9AUnit 8 Detective stories -1 Reading课件+嵌入音频(共30张PPT)

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The gifts
Unit 8 Surprise Endings - Reading
About the topic
Gifts
01
About the story
The gifts
02
About the writer
O. Henry
03
Contents
About the topic
01
Gifts
What gifts do people usually give on these following days
We usually give gifts to others on special days.
on a wedding day
on a birthday
on Christmas Day
on a graduation day
People give gifts to each other to
express their best wishes
Why do people give gifts to each other
01
02
03
Gifts
show their love and care
celebrate important events
04
……
About the story
02
Characters
Who
Plot
What happened
Theme
What can be learnt
Setting
When and where
The
gifts
01
02
03
04
The story
Setting:
the day before Christmas
It is a special time
because people exchange gifts at
Christmas.
Characters:
Della (Heroine)
Jim (Hero)
Describe the two characters
after reading.
Della put on her old brown jacket and her old brown hat. Then she went out of the door and down the stairs to the street.
She stopped at a store. The sign in front of the store read “Hair Goods”.
“Will you buy my hair ” asked Della.
“Twenty dollars,” the woman said.
Then Della searched through the stores looking for a present for Jim.
She found it at last. It was a watch chain. The bill was twenty-one dollars.
At seven o’clock, the coffee was made and dinner was ready.
Jim was never late. Della heard his steps on the stairs.
The door opened and Jim walked in. He stopped inside the door. His eyes were fixed on Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read.
“Jim,” she cried, “don’t look at me that way. I sold my hair to buy you a Christmas present.”
Plot:
Beginning - Della wanted to buy a gift for her husband but she only had one dollar and eighty-seven cents.
Middle - Della sold her hair to buy a watch chain for Jim.
Ending - (Try to guess)
Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table.
Della opened it. There lay the set of combs that she had always wanted. Now they were hers, but her hair was gone.
She smiled and held out Jim’s present. “I hunted all over town to find it. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it.”
Instead of obeying, Jim sat down, put his hands behind his head and smiled.
“Della,” he said, “I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs.”
Plot:
Beginning - Della wanted to buy a gift for her husband but she only had one dollar and eighty-seven cents.
Middle - Della sold her hair to buy a watch chain for Jim.
Ending - Jim and Della both sold their most valuable possessions to buy gifts for each other.
Della put on her old jacket and old hat and went outside.
1
Della saw the strange expression in Jim’s eyes.
6
Della looked for a gift for her husband.
3
Della made the dinner and waited for her husband.
5
Della stopped at a hair goods store and sold her beautiful hair.
2
Della bought a watch chain for $21.
4
Plot: put the events in order according to the story.
Jim sold the watch to buy combs for Della.
7
Della put on her old jacket and old hat and went outside.
1
Della saw the strange expression in Jim’s eyes.
Della looked for a gift for her husband.
Della made the dinner and waited for her husband.
Della stopped at a hair goods store and sold her beautiful hair.
Della bought a watch chain for $21.
Plot: put the events in order according to the story.
Jim sold the watch to buy combs for Della.
2
3
4
5
6
7
Complete the table about Della’s feelings.
When Della … she felt …
counted the money,
went out,
saw the hair goods store,
searched through the stores,
found the watch chain,
waited for her husband at home,
saw her husband’s expression
upset.
worried.
hopeful.
eager.
excited.
anxious.
nervous.
anxious eager excited hopeful nervous upset worried
The gifts
Describe the two characters.
What qualities do they have
Tomorrow will be Christmas, and I only have (1)_________________________. I can’t (2)__________________ for Jim. What should I do
one dollar and eighty-seven cents
afford a present
I must buy a Christmas
present for my dear Della.
I must buy a Christmas present for my dear Della.
Strategy:
Role-play can help us
understand the characters better.
There’s only one possession which I’m proud of—my (3)_____________. I can (4)_____________ to get
the money.
beautiful hair
sell it
I must buy a Christmas
present for my dear Della.
My (5)_____________ is very valuable, but I have to sell it. To me, Della is more valuable than this.
gold watch
This (6)_____________
looks great! Jim will be
happy to use it with his
watch.
watch chain
I must buy a Christmas
present for my dear Della.
Della will surely be
very happy if I give
(7)_________________to her.
this set of combs
They give up their own important things for each other.
sacrificing (奉献的)
They care about each other more than themselves.
selfless
They were careful about spending money.
thrifty (节约的)
Try to find more words to describe them.
……
They are deeply loved by each other.
beloved
They show their care and love to each other.
loving
Characters
Describe the two characters:
What qualities do they have
Love
Sacrifice
Hope
Kindness
The theme
What can be learnt from the story
Although life is hard, love and kindness bring us hope.
Although life is hard, people still make sacrifice for each other.
Love
Sacrifice
Hope
Kindness
The theme
Do you have any experience of giving up something important for others
Why did you do that
Continue this story
“Della,” he said, “I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs.”
What would happen after the ending
The writer
03
He wrote many short stories which show the bitter but sweet life of poor people.
The story was adapted from (改编) his story Gift of the Magi.
O. Henry
The writer
Gift of the Magi
The writer
Self-assessment
About me
How well do you learn YES
NO
I understand what the story talks about.
I know what qualities the two characters have.
I understand the theme of this story.
I know more about the writer and his writing style.
深圳中学 周慧璇
Yesterday is history .
Today is mystery .
Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present!