Module 4 Unit8 Surprise ending Reading课件

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Unit8 Surprise ending
The gifts reading
What kind of gifts do you often receive on special days
What aspects will you consider when you send gifts to others？
It should be
valuable
useful
meaningful
The Gifts—O. Henry
patches
chip
cracks
A set of combs
A watch chain
Read for general idea
Time
Characters
Beginning
Middle
Ending
Christmas Eve
Della and Jim
Della wanted to _____________________ but she only had_____________________________ .
Della _____________ to buy_______________ for Jim.
Jim and Della both ______________________
_____________ to buy gifts for each other.
buy a gift for her husband
one dollar and eighty-seven cents
sold her hair
a watch chain
sold their most valuable
possessions
Para 1-2
Para 3-8
Para 9-17
Read for details
Read Para 1-2
1. Why did Della count the money three times
Because she hoped that…
2. What was Della's problem
She couldn’t afford a present for Jim.
Read for details
Read Para 3-8
3. What were the two possessions which Della and Jim were proud of
A.Della's comb and Jim's watch chain.
B.Della's watch chain and Jim's comb.
C.Della's gold watch and Jim's hair.
D.Della's hair and Jim's gold watch.
Read for details
Read Para 3-8
4. What did Della do in order to buy Jim a gift
She sold her hair in order to buy Jim a gift.
5. How much was the watch chain
__________________________
6. When was the coffee made
__________________________
Twenty- one dollars.
At seven o'clock.
Read for details
Read Para 9-17
7. What kind of gifts did Jim buy for Della
He bought the set of combs for Della.
8.What did the expression in Jim’s eyes mean when
he saw Della
Jim was surprised and disappointed.
9. What did Jim do when Della asked him to take out
the watch
He put his hands behind his head and smiled.
Thinking
10. How does the story end
The couple have sold their most valuable
possessions to buy gifts for each other.
11. Is it a surprise ending
Yes, it is a surprise because the couple did not
expect each other to do so.
Analysis
How did her feelings change at different times
counted the money
went out and saw the hair goods store
search through the stores
sad/worried
When Della...
She felt...
found the watch chain
hopeful
eager/excited
delighted
opened the box
happy and sad
---affordable
---useful
---useless
The gifts
---unaffordable
The gifts were not useless.
The gifts represented their ______ for each other because the sold their most ___________ possessions for each other.
love
valuable
What can we learn from
this story
Love is much more valuable than any gift. To love and to be
loved is the greatest happiness of existence.