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初中英语
九年级上 沪教牛津版
Module 4
A taste of literature
Unit 8 Surprise endings
More practice - Project
More practice
Read the story and answer the questions.
The last leaf
At the top of a house Sue and Johnsy had their studio. In November, Johnsy became very ill, and was lying on her bed and looking through the window at the wall of the next house.
“Her only chance,” the doctor said, “is for her to want to live.”
After the doctor had gone, Sue came into Johnsy’s room. Johnsy was looking out of the window and counting.
“Six,” said Johnsy. “There goes another one. There are only five left now.” “Five what, dear ”
“Leaves. On the ivy vine. I want to see the last one fall. Then I’ll die.”
“Johnsy, dear,” said Sue, “try to sleep. I must go and ask Behrman to be my model.”
Old Behrman was a painter. He was past 60 and earned a little money by being a model. Sue found Behrman and told him what Johnsy had said. Johnsy was sleeping when they went upstairs. They looked out of the window at the ivy vine. A cold rain was falling.
The next morning, there stood one ivy leaf.
“It’s the last one,” said Johnsy. “It’ll fall today, and I’ll die.”
At night, the wind began to blow. The next morning, the leaf was still there.
“Something has made that last leaf stay there. It’s wrong to want to die,” said Johnsy to Sue. “Please bring me a little soup now.”
A few days later, the doctor said to Sue, “She’s out of danger.”
That afternoon, Sue came to the bed where Johnsy lay.
“Mr Behrman died today,” she said. “He was wet and icy cold from being out all night. Do you know why the leaf never moved Behrman painted it on the wall the night that the last leaf fell.”
Would you connect your own life with a leaf
Why did Johnsy say “the leaf will fall today, and I’ll die”
Read the passage and answer the questions.
When did Johnsy become very ill
What was Johnsy’s only chance
What was Johnsy’s only hope
Did the last leaf fall that night
Who painted the leaf on the wall
What happened to Mr. Behrman at last
1. In November.
2. Her only chance was for her to want to live.
3. To see the last leaf fall.
4. Yes, it did.
5. Mr. Behrman.
6. He died.
A Apart from “The gifts”, perhaps the most famous of O. Henry’s short stories is “The last leaf”. Read it and answer the questions below.
Read the ending of the story again. Then, in groups, discuss the questions below.
language points
--Where did you last see Mr. Smith
--It was in the hotel where I lived.
where 引导定语从句,修饰bed.
1. The afternoon, Sue came to the bed where Johnsy lay.
— 你最后在哪见到了史密斯先生?
— 在我住的旅店里。
I miss the place where I lived in my childhood.
Deaths from heart disease continue to rise every year.
from 在这里表示理由、原因、动机等,意为“因为,出于,由…引起” 。
2. He was wet and icy cold from being out all night.
因为在外面待了一整晚,他湿透了,且浑身冰冷。
每年由心脏病而引起的死亡持续上升。
Lots of people suffered from hunger in those days.
在那些日子里,许多人都挨过饿.
Culture corner
Read the article and look at the picture on page 126. Then answer the questions.
Have you ever received a white elephant
What was it, and what was wrong with it
Work in groups and discuss the following questions.
Project
Reading Week
Have you ever taken part in a Reading Week Your school is going to hold a Reading Week. Your class is going to prepare a poster to introduce one ofvour favourite short stories for the Reading Week.
A Work in groups of four. Discuss and decide which short story you are going to introduce. You can use a story from the last two units, or a story of your own choice.
B Work together to write an introduction to the short story. Do not give away the ending. Then draw a picture about it.
根据Project板块C部分的提示,查找有关作者的生平、所选故事的特征及重要性等方面的资料,然后通过小组合作制作宣传海报。
Homework
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