【牛津深圳版】九年级英语上册Unit 8 Period 2课件.pptVIP

Unit 8 Oxford English Module 4 A taste of literature Period 2 Reading (2) Surprise endings 1 Show time In groups, read the story. 2 Learn the words 3 The gifts Read paragraphs 3 to 12. Then put the sentences in the correct order. Della put on her old brown jacket and her old brown hat. Then she went out of the door and down the stairs to the street. She stopped at a store. The sign in front of the store read “Hair Goods”. “Will you buy my hair?” asked Della. “Twenty dollars,” the woman said. Then Della searched through the stores looking for a present for Jim. She found it at last. It was a watch chain. The bill was twenty-one dollars. At seven o’clock, the coffee was made and dinner was ready. Jim was never late. Della heard his steps on the stairs. The door opened and Jim walked in. He stopped inside the door. His eyes were fixed on Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read. “Jim,” she cried, “don’t look at me that way. I sold my hair to buy you a Christmas present.” 1 6 3 5 2 4 Read paragraphs 1 to 12 again. Then complete the table below. anxious eager excited hopeful nervous upset worried Read paragraphs 13 to 17. Then answer the questions. Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table. Della opened it. There lay the set of combs that she had always wanted. Now they were hers, but her hair was gone. She smiled and held out Jim’s present. “I hunted all over town to find it. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it.” Instead of obeying, Jim sat down, put his hands behind his head and smiled. “Della,” he said, “I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs.” How did Della feel when she opened the box Jim gave to her? How does the story end? She felt sad and happy. The couple have sold their most valuable possessions to buy gifts for each other. 4 Comprehension D1 Read the short story on page 115 and complete the sentences below. Tomorrow will be Christmas, and I only have (1)_____________________