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The last leaf
Listen to the summary of the text, fill in the blanks.
This is a famous story by O. Henry, a great short story _______.
Jim and Della had two _____ which they were both _____ of. One was Jim’s gold watch that was from his father and his _____. The other was Della’s beautiful hair. It fell about her, and reach below her ______.
On the day before Christmas, they both wanted to buy a _____ for the other, but they didn’t have enough money. So Della went to a “ Hair _____” store to sell her hair, and bought Jim a watch ______.Jim came home late that night because he went to buy a Christmas present for Della. He sold his watch and bought a _____ of combs for Della. How they _____ each other!
chain
possessions
proud
grandfather
knee
present
Goods
writer
set
loved
Listening
How much do you know about O. Henry
steal money
Central America
run away
(be) accused of
under the name (of)
v. 偷钱
n. 美洲中部
n. 逃走
被控告……;
被指责……
用……名字;
以……假名
Words review
Listen to a lecture about O.Henty and complete the notes below. Write one word or figure in each blank.
______ O.Henry as William Sydney Porter
1887 He began writing for _____ and magazines.
1896 He was accused of stealing ______. He ran away to Central America .
1897 He returned to US because his wife was dying. Then he was sent to prison . There he began writing ______ under the name of “O.Henry”.
1901 He left prison. Later he moved to ______ ______ _____ and began a successful writing career.
1910 He died at the age of ________.
newspapers
47
money
New
York
City
short stories
1862
Circle the correct answer.
Why did O. Henry first begin writing
a. Because he liked writing short stories.
b. Because his friend asked him to do so.
c. Because he needed money to support
his family.
2. Where did O. Henry work before he ran
away to Central America
a. In a bank
b. In a bookshop
c. In a prison
3. Why did William Sydney Porter write under the name “O.Henry”
a. Because he did not like his real name.
b. Because his real name was too hard to remember
c. Because he did not want his readers to know he was in prison.
4. What is O.Henry remembered as today
a. One of the writers who invented the short story.
b. The greatest short story writer ever.
c. A popular English writer.
The last leaf
by O Henry
More practice
Settings of the story
1899, New York city, Greenwich village, in an old and cheap buildings.
Sue 和Johnsy 是两个刚搬到纽约不久的年轻画家。在一栋三层砖房的顶部,她们有自己的工作室。“约翰西”是乔安娜的昵称。她们一个来自缅因州,一个来自加利福利亚。两人相遇在第八大街的一个咖啡馆,发现各自在艺术品位、莴苣色拉、以及灯笼袖等方面趣味相投,于是就有了这间她们俩自己的工作室。随着冬天的来临,天气变得越来越冷,Johnsy 染上了肺炎,病倒了,躺在床上几乎一动不动。只能隔着小窗望着隔壁砖房那单调沉闷的侧墙。
Settings of the story
The poor young girl painter Johnsy is unfortunately caught pneumonia (肺炎). Her good friend Sue tries her best to look care of Johnsy ,but did not improve disease.
ivy
vine
earn
upstairs
out of danger
icy
n. 常春藤
n. 藤蔓
v. 挣得;赚钱
adv. 在楼上;向楼上
脱离危险
adj. 冰冷的;冷冻的
Words review
Skim the whole story and find out the following information:
Character:
When:
Where:
Sue
Johnsy
Berman
The doctor
In November
At their studio
Read Para1-7 and answer the following questions
When did Johnsy become very ill
What was Johnsy’s only chance
What was Johnsy’s only hope
1. In November.
2. Her only chance was for her to want to live.
3. To see the last leaf fall.
Read Para8-13 and answer the following questions
Did the last leaf fall that night
Who painted the leaf on the wall
1. Yes, it did.
2. Mr. Behrman.
What happened to Mr. Behrman at last
He died.
Read Para14-15 and answer the following questions.
Answer the questions.
Why did Johnsy think that she was going to die
What made Johnsy decide to live
What did Behrman do that cost him his life
Because she became very ill and lost hope in living.
The last leaf on the ivy vine made her decide to live.
He pained the leaf on the wall on the cold rainy night that the last leaf fall.
ivy [aivi] n.〈植〉常春藤
symbolizes :
Love faithful friendship happy energy activity forever
The Last ivy Leaf stand for ------
常春藤是一种神奇、十分美好的常绿
藤本植物,预示春天长驻,并且象征忠诚
的意义。在希腊神话中,常春藤代表酒神∶
迪奥尼索司(Dionysus),深得人们的喜爱。
life and hope
Discussion
Both “The gifts” and “The last leaf” are about people sacrificing for others. Can you think of any other similar stories Share them with your classmates.
Enjoy a video
Have you received others help Who
relative
doctor
…
classmate
cleaner
police
teacher
Brainstorm
people
What did your teacher do for you
learn skills
…
be strict with us
solve problems
Lively class
Brainstorm
Helpful things
check homework
A: Have you received others help Who
B:__________________________.
A:What did/do they/he/she do for you
B:________________________________
________________________________.
A:What do you think of them/him/her
B:__________________________________.
Yes. She is my mother.
My mother takes care of me every day. She cooks for me and helps me with my study
She works very hard and she is kind to us
Talk time
thank you!