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(共19张PPT)
Unit 1
Honesty and responsibility
Teaching objectives:
1. Knowledge objectives:
1) students can learn some new words and phrases in this text, such as: appointment, honesty, responsibility, diamond, worthwhile, bless, make one’s fortune, suspect, under arrest and so on.
2) students can learn more about a famous author O.Henry and learn about the O.Henry Ending.
3)students can learn a new type of English writing—short story. (the six elements of a short novel: 5W1H)
Teaching objectives:
2. Ability objectives:
1) students can improve their reading abilities, such as skimming and scanning.
2) students can analyse the structure of a short story by their selves.
3) students can distinguish which is an O.Henry Ending.
3. Emotional objectives:
1) students can build self-confidence in the process of learning.
2) students can have the awareness on the importance of learning good moral values.
3) students can know how to deal with moral values conflicts in our real lives.
Lead-in
How do you understand the quote from Noam Chomsky？
To live a life of honesty and integrity is a responsibility of every decent person.
—Noam Chomsky
The quote means that a decent person should be honest and have integrity. This can be seen as his or her responsibility.
Lead-in
As a teenager, what do you think you can be responsible for？
be responsible for our homework,
be responsible for our own room
be responsible for cleaning up after our own projects
be responsible for our actions
O.Henry’s works
After Twenty Years is set in the early 1900s, near the end of America’s Westward Expansion (美国西进运动), which started in the early 1800s.
During the expansion, many Americans went to the West (美国西部) to make money.
Pre-reading
———Background information
who
policeman
Bob
Jimmy Wells
when
barely ten o’clock at night
where
doorway of a store, New York
Summary
The man __________________(where) is___________(what) his friend whose name is _________(who) to turn up at _________(when) because of their ___________(why) made 20 years ago.
at the doorway of a store
waiting for
Jimmy Wells
around 10
appointment
what
Fast reading
———elements
After Twenty Years
Short story
When
Where
Who
Why
What
How
plot
Pre-reading: About the author
While-reading
While-reading： Para. 1-Para. 2
When？
Where？
Who？
What？
Why？
About 10 o’clock at night
In the doorway of a store
A policeman; a man(Bob);
Jimmy
The policeman: on duty
Bob: waiting for Jimmy
To keep an appointment made twenty years before.
Pre-reading
What do you know about O. Henry
William Sydney Porter
(original name)
(1862-1910)
“the master of the American short story”.
known for Surprising and profound endings.
the O.Henry Award for outstanding short stories.
O. Henry(pen name)
Pre-reading
What do you know about O. Henry
O.Henry’s works
While-reading
Find the characters, the time and the place mentioned in the story.
who
policeman
Bob
Jimmy Wells
when
barely ten o’clock at night
where
doorway of a store, New York
Summary
The man __________________(where) is___________(what) his friend whose name is _________(who) to turn up at _________(when) because of their ___________(why) made 20 years ago.
at the doorway of a store
waiting for
Jimmy Wells
around 10
appointment
what
3. What time did the man in the long overcoat meet
Bob
Around 10:20 p.m.
Read part 2 and answer the question.
A2
Detailed reading
Fast reading
How did the man from the West feel after the two greeted each other
A. He was confident.
B. He was suspicious.
C. He was disappointed.
D. He was quite certain.
4. How did Bob realize that the man in the long
overcoat was not Jimmy
Detailed reading
Read part 3 and answer the question.
A2
line 45-50
Bob realized this when he saw the man’s face in the bright light of the drugstore.
4. How did Bob realize that the man in the long
overcoat was not Jimmy
Detailed reading
Read part 3 and answer the question.
A2
line 45-50
Bob realized this when he saw the man’s face in the bright light of the drugstore.
What kind of person do you think Jimmy is
Why do you say so
responsible
rational
While-reading： Para. 19-Para. 21

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