Unit 4 Friends forever Developing Presenting ideas课件- 2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册 .pptxVIP

Friends forever 《麦琪的礼物》《最后的常春藤叶》《警察和赞美诗》《二十年后》 O. HenryWilliam Sydney Porter (1862-1910) A world-famous American short story writer. In his stories, he often focused on the everyday life of ordinary people in New York City at that time. His stories are best known for their surprise endings. Pre-reading1862-1910O Henry (September 11, 1862-June 5, 1910), known as William Sydney Porter, is a famous American novelist. When he was a teenager, he wanted to be a painter. After marriage, he started writing with the encouragement of his wife. Later, he was imprisoned for accounting problems while working in a bank. During his sentence, he wrote carefully, and published a large number of short stories under the pseudonym O Henry, which attracted wide attention of readers. He is a prolific writer, leaving a novel Cabbage and the King and nearly 600 short stories in his life. His short stories are well-conceived（构思严谨） and unique in style, and are famous for their expressions of the lives of the middle and lower classes in America, humorous language and unexpected ending. ● The?Green?Door — 《绿色门》 ● Hearts?and?Hands —《心与手》 ● Two?Thanksgiving?Day?Gentlemen —《两位感恩节的绅士》 ● While?the?Auto?Waits? — 《汽车等待的时候》 ● Witches?Loaves? —《女巫的面包》● A?Service?of?Love ?—《爱的牺牲》 Major Works Now read the short story- After Twenty Years on pages 58-60.The short story is usually concerned with a single effect conveyed in only one or a few significant episodes or scenes. It has a plot, settings, characters, and theme. Pre-readingCharacters of After Twenty YearsJimmya policemanBob’s best friend Bobwanted by the police Can you guess what will happen? While-readingBasic elements of a novelwhoA policemana man with a scar on his facewhere In New Yorkwhen on a cold rainy night after 20 yearswhat happened Bob came a thousand miles to stand where they promised to meet, waiting for Jimmy. the end (who is he?) (who is he?) Setting Plot( Using dialogue)Characters 03While-reading