UNIT4DEVELOPINGIDEAS课文-高一英语（外研版2019必修第一册）.pptxVIP

Unit4DevelpingIdeasAfterTwentyYears

Prereading

Doyouknowwhoheis?O.Henry

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WilliamSydneyPorter(1862-1910),whosepennamewasO.Henry,wasaworld-famousAmericanshortstorywriter.Inhisstories,heoftenfocusedontheeverydaylifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCityatthattime.Hisstoriesarebestknownfortheirsurpriseendings.O.Henry-styleendings

Let’sreadtheexcerptsfrom“AfterTwentyYears”byO.Henry.

TheElementsofaStoryStorysettingwhenwherecharactersplot

Whilereading

SettingCharacterPlotReadtheexcerptsandfinishthetable.inNewYorkonacold,darknightthepoliceman;themanwithascaronhisfacetheappointmentthemanmadewithhisfriendJimmy

1.Whyisthemanstandingoutsidetheshop?BecauseheiswaitingforhisfriendJimmy.2.Whatappointment（约定）didthemanmakewithhisfriendJimmy?Readtheexcerptsandanswerthequestions.

3.WhydidthemandecidedtostartfortheWest?Becausehewantedtomakefortune.4.Whydidn’tJimmygototheWest?BecauseJimmythoughtNewYorkwastheonlyplaceonearth.Readtheexcerptsandanswerthequestions.5.HowdidthemanthinkofJimmy?HethoughtJimmywasthetruest,staunchestoldchapintheworld.

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Postreading

Thinkofapossibleendingto‘Aftertwentyyears’andfindevidencetosupportyourideas.Usethefollowingquestionstohelpyou.

Nowreadthenotefromtheoriginalendingandfindoutwhatexactlyhappened.(P46)1.Whatdoesthenotetellyouabouttheendingofthestory?2.Whycouldn’tJimmyarrestBobhimself?3.HowdoyouthinkBobwouldreactwhenhereadthenote?Doestheendingsurpriseyou?

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LoyaltytofriendshipVSDevotiontodutyBobJimmyTwentyyearsBestfriendsCriminalPolicemanrich;hard-working;confident;vain;keen;clever;proudofJimmy;loyaltofriendshipexperienced;sharp;calm;trueandreliable;considerate;relativelysilent;devotedtojob;loyaltofriendship

IfyouwereJimmy,what