1、Oxford EnglishModule 4 A taste of literature1Read the story and answer the questions.The last leaf At the top of a house Sue and Johnsy had their studio.In November,Johnsy became very ill,and was lying on her bed and looking through the window at the wall of the next house.“Her only chance,”the doct
2、or said,“is for her to want to live.”After the doctor had gone,Sue came into Johnsys room.Johnsy was looking out of the window and counting.“Six,”said Johnsy.“There goes another one.There are only five left now.”“Five what,dear?”“Leaves.On the ivy vine.I want to see the last one fall.Then Ill die.”“
3、Johnsy,dear,”said Sue,“try to sleep.I must go and ask Behrman to be my model.”/3aIvi/vaIn/Old Behrman was a painter.He was past 60 and earned a little money by being a model.Sue found Behrman and told him what Johnsy had said.Johnsy was sleeping when they went upstairs.They looked out of the window
4、at the ivy vine.A cold rain was falling.The next morning,there stood one ivy leaf.“Its the last one,”said Johnsy.“Itll fall today,and Ill die.”At night,the wind began to blow.The next morning,the leaf was still there.“Something has made that last leaf stay there.Its wrong to want to die,”said Johnsy
5、 to Sue.“Please bring me a little soup now.”A few days later,the doctor said to Sue,“Shes out of danger.”That afternoon,Sue came to the bed where Johnsy lay.“Mr Behrman died today,”she said.“He was wet and icy cold from being out all night.Do you know why the leaf never moved?Behrman painted it on t
6、he wall the night that the last leaf fell.”/F:n/4Vp3steRz/3aIsi/A Apart from“The gifts”,perhaps the most famous of O.Henrys short stories is“The last leaf”.Read it and answer the questions below.Read the ending of the story again.Then,in groups,discuss the questions below.2Read the article and look at the picture on page 126.Then answer the questions.Work in groups and discuss the following questions.334H1.根据Project板块C部分的提示，查找有关作者的生平、所选故事的特征及重要性等方面的资料，然后通过小组合作制作宣传海报。2.选择性完成综合练习册第137至140 页Integration的练习。
