Unit 4 Friends forever developing ideas 课件-2026-2027学年高中英语外研版必修第一册

Unit 4 Friends forever Developing ideas AFTER TWENTY YEARS Learning objectives 1. Gain a basic command of the fundamental features of fiction. 2. Learn about the themes and distinctive endings of O. Henry’s stories. 3. Use imagination to continue the story. 4. Relate the text to real-life experience, think critically, and develop a correct outlook on friendship. Lead in 1. Do you know the writer O. Henry? Tell me something about him. · A world-famous American short story writer. · His name is William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). · O. Henry is his pen name. · During his lifetime, O. Henry published 10 collections and over 600 short stories. · In his stories, he often focused on the everyday life of ordinary people in New York City at that time. · His stories are best known for their surprising endings. 2. Have you read his short story “After Twenty Years”? Lead in Fast reading Today we’ll read the excerpts from “After Twenty Years” by O. Henry, and get a deeper understanding of his works and the surprising endings to his story. Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions. 1. What does the passage mainly tell us? The friendship between the former friends. 2. What promise did they make when they parted twenty years ago? Meeting again at the same place twenty years later. 3. Tell something about the two friends after they parted. One became a policeman, and the other went to the West to make his fortune. 4. What genre is this passage？And its elements? A short story; Three key elements of a short story. Task 1 Fast reading Setting Plot (Using dialogue) Characters Three key elements of a short story: Plot Three key elements of a story A story Setting Characters Careful reading The short story “After Twenty Years” is set in New York on a cold, dark night. Most people have left work to go home, and this part of the city is now quiet. A policeman who is checking the area sees a man outside a shop. He goes up to the man and finds he has a scar on his face. They have a chat and the man starts to tell his story. A story Setting Characters Plots Place: outside a . Time: on a cold, dark . a , a who has a scar on his face. (Jimmy, Bob) Climax Beginning Development ? Ending shop in New York night policeman man Read the setting and fill in the blanks. Task 2 Careful reading Three key elements of a story Read the para.1, filling in the blanks. “Twenty years ago tonight,”said the man.“I dined here at ‘Big Joe’ Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my best chum, and the finest chap in the world. He and I 1.___________(raise) here in New York, just like two brothers, together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was 2._______ (start) for the West to make my fortune. You couldn’t 3.____________(drag) Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time, 4._________what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our destiny 5._______(work) out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be.” Read the para. 1, filling in the blanks. were raised have dragged to start no matter worked Three key elements of a story Read the para. 2-3 and answer the questions. 1. What happened after one or two years? They couldn’t get in touch with each other. 2. What can we learn from the sentences underlined? A. The trust in friendship. B. Jimmy is loyal to his friend. C. The man kept his promise. D. All of the above. Read the para. 2-3 and answer the questions. 2 “It sounds pretty interesting,”said the policeman.“Rather a long time between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven't you heard from your friend since you left?" 3 “Well, yes, for a time we corresponded,” said the other. “But after a year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively. But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive, for he always was the truest staunchest old chap in the world. He’ll never forget. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up.” (Excerpts from “ After Twenty Years” by O. Henry) 14 Summarize the passage Work in pairs 1. In the man’s eyes, how is his friend Jimmy? Find at least four expressions the man used to describe his friend. best chum (good friend) the finest chap (fellow) the truest chap the staunchest old chap... 2. Tell the storyline 20 years ago after a year or two after 20 years the ending made an appointment left for the west lost track of each other came back to meet the old friend ? Task 3 summary Bob, I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago. Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do the job. Jimmy Now read the note from the original ending and find out what actually happened. 1. Jimmy didn’t come to the appointed place at last. 2. Jimmy was that policeman and Bob was arrested. Group work Work in groups to retell this story and give an ending after Bob was released from jail. Then act out your writing. Tips for writing: 2. The same language with original story. (dialogues) and tenses 3. Good handwriting. 4. Wonderful performances. Setting→time and place (A cold winter night, the street was dark with no one there...) Characters→appearance and personality... Plot→characters’ actions, behaviours and feelings... (After Bob stepped out of jail..., He felt so..., He was surprised to find that... ) 1. Right structure Select four students→one reading Setting, one recording, and two actors from each group. 18 After twenty years Presentation Share your story with the class. Evaluation wonderful performance surprising plots correct language and grammar advanced words and expressions good handwriting proper linking words 5 5 5 5 5 5 Full mark 30 On a cold winter night, Bob, 58, stepped out of jail, feeling lost and helpless. “Twenty years is a long time,” he smiled bitterly, not knowing where to go. He had no family, and had never heard a word from Jimmy again since that cold, dark night. “Was he ashamed of having a friend like me?” Bob longed for an answer. “Excuse me, sir, are you Bob?’’ Bob heard the voice of a young man. “Yes.” He turned around and was surprised to find a familiar-looking man in his thirties. “Have we met before?” “No, sir,” replied the man. “My father told me to meet you today. I have a note for you from him.” Doubtfully, Bob unfolded the note. His hands were shaking by the time he had finished reading. Bob, the doctor says I’ve only got three months. I’m afraid I won’t be able to meet you this time, but you’ll always be my dear friend. Jimmy “You’re Jimmy’ s son?!” Bob shouted in surprise. “Yes, sir!” the young man smiled. “And my name is Bob.” An example Jimmy had mixed feelings. He knew what his duty was, and he also cherished their friendship. However, this doesn’t mean covering for his mistakes, but helping him to recognize and correct them. What have you learnt from Jimmy in this story? Homework Think about what happened in each of the three scenes, using the information you have already read in the story to retell the whole story. 23 Goodbye！ $