(共15张PPT)
Unit 4 Developing idea
After Twenty Years
1. What is the type of the passage
A. play B. short story C. poetry
2. Who is the writer
O Henry
How much do you know about O Henry
O.Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.
When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then in a bank, where he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison.
Introduction to O. Henry
During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the middle and lower class people. People liked his stories,
which are known for full
of humour and surprising endings.
His best known short stories consist
of The Cop and the Anthem, The Gift
of the Maji.
● The Green Door — 《绿色门》
● Hearts and Hands —《心与手》
● Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen
—《两位感恩节的绅士》
● While the Auto Waits
— 《汽车等待的时候》
● Witches' Loaves —《女巫的面包》
● A Service of Love —《爱的牺牲》
● The Gift of the Magi —《麦琪的礼物》
● The Last Leaf — 《最后的常春藤叶》
● The Cop and the Anthem — 《警察和赞美诗》
Major Works
Read the backgound and find the following information.
Where
When
Who
What
in New York
on a cold, dark night
a policeman and a man with a scar on his face
They have a chat and the man starts to tell his story.
1. Why is the man standing outside the shop now
A. Because he is waiting for his friend Jimmy.
B. Because he is going for a walk.
C. Because he is going on a patrol(巡逻).
D. Because he is waiting for the shop to open.
2. Why did the man go to the west
A. To travel in the west. B. To let Jimmy leave New York.
C. To make his fortune. D. To pursue his unfinished career.
3. What promise(诺言) did they make before they parted(分开)
A. Making a fortune together.
B. Leaving New York together.
C. Meeting again at the same place twenty years later.
D. Corresponding with each other often.
Read the passage and choose your answer
Each character has a different personality. Try to describe them in your own words.
TIPS: Pay attention to the words and the actions in the story.
Jimmy
“You couldn't have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth.”
Characters of the story
not so adventurous
“for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world.”
loyal,staunch and devoted
Words
Words
ambitious
Bob
“I was to start for the West to make my fortune.”
Words
Characters of the story
adventuous
sincere, loyal and determined
Words
Words
“The West is a pretty big place, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively.”
“I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth if my old partner turns up.”
ambitious
Give a possible ending to the story.
1. Did Jim come to meet his friend
2. What has Jim experienced over the past twenty years
3. What might happen between the policeman and the man
Read the note from the original ending and find out what actually happened.
Think & Share
What does the note tell you about the ending of the story
How do you think Bob would react when he read the note
Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing Why or why not
Do you like this ending Give your reasons.
The story is about two friends 1._____________(name) Bob and Jimmy. Twenty years ago, Bob and Jimmy 2.
_____________(dine) at “Big Joe” Brady’s. Bob decided to go to the West to make his 3.____________(fortunate), while Jimmy made up his mind to stay in New York. They made a promise that they would meet there, whatever their 4.___________(condition) might be 5.__________ from what distance they might have to come. Since they were apart, they hadn’t seen each other.
Consolidation
named
dined
fortune
conditions
or
Bob missed his friend very much, but he was sure that his truest friend Jimmy never forgot about their 6.____________(appoint). Twenty years later, Bob made it to the appointed place, and so 7.___________(do) Jimmy. Bob didn’t recognise Jimmy, 8.__________ turned up as a policeman. However, Jimmy recognised Bob and found Bob was the very man 9.__________(want)
in Chicago. Somehow, Jimmy couldn’t arrest Bob himself, so he got a plain clothes man to do 10._________ job.
appointment
did
who
wanted
the