(
课件网) Book1 Unit4 Friends forever Guess who he is. Warming up He is a famous American writer of short stories. He focused on the everyday life of ordinary people. He is also called the father of the modern American short stories. His stories are best known for the surprise endings. O. Henry Read the introduction of O. Henry. Background Major Works AFTER 20 YEARS —by O. Henry Predict what happened Pre-reading A policeman A man Basic elements of a short story The basic elements of a short story should include settings, characters and plot. Read the story quickly and get the key information. Read for information New York, outside a shop on a cold, dark night a policeman a man a policeman is waiting for appointment An appointment Read the story again and answer the questions. Read for answers What was the appointment Why did they separate twenty years ago Did they keep in touch during the twenty years Did they value their friendship What were the personalities of them Read the story again and answer the questions. Read for answers They agreed that they would meet there again exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what their conditions might be or from what distance they might have to go. 1. What was the appointment Personalities The man Jimmy Read the story again and answer the questions. Read for answers 2. Why did they separate twenty years ago The man: started for the West to make his fortune. Jimmy: stayed in New York because no one could drag him out of New York and he thought it was the only place on earth. adventurous ambitious stubborn conservative Personalities The man Jimmy adventurous ambitious stubborn conservative Jimmy: the only place The man: make a fortune Read the story again and answer the questions. Read for answers Read the story again and answer the questions. Read for answers 3. Did they keep in touch during the twenty years For a time they corresponded but after a year or two they lost track of each others. v. 通信 失去联系 Read the story again and answer the questions. Read for answers 4. Did they value their friendship They both valued their friendship. truest, staunchest Personalities The man Jimmy truest, staunchest responsible responsible Now read the note and find out what the surprise ending was. Read for ending The man was Bob，a criminal. But Jimmy was the policeman. Jimmy turned up as they agreed twenty years ago, but he decided to fulfill his duty and have Bob arrested. If you were Bob, how did you feel after being arrested by your friend Law Friends Work in pairs and discuss the following question. Think & Share If you were Jimmy, would you arrest your friend 1. Jimmy was the policeman. He turned up as they agreed twenty years ago, but he decided to fulfill(履行) his duty and have Bob arrested. 2. 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 ... ...
