1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Welcome,A sacrifice for love,麦琪的礼物,写一对穷困的年轻夫妇相互赠送圣诞礼物中的巧合,刻划了他们捉襟见肘的生活与相互体贴的感情,。,O Henry,Short summary of O.Henrys life,He is the author of over,250 stories,and is most famous for his use of,surprise or twist end
2、ings,especially to,The Last Leaf,and perhaps his most famous story,The Gift of the Magi,.And he has contributed to American literature with other great stories such as,The Four Million,and,Cabbages and Kings,etc.,作者介绍:欧,亨利(,O.Henry,1862-1910,)原名威廉,西德尼,波特,(,William Sydney Porter,),,是美国最著名的短篇小说家之一,,曾被
3、评论界誉为曼哈顿桂冠散文,作家和美国现代短篇小说之父。他,出身于美国北卡罗来纳州格林斯波罗,镇一个医师家庭。他的一生富于传奇性,,,当过药房学徒、牧牛人、会计员、土地局办事员、新闻记者,、银行出纳员。当银行出纳员时,因银行短缺了一笔现金,,为避免审讯,离家流亡中美的洪都拉斯。后因回家探视病危的妻子被捕入狱,并在监狱医务,室任药剂师。他在银行工作时,曾有过写作的经历,,担任监狱医务室的药剂师后开始,认真写作。,1901,年提前获释后,迁居纽约,专门从事写作。欧,亨利善于描写美国社会尤其是纽约百姓的生活。他的作品构思新颖,,语言诙谐,结局常常出人意外;又因描写了众多的人物,富于生活情趣,,被誉为“
4、美国生活的幽默百科全书”。代表作有,小说集,白菜与国王,、,四百万,、,命运之路,等。其中一些名篇如,爱的牺牲,、,警察与赞美诗,、,带家具出租的房间,、,麦琪的礼物,、,最后一片藤叶,等使他获得了世界声誉。,enjoy some pictures,Dellas beautiful and long hair,Jims gold watch,Love,sell,sell,Chain,hair,watch,Della,Jim,comb,1.who are the characters in the story?,2.,What is the story about?,The story tell
5、s that a woman called Della sold her beautiful hair to buy her husband a Christmas present-,a gold watch chain,Della and Jim,skimming,True or False exercises:,1.James Dillingham Young was a rich young man.,2.Della lived in a neighborhood with many trees,and flowers.,3.Jim and Della were a married co
6、uple.,4.Della thought having a haircut will make Jim,happy.,5.Della decided to have her hair cut out of her,love for Jim.,F,F,T,F,T,Questions,1.When does the story take place?,2.What are Jims wages?,3.How much is the rent of the flat per week?,4.What are the couples two most precious,possessions?,5.
7、How much does Della sell her hair?,What price does Della pay to buy her,present?,Reading,$20 a week,$8 per week,One is Jims gold watch,the other is Dellas hair.,The day before Christmas,($20$21),*,The word in the fifth paragraph“hesitated”is closest in meaning to_.,A.imagined B.dreamed,C.felt uncert
8、ain D.watched,C,Reading comprehension,1.,Why did Della weep before,Christmas?,She couldnt see Jim during,Christmas.,B.,She had little money to buy Jim,a present.,C.Jim didnt give her a Christmas gift.,She had little money to buy herself a gift.,B,2.How did Della try to save money?Which of the follow
9、ing is,NOT,right?,A.She bargained at the grocery,at the bakery and at the butchers.,B.They lived in a shabby house.,C.She had her long hair cut and sold it.,D.She sold Jims gold watch.,(D),3.How much was left after Della bought her Christmas gift?,A.20 dollars B.21 dollars.,C.1.87dollars.D.0.87 doll
10、ars,D,4.The gift Della bought Jim was _.Which of the following is,NOT,right.,A.Something fine and rare-something worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim.,B.A gold watch chain that was at her great expense.,C.A gift that Della had been planning for a month.,D.A gift for which Della spent two hours
11、searching all the stores.,C,5.From the sentence,“She stood by the window and looked out at a grey cat walking along a grey in a grey backyard.”,we can infer that Della was very_.,A.angry B.calm C.happy D.sad,D,6.What does the story mainly tell us?,A.How to celebrate a happy Christmas for a young and
12、 rich couple.,B.How to choose Christmas presents for couples.,C.A love story between a young and poor couple.,D.Money is love.,C,1.Why did Della cry after counting the money she had been saving?,2.Why did tears fall from her eyes while Della was standing in front of the mirror?,Dellas tears:,She fel
13、t,sad,because,she was poor and because the money was not enough to buy Jim a nice present.,She had a good idea to make money,which was to sell her hair,but she was so proud of her long brown hair that the idea to have it cut and sold made her cry.,G,O,O,D,B,Y,E,A Sacrifice For Love 2,Period 3,Integr
14、ating skills,New words,1.stove,2.pale,3.prayer,4.approve,5.anyhow,6.shave,火炉,炉子,苍白的,浅色的,暗淡的,祈祷,祷告,批准,通过,赞成,无论如何,至少,剃,刮,b,8.Broadway,9.tortoise,10.tortoiseshell,11.jewel,12.flash,13.reaction,14.simplify,梳子,百老汇大街,龟,乌龟,玳瑁壳,珠宝,闪光,反应,简化,1.fix on,2.at length,集中,于,最后,True or False exercises:,1.Della was ve
15、ry happy when she opened the,package.,2.Both the Christmas presents were useful for,Jim and Della.,3.This story is a humorous story.,T,F,T,Post-reading,How did Della expect Jim react when he saw her?,What was Jims reaction?Describe his feelings?,Why did Della burst into tears when she opened the pac
16、kage?,Della thinks he will either be very angry or disappointed,suprising(or,all)and not approve or love her any more.,Jim is shocked when he sees Della,and he doesnt know,what to say.,She cries because she is reminded of her beautiful hair,and the combs which she so much wanted are now of no,use to
17、 her.,4.Explain the title of this short story.What does it mean?,The title means that both Della and Jim,give up their most precious possession for,the love of each other.,the main characters,in The Gift of the Magi,are a young,married couple with,money.On,the day before,Della counts,the money she h
18、as painstakingly saved,for months.She is very sad to find she,has,two dollars,hardly enough,to buy anything at all.,Plot Summary,Della and Jim Young,very little,Christmas,less than,After a good long cry,Della determines,to find a way to buy Jim the present he,.As she looks into a mirror,an idea,her.
19、Jim and Della have two,of which they are very proud.One is Jims,which has been,from his grandfather.The,other is,shining,and falling past her knees.Before she can lose her courage,Della races out of the apartment to a barbershop,Madame,Sofronie,to whom she sells her hair for,.,deserves,comes to,poss
20、essions,gold watch,handed down,Dellas hair,twenty dollars.,With the money in her hand,Della goes,to the stores,trying to find something,worthy of Jim.At last she finds it.It is,_.,It is late in the afternoon when,Jim comes home from work.He takes,out a package with a set of very,tortoiseshell,which,
21、Della has been,.He sells,his watch to buy her,the combs.,precious,longing for,combs,a gold watch chain,Step,4 Discussion,1.,Were Della and Jim both foolish to sell their favorite possessions?,O.Henry want to tell us that they were not foolish.They were wise because they had each sacrificed their mos
22、t valuable possessions for the person they loved.They were like the three wise menthe Magiwho brought presents for Jesus Christ after he was born.Keep in mind,that this is why Christians still give presents on Christmas Day:to remember the gifts the Magi brought Christ on that very first Christmas.,






