几乎没有(否定含义);a little+ 不可数名词:有一点(肯定含义)。 / tre / n. 珍宝 / s tnli/ adv. 当然 Read Para. 3 and answer the questions. Read and answer When Jim comes home, he is shocked. Della’s hair is gone! At first, Della thinks he’s angry with her, but then she knows why. Jim also brings Della a gift – an expensive set of combs for her hair. How does he do it? Well, here comes the O. Henry surprise. Jim has sold his watch! 3 1. What makes the ending a “surprise”? They both sold their most precious treasure to buy a gift for the other. As a result, both gifts become “useless”. here comes sb/sth 某人/某物来了。 引起注意,表示警示或兴奋。 be angry with 生……的气 /k m/ n. 梳子 “The Gift of the Magi” is a warm story. In the end, Della and Jim have no money, and nothing but the “useless” gifts for each other. But O. Henry does not invite us to laugh at the couple. Instead, he writes at the end that “they are the wisest”. They have something much more important than money – they have love. 4 Read Para. 4 and answer the questions. Read and answer 1. Why does O. Henry call the couple “the wisest” since the gifts are “useless”? Because they understand that love is much more important than money. invite v. 招致(不好的事) instead adv. 相反;却。用于强调接下来的话 nothing but 仅仅,只有 About the story Title i Writer iMain characters i Plot Della and Jim are a young and 1 couple. They are proud of two things — Della’s 2 and Jim’s watch. When Christmas Eve arrives, Della tries hard to buy a chain for Jim’s watch. Jim does the same thing. He sells 3 and gets a(n) 4 set of combs for Della. Their gifts turn out to be “5”. Comment As O. Henry writes, Della and Jim are “6”. They have 7, and that is something 8 than money. Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. poor hair his watch expensive useless the wisest love (much) more important The Gift of the Magi O. Henry Della and Jim Complete and retell Retell the story with the help of the notes. 1. What can you tell from “sixty cents of it was in pennies”? Why does the writer include this line in the review? It tells us that Della has very little money. The writer includes this line to show that the couple are poor and Della really wants to buy a gift for Jim. Think and share 2. What does the expression “breaks her heart” show about Della? Is her heart really broken? It shows that Della feels very sad because she does not have enough money. Her heart is not really broken. It is just a way to show her strong feelings. Because Jim sells his watch, he cannot use the chain. Similarly, Della sells her hair, so she cannot use the combs. The gifts cannot be used, but they still show love. Both gifts = Useless But love = Priceless Della sells hair buys chain For Jim’s watch Jim sells watch buys combs For Della’s hair 3. Why does the writer say the gifts are “useless”? Think and share 1. What is the surprise ending of the story? Do you like it? The surprise is that both sold their treasures for each other, so both gifts are useless. I like it because it shows their love is deeper than any material thing. WHAT WE EXPECT Della buys Jim a useful gift Jim buys Della a useful gift They happily use their gifts WHAT HAPPENS Both gifts become useless Their sacrifices(牺牲) are for nothing. But their love shines brighter Work in groups of four. Think about the questions and share your ideas in your group. Think and share 2. Do you agree with the writer’s comment on the story? Why or why not? Yes, I do. Because the story shows that love is more important than money, and Della and Jim really care about each other. Some gifts do not cost much money, but they take a lot of time and love. Have you ever received or given such a gift? How did you feel? I once for my . I gave up because . He/She felt . It made me feel . I think true love means . Let’s share What did you do? What did you give up? How did the other person feel? How did you feel? Was it worth it? Think about yourself and share your story. I once prepared a handmade gift for my mum. I gave up my free time at the weekend because I hoped she would be happy. She felt really touched. It made me feel great. I think true love means learning to give instead of only receiving. Let’s share Exercises 一、用所给词的适当形式填空。 1. The gift is worth ten (dollar). 2. —Will you go with me? — (certain). 3. Look! Here (come) the school bus. 4. A little more time (be) all I need now. 5. Don’t do that, or you (invite) danger. dollars Certainly comes is will invite 1.欧 亨利因其小说中出人意料的结局而闻名。 2.尽管他很穷,但他拥有无比珍贵的爱。 3.不要因为小事生你的朋友的气。 4.这个故事值得一读。 5.这座房子里除了一张旧桌子什么都没有。 O. Henry is known for the surprise endings in his novels. Even though he is poor, he has very precious love. Don’t be angry with your friends over small things. The story is worth reading. There is nothing but an old desk in this house. Exercises 二、汉译英。 Homework 1. Write a short paragraph (3–5 sentences) about what you learnt from this story. 2. Search for more information about O. Henry and his works. 3. Collect another story related to money to prepare for next writing class. Thank you! Unit 2 $