1、Developing ideas (P44-46)新新外研版外研版 Book 1 Unit 4 Friends forever 1. Have you read any stories by O. Henry? Share one with the class.2. Do you like stories with surprise endings? Why or why not?1 Read the short introduction to O.Henry and answer the questions.1. ordinary adj. 普通的；平常的 in the ordinary w
2、ay 一般；通常 out of the ordinary 不寻常；出乎意料作者把这个侦探描述成一个非常平凡的人。 The author describes the detective as a very ordinary person.单词辨析：ordinary, common, normal与usual _ 指常见 （反）rare_ 指普通，无奇特之处 （反）special _ 指惯例 （反）unusual 指标准正常 commonRabbits and foxes are common there.ordinary His mother is an ordinary teacher. us
3、ualWell meet at the usual place.normalHer temperature is normal.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
4、 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. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank.
5、 O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison.Introduction to O.HenryDuring 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 clas
6、s 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.Why is the man standing outside the shop?2 Read the passage and answer the following question.He is waiting for his frien
7、d Jimmy.While ReadingAfter Twenty Years Unit 4 Developing ideas P44-45.mp3 The short story After Twenty Years is set in New York on a cold, dark night. Most people have left work to go home, and this part of the city is now quiet. A policeman who is checking the area sees a man outside a shop. He go
8、es up to the man and finds he has a scar on his face. They have a chat and the man starts to tell his story.Twenty years ago tonight, said the man, I dined here at Big Joe Bradys with Jimmy Wells, my best chum, and the finest chap in the world. He and Iwere raised here in New York, just like two bro
9、thers, together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldnt have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that da
10、te and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be.2. fortune n.C 大笔的钱；巨款；U 运气；机遇 make a/ ones fortune 发财 He made his fo
11、rtune in car sales. seek ones fortune 外出寻找发财机会 be worth a fortune 值一大笔钱 try ones fortune 碰运气 tell ones fortune 给某人算命 have the good fortune to do sth. 有幸做某事3. ought to 应该，应当 I really ought to go on a diet. 我真的应当节食了。 ought to 用法与should 一样都是情态动词，没有人称和数的 变化，+ do. 否定式：ought not to do / oughtnt to do 一般疑问
12、句：Ought + 主语+ to do ?4. work out 1)找到的答案，解决；计算出 2) 成功地发展 3）锻炼，健身= exercise work out a problem 解决问题work out the answer 计算出答案More and more people work out at the gym.work其他短语work at/ on 从事，致力于work as 当;做工作work for 为工作；努力促成turn out 结果是；证明是 break out 爆发 carry out 执行，实施make out 理解，弄清楚 give out 分发；发出；用完 r
13、un out 用完；耗尽It sounds pretty interesting, said the policeman. Rather a long time between meets, though, it seems to me. Havent you heard from your friend since you left?“Well, yes, for a time we corresponded, said the other. But after a year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a
14、 pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively. But I know Jimmy will meet me here if hes alive, for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world. Hell never forget. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and its worth it if my old partner tur
15、ns up. (Excerpts from After Twenty Years by O. Henry)5. correspond v.通信；符合，相一致 correspond with sb. 与某人通信 correspond with/ to sth. 与相符She still corresponds with the American friends she met before.Your account of events does not correspond with hers.你对事情的陈述与她的不相符。corresponding adj. 相应的；相符合的correspond
16、ence n. 通信；信件6. worth adj.值得；值钱be worth doing 值得做 worth前常用well修饰be worth it 值得be worth + 钱数 值钱The suggestion he came up with was worth considering.单词辨析：worth, worthy与worthwhilebe worth + n./ doing be worthy + of + n. of + being done to be doneIts worthwhile to do/ doing sth. Its worthwhile to consid
17、er/ considering the matter.7. turn up 出现；被找到；调大（音量等） turn down 拒绝；调低 turn round/ around 转身 turn out 结果是；证明是 turn on 打开 turn off 关掉 turn to 求助于；转向；翻到 turn into 变成 turn over 翻转；移交 8. appointed adj. 约定的，指定的 at the appointed time at the appointed place Everyone assembled in the hall at the appointed tim
18、e.appoint v. 任命；委派；约定，确定appoint sb. (as/ to be) 任命某人为 to 任命某人到任职 to do sth. 委派某人做某事appointment n. 约定；约会；任命；委派have an appointment with 与有约make an appointment 约时间keep an appointment 准时赴约句型讲解no matter +疑问词 引导让步状语从句No matter what = (Whatever) you say, he will not believe you.You must continue to see the
19、m no matter how much (= however much ) you disagree with them. 3 Read the passage again and conclude the outline of the passage. Setting-When,Where (in New York on a cold,dark night) Character-Who (the man,the policeman,Jimmy) Plot-20years ago, later,nowadays.Time What happened to the man?What happe
20、ned to Jimmy?20 years ago a year or two later nowadays The character characteristicsThe man The policeman Jimmy4 Try to conclude the characteristics of the characters in the passage.1. Did Jimmy come to meet his friend?2. What has Jimmy experienced over the past twenty years?3. What might happen bet
21、ween the policeman and the man?5 Think of a possible ending to “After Twenty Years” and find evidence to support your ideas. Use the following questions to help you.Possible version:Jimmy didnt come to meet his friend at last.Now read the note from the original ending and find out what actually happ
22、ened.Think & ShareThink & Share1. 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.After Reading6 Work in groups. Act out th
23、e whole story. After twenty years P44-45.doc 课文回顾1 You couldnt have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth.句意：任何人都无法劝说吉米离开纽约，他认为纽句意：任何人都无法劝说吉米离开纽约，他认为纽约是世界上唯一的地方。约是世界上唯一的地方。drag v. 拖，拉，拖，拉， 英文释义英文释义 make sb do sthe.g. Im sorry to call so early-I hope I didnt drag yo
24、u out of bed.很抱歉这么早打电话，希望我没有打扰到你休息。很抱歉这么早打电话，希望我没有打扰到你休息。Language Pointsdrag还可指强迫，迫使，勉强还可指强迫，迫使，勉强2 Well, yes, for a time we corresponded, said the other. 句意：句意：“哦，收到过他的信。有一段时间我们曾相哦，收到过他的信。有一段时间我们曾相互通信。互通信。”另一个说。另一个说。correspond v.通信，通信，英文释义英文释义 If two people correspond, they regularly write letters
25、to each other.e.g. He corresponded with leading European scholars. 他与欧洲著名学者通信。他与欧洲著名学者通信。correspond 还可指还可指“与与相对应相对应”，常和，常和to搭配使搭配使用用e.g. Racegoers will be given a number which will correspond to a horse running in a race.观看赛马比赛的观众将获得一个与某一匹赛马相观看赛马比赛的观众将获得一个与某一匹赛马相对应的号码。对应的号码。3 I came a thousand miles
26、 to stand in this door tonight, and its worth it if my old partner turns up.句意：今天晚上，我千里迢迢来到这里，如果我的句意：今天晚上，我千里迢迢来到这里，如果我的老搭档出现了，那就是值得的。老搭档出现了，那就是值得的。“turn up 出现出现e.g. He is still waiting for something to turn up. 他仍然在等待着机会的出现。他仍然在等待着机会的出现。 turn sth. up指开大，调高（音量，热量等）指开大，调高（音量，热量等）e.g. The music was turned up loud.音乐的音量开大了。音乐的音量开大了。Thank you!
