1、目录contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsFast readingIIHomeworkPost-readingIIIIPre-readingPre-reading:Lead-inRead 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
2、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:The form of a novellaA novella is also called a short story.It is shorter than a novel.The words of a novella count to be between 17000 and 40000.A narrativ
3、e fiction is a description of events,especially in a novel.Pre-reading:Think and answerThe Gift of MagiThe Last LeafAfter Twenty YearsThe 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 answerSurprise endings can make me feel extre
4、mely excited and astonished when reading the last part.We keep wandering in the world built by the author and have a feeling that we want to read the book again and again.Do you like stories with surprise endings?Why or why not?2.About surprising endings：O.Henrys stories are best known for their twi
5、sts 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 endin
6、gs will make the story more appealing and dramatic,as well as more memorable for its readers.Pre-reading:Think and answerPost-readingIIFast-readingFast reading:Skimming Read the passage and find out why the man is standing outside the shop?1.Because he is waiting for his friend Jimmy.Fast reading:Sc
7、anning2.What appointment did the man make with his friend Jimmy?They made the appointment that they would meet at the big joe again exactly twenty years from that date and time,no matter what their conditions might be or from what distance they might have to come.Post-readingIIIPost-readingPost read
8、ing:Summary the structure of a novella PlotCharacter The beginning:The policeman has a chat with the man who has a scar on his face,and the man starts to tell his story.The body:The man tells the details about the appointment they made.The ending:?the policeman;the man with a scar on his facePost re
9、ading:Summary the structure of a novellaThemeSetting the appointment the man made with his friend Jimmy.in New York on a cold,dark nightPost-reading Guess the ending of the storyWork in groups.Think of a possible ending to After twenty years and find evidence to support your ideas.Use the following
10、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 shareNow read the note from the original ending and find out what exactly happened.Bob,I was at the appointed
11、 place on time.When you struck the match to light your scar 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 this job.JIMMY Post reading:Think and share1.What does the note tell you about the ending of the story?2.Ho
12、w 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.Post reading:Work in groups.Act out the whole story.Think about what happened in each of
13、 the three scenes,using the information you have already read in the story.Retell the whole story.Scene 1Scene 2Scene 3Bob dined with Jimmy at Big Joe Bradys twenty years agoBob made his fortune in the West Bob and Jimmy met again after twenty yearsPost reading:Work in groups.Act out the whole story
14、.Present your production to the class.Language pointsset vchum nchap ndrag v condition nFind the following words and phrases in the passage and work out their meanings.Language points:Important words and phrases_把故事情节安排在把故事情节安排在_老朋友老朋友_家伙，伙计家伙，伙计_劝人勉强来（或去）劝人勉强来（或去）_状况，状态状况，状态Find the following words
15、 and phrases in the passage and work out their meanings.Language points:Important words and phrasesfigure vdestiny ncorrespond vproposition nhustle v_认定，认为认定，认为_命运命运_相一致相一致_提议，建议，计划提议，建议，计划_（常指非法地）兜售（常指非法地）兜售Language points:Important sentences be to do sth:要做的事 be going to do sth:将要做的事 make ones for
16、tune：to become very richThe next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune.第二天早上，我就要动身到西部去挣大钱了。第二天早上，我就要动身到西部去挣大钱了。1.1.Language points:Important sentences agree用法：agree with，agree on/about no matter 常与what/which/who/how/where.连用,表示“无论”，在本文中强调朋友间的真挚友谊。Well,we agreed that night that we wo
17、uld meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time,no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come.那天晚上，我们约定，无论我们的条件如何，无论我们要那天晚上，我们约定，无论我们的条件如何，无论我们要走多远，从那个日期和时间起整整二十年后，我们将在这走多远，从那个日期和时间起整整二十年后，我们将在这里再次见面。里再次见面。2.2.Language points:Important sentences
18、figure:to think or decide that sth will happen or is true work out:solve a problem whatever=no matter whatWe 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.我们认为，二十年后，我们每个人都应该规划好自己的我们认为，二十年后，我们每个人都应该规划好自己的命运，创造出自己的财富，不
19、管它们会变成什么样子。命运，创造出自己的财富，不管它们会变成什么样子。3.3.Language points:Important sentences 同义句转换：You see,the West is a pretty big business,and I was working hard and moving from place to place.You see,the West is a pretty big proposition,and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively.你知道，西部是一个很大的市场，我努力工作，你知道，西部是一个很大的市场，我努力工作，又总是不断地东奔西跑。又总是不断地东奔西跑。4.4.HomeworkHomework Use the words and expressions you have learned to write down the whole story in your paper book.write down the whole story
