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课件网) Book1 Unit4 Friends forever Do you know who he is O. Henry O.Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in 1862. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas德克萨斯州. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank银行. But he got himself into some trouble麻烦. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to被认为 have stolen偷 it, so he was sent to prison监狱. A Brief Introduction to O.Henry During the three years in prison监狱, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the middle and lower class阶级 people. People liked his stories, which are known for humour幽默 and surprising endings. His best known著名的 short stories consist of 包括 Gift of the Maji and The Last leaf. AFTER 20 YEARS —by O. Henry Predict what happened accoding to the title and the picture. Pre-reading A policeman A man What is the suprise ending do you think be set in 以......为背景 check v. 检查，审查 -->巡查 go up to: 走近...... scar n. 伤疤 have a chat 聊天 Read the words in italic and fill in the blanks. The short story “After Twenty Years” is set in _____, on a _____, _____ night. Most people have left work to go home, and this part of the city is now _____. A _____ who is _____ the area sees a man _____ a shop. He goes up to the man and finds he has a _____ on his face. They have a chat and the man starts to tell his story. New York cold dark quiet policeman checking outside scar What can you infer from the setting 1.be set in 以…为背景 2.leave work 下班 3.go up to 走近… 4.have a scar on one’s face 脸上有疤 5. have a chat (with)... 和…聊天 who is checking the area是who引导的定语从句,修饰先行词a policeman,who在从句中作主语。 Characters, settings, plots or 4 “WH” Read the passage on P44-45 and fill in the blanks in the table(表格) below. The man’s best chum. (friend) He is waiting for his friend Jimmy, and tells a 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 What are the basic elements of a novel / a short story He is checking the area and meets the man, then listens to a story. Settings Plots Characters 20 years ago, Later, Tonight 5mins While-reading Reading for details（5 mins） Activity 1:Read the story of Page 58-59 again and answer the following questions. 2 3 1 What is the policeman doing when he happens to see the man Why did the man and his friend Jimmy separate twenty years ago What appointment did they make at that time 分离，分开 He is checking the area on a cold, dark night . Reading for details While-reading What is the p ... ...
