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(共24张PPT)
After
Twenty
Years
BY O. Henry
Reading
B1U4 Friends Forever
Developing ideas
By the end of this class, students will be able to:
learn three elements(三要素) of the story and gain its theme;
infer(推断) the personalities of characters and predict(预测) a logical ending to the story;
form a right attitude to friendship and the relationship between emotion(情)and law(法).
CONTENTS
目录
Lead-in
I
Pre-reading
II
While-reading
III
Post-reading
IV
V
Homework
Lead-in
What will a person change after twenty years
1.Who is O. Henry
2.What do the characters in his story have in common(有...共同之处)
3.What is special about(特殊之处) his novel
Pre-reading
Read the short introduction to O.Henry and answer the questions.
1. What is the type of this passage
A. Feature(专题节目). B. Story(故事；小说).
C. Exposition(说明文). D. Argumentation(议论文).
2.What is the main idea of this passage
A. An appointment of two good friends.
B. An explanation of a man’s appearance.
C. A conversation between a man and a policeman.
D. An adventure of a man in the West.
While -reading
Activity 1　Fast-reading for basic information
Listen to the radio and choose the best answer.
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Task 1. Read the passage on P58 and fill in the blanks (空白) in the chart.
Who
Where
When
What
After Twenty Years
While -reading
Activity 2 Careful-reading for detail information
Who
Where
When
What
After Twenty Years
The short story “After Twenty Years” is set in New York on a cold, dark night, Most people have left work to go home, and this part of the city is now quiet. 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 bis face.They have a chat and the man starts to tell his story.
He is waiting for his friend Jimmy, and tells his story to a policeman.
Who
Where
When
What
After Twenty Years
the man, a policeman, Jimmy
New York
on a cold, dark night
a chat between the man and the policeman
He is checking the area, meets the man, and listens to his story.
Plots情节
Characters人物
What are three basic elements(要素) of a short story
Activity 2 Careful-reading
Settings 环境
1. What did the man and Jimmy do, 20 years ago
They dined together.
2. What are their choices
the man: started for the West to make his fortune
Jimmy: stayed in New York
3. What agreement did they make
To meet here again after 20 years.
4. What’s their prospect(展望)
Both will be successful.
“Twenty years ago tonight,” said the man, “ I dined here at ‘Big Joe’ Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my best chum, and the finest chap in the world. He and I were raised here in New York, just like two brothers, together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn’t have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again, exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come. 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.”
Task 2. Read Para.1 and answer the following questions.
Task 3. Read Paras 2-3 and answer the questions.
“It sounds pretty interesting,” said the policeman. “Rather a long time between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven’t you heard from your friend since you left ”
“Well, yes, for a time we corresponded,” said the other. “But after a year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively. But 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. l came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up.”
1.What happened after one or two years
2.What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. The man kept his promise.
B. Jimmy is loyal to his friend.
C. They believe in friendship.
D. All of the above.
They coudn’t get in touch with each other.
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Activity 3　Careful-reading for getting the storyline
twenty years ago
The man dined with his old friend Jimmy and was to start for the west.
one or two years later
They lost track of each other.
tonight
The man is standing outside the shop and waiting for his friend.
the ending
the beginning
A policeman sees a man outside a shop.
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
负责的
careful
patient
耐心的
Actions
Activity 4　Careful-reading for getting the personalities(性格) of the characters
Personalities of
the policeman
Actions
Actions
“I was to start for the West to make my fortune”
adventurous
大胆开拓
courageous勇敢的
“The West is a pretty big place, and I kept hustling around...”
ambitious
雄心勃勃
hard-working
“I came a thousand miles to stand....and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up.”
loyal 忠诚的,
faithful 守信的
Words
Words
Words
Personalities of
the man
Personalities of
Jimmy Wells
“You couldn’t have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth.”
traditional 传统的
conservative 保守的
stubborn 顽固的
“for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world.”
trustworthy
reliable 可靠的
staunch 忠诚的
Words
Tip: When inferring the personalities of the characters in the story, we should pay attention to people’s ______ and ______ in the story.
Words
words actions
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
Activity 1　Deep thinking and group discussion
Post-reading
Read the note from the original ending and find out what happened.
The man
The policeman
Jimmy appeared(出现) on time.
Jimmy recognised(认出) Bob.
Bob was a criminal.
Arrest Bob
Jimmy left and there came a policeman in plain clothes, arrested Bob and gave him the note.
How do you think Bob would react when he read the note
Bob would be very sad and angry when he read the note because Jimmy was his best friend and he trusted him deeply but Jimmy made him arrested.
Or Bob would feel sort of relaxed because he knows that Jimmy had a good sense of duty and it was just and fair. In some ways, he didn’t have to hide himself in his later life.
Activity 2　Think and Share
2. Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing Why or why not
Yes, because Jimmy was a policeman after all(毕竟), whose duty was to protect the security (安全) of the whole society.
√ We always know the right thing to do; the hard part is doing it, so be a righteous(正直的) guy.
√ Good friends are like stars; we don’t always see them, but we know they are always there. So try to find your stars and be other’s star.
Friendship
Law
Bob
Jimmy
After Twenty years
Criminal
Policeman
be wanted
loyal to friendship
devoted to duty
have his friend arrested
Surprise Ending
justice
Friendship
3. What is the theme (主题) of the story
on a cold, dark night
outside a shop in New York
a man, a policeman
make different choices and made an appointment
corresponded, lost track, Bob hustling
waited for the reunion, met the policeman
Bob was arrested.
Activity 3　Summary and review
Rate your performance 1.Are you clear about three elements and the theme of this story？ □ excellent
□ good
□ need to improve
2. Have you inferred people’s personalities and a logical ending to the story？ □ excellent
□ good
□ need to improve
3.Have you formed a right attitude to friendship and the relationship between emotion and law. □ excellent
□ good
□ need to improve
Activity 4　Self-evaluation
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 with your group members and present it in the next class.
four roles: Bob， Jimmy, a plain-clothes policeman, a narrator
Homework

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