Unite10 a sacrifice for love（reading）PPT课件.pptVIP

Homework 1.Read up the text. 2.Underline the phrases which you think are important. * love A Sacrifice for Love O. Henry Father of American short stories Background Information Solution (how) The Problem (the challenge) Setting (when) Main Characters (who) ? Della and Jim The day before Christmas Della wants to buy Jim a Christmas gift , But she has little money (a young couple) 1.What are Jim’s wages? 20 dollars a week 8 dollars 2.How much is the rent of the flat per week? 3.How much money was saved by Della before the Christmas Day? $ 1.87 4.What price does Della pay to buy Jim a present? 21 dollars 5.What are the couple’s two most precious possessions? Jim’s gold watch Della’s beautiful and long hair how love Della Jim watch hair a set of comb a gold watch chain sell sell Della and Jim are so deeply in love that they are willing to sacrifice their most precious possessions for each other “She stood by the window and looked out at a grey cat walkingalong a grey fence in a grey backyard.” (para.3) （Della was very sad） “She hesitated for a momment and stood still” why? (para.5) (Uncertain) Della wept twice, Why? (para1 5) *