Unit 2 On the money Developing ideas Reading for writing 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“爱与金钱”主题，以《麦琪的礼物》和《守财奴和他的金子》为核心文本，系统培养学生阅读能力与故事评论写作技能。课堂导入通过Pre-reading词汇列表、图片分析任务激活背景知识，While-reading从整体理解到细节探究再到结构梳理，搭建阶梯式学习支架，衔接写作指导。 其亮点在于融合语言能力（词汇学习、阅读题训练、评论写作模板）、思维品质（对比分析故事结局与主题）和文化意识（引入欧·亨利与伊索寓言文学作品），采用任务型教学与对比阅读法，以“Love字母拆解”总结主题。学生能提升语言技能与价值观，教师可获得完整教学流程与资源支持。

Unit2 On the money Reading for writing A love worth more than money shabby old small / tiny 简陋的 Pre-reading poor sell buy important love expensive What do you think of the couple? Look at the picture and answer the questions.Use the words to help you. I think the couple are ________, but they________each other very much. Their love is more _______________than money. poor love important A couple: Jim & Della Pre-reading poor sell buy important love expensive What do you think of the gifts on the table? Look at the picture and answer the questions.Use the words to help you. I think the gifts are beautiful and _________and show their deep ________to each other. expensive love a set of combs a chain What happens to the young couple? While-reading Read the passage fast and choose the correct answer. 1.What is the passage mainly about? A. A poor couple’s life in New York. B. A warm story about sacrifice (牺牲) and true love. C. The life and works of O. Henry. . 2.What kind of text is it? A. A story. B. A news report. C. A short story review. ? while-reading Read for detail information. What other information can you get from Para.1? Book title Writer The Gift of the Magi O. Henry 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. writing features the surprise endings While-reading Read for general information. A review is an article about comments on a book.It usually has three parts. Part1 ( ): _________ Part2 ( ): _________ Part3 ( ): _________ a. Plot of “ The Gift of the Magi”. b.Comment on the story. c. A brief introduction of O.Henry and his work. Para.1 Para.2-3 Para.4 c a b While-reading Read for detail information. 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. Why does the review start with the original story’s opening line “ One dollar and eighty-seven cents”？ What can you tell from “sixty cents of it was in pennies”? ①To draw readers’ attention It tells us that the money was mostly coins. Della saved it with great difficulty. Para.1 :A brief introduction of O.Henry and his work. 经济状况 ②To show the character’s financial situation. An American short story writer Real name: William Sydney Porter His famous works: The Gift of Magi《麦琪的礼物》 The Cop and the Anthem《警察与赞美诗》 The Last Leaf《最后一片藤叶》 His works show the hypocrisy (虚伪) and ugliness (丑恶) of high society while expressing deep sympathy (同情) for the poor people. The stories are humorous with tight (紧凑的) plots and often surprise endings. O. Henry (1862—1910) 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. While-reading Read Para.2 and answer the questions. How much money does Jim make every month? How much does their flat cost? Jim makes______dollars a month and their flat costs_____dollars. What is the couple’s everyday life like? They have to ____________________ every day. 80 32 worry about money They are short of money. 拮据 While-reading Read Para.2-3 and answer the questions. What treasures do Della and Jim each have? Della has_______________ Jim has_______________ long beautiful hair a gold watch While-reading Read Para.2-3 and answer the questions. 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. 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! What does Della do to buy a gift for Jim?What gift does she buy? She_______________ to buy Jim ______________ for his watch. What does Jim do to buy a gift for Della?What gift does he buy? He_________________ to buy Della __________________________ for her hair. sells her hair a nice chain sells his watch an expensive set of combs 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”. What do you think of the ending? It’s surprising / sad/ funny/ ironic(讽刺的)/..... While-reading Read Para.4 and answer the questions. 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. The gifts are “ useless”, but why does O. Henry call the couple “ the wisest”? What’s the writer’s opinion of “ The Gift of the Magi” ? Because they understand that love is more important than money. The writer thinks it is a________ story. warm While-reading Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. About the story Title ___________________________________ Writer _________ Main characters _______________ 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. The Gift of the Magi O. Henry Della and Jim poor beautiful hair his watch expensive useless the wisest love much more important While-reading Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. About the story Title ___________________________________ Writer _________ Main characters _______________ 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. Try to retell the plot and comment. Read for the structure. 开篇引入（总起段） 1. 以小说原文经典台词切入，引出篇目《The Gift of the Magi》； 2. 介绍作者欧・亨利的写作特色（意料之外的结局）； 3. 点明本文核心分析对象：这篇是他最经典的代表作。 作用：引出话题，交代文本背景与作者，为下文讲述故事铺垫。 故事背景与女主选择（分述 1：铺垫情节） 1. 交代主人公：贫穷年轻夫妻德拉与吉姆，点明二人拮据的经济现状； 2. 介绍两人各自珍贵的宝物：德拉的长发、吉姆的金表； 3. 推进情节：圣诞前夕德拉存钱失败，忍痛卖掉长发，打算给丈夫买表链。 作用：交代人物、环境、核心道具，铺垫冲突，讲清德拉的牺牲。 Read for the structure. 情节反转（分述 2：核心高潮） 1. 写吉姆回家见到短发德拉的震惊； 2. 揭晓吉姆的礼物：一套精致发梳 (原本是送给长发德拉的礼物)； 3. 抛出欧・亨利式反转：吉姆为买梳子，卖掉了自己珍视的金表。 作用：全文情节高潮，制造戏剧反差，完美体现作者“意外结局”的特点。 主旨升华（总结段） 1. 总结结局：两人都失去珍宝，换来“无用”的礼物； 2. 点明作者态度：不嘲笑这对夫妻，反而称他们是最聪慧的人； 3. 提炼全文中心：爱远比金钱、贵重物品更有价值，呼应标题 A love worth more than gold。 作用：收束全文，解读故事内涵，点明文章标题蕴含的核心主题。 How to write a review for a story about money. beginning : Facts about the story Title Writer Main characters body: Plot When and where does the story happen? What do the characters do? Why do they do it? What’s the result? ending: Comment What’s your opinion of the story? 从前有一个守财奴，他积攒了一大堆金子，却从来舍不得花一分。 他既不买食物，也不添置衣裳，每天只盯着自己的金子，视若珍宝。 他害怕金子被小偷偷走，于是偷偷来到野外，挖了一个深坑，把所有金子埋进土里。 之后，他每天都悄悄跑到埋金子的地方，挖出金子看一看、摸一摸，再重新埋好，以此获得满足。 有一天，一个农夫发现了他的举动，悄悄摸清了埋藏地点。等守财奴离开后，农夫挖走了全部金子。 第二天，守财奴照常前来，掘开泥土一看，坑里空空如也！他悲痛万分，嚎啕大哭。 一位路人路过，询问他伤心的缘由。 守财奴哭诉：“我的金子被人偷走了！” 路人听完问道：“你以前经常用这些金子买东西吗？” 守财奴摇摇头：“从来没有，我只是每天过来看一看。” 路人听完劝他： “别再难过了。既然你从来不肯使用金子，那你不妨找一块石头埋进坑里。 对你来说，一块石头和那些金子没有任何区别 —— 你仅仅只是过来看着它罢了。 财富不去使用，就毫无价值。” 《守财奴和他的金子》 Look at the chart and plan your review. Facts about the story Title Writer Main characters Plot When and where does the story happen? What do the characters do? Why do they do it? What’s the result? Comment What’s your opinion of the story? The miser and his gold《守财奴和他的金子》 Aesop （伊索） a miser, a thief and a passerby Look at the chart and plan your review. Plot When and where does the story happen? What do the characters do? Why do they do it? What’s the result? It happens in the miser’s garden. The miser hides his gold in the garden and visits it every day. A thief watches him and steals the gold. The miser cries sadly when he finds his gold lost. A passerby talks to him. The miser loves gold so much but never spends it. The thief wants to get the gold. The passerby wants to give the miser some advice. The gold is gone. The passerby tells the miser a stone can take its place, for unused gold is just like a useless stone. Look at the chart and plan your review. Comment What’s your opinion of the story? It is a clever and meaningful story. It teaches us money is valuable only when we use it wisely. Summary We have learnt a story: We have learnt a lesson: What have you learnt from this class? The Gift of the Magi Love is much more important than money. L O V E What does love mean? Think ndure alue oyal bligation 忠诚 责任 珍惜 包容 Wish you to have true love in the future. Homework Must do: Recite the passage and polish your review. Choose to do: Talk about what you have learnt about money and love with your friends. Thank you!b $