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Developing ideas & Presenting ideas
Unit 4
Friends
forever
Learning Objectives
PART. 01
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Learning Objectives
Analyze the content of the text, clarify the characters, traits, and evaluate the characters’ behaviors in the story.
Master the basic features and reading methods for short stories, understand the theme of O. Henry’s novels and the “O. Henry style” ending, and be able to apply what they’ve learned to write an ending for a short story.
Understand the meaning and connotation of friendship, think about the relationship between sentiment and law, and establish a correct outlook on life.
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties
Through reading, students can analyze text content to understand characters and their behaviors. Master the basic features of short stories and O. Henry’s writing style.
students can apply the learned knowledge to write a proper short-story ending. Think about the relationship between sentiment and law and establishing a correct outlook on life.
Lead-in
PART. 02
Do you know who the authors of these books are
O. Henry
Read the short introduction to O. Henry and answer the questions.
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
欧·亨利式结尾 (O. Henry-style ending)，通常指以欧·亨利为代表的短篇小说大师们常常在文章情节结尾时突然让人物的心理情境发生出人意料的变化，或使主人公命运突然逆转，出现意想不到的结果，结尾既在意料之外，又在情理之中。这种结尾艺术，在欧·亨利的作品中有充分的体现。故被称为“欧·亨利式结尾”。
Surprise ending named after O. Henry
Reading
PART. 03
Read the passage and find out why the man is standing outside the shop.
Because he is waiting for his friend Jimmy.
Work in groups. Think of a possible ending to “After Twenty Years” and find evidence to support your ideas. Use the following 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
Now read the note from the original ending and find out what actually happened.
Read the passage carefully. Choose the best answer for the following questions.
1. Why is the man standing outside the shop now
A. He is waiting for his friend Jimmy.
B. He is going for a walk.
C. He is going on a patrol.
D. He is waiting for the shop to open.
2. Why did the man go to the West
A. To travel in the West. B. To let Jimmy leave New York.
C. To make his fortune. D. To pursue his unfinished career.
Read the passage carefully. Choose the best answer for the following questions.
3. What promise did they make before they parted
A. Make a fortune together.
B. Leave New York together.
C. Meet again at the same place twenty years later.
D. Correspond with each other often.
4. What is the short story mainly about
A. An appointment of two good friends.
B. Why the two friends had the appointment.
C. A man with a scar on his face.
D. A policeman and a man from the West.
Read the story quickly and fill in the blanks.
Who：________ ___________
When: ___________________________
Where: ___________________________
What: A _________ happens to see a _____ who _____________ Jimmy.
Why: Twenty years ago, ________ and Jimmy agreed that ________________________.
On a 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
setting
characters
plot
What happened in this story
20 years ago
Beginning
During the past 20 years
Development
20 years later (now)
Climax
dined, different choices, made a promise
corresponded, lost track, kept hustling (the man)
came back at the same place and time
20 years later (now)
ending
Read the story carefully and get the personalities of the characters.
A policeman who is checking the area sees a man outside a shop.
He goes 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.
responsible
careful
patient,
a good listener
Personalities of the policeman
Read the story carefully and get the personalities of the characters.
“I was to start for the West to make my fortune”
“The West is a pretty big place, and I kept hustling around ...”
“I came a thousand miles to stand....and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up.”
adventurous
ambitious
hard-working
loyal, faithful
value his friendship
Personalities of the man
Read the story carefully and get the personalities of the characters.
“You couldn’t have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth.”
“for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world.”
stubborn
true, staunch,
loyal and reliable
Personalities of Jimmy
If you were Jimmy, which one would you choose
Law and
duty
Friend
Think & share
What does the note tell you about the ending of the story
Jimmy was the policeman. He turned up as they agreed twenty years earlier, but he decided to fulfil his duty and have Bob arrested.
How do you think Bob would react when he read the note
Think & share
Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing Why or why not
Do you like this ending Give your reasons.
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. Retell the whole story.
The story is about two friends named Bob and Jimmy. Twenty years ago, …
2. Choose a character to play and decide what you will say and do.
3. Act out the whole story.
Vocabulary
1. fortune
fortunate adj.幸运的
fortunately adv. 幸运地
make a/one’s fortune 发财
have the good fortune to do sth. 有幸做某事
例题：
In the 19th century, thousands traveled west to California, hoping to make _______ (they) fortune in the gold rush.
their
Vocabulary
2. turn up
turn round/around 转身
turn to 求助于；转向；翻到
turn out 结果是，证明是
turn off 关掉
turn on 打开
turn over 翻转；移交
turn into (使)变成
turn down 拒绝；调低
例题：
She ________(turn) up at my door unexpectedly with a bouquet of flowers.
turned
Vocabulary
3. appointed
appoint v. 以任命，委派；约定，确定(时间、地点)
appointment n. 约定，约会；任命，委任
appoint sb. as/to be... 任命某人为……
appoint sb. to... 任命某人到……任职
appoint sb. to do sth. 委派某人做某事
have an appointment with 与……有约
make an appointment 约时间
keep an appointment 准时赴约
例题：
The board of directors appointed her ________(lead) the new marketing campaign.
to lead
Vocabulary
4. scene
on/at the scene 到现场；在现场
battle scenes 战斗场面
the scene of the accident/crime 事故/犯罪现场
例题：
Emergency responders were _____ the scene within minutes of the car accident.
on
Writing
PART. 04
Sunday 20 October
Read Bob’s story after he was released from jail and answer the questions.
1. How did Bob feel when he finally got out of jail
Bob felt lost and helpless.
2. What kind of ending is this More than one description may be suitable.
3. Do you like this ending Give your reasons.
Read the ending in Activity 5 again. Find the expressions that describe:
settings
characters
actions
out of jail, cold wind, cold, dark night
now 58, lost and helpless, a young man, a familiar-looking man in his thirties, doubtfully
stepping out of, smiled bitterly, heard, turned around, was surprised to find, replied, unfolded, shaking, finished reading, shouted in surprise, smiled
Come up with your own ending to Jimmy and Bob's story, twenty years after Bob was arrested. Answer the questions to help you.
Write your own ending. Share your ending with the class.
1. What type of ending will it be
2. Do you want to introduce other characters in the ending If so, who are they
3. Where will the ending take place
4. What has happened to Bob and Jimmy over the past twenty years
5. How will the story end
It was a cold winter night when Bob came out of jail. After twenty years behind bars, he felt like a stranger to the city and everyone in it. Lost and helpless, he didn’t know where to go or whom to go to. A year after he had been arrested, his wife had left him and taken their daughter with her. Former good friends had cut all contact with him.
“Is there anyone here who still thinks of me ” he wondered bitterly. Recalling the night twenty years earlier that had completely changed his life, he wandered blindly through the streets. In the dim light of a streetlamp, he noticed an old man sitting on a bench. “Another lonely man, just like me,” he thought to himself.
“Bob,” the old man looked up. Although twenty years had passed, he could still recognize that face - Jimmy’s face.” I’m here for our meeting, though I don’t know if you still want it. Anyway, welcome home, buddy!”
“Long time no see,” murmured Bob, his voice trembling. The uncertainty was gone. He now had a home.
Sample
Read the two points of view about friendship. Decide which one you agree with.
Think of reasons to support your opinion and make notes.
Team up with a group with the opposite opinion and hold a debate. Use the expressions in the box to help you.
Team up with a group with the opposite opinion and hold a debate. Use the expressions in the box to help you.
Ⅰ. The First Stage (Present the view)
(1) Argument: The first defender of both sides
present their views.They will be allowed 2 minutes each.
(2) Argument: (Present the view further)
The second defender of both sides present their views in 2 minutes.
Ⅱ. The Second Stage (Questioning)
(1)The third defender of the For Side asks a question, any defender of the Against Side answers the question (only one person).
(2) The third defender of the Against Side asks a question, any defender of the For Side answers the question (only one person).
(3) One minute for asking, two minutes for answering.
Team up with a group with the opposite opinion and hold a debate. Use the expressions in the box to help you.
Ⅲ. The Third Stage (Free debate-5 minutes)
Both sides make a statement in turn 5 minutes in all.
Ⅳ. The Fourth Stage (Conclusion-2 minutes per team)
(The first defenders of both sides make conclusions in 4 minutes .)
Exercise
PART. 05
1. Her vibrant p__________(性格) makes her the life of every party, always spreading joy and laughter.
2. She finds beauty in o_________(平常的) moments, like a cup of coffee in the morning or a walk in the park.
3. My p_______(搭档) and I have been together for five years, and we support each other’s career goals.
4. The play’s final s_______(场景) left the audience in tears with its emotional dialogue.
ersonality
Exercise: 单词拼写
rdinary
artner
cene
1. She felt at peace in the quiet ____________(surround) of the mountain cabin, far from the city’s noise.
2. They made a lunch _____________(appoint) to catch up on each other’s lives after years of not seeing each other.
3. She was ____________(fortune) to survive the earthquake uninjured, despite the destruction around her.
4. They discovered a hidden waterfall in a remote __________(locate), far from tourist crowds.
surroundings
Exercise: 用所给词的适当形式填空
appointment
fortunate
location
Homework
PART. 06
Share your own point of view about friendship to your classmates.
Polish your writing.
Homework
See you next class!

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