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Unit 4 Friends forever
Developing ideas
After Twenty Years
1.To learn basic elements of a novel and know about the story by analyzing the plot.
2.To predict what would happen by analyzing the characters.
3.To write a possible ending and understand what is O. Henry-style ending by comparing what we write with the original ending.
4.To form right friend values in face of law.
Learning objectives
The name of the short story:
Its writer:
The Gift of the Magi
O. Henry
Lead in
After Twenty Years
二十年后
The Last Leaf
最后一片叶子
The Service of Love
爱的牺牲
Hearts and Hands
心与手
The Gift of the Magi
麦琪的礼物
The introduction of O.Henry
Friends
A promise
After twenty years
Read the lines
Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
Who：________ ___________
When: ___ On a _______________
Where:___________________________
What: A___________ happens to see a ______who _____________ Jimmy.
Why: Twenty years ago, ________ and Jimmy agreed that_________________
___________.
cold, dark night
Outside a shop in New York
A man
A policeman
they would meet
here again
is waiting for
policeman
man
the man
Three elements of a novel
Friends
Promise
Why did they agree to meet 20 years later
Jimmy
Read the lines
20 years ago
on a cold, dark night
The man
Jimmy
Why did they separate 20 years ago
Why did they agree to meet here 20 years later
Read Para 1 and answer the questions.
The man: started for the West to make his fortune.
Jimmy: stayed in New York because no one could drag him out of New York and he thought it was the only place on earth.
stubborn conservative(保守的)…
adventurous, brave…
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.
ambitious(有雄心的)
Read the first part and Para 3 and find out the answers.
What does the man look like
What happened to the man in the West
Did the man value their friendship why
Did the man think Jimmy would come on time why
Have they kept in touch during the 20 years
I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it's worth it if my old partner turns up.
I know Jimmy will meet me here if he's alive, for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world. He'll never forget.
experienced some bad things
The man valued their friendship.
the truest and staunchest
They didn't know what happened in each other's life.
“Well, yes, for a time we corresponded,” said the other. “ But after a year or two we lost track of each other .
Read between the lines
1.What was the policeman doing when he happened to see the man
2.What did the policeman say in the passage
Read the first part and Para 2 and answer these questions.
The policeman
devoted to his work; responsible; mixed feelings
the symbol of duty, justice, law and good things
He is checking this part of the city.
It sounds pretty interesting. Rather a long time between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven’t you heard from your friend since you left
Read between the lines
Think of a possible ending with the help of the following questions.
Did Jimmy come to meet his friend
What has Jimmy experienced over the past twenty years
What might happen between the policeman and the man
The man Jimmy The policeman
1.adventurous, brave 2.ambitious(有雄心的) 3.experienced some bad things 1.stubborn 2.conservative(保守的) 3.the truest and staunchest 1.devoted to his work
2.the symbol of duty, justice, law and good things
They value their friendship. They didn’t know what happened in each other's life. mixed feelings
Read between the lines
Read the note from the original ending and find out what actually happened.
The man
The policeman
Jimmy appeared on time.
Jimmy recognised Bob.
Bob was a criminal.
Arrest Bob
Jimmy left and there came a policeman in plain clothes, arrested Bob and gave him the note.
Do you like this ending Give your reasons.
Read beyond the lines
1. How do you think Bob would react when he read the note
2. Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing Why or why not
Law
Friendship
No one is above the law.
No personal affair is more than the law which is no more than human moral relationship.
法不容情，法亦有情。
The law is reason free from passion.-Aristotle
法律是没有激情的理性。——亚里士多德
Think & Share
What you have learned in the class: know / don't know
1. Three elements of a novel: setting, character, and plot.
2. The plot of “After Twenty Years”.
3. The personality of Bob (the man) and Jimmy (the policeman).
4. The O.Henry style ending: surprise, unexpected, appealing, understandable and memorable.
5. No personal affair is more than the law which is no more than human moral relationship.
Self-evaluation
1. Work in groups. Act out the whole story.
(1) Think about what happened in each of the three scenes, using the information you have already read in the story.
(2) Choose a character to play and decide what you will say and do.
(3) Act out the whole story.
2. Predict what would happen after Bob was released from jail.
Assignment
1. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune.
第二天一早我就要去西部赚大钱了。
Paraphrase:
The next morning I was going to leave (New York) for the West as planned, with the aim of making a large sum of money.
make one’s fortune: to become very rich 发财
e.g. Jack made his fortune in car sales.
Language points
【拓展】
make a/one’s fortune 发财
seek one’s fortune 外出寻找发财机会, 找出路
try one’s fortune 碰运气
be worth a fortune 值一大笔钱
cost a fortune 要花一大笔钱
tell one’s fortune 给某人算命
have the good fortune to do sth. 有幸做某事
【语境应用】
根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子(每空一词)。
1) I ________ ________ ________ (很幸运) to work with a brilliant head of department last year.
2) A number of young people come to the city to ________ ________ ________ (找出路).
3) He ________ ________ ________ (发了财) by developing oil business when he was young.
made a fortune
had the fortune
seek their
fortune
2. …, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come.
……, 不管日后各自情况如何, 不管距离多远, ……
no matter意为 “不管, 无论” , 与what/how/who/ where/when等疑问词连用, 引导让步状语从句, 相当于whatever/however/whoever/wherever/whenever等, 可置于句首、句中和句尾。
e.g.
No matter how complicated the situation was, he could deal with it successfully.
No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!
No matter where I want to go, it must be quiet and could make me regain the strength.
【语境应用】完成句子
1) 不管在哪里, 他都养成了早餐前散步的习惯。
______________________, he makes it a rule to go for a walk before breakfast.
2) 无论发生什么, 我们都必须保持镇定。
________________________, we must keep calm.
No matter where he is
No matter what happened
3. 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.
我们当时觉得, 不管要做什么，二十年的时间足够自己找到出路、挣到钱。
We could also say:
We thought that after no matter what our future held or how much money we would make, we would find out in twenty years’ time.
1) ought to: used to say that someone should do something because it is the best or most sensible thing to do
应该、应当 (情态动词, 没有时态和人称的变化)
ought to 表示义务、要求或劝告。
e.g. You were out enjoying yourself when you ought to have been studying.
We ought to get her a present for her birthday.
You ought to go to class right away.
ought to还可表示推测，暗含很大的可能性。
e.g. The boy left two hours ago, so he ought to be there by now.
ought to的否定结构是oughtn’t to或ought not to。
e.g. You oughtn’t / ought not to leave in such a hurry.
含ought to的陈述句变为一般疑问句时，应将ought放在句首。简略回答时，to可以省略。
e.g. —Ought I to wait for him outside the gate
—Yes, you ought (to). / No, you oughtn’t (to).
2) work out
①to train the body by physical exercise 锻炼身体
e.g. More and more people work out at the gym.
②to develop in a successful way 发展, 进行
e.g. Things have worked out quite well for us.
③to manage to find the solution by thinking or talking about it 理解, 弄懂
e.g. I can’t work out the meaning of this poem.
④to calculate to be that amount after all the facts and figures have been considered 计算, 估算
e.g. We’ll have to work out how much food we’ll need for the party.
⑤to plan sth. 制定, 拟定
e.g. We need to work out how we’re going to get there.
【语境应用】翻译下面句子。
1) Luckily, things have worked out well so far.
幸运的是，事情到目前为止进展顺利。
2) We must work out a plan as quickly as we can.
我们必须尽快制定出一个计划。
3) He keeps fit by working out for an hour every morning.
他通过每天早晨锻炼一小时来保持身体健康。
4) It took me five minutes to work out that question just now.
刚刚我花了五分钟时间解答那道题。
5) The map I got yesterday is wrong, so I can’t work out where we are now.
昨天我拿到的地图是错的，所以我没办法搞清楚我们现在在哪里。
4. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up.
今晚，我从千里之外赶来站在这扇门前，只要我的老朋友出现, 这一切就都是值得的。
1) worth adj. having a value in money, etc 值……钱
used to recommend the action mentioned because you think it may be useful, enjoyable, etc. 值得
e.g. How much is this painting worth
The museum is certainly worth a visit.
worthy adj. 值得的
值得做
of sth.
of being done
to be done
be worthy ＋
worthwhile adj. 值得花时间/金钱/精力的
It is worthwhile/worth one’s while to do/doing sth.
值得花时间(精力、钱)去做某事
be worth＋
钱(价值数量词) 值……钱
be (well) worth doing (很)值得做
be worth it 值得
【语境应用】语法填空。
One of the pictures is ________ (worth)￡50,000.
2) The movie was definitely worth ________ (see).
3) High prices in the UK make it worthwhile for buyers to ________ (look) abroad.
4) Two points in this report are especially _________ (worth) of notice.
worth
seeing
look
worthy
2) turn up:
to arrive or show up at an appointed or expected time or place
(常指出其不意地或经长久等待后)出现, 到来, 露面
e.g. The man didn’t turn up in the pub until closing time.
increase the loudness of (a radio, television, etc)
开大, 调高(收音机、电视等)的音量
e.g. I can't hear the radio very well; could you turn it up a bit
be found (esp by chance) after being lost
(失去后)被发现或找到(尤指偶然地)
e.g. Don’t worry about the letter—I’m sure it’ll turn up.
【拓展】turn短语
turn away 走开; 转身; 不许进入
turn down 拒绝; 把(声音)调低
turn back 返回, 退回
turn out 结果是……, 证明是……
turn to 开始, 着手; 转向; 求助于
turn into 变成
turn over 移交; 翻身; 使翻转
turn on/off 开/关(电视、灯等)
【语境应用】 用适当的介词或副词填空。
1) Don’t turn the TV ________. I’m trying to read.
2) They offered her the job but she turned it ________.
3) Don’t worry about your watch; it will turn ________.
4) I get into a trouble, but I don’t know who to turn ________.
5) If he doesn’t turn ________, we shall have to go without him.
6) It was a difficult time, but in the end things turned ________ all right.
down
up
up
up
to
out

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