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A True Friend
---from Charlotte’ Web
Warm -up
Full Name: Elwyn Brooks White (1899-1985)
Identity: American essayist & children's author
Achievements: Shaped The New Yorker style;
authored Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little
Honors: Pulitzer Special Prize, National Medal
for Literature.
Pre -readingAbout the author
Pre-reading
Story Background
Set on a mid-20th century American country farm, the story centers on the friendship between pig Wilbur and spider Charlotte, exploring the meaning of life and friendship.
Pre-reading
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte
夏洛特：
Spider who saves Wilbur by weaving words, sacrifices herself for friendship.
Pre-reading
Charlotte's Web
Wilbur
威尔伯：
Naive pig who grows through Charlotte's help and learns responsibility.





1. "Save and grow"
2. "Crisis and commitment"
3. " Miracle Weaving Web"
4. "Sacrifice and Legacy"
Crisis and commitment：
Wilbur learns of his slaughter fate; Charlotte vows to save him by weaving "SOME PIG," stunning humans.
Save and grow：
Fern saves runt pig Wilbur, raising him until he moves to uncle's farm, befriending spider Charlotte.
Miracle Weaving Web：
Charlotte weaves "TERRIFIC," "RADIANT," "HUMBLE" with animals' help. Wilbur wins a prize at fair, escaping death
Sacrifice and Legacy：
Exhausted after laying eggs, Charlotte dies. Wilbur guards her offspring; three spiders stay as his new companions.
A True Friend
Charlotte's Web
Language points:
1. however /haW'evR(r)/ adv. 然而；不过 I spoke in a clear and loud voice. However, the old man could not hear me.
2. glad /gl d/ adj. 高兴的；愉快的 She was glad when the meeting was over.
3. watch over 照管；监督 The mothers take turns to watch over each other’s
children.
4. rise into 上升到 When the lanterns are lit, they slowly rise into the air.
5. cry out 大叫；叫喊 A young boy cried out in pain.
6. cry oneself to sleep 哭着入睡 She cried herself to sleep every night after her
mother left.
7. wake up 醒；醒来 Most of us need an alarm clock so that we can wake up on time in the morning.
8. come and go 来去 People come and go all through the night.
9. take somebody’s place 替代某人 Tom is sick so someone needs to take his place on the football team.
e along 出现 Are you coming along for the ride
A true friend
Wilbur often thought of Charlotte. All winter Wilbur watched over Charlotte’s eggs. For Wilbur, nothing in life was as important. He waited patiently for the big day to come.
One sunny morning, Wilbur saw something move —a very small spider that looked like Charlotte. Then three more, then eight, then ten ... Charlotte’s children were here at last.
“I am an old friend of your mother’s,” said Wilbur. “I am glad to see you.” The little spiders were glad to see him too.
One day, Wilbur felt a warm wind come into the barn. As he watched, one baby spider rose into the air. “Good-bye!” it said.
“Wait,” Wilbur cried out. “Where are you going ”
“We are leaving on the warm wind.”
“You can’t all go. I will have no friends,” said Wilbur.
“Good-bye!” they called. “Good-bye, good-bye!”
This felt like the end of the world to Wilbur. He cried himself to sleep. When he woke up, there were three small spiders on the wall.
“Hello! Three of us are staying. We like this place, and we like you,” said a very small spider.
It was a happy day for Wilbur. And there were many more happy days.
As the months and years came and went, he was never without friends. Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. He loved her children and grandchildren, but they could never take her place in his heart. It is not often that a true friend like her comes along.
While-reading
Read lines 1–6 and answer the questions.
1.What was “the big day” for Wilbur
On that day, Charlotte’s children came out of the eggs.
2. What happened on that day
Charlotte’s children came out of the eggs.
While-reading
Read lines 7–15 and answer the questions.
What was Wilbur expecting
Wilbur was expecting to have new friends.
2. Why didn’t he want the little spiders to go
Because if they left, he wouldn’t have any friend.
While-reading
Read lines 16–20 and answer the questions.
Why did Wilbur cry himself to sleep
He thought he would never have any friends again.
2.Why did he become happy again
Because three small spiders decided to stay with him.
While-reading
Read lines 21–24 and answer the questions
1.Was Charlotte still Wilbur’s best friend Why
Yes, she was. Because Wilbur never forgot her. No one would take her place in his heart.
2. Do you think Wilbur is a true friend to Charlotte Why or why not
(Possible answer) Yes. I think Wilbur is a true friend to Charlotte. He looked after her eggs after she passed away, and he never forgot about her.
Structure
beginning
rising action
turning point
falling action
ending
Wilbur watched over Charlotte’s eggs
Charlotte’s children came out of the eggs.
The little spiters wanted to go
three small spiders decided to stay with him
Wilbur was never without friends,but he never forget Charlotte
Post-reading
Role-play the story in groups
Narrator
characters
Wilbur
baby spider
Friendship and Devotion
Life and Cycle
Charlotte's web defies fate; her sacrifice reveals "selfless devotion makes fleeting life eternal."
Wilbur guarding Charlotte's eggs symbolizes "death transforms, love and duty live on through rebirth."
Main idea
Literary status：
Hailed as "the pinnacle of American children's literature", it redefined modern fairy tales with depth and warmth.
Social value：
With 50M+ copies sold in 23 languages, it serves as a cross-cultural primer on life and death.
Influence of the Work
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