Unit 4 Friends forever Developing ideas课件PPT

Unit 4 Friends forever After twenty yearsLead-in:Watch and answer What does this video remind you of?What does this video remind you of?It's been a long day without you my friend.And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again.We've come a long way from where we began.Oh I'll tell you all about it when I see you again.没有老友你的陪伴，日子真是漫长，与你重逢之时，我会敞开心扉倾诉所有。回头凝望, 我们携手走过漫长的旅程，与你重逢之时 我会敞开心扉倾诉所有。What does this video remind you of?The video reminds us of the friends who we haven’t seen for a long time. After Twenty YearsWarm up1.What do you know about O. Henry?2. Have you read any stories created by him?read the short introduction to O.Henry.William Sydney Porter (1862-1910),whose pen name was O. Henry, was a world-famous American short story writer. In his stories, he often focused on the everyday life of ordinary people in New York City at that time. His stories are best known for their surprise endings.O. Henry was a world-famous British short writer.He often focused on the everyday life of rich people in New York City at that time.His stories are best known for their happy endingsFThe Gift of MagiThe Last LeafAfter Twenty YearsThe Cop and the Anthem 1. Have you ever read any of the stories by O. Henry? Share one with the class.Background informationThe American WestWestward Movement 西进运动 (Gold Rush 淘金热)(From 1862, the American government encouraged the white to develop the West.)Frontier Spirit 拓荒精神(ambitious,adventurous, active, and enterprising)Let’s read the excerpts from “After Twenty Years” by O. Henry, and get a deeper understanding of his works and the surprise endings to his stories. 1.Who are these two people? 2. When and where does the story take place?3. Why is the man standing outside the shop?Read and answerCharacter Setting Plot in New York on a cold, dark nightthe policeman; the man with a scar on his faceHe is waiting for his friend, Jimmy.Read the passage again, tell your partner in the man’s eyes, how is his friend.Scene 1Think about what happened in each of the three scenes, using information you have learnt in the story.Scene 2Scene 3Scene 120 years agoBob was _______ at Big Joe’ Brady’s with Jimmy. The next morning, Bob___________for the west to ______________, while Jimmy decided ________in New York. They agreed that they would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time, ____________ their conditions might be or ______distance they might have to come.diningwas to startmake his fortuneto stayno matter whatwhatScene 218-19 years agoBob and Jimmy_____________with each other for a time, but in the end, they__________each other. Bob kept_________around over it pretty lively.correspondedlost track ofhustlingScene 320 years laterBob _____________Jimmy at Big Joe’ Brady’s and a policeman _________ him and ________with him. Bob began to tell his story. After hearing the story, the policeman left. was waiting forwent up tochattedWhat would happen after the policeman left? The storyline？Made an appointmentLeft for the westLost contactCame back to meet the old friendThe surprise ending?✗After 20 years20 years agoWork 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.Surprise ending1. Did Jimmy come to meet his friend? When the policeman went away, Jimmy came back and told the man that he was Jimmy Wells. He saw the scar on Bob’s face and knew he was the person who was wanted in Chicago. They just talked a little and then they left separately.2. What has Jimmy experienced over the past twenty years? He may continue to be in New York and have a steady job. 3. What might happen between the policeman and the man? After seeing the scar on the man’s face, the policeman was confident that the man was the criminal of whom the policeman was in chase. Immediately, he grasped the man’s arms and fought with him. Unfortunately, the man ran away and escaped again. Of course, he didn’t see his friend Jimmy at all. Now read the note from the original ending and find out what exactly happened. Jimmy was the policeman. He turned up as they agreed twenty years earlier, but he decided to fulfil his duty and have Bob arrested.ReviewCharactersSettingsPlotThemeon a cold and dark nightJimmy’s childhood friend was wanted in Chicago. He got a plain clothes to arrest Bob.After Bob was released from jail, do you think Bob and Jimmy can still be friends?ReadingCharactersSettingsPlotBob?The cold windWhy did not Jimmy turn up?Read the ending in Activity 5 again. Find the expressions that describe:out of jail, cold wind Bob, now 58, lost and helpless doubtfullyA young man in his thirties, a familiar-looking stepping out of, smiled bitterly, heard, turned around, was surprised to find, replied, unfolded, shaking...Read the tips in the box and then write your own ending of this story. Read the tips in the box and then write your own ending of this story. Homework Use the words and expressions you have learned to write down the whole story in your paper book.write down the whole story