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Unit2
Reading for writing
A love worth more than gold
🔴 Master key vocabulary, grasp the plot, twist and theme
of the story.
🔴 Discuss the story and write a book review using the
"facts‑plot‑comment" structure.
🔴 Apply the review structure to new stories and express
personal views on love and money.
Learning Objectives
Lead in
《The Gift of the Magi》 麦琪的礼物
Watch the video
poor
Della and Jim are a 1.______ couple. They want to 2.______ Christmas gifts for each other. But the gifts are too 3.______, they have to 4.______ something they like. Although they can’t use the gifts at last, their 5.______ is far more 6.______than gold.
buy
sell
expensive
important
love
How much do you know about this story?
poor
buy
expensive
sell
love
important
《麦琪的礼物》
Fast reading
REVIEW
书评
Facts
Plot
Comment
(标题,作者,人物)
(情节)
(观点)
Complete the notes according to the passage.
poor
hair
his watch
expensive
useless
the wisest
love
more important
Della and Jim
The Gift of the Magi
O. Henry
The Gift of the Magi
Problem
Solutions
Result
Theme
short of money for
Christmas gifts
sells her hair/
buys a watch chain
Della
Jim
sells his watch/
buys a set of combs
gifts become useless
Love is more important than money
Close reading
1. 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.
Para.1
1.What can you tell from "sixty cents
of it was in pennies"?
2.Why does the writer include this line
in the review?
We can tell Della’s money was collected little by little, and she had 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.
2. 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.
The story talks about Della and Jim, a poor young couple. Even though they are short 1.______ money, both of them have their own treasure. Della takes pride in her beautiful hair, 2.______ Jim treasures his gold watch most. As Christmas came, Della tried her best 3.______ (save) money for a gift. However, the money she had was not enough, so she made the decision 4.______ her hair to buy a watch chain.
Para.2
of
while
to save
to sell
Para.3
3. 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!
Ordering the sentences. 排序
① Jim brings out the gift of combs.
② Jim comes home and feels shocked.
③ We know Jim has sold his gold watch.
④ Della thinks Jim is angry with her.
② → ④ → ① → ③
4 “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.
Para.4
1.Why does the writer say the gifts are “useless”?
Della cut her hair so the combs can’t be used; Jim sold his watch so the chain is useless.
2.Do you agree with the writer’s comment? Do you like the surprise ending?
Why or why not?
Yes, I agree. Although their gifts are useless, their love for each other is the most precious treasure. Love is more important than money.
Post-reading
Discussion in groups. 小组讨论
The writer’s idea: Love is more important than money.
Which do you think is more important, money or love?
In my opinion, ...is more important./
I think ...matters more in our life./
My point is that...
Because...
From the story “The Gift of the Magi”, Della and Jim...
Anyway,.../
In conclusion, ...
Writing--Book Review 书评
为你看过的关于“金钱”的书或者故事写一篇书评.
1. Facts
- I have read …
- … is a story written by …
- It is a story about …
2. Plot
- In the story, …
- One day, …
- To achieve her/his goal, …
- At last, …
3. Comment
- This story teaches me that …
- From the story, I learn …
- In my opinion, money can...,but...
Useful Expressions
评价维度 分值标准 得分
📖
故事
情节
⭐⭐⭐ 情节完整准确
⭐⭐ 情节基本清楚,少量遗漏
⭐ 情节有错,内容很少
无 无情节
✍️
词句
运用
⭐⭐⭐ 语言正确流畅,句式丰富
⭐⭐ 语句通顺,有少量句式变化
⭐ 多用简单句,表达有错误
无 语句完全不通
💡
金钱
观点
⭐⭐⭐ 观点明确,紧扣主题
⭐⭐ 有观点,但不够清晰
⭐ 只有简单一句话
无 没有观点
✅
语法
书写
⭐ 错误很少,通顺可读
无 错误多,影响阅读
Useless Gifts, Priceless Love
Recently I have read the short story The Gift of the Magi written by O. Henry. It tells the story of a poor young couple, Della and Jim.
Before Christmas, Della only had $1.87 to buy a gift. She sold her beautiful long hair to buy a watch chain for Jim. At the same time, Jim sold his gold watch to buy expensive combs for Della. Finally, their gifts became useless.
I love this story very much. It teaches me that money cannot buy true love. Even though they are poor, their love is the most precious treasure in the world. It makes me think about what is really important in our life.
Learn to Manage Money Wisely
A Dog Called Money is a great book for teenagers. It is about a girl called Kira. With the help of the dog Money, Kira learns how to treat money correctly.
Kira used to know little about money. The dog teaches her to make money by working, save money for her dreams and stop wasting pocket money. She also helps her parents solve their money problems.
This book changes my idea about money. Money is a useful tool in our life. We should learn to save and use money well, instead of only wishing for more money. It gives me good advice on how to use my pocket money.
★Must-do:
Write a book review of A dog called Money.
(80–100 words)
★Optional:
A版:Interview your family: ask about their opinions on money,
take simple notes.
B版:Find another story / book about money, prepare a 1-3
minute oral introduction for next class.
Thank You !
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