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Lesson 1 P30-33
新北师大选择性必修Book 3
Unit 8 Literature
Leading-in
Look and guess
Which novel can you think of？
Who is the author
Activate and Share
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How much do you know about O. Henry
Find some background information about him.
Search online if necessary.
1. Where was O. Henry from
a. UK b. France c. USA
2. As a writer, he was most
famous for _________.
a. novels b. short stories
c. poems
3. He started the writing style
of ________.
a. surprising endings
b. humorous starts
c. sad endings
How much do you know about O. Henry
O. Henry was an American short story writer, whose stories are set in his own time, the early 20th century. Many take place in New York City and frequently feature characters with blue-collar jobs, such as policemen and waitresses. Among them, The Gift of the Magi, The Cop and The Anthem and The Last Leaf enjoy huge popularity.
Read and Explore
“The Last leaf” is one of O. Henry's most famous short stories.
Predict:
1. What is the story about
2. When and where did
the story take place
Read the story quickly and answer the questions.
Read the story quickly and find the information below.
Sue, Johnsy, the doctor, and
Mr Behrman.
The story took place in November in Greenwich Village, New York City.
Mr Behrman dies of pneumonia because he painted an ivy leaf for Johnsy in the rain.
main characters
When and where
What happened in the end
Read the story more carefully. Put the following sentences in right order.
Johnsy got sick with pneumonia.
Johnsy counted the leaves on the ivy vine and thought that she must die when the last ivy leaf falls.
Behrman and Sue looked out the window and found one leaf left.
Johnsy saw the leaf was still there.
The doctor said she would live and get better.
The janitor found Mr Behrman in bed with pain.
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Read the story again and answer the questions below.
1. When Sue began a pen drawing in Johnsy's room, what did
Johnsy do
2. When Sue told Mr Behrman about Johnsy's belief, what was
Mr Behrman's response
3. Behrman said, “This is not a place in which Miss Johnsy shall
lie sick. Someday I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall all
go away”. What did he mean
Johnsy started to count the ivy leaves when Sue began a pen drawing in Johnsy's room.
Mr Behrman cried with disbelief and thought that Johnsy's belief was foolish.
Mr Behrman realised that Johnsy would become better, and that he would paint his masterpiece before they all died.
Read the story again and answer the questions below.
4. How did Johnsy change her attitude
5. What did the janitor find
6. Why did Mr Behrman get pneumonia
7. Are there any descriptions that you find impressive
Underline them and explain why.
She saw that the last leaf remained brave and realised that she was wrong to want to die.
The janitor found Mr Berhman in bed wearing wet clothes and in terrible pain.
Mr Berhman got pneumonia because he was outside in the cold rain painting the leaf on the wall.
Tell the story from Johnsy's or Sue's point of view.
Group Work
Please think about how your character feels.
Example:
In November, I suddenly got sick with pnenmonia. My friend Sue encouraged me, but I felt desperate at that time.
...
embarrassed ashamed guilty sensitive heartbroken miserable depressed discouraged melancholy anxious ...
Expressions about feelings:
Appreciation
In November, a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, arrived in Greenwich Village. Mr Pneumonia placed his icy finger on Johnsy; and she lay, barely moving, in her bed staring at a blank wall under her blanket.
Why did the author describe pneumonia in this way
How do you feel about the description
The author described it in this way in order to make pneumonia scary.
Group Work
Think and share
1. What do you think Sue's comment “it's Behrman's
masterpiece” means
2. What do you think the story is trying to express
It was painted true to life that Johnsy didn't even find it was a picture. It is the best art he ever painted because it kept Johnsy hopeful and alive.
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The story is trying to express how people love and take care of each other. It also invites readers to think about attitudes towards life.
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Group Work
Think and share
3. Does the ending of the story surprise you If yes, how
What do you think of such an ending
It is surprising because the reader expects Johnsy to either die or recover, but the reader does not think that Mr Berhman would be affected by Johnsy's sickness.
1. What typical writing features have you noticed
in “The Last Leaf” Give examples.
Homework
2. Find more information about O. Henry's
stories and his writing style online. Share the
information you found with the class.
Language points P30-33
新北师大选择性必修Book 3
Unit 8 Literature
课文回顾：
Review
What do you think of the personalities of these three characters, Johnsy, Sue and Behrman
Main Characters Personality Examples
Johnsy
Sue
Behrman
pessimistic;
stubborn
waited to die (pinned her destiny to the survival of one last leaf)
considerate;
kind; patient
constantly encouraged Johnsy and attended to her carefully
ambitious;
selfless
For forty years he had been about to paint a masterpiece.
He sacrificed his life to save Johnsy.
Greenwich Village is a place where the art people came together, hunting for apartments with north-facing windows and low rents.
句意：格林威治村是艺术人士聚集的地方，他们在那里寻找窗户朝北（阴面）且低租金的公寓。
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where引导定语从句：
其先行词是表示地点的名词，它在定语从句中作地点状语，此时where相当于at/in/on+which。
hunt for 寻找某物
例：
1. Parent birds began to _______ food for their young.
2. Children ________ the eggs all around the house.
hunt for
hunt for
The doctor took Sue aside and claimed, “She has one chance in — let us say, ten…”
句意：医生把苏拉到一边说：“她只有十分之一的机会……”
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take ... aside 把……叫到一旁
aside 在旁边，在一侧
例：
He promised to ___ me _____ and tell me the truth.
take
aside
aside相关动词短语
让一下
放在一旁
1. Please step aside and let me pass.
2. She put aside her book and listened to what he said.
3. I've set aside Monday afternoons to teach you cricket.
抽出时间
In 40 years he had never produced the masterpiece he longed to paint.
句意：40年来，他从未创作出他所渴望的杰作。
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long v. 渴望
long to do 渴望做某事；盼望做某事
long for sth 渴望某事
例：
1. 我渴望再次见到你。
_______________________.
2. 露西一直渴望有个弟弟。
_______________________
________.
I'm longing to see you again
Lucy had always longed for
a brother
Behrman and Sue looked out the window at the vine and noticed that there was just one remaining leaf.
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remaining adj. 剩下的，剩余的
例：其余的二十名病人被转送到另一家医院去了。
The ________ twenty patients were transferred to another hospital.
remaining
【辨析】remaining / left
1. We have only one minute ____.
2. Guests were crowded into the few _________
rooms.
left
remaining
两者都可以表示剩余的，剩下的。
但是，remaining多作前置定语，left多作后置定语。
The next morning, Johnsy woke and asked for the curtains to be opened.
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句意：第二天早上，约翰西醒来，让打开窗帘。
动词不定式的
被动语态作宾补
动词不定式的被动语态（一般式）形式：(not/never) to be done
例：
1. The party is to be held next Saturday evening.
2. She didn't like to be treated as a child.
3. Tony expected the house to be completely
transformed.
4. What a victory to be envied by those women!
作表语
作宾语
作宾语补足语
作定语
Grammar P32-33
新北师大选择性必修Book 3
Unit 8 Literature
say: __________________________________
see: __________________________________
die: ___________________________________
Pair Work
In the story, the writer uses different words to express similar meanings. Read the story and write them down. Then work in pairs and use each word to describe a scene.
claim, ask, reply, cry, tell
look, watch, stare, notice
go, go sailing down, go away, slip away
Fill in the blanks.
1. All our guide _______ (have) several years of
experience in leading hiking trips in the Himalayas.
You are ________ (have) a hot cup of tea.
2. You are ________ (feel) tired.
At Adventure 2000 we ______(feel) that we understand
the needs of hikers.
3. We also _______ (think) that good travel arrangements
are important.
You are ____________ (think about) how far there
is to go.
have
having
feeling
feel
think
thinking about
Translate the following sentences.
1. 这幢房子属于他的父亲。
2. 这台电视机价值200美元。
3. 这些苹果味道好。
4. 这个大厅能容纳200人。
5. 这个女孩正在品尝这个汤。
The house belongs to his father.
This TV set costs 200 dollars.
These apples tastes nice.
This hall can hold two hundred people.
The girl is tasting the soup.
Look at the following verbs from the text. Which verbs can be used in both simple and continuous tenses Which can be used only in simple tenses
Focus on language: state verbs and activity verbs
lie have hear find watch stare notice count
fall sail drop open remain visit wonder encourage
Only in simple tenses
In both simple and continuous tenses
hear, find, notice, remain
lie, have, watch, stare, count, fall, sail, drop, open, visit, wonder, encourage
Activity Verbs
State Verbs
Common State Verbs
1. Verbs related to activities of the mind:
2. Verbs related to emotions:
admit, agree, believe, know, mean, prefer, realize, remember, think, understand, want
adore, care, like, dislike, love, hate, hope
3. Having and being:
appear, be, belong, contain, have, include, need, seem, possess, own
4. Verbs related to senses:
feel, hear, look, see, smell, sound, taste
Some state verbs can also refer to an activity.
In this meaning they can be used in a continuous tense.
We have a second-hand car.
She is having some tea.
I think it's a great idea.
I'm thinking about my exam.
I feel I can't go through with it.
How are you feeling
Verbs related to senses are followed by adjectives.
The roses look beautiful.
The cloth feels soft.
The idea sounds wonderful.
The oranges taste delicious.
Practice
Which sentences cannot be changed into the present continous tense
a. The coffee tastes awful.
b. We have breakfast very early.
c. They feel they need more time.
d. I have a serious headache.
e. She thinks about her mother a lot.
Which of the following sentences are wrong
Correct the wrong ones.
1. I'm loving the painting you bought yesterday.
2. Dad is lying on the bed now.
3. We are noticing the changes in the experiment.
4. He's having a bath.
5. Why is he staring at me
6. Where did he drop his suitcase
love
noticed
Hikers and villagers in the Himalayas get help from a group of British teenagers, who are working with the British and Nepalese Red Cross. The teenagers go from village to village in the dangerous mountain areas. They give out first aid boxes. “We have a great time,” is saying Mandy Richards from Surrey. “We are having First Aid lessons at school back home, so we are knowing how to help when we are coming here. The
There are ten incorrect verb forms in this newspaper report. Correct the mistakes.
Help for hikers and villagers in the Himalayas
are getting help
have been going
are having
says
had
know
are here
There are ten incorrect verb forms in this newspaper report. Correct the mistakes.
Help for hikers and villagers in the Himalayas
villagers here are always making their own medicine and
sometimes that works and sometimes it isn't working. We feel that we are helping them and the villagers are feeling the same.” Mandy, who is wanting to be a doctor when she leaves school, is 16 years old.
always make
doesn't work
feel the same
who wants
Thank you!
