Unit 4 Developing ideas After Twenty Years （ppt课件）-2022新外研版（2019）《高中英语》必修第一册.pptx

1、Lead-in:Watch and answer What does this video remind you of?What does this video remind you of?Its been a long day without you my friend.And Ill tell you all about it when I see you again.Weve come a long way from where we began.Oh Ill tell you all about it when I see you again.没有老友你的陪伴，日子真是漫长，没有老友你

2、的陪伴，日子真是漫长，与你重逢之时，我会敞开心扉倾诉所有。与你重逢之时，我会敞开心扉倾诉所有。回头凝望回头凝望,我们携手走过漫长的旅程我们携手走过漫长的旅程，与你重逢之时与你重逢之时 我会敞开心扉倾诉所有我会敞开心扉倾诉所有。The video reminds us of the friends who we havent seen for a long time.After Twenty YearsLearning objectives1.know the key elements of a story/novel and gain the plot and its theme.2.lear

3、n to analyse characters character and enjoy the O.Henrys writing style.3.Learn to work in groups in order to complete the tasks.Warming upRead the introduction and decide True(T)or False(F).1.O.Henry was a world-famous British short writer.2.He often focused on the everyday life of rich people in Ne

4、w York City at that time.3.His stories are best known for their happy endingsFWilliam 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 a

5、re best known for their surprise endings.Background informationThe American WestWestward Movement 西进运动西进运动(Gold Rush 淘金热淘金热)(From 1862,the American government encouraged the white to develop the West.)Frontier Spirit 拓荒精神拓荒精神(ambitious,adventurous,active,and enterprising)NOVELPlace:outside a in New

6、YorkTime:on a cold,dark .a man;a ;.The policeman had a with the man.The man told that he had promised to meet with his best there again exactly twenty years later.settingscharactersplotsshopnightpolicemanJimmy WellschatchumScene 120 years agoBob was _ at Big Joe Bradys with Jimmy.The next morning,Bo

7、b_for the west to _,while Jimmy decided _in New York.They agreed that they would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time,_ their conditions might be or _distance they might have to come.Think about what happened in each of the three scenes,using information you have learnt in th

8、e story.Scene 218-19 years agoBob and Jimmy_with each other for a time,but in the end,they_each other.Bob kept_around over it pretty lively.Scene 320 years laterBob _Jimmy at Big Joe Bradys and a policeman _ him and _with him.Bob began to tell his story.After hearing the story,the policeman left.Wha

9、t would happen after the policeman left?The storyline？After 20 years20 years agoBob,I was at the appointed place on time.When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago.Somehow I couldnt do it myself,so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do

10、the job.What does the note tell you about the ending of the story?Jimmy worked as a policeman.He turned up as they agreed twenty years earlier,but he decided to fulfil(履行履行)his dutyand have Bob arrested(逮捕逮捕).Read and answer the questions below.Why couldnt Jimmy arrest Bob himself?Yes,because Jimmy

11、was a policeman after all(毕竟毕竟),whose duty was to protect the security(安全安全)of the whole society.Discussion:Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing?Why or why not?Highlight the theme Jimmy and Bob shared sincere(真挚的真挚的)_,and they _ it a lot.However,when Jimmy was faced with the dilemma(两难困境两难困境)

12、of friendship and justice,he chose to devote to his and defend(维护维护/捍卫捍卫)the .valued/treasureddutyjustice/law/truthWhats the theme of the story?friendshipAnalyse the charactersContrast between Jimmy and Bob in characteristicsJimmy1.He stopped at doors as he walked along,trying each door to be sure t

13、hat it was closed for the night.Now and then he turned and looked up and down the street.2.You couldnt have pulled Jimmy out of New York.He thought it was the only place on earth.3.He was as true as any man in the world.responsible;careful,dutiful true and honest Tips:Pay attention to the words and

14、the actions in the story.Bob1.The West is big.I moved around everywhere,and I moved quickly;Ive had to fight for my success.In New York a man doesnt change much.In the West you learn how to fight for what you get.ambitious,adventurous,active and enterprising2.But I know that Jimmy will meet me here

15、if he can.He was as true as any man in the world.Hell never forget.I came a thousand miles to stand here tonight.innocent天真;loyal to friends 忠于朋友 After Twenty YearsSetting:a cold,dark night at Big Joe Bradys in New York Characters:Bob(a wanted man)&Jimmy(a policeman)PlotBeginning:dined&made an appoi

16、ntmentDevelopment:left for the West,corresponded,but lost track of each otherClimax:came a thousand miles to meet Jimmy twenty years laterEnding:Jimmy arrived on time but had Bob arrested Homework 1.What is true friendship?How to treat your friends?2.Read O.Henrys other stories and enjoy O.Henrys style.