(共25张PPT)
Unit 4
Friends forever
After Twenty Years
Pre-reading
Gift of the Magi
Pre-reading: Lead-in
Read the short introduction to O. Henry and answer the questions.
William Sydney Porter (1862-1910),
whose pen name was O. Henry, was a world-famous American short story writer. In his stories, he often focused on the everyday life of ordinary people in New York City at that time. His stories are best known for their surprise endings.
Pre-reading: Think and answer
The Gift of the Magi
The Last Leaf
After Twenty Years
The Cop and the Anthem
1.
Have you ever read any of the stories by O. Henry Share one with the class.
Pre-reading: Think and answer
Do you like stories with surprise endings
Why or why not
2.
About surprising endings:
O. Henry’s stories are best known for their twists or surprise endings. So much so that people now refer to such endings as “O. Henry-style endings”. In these endings, there will be a sudden twist that results in an unexpected change of the characters’ inner world, experience, destiny, etc.., thus creating an unexpected yet understandable result. Such endings will make the story more appealing and dramatic, as well as more memorable for its readers.
Pre-reading: Think and answer
Pre-reading: View and predict
Look at the picture and the title, predict
what happened in the story
3.
O.Henry
While-reading
Five Elements of a Story
STORY
setting
plot
conflict
theme
characters
Three key elements(要素) of a story. (fast reading)
setting
Place: the story is set in outside a shop.
Time: on a , night.
character
1.A man has a _____on his face.
2. The man’s friend whose name is ______.
3. A policeman who is _____checking the area
plot
New York
cold
dark
scar
Jimmy Wells
checking
beginning
development
climax
ending
1. The man meets the policeman.
2. ____________________________.
3. ____________________________.
4. ____________________________.
The man tells the policeman his story.
Careful reading
(Read Para 1. and choose your answer)
1. Why is the man standing outside the shop now
A. Because he is waiting for his friend Jimmy.
B. Because he is going on a patrol(巡逻)
2. Why did the man go to the west
A. To travel in the west. B. To make his fortune.
3. What promise did they make before they parted
A. Make a fortune together.
B. Meet again at the same place twenty years later.
Read Para 2--3 , and answer the questions.
A. The man believed in Jimmy.
B. The man was excited to see his old friend.
C. The man kept his promise.
D. All of the above.
1.What happened after one or two years
They couldn’t get in touch with each other.
2.What can we learn from these sentences
Review the storyline
They made an appointment
The man left for the west
They lost contact
The man came back to meet the old friend
Post-reading
Post-reading — Guess the ending of the story
Work in groups. Think of a possible ending to ‘After twenty years’ and find evidence to support your ideas. Use the following questions to help you.
1. Did Jimmy come to meet his friend
2. What has Jimmy experienced over the past twenty years
3. What might happen between the policeman and the man
Post reading: Think and share
Now read the note from the original ending and find out what exactly happened. (P61)
Post reading: Think and share
1. What does the note tell you about the ending of the story
2. How do you think Bob would react when he read the note
3. Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing Why or why not
4. Do you like this ending Give your reasons.
Answer this questions followed by the original ending.
Structure
Part 1 A policeman on the street a few minutes before 10 p.m.
Part 2 The policeman’s encounter with a man from the West
Part 3 The arrest of the man from the West by a plainclothes man便衣警察
Part 4 A note from the best friend of the arrested man
beginning
development
climax
ending
Reading in depth
--Further Thinking
duty
friend
V.S
Highlight the theme
Jimmy and Bob shared sincere ___________, and they _______________________ it a lot. However,when Jimmy was faced with the dilemma(两难困境)of friendship and justice, he chose to devote to his _____ and defend the .
appreciated/treasured
duty
justice/ law/ truth
What’s the theme of the story
friendship
维护/捍卫