九年級英語上冊 Unit 8 Surprise endings Period 2 reading課件 （新版）牛津深圳版.ppt

Unit 8,Surprize endings,Reading,Match the gift giving times in the box with the pictures below.,Lead-in,A. What do you know about,Christmas,Mothers Day,weddings,birthdays,graduation,Look at the picture, the title and the first paragraph of the short story on page 115. Then answer the questions below.,B. Before you read,1 When did the story take place? On the day before Christmas./On Christmas Eve. 2 Why did Della count her money? Because she wanted to buy a present. 3 What was Dellas problem? She could not afford a present.,O. Henry (1862-1910) He was a prolific American short-story writer, a master of surprise endings, who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. Henry was known for good end, it was called “O Henry-end”. Although some critics were not so enthusiastic about his work, the public loved it. He was called Prose Laureate of Manhattan and Father of short stories. He is one of three short story master in the world.(O. Henry , Maupassant, Chekhov),Something about the writer,創(chuàng)作豐富的美國短篇小說作家，主要描寫紐約平民的生活，市民非常喜歡他。 以“歐亨利式結(jié)尾”聞名于世。 曼哈頓桂冠散文作家和美國現(xiàn)代短篇小說之父。 世界三大短篇小說大師之一。（歐·亨利、莫泊桑、契訶夫）,Something about the writer,The day before Christmas,Della and Jim,Della wanted to buy a gift for her husband but she only had one dollar and eighty-seven cents.,Read the first two paragraphs of the story and complete the table below.,If you were Della, what would you do?,Reading,Divide the story into three parts and summarize the main idea of each part.,Part 1:,Part 2:,Part 3:,(Para 12):The background information of the story.,(Para 38): Della sold her hair and bought her husband a watch chain.,(Para 917): Jim sold his watch and bought a set of combs for Della.,The day before Christmas,Della and Jim,Skim the story and complete the table below.,Della wanted to buy a gift for her husband but she only had one dollar and eighty-seven cents.,Della sold her hair to buy a watch chain for Jim.,Jim and Della both sold their most valuable possessions to buy gifts for each other.,Della put on her old jacket and old hat and went outside.,1,Della saw the strange expression in Jims eyes.,6,Della looked for a gift for her husband.,3,Della made the dinner and waited for her husband.,5,Della stopped at a hair goods store and sold her beautiful hair.,2,Della bought a watch chain for $21.,4,Read paragraphs 3 to 12. Then put the sentences in the correct order.,How did Della feel when she opened the box Jim gave to her? How does the story end?,She felt sad and happy.,The couple have sold their most valuable possessions to buy gifts for each other.,Read paragraphs 13 to 17. Then answer the questions.,Vocabulary,C1 The words in italics explain the meanings of some words on page 116. Find these words to complete the sentences.,At night, there are too many stars in the sky to _.(calculate the total number) 2. Paul always rode the bus although he could _ a car. (have enough money to buy) 3. Jane _ through the newspaper for the story about her school football team. (tried to find by looking carefully) 4. Tom heard the steps of his father _, so he rushed to open the door. (finally) 5. Everyone was seated when the teacher _ the exam papers from her bag. (took something out),count,afford,search,at last,held out,at last draw fix.on hold out look for,Jill had to study for an exam, but she could not find her notes. She _ them on her desk, but they were not there. Then she remembered her school bag. She opened it and _ some pieces of papaer out of it. However, it was her homework. Just then, her mother came in. Jill _ her eyes _ her mother and waited for her to speak. “Are these yours?” she asked. She was _ the notes in her hand. Jill had her notes _.,looked for,drew,fixed,on,holding out,at last,C2 Complete the article below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.,Reading comprehension,D1 Read the short story on page 115 and complete the sentences below.,Tomorrow will be Christmas, and I only have (1)_. I cant (2)_ for Jim. What should I do?,one dollar and eighty-seven cents,afford a present,I must buy a Christmas present for my dear Della.,I must buy a Christmas present for my dear Della.,Theres only one possession which Im proud ofmy (3)_. I can (4)_ to get the money.,beautiful hair,sell it,I must buy a Christmas present for my dear Della.,My (5)_ is very valuable, but I have to sell it. To me, Della is more valuable than this.,gold watch,This (6)_ looks great! Jim will be happy to use it with his watch.,watch chain,I must buy a Christmas present for my dear Della.,Della will surely be very happy if I give (7)_to her.,this set of combs,Look at the picture below and discuss what they are thinking.,_ _ _,I must buy a Christmas present for my dear Della.,_ _ _,Read and try to recite the conversations in 5-10 minutes.,Role-play,1. Role play the conversation in groups; 2. Role play the conversation in front of the class,