新外研版高一英语必修1module4friends forever-阅读reading精读After 20 years.pptxVIP

Warming up ;What impresses you most about ? ;Introduce O. Henry briefly with the following tips. ;After Twenty Years; After Twenty Years is set in the early 1900s, near the end of America’s Westward Expansion (美国西进运动), which started in the early 1800s. During the expansion, many Americans went to the West (美国西部) to make money. New York City is located in the north-east of the US and was already a big city by then. ;After Twenty Years;Q:Why is the man standing outside the shop?;Inference: read for further understanding ;Character;Character ;Draw a mind map of the story between Jimmy and the man, trying to find out the information indicating the three elements of a novel.;My mind map of the story:; The following questions may help you: 1. Would Jimmy come to meet his friend? Yes/No? 2. Why? 3. What had Jimmy experienced over the past twenty years? 4. What might happen between the policeman and the man? … …;What’s the theme of the story?;What we have done in this period: 1. Have analyzed the personality of the main characters; 2. Have got familiar with the 3 elements of a novel; 3. Have presented the outline of the story with the help of drawing a mind map; 4. Have predicted a logical and acceptable ending of the story After Twenty Years. ;A life without a friend is a life without a sun.人生没有朋友， 犹如人生没有了太阳。