1、Developing ideas (P44-46)新外研版 Book 1 Unit 4 Friends forever Have you read any stories by O. Henry? Share one with the class.Do you like stories with surprise endings? Why or why not?1 Read the short introduction to O.Henry and answer the questions.O.Henry, a famous American writer of short stories,

2、was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. 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

3、went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison.Introduction to O.HenryDuring the three years in

4、prison, 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 people. People liked his stories, which are known for full of humour and surprising endings.His best known short s

5、tories consist of The Cop and the Anthem, The Gift of the Maji.After Twenty YearsWhy is the man standing outside the shop?2 Read the passage and answer the following question.He is waiting for his friend Jimmy.While Reading3 Read the passage again and conclude the outline of the passage. Setting-Whe

6、n,Where (in New York on a cold,dark night) Character-Who (the man,the policeman,Jimmy) Plot-20years ago, later,nowadays.Time What happened to the man?What happened to Jimmy?20 years ago a year or two later nowadays The character characteristicsThe man The policeman Jimmy4 Try to conclude the charact

7、eristics of the characters in the passage.Did Jimmy come to meet his friend?What has Jimmy experienced over the past twenty years?What might happen between the policeman and the man?5 Think of a possible ending to “After Twenty Years” and find evidence to support your ideas. Use the following questi

8、ons to help you.Possible version:Jimmy didnt come to meet his friend at last.Now read the note from the original ending and find out what actually happened.Think & ShareWhat does the note tell you about the ending of the story?How do you think Bob would react when he read the note?Do you think that

9、Jimmy did the right thing? Why or why not?Do you like this ending? Give your reasons.After Reading6 Work in groups. Act out the whole story. After twenty years P44-45.doc 課文回顧1 You couldnt have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth.句意：任何人都無法勸說吉米離開紐約，他認為紐約是世界上唯一的地方。

10、drag v. 拖，拉， 英文釋義 make sb do sthe.g. Im sorry to call so early-I hope I didnt drag you out of bed.很抱歉這么早打電話，希望我沒有打擾到你休息。Language Pointsdrag還可指強迫，迫使，勉強e.g. When you can drag him away from his work, he can also be a devoted father.如果你能把他硬從工作中拉回來，他也會是個盡心盡責的父親。2 Well, yes, for a time we corresponded, sa

11、id the other. 句意：“哦，收到過他的信。有一段時間我們曾相互通信。”另一個說。correspond v.通信，英文釋義 If two people correspond, they regularly write letters to each other.e.g. He corresponded with leading European scholars.他與歐洲著名學者通信。correspond 還可指“與相對應”，常和to搭配使用e.g. Racegoers will be given a number which will correspond to a horse running in a race.觀看賽馬比賽的觀眾將獲得一個與某一匹賽馬相對應的號碼。3 I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and its worth it if my old partner turns up.句意：今天晚上，我千