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课件网) Module 4 A taste of literature Unit 8 Surprise endings Period 1 Reading Ⅰ 牛津深圳版 九年级上册 Lead in Watch and enjoy Do you know the name of the story? Who is the author? Henry was born in Europe and the United States Gelinshibage North Carolina, whose father is a doctor. He lost his mother when he was 3. His grandmother and aunt brought him up. He is fond of reading. But when he was 15 years old, he was forced to leave school. In 1887, he was charged in a bank embezzlement. In 1898 was sentenced to five years in prison, and in prison, in order to support their daughters to go to school, he began to write short stories. Lead in Presentation gift/present graduation cent knee sign chain Presentation bill comb count Presentation gift [ɡ?ft] graduation [?ɡr?d?u?e??n] cent [sent] count [ka?nt] afford [??f??d] present [?preznt , pr??zent] knee [ni?] sign[sa?n] search [s??t?] chain [t?e?n] bill [b?l] step [step] draw [dr??] set [set] comb [k??m] look for at last fix...on hold out Presentation Pair work Speak out the meaning of the word as quickly as you can. afford search step chain comb knee sign at last cent draw graduation count bill set fix…on gift Pre-reading Look at the picture, the title and the first paragraph of the short story on page 115. Then answer the questions below. 1 When did the story take place? 2 Why did Della count her money? 3 What was Della’s problem? On the day before Christmas./On Christmas Eve. Because she wanted to buy a present. She could not afford a present. Reading Reading Divide the story into three parts and summarize the main idea of each part. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: (Paragraphs 1–2):The background information of the story. (Paragraphs 3–8): Della sold her hair and bought her husband a watch chain. (Paragraphs 9–17): Jim sold his watch and bought a set of combs for Della. Reading task Read paragraphs1--2 and then complete the table. When: _____ Who: _____ Events: (事件） Della wanted to buy _____ for her husband. But she had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents. She could not_____. The day before Christmas Della and Jim a present afford a present Reading task Della went out and stopped _____. The sign of the store read “Hair Goods”. Della went inside and sold _____to buy_____for Jim. her beautiful hair a watch chain at a store Read paragraphs 3—8 and finish the blanks. Reading task When Jim went back, his eyes were _____ Della. There was an expression in them that she could not read . Then he put _____ on the table. In it there lay_____ that she had always wanted. Della held out _____. But Jim said that he had sold_____ to buy the present for Della. They both sold their possessions to buy gifts for each other. They love each other very much . fixed on a box the set of combs his watch Jim’s present Read paragraphs 9—17 and finish the blanks. Reading task ( ) 1. Della looked for a gift for her husband. ( 1 ) 2. Della put on her old jacket ... ...
