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

What do you think is worth more than money? more important/ valuable Pre-reading Look at the title and two pictures. REVIEW A review is an article about comments on a book. Pre-reading Look at the title and two pictures. 《圣经》故事中，三位智者带着礼物献给刚出生的耶稣，他们是最早赠送圣诞礼物的人。 a set of combs a nice chain They hug each other. The Gift of the Magi A couple: Jim & Della An American short story writer Real name: William Sydney Porter His famous works: The Gift of the 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) While-reading Read the passage fast and choose the correct answer. 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. . While-reading Read for general information. Part 1 ( ): _________ Part 2 ( ): _________ Part 3 ( ): _________ a. Plot of “ The Gift of the Magi”. b.Comments on the story. c. A brief introduction of O. Henry and his work. Para.1 Para.2-3 Para.4 c a b 1. What can you tell from the opening line “One dollar ... in pennies”? 2. Why does the story start with it? 3. What will the ending be like? While-reading Read Para.1 and answer the questions. 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. To draw readers’ attention. The couple are poor and it’s hard for them to save the money. Surprising. 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. Who: When: Where: What do the characters do? Why? Della and Jim In their flat On Christmas Eve 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. 1. What special treasures do Della and Jim each have? 2. What problem does Della face? 3. What is her solution? Della: beautiful hair Jim: a gold watch She wants to buy Jim a gift but doesn’t have enough money. What does “It breaks her heart” show about Della? Is her heart really broken? She sells her hair to buy a nice chain for Jim’s watch. Love for hair VS Love for Jim Why？ While-reading Read Para. 3 and finish the blanks. 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! Jim feels__________because Della’s hair is _________but he brings _____________________ for her hair by selling_________. shocked gone an expensive set of combs his watch Here comes the surprise ending. treasures---useless gifts Because they are also wise gift-givers. The real gifts are not the combs and chain, but their selfless love. Why are the couple compared to Magi? 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. What’s the writer’s opinion of “ The Gift of the Magi” ? The gifts are “ useless”, but why does O. Henry call the couple “ the wisest”? A warm story. It is love and selfless giving that makes people truly wealthy. Theme 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 Try to retell the plot and comment. Thanks $