The Last Leaf.ppt

The Last Leaf O. Henry was the pen name of the famous American short-story writer William Sydney Porter威廉姆斯?西德尼?波特He wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. The typical for O. Henrys stories is a twist of plot which turns on an ironic or coincidental circumstance , with surprise endings, popularized the term O. Henry Ending works The Cop and the Anthem The Furnished Room The Gift of the Magi The Last Leaf 警察与赞美诗 带家具出租的房间 麦琪的礼物 最后一片常春藤叶 New words 1. pneumonia 2. picnic 3. faint 4. count 5. vine 6. masterpiece A. 杰作 B. 数，记数 C. 肺炎 D. 虚弱的 E. 野餐 F. 葡萄藤 What’s the main characters in the story? What do they do? Where do they live? When does the story happen? What the matter with Johnsy? What’s Mr Behrman’s masterpiece? 1.How many mornings are mentioned in it? 2.How many days did the story last? How many parts can the text be devided into ? Part1 Background para1-4 Part2 The 1st day para5-20 Part3 The 2nd day para21-23 Part4 The 3rd day para24-26 Part5 The 4th day para27-33 Part1 Background 1.why do many artists live in that certain part of New York City? 2.How and why did Sue and Johnsy become friends? 3.What happened to Johnsy in November? 4.What did Johnsy do while lying in her bed all day? Part2 The 1st day 1. What’s the doctor’s advice? 2. What was Johnsy doing when she looke out of the window?and why did she do that? 3. What did Sue do after talking with Johnsy? 4. What’s Behrman’s reaction when he knew that?What kind of man is Behrman? 5. What was the weather like that night? people Part3-4 The 2nd -3rd day Part5 The 4nd day T/F questions 1) She and Johnsy had a lot in common. 2) Johnsy looked from time to time through the window at the wall of the next house because she wanted to live in that house very much. 3) The doctor spoke to Sue in the hall when they were alone because he didn’t want Johnsy to hear what they were talking about. 4)The doctor asked sue to talk to Johnsy about new winter col