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Unit 6 The Human Touch Text A The Last Leaf When Johnsy fell seriously ill, she seemed to lose the will to hang on to life. The doctor held out little hope for her. Her friends seemed helpless. Was there nothing to be done? Ⅰ. Teaching Objectives Students will be able to: understand the main idea (Old Behrman saved Johnsy’s life at the expense of his own) and structure of the text; appreciate how the repeated use of clues helps weave a piece of narration together; grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. Ⅱ. Before Reading English Poem--- Another Day in Paradise Read the Poem Another Day in Paradise … But Seriously, 1989 She calls out to the man on the street “Sir, can you help me?” It’s cold and I’ve nowhere to sleep Is there somewhere you can tell me?” He walks on, doesn’t look back He pretends he can’t hear her. Starts to whistle as he crosses the street Seems embarrassed to be there Oh think twice, it’s anther day for You and me in paradise Oh think twice, it’s another day for you You and me in paradise She calls out to the man on the street He can see she’s been crying She’s got blisters on the soles of her feet Can’t walk but she’s crying Oh think twice… Oh lord, is there nothing more anybody can do Oh lord, there must be sth you can say You can tell from the lines on her face You can see that she’s been there Probably been moved on from every place ‘Cos she didn’t fit in there Oh think twice Discussion 1) What story does the poem tell us? 2) What would you do if you were the man in the poem, and shy? 2. Listen to the song. Blank Filling Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with what you hear. There comes a time When we hear a certain call, When the world Must come together as one. There were people dying; And it’s time to lend a hand to life, The greatest gift of all. We can’t go on pretending day by day That someo