Unit 14 After Twenty Years

AfterTwentyYearsNewEnglishCourseIIIUnit14TeachingFeatures•Wordstudy•Thesentenceanalysisandpractice•Textappreciation•Thevividpictures•Thenetlinkoptions•LanguagepointsTeachingObjectives:Inthisunitstudentsarerequiredto:1.Practicereadingstrategiessuchaspredicting,skimming,guessing,etc.2.Graspsomenewwordsandexpressionstoenrichstudents’vocabulary;3.Dosomeoralworksuchaspre-readingquestions,roleplayandinteractionactivitiestohelptodevelopthestudents’oralcommunicativeabilities;4.Learnsomewritingskillsinnarrationandletterwriting;5.GettoknowmoreinformationaboutOHenry;6.Dosomeotherafter-classexerciseincludinglisteningandtranslationtoimprovestudents’comprehensiveskills.TeachingContentsTextI:AfterTwentyYearsOralWork:Role-playInteractionActivitiesGuidedWriting:PrecisofTextIParagraphWriting—NarrationLetterWritingTeachingfocuses:1.ThecomprehensionandappreciationofTextI;2.Newwordsandexpressions:habitual,twirl,correspond,proposition,egotism,submerge,astir,staunch,revolve,cynical,stalwart,groove,moderately,glare,confrontation,besubjecttoDifficultsentences1.Theimpressivenesswashabitualandnotforshow,forspectatorswerefew.2.Thetimewasbarely10o’clockatnight,butchillygustsofwindwithatasteofraininthemhadalmostemptiedthestreets.3.Therewasnowafine,colddrizzlefalling,andthewindhadrisenformitsuncertainpuffsintoasteadyblow.4.Thefewpassers-byhustlingaboutinthequarterhurrieddismallyandsilentlyalongwithcoatcollarsturnedhighandpocketedhands.ArrangementfortheUnit1stSession:Readingandcomprehensionofthetext(2hours)2ndSession:Languagepointandsentenceanalysis(2hours)3rdSession:Revisionandconsolidationofthetext(2hours)4thSession:Relativeexercises(2hours)FirstSession:ReadingandcomprehensionoftextIO.HenryO.HenrywasthepennameoftheAmericanshortstorywriterWilliamSydneyPorter,whowasborninGreensboro,N.C.in1862.Aprolific(ofawriterproducingmanyworks)writerinhislateryears,O.Henrywrotesome600shortstorieswhichwerepublishedin1917in14volumes.O.HenryO.Henry‘spopularityreacheditsheightafterhisdeath.Hiswritingwasseenasstraightforwardandsimple,writtenintheplainvernacular(本地语)ofhisreaders.Hisstoriesmayrelyonasamenessofplot,butthesharp,unexpectedtwistattheend(asinTheGiftOfTheMagi)isstillhisdistinctivetrademarktoday.CriticshavesingledoutO.HenryasoneofthegreatestAmericanshortstorywriters--describinghimasawriter'swriterwhoalsopossessesuniversalappeal.AcritictravelingearlyinthecenturyfellintoaconversationwithaMidwestfarmer.WhenaskedifheeverreadO.Henry,thefarmerreplied,Professor,that'sliterature,that'sREALliterature.Questionsonthestory1.Whenandwheredidthestorytakeplace?Whowerethemaincharacters?Itwasaboutteno’clockatnightwhenthepolicemanfoundamanstandinginfrontofastoreonthedark,emptystreetofNewYork.2.Whatdidthemanwaitinginthestreetreassurethepoliceman?ThemanreassuredthepolicemanthathewasjustwaitingforhisoldpalJimmyWells,withwhomhemadeanappointmentexactlytwentyyearsagoatthisplace.Questionsonthestory3.Wheredidthemanworktomakefortune?Whydidhestayatthecity?ThemanhadbeenintheWestformanyyearstomakehisfortuneandnowhehadcomeallthewaytofillthisappointment.4.Whatdidthemanlooklike?Themanhasapale,square-jawedfacewithkeeneyes,andthere’salittlewhitescarnearhisrighteyebrow.5.Whocameaftertwentyminutes?Afterthepolicemanleft,themanwaitedforanothertwentyminutesbeforeatallonewalkedtowardhimandcalledhisnameBob.Questionsonthestory6.Howdidthetwobehavewhentheymet?ThetwowereexcitedtoseeeachotherandBobwaseagertobragabouthissuccessintheWest.7.WasthemancominglaterJimmy?Howdidthemanfindoutthis?Whatwastherealidentityofthelatter?Butverysoon,withtheglarefromthedrugstorethemanfoundthatthetallonewasnotJimmy;instead,heturnedouttobeaplain-clothesman.Questionsonthestory8.WhowasJimmy?Whydidn’theappeartomeettheappointment?Bobreadthenotegiventohimtofindthatthepolicemanwastheveryonehewaswaitingfor.Jimmy,thepoliceman,recognizedhimashewantedcriminalandthussentaplain-clothesmantohim.StructureofthetextI.Opening(Para1-5)setting,time,place,character,thebeginningofthestoryII.Body(Para6-26)thestoryIII.Conclusion(Para27—32)resultofthestoryMainIdea1.ApolicemanisonthebeatinastreetinNewYorkataboutteno’clockatnight.2.Amaninthedarkeneddoorwayofahardwarestoreiswaitingtoseeafriend.3a.Themantellsthepolicemanabouttheappointmenthemadewithafriendtwentyyearsbefore.Mainidea3b.“JimmyWells”comestofilltheappointmentwithBob---excitementandexchangeofnews.4.Bobisarrestedbytheplain-clothesmanwhowasdisguisedasJimmyWells.5.JimmyWells’noteexplainstoBobthathehasidentifiedhimasthemanwantedinChicagoandhasaskedtheplain-clothesmantoarresthim.LanguagepointsSecondSessionsentencesTryingdoorsashewent…afinepictureofaguardianofthepeace.•----Thepolicemanspuntheclubinthehandgracefullyanddexterouslywhilehewascheckingifthedoorsontheroadsideshadbeenlocked.Fromtimetotimethealertofficerwouldturntohavealookatthequietstreet.Thispicture,alongwithhisstrongfigureandhiswayofstrutting,couldeasilyremindpeoplethathewastherightonetoguardthepeaceinthenight.Loosesentence&periodicsentenceLoosesentence:asentenceinwhichtheessentialelements,inthemainclause,comefirst,followedbysub