unit 8 reading

1、Unit 8 surprise endings1.What is Lo doing?He is looking at his pictures.2. What is Hi doingHe is thinking about the good old days.3. What does Lo mean?He means he loves the gifts.present: 1.禮物禮物2.現(xiàn)在現(xiàn)在1.When do people usually give gifts to each other?2. How do you usually feel when you receive some g

2、ifts?3. What kind of gifts do people usually give on these special days？Why？ People in the West usually give gifts to others on special days. Match their gift-giving times in the box with the pictures below. Write the words in the blanks.birthdays graduation weddingsChristmas Mothers Day12345Christm

3、asMothers Dayweddingsbirthdaysgraduation The gifts-by O. Henry O. Henry, was an American writer. He was famous for his short stories. His short stories are known for their surprise endings. Some of his short stories include “The gift of the Magi” “The last leaf”.2New wordscentcountaffordpresentknees

4、igngoodssearchchainbilldraw-drew-drawnsetcomb美分美分?jǐn)?shù)數(shù)，計算數(shù)數(shù)，計算買得起買得起禮物禮物膝蓋膝蓋招牌，標(biāo)志招牌，標(biāo)志商品，貨物商品，貨物搜尋，尋找搜尋，尋找鏈子鏈子賬單賬單掏出掏出一套一套梳子梳子Read the first two paragraphs of the story and complete the table. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. Thee time Della counted. One dollar and eight-seven cents. An

5、d the next day would be Christmas. She could not afford a present, so she sat down and cried.美分美分 計數(shù)計數(shù) 負(fù)擔(dān)得起負(fù)擔(dān)得起 禮物禮物 Time CharactersCause Jim and Della had two possessions which they were both proud of. One was Jims gold watch that was from his father and his grandfather. The other was Dellas beauti

6、ful hair. It fell about her, and reached below her knee.1. What possessions were Jim and Della proud of?Jims gold watch and Dellas beautiful long hair.2. How long was Dellas hair?It fell about her and reached below her knee.膝蓋膝蓋 為為感到自豪感到自豪 Della put on her old brown jacket and her old brown hat. The

7、n 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

8、 a watch chain. The bill was twenty-one dollars.At seven oclock, the coffee was made and dinner was ready.標(biāo)志標(biāo)志頭發(fā)用品頭發(fā)用品搜尋搜尋最后最后Main idea of this part:Della sold her hair to buy a watch chain for Jim.Jim was never late. Della heard his steps on the stairs.The door opened and Jim walked in. He stopped

9、inside the door. His eyes were fixed on Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read.“Jim,” she cried, “dont look at me that way. I sold my hair to buy you a Christmas present.”腳步聲腳步聲盯著看盯著看Question: What did the expression in Jims eyes mean when he saw Della?Put the following s

10、entences into correct order.1.Della stopped at a hair goods store and sold her beautiful hair.2.Della looked for a gift for her husband.3.Della put on her old jacket and old hat and went outside.4.Della saw the strange expression in Jims eyes.5.Della made the dinner and waited for her hunsband.6.Del

11、la bought a watch chain for $21.456213 What is the ending of the story?Can you guess?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 Jims present. “I hunte

12、d 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.”掏出，拉出掏出，拉出一套一套梳子梳子遞出遞出搜尋搜尋Main idea of this part:Jim sold his watch to

13、buy a set of combs for Della.Background: Jim and Della loved each other very much, but they lived a very poor life. They had two possessions which they were both proud of:_ and _.Time: _ Characters:_Plot BeginningSurprise ending:MiddleDella wanted to _for her hunsband but She couldnt _ Jim sold his

14、watch to buy a set of combs for Della.Though they lost their most valuable possessions , they got love from each other.Jim and DellaThe day before ChristmasDella _to buy_for Jim.Delles long hairJims gold watchbuy a giftafford the giftsold her beautiful long haira watch chainD ComprehensionD1 Read th

15、e short story on page 115 and complete the sentences below.one dollar and eighty-seven centsafford a presentTomorrow will be Christmas, and I only have _. I cant _ for Jim. What should I do?I must buy a Christmas present for my dear Della.Theres only one possession which Im proud ofmy_. I can_ to ge

16、tthe money.beautiful hairsell itgold watchMy _ isvery valuable, but I have to sell it. To me, Della is more valuable than this.watch chainthe set of combsThis _looks great! Jim will be happy to use it with his watch.Della will surely bevery happy if I give_to her. Show timeNew words and expressionsb

17、e proud of put on look forat lastfixona set ofhold outinstead of以。為自豪以。為自豪穿上穿上尋找尋找終于，最后終于，最后集中（目光，注意力）集中（目光，注意力）于于一套一套遞出遞出相反，代替相反，代替1. At night, there are too many starts in the sky to _. (calculate the total number) (line 3)2. Paul always rode the bus although he could _ a car. (have enough money t

18、o buy) (line 5)3. Jane _ through the newspaper for the story about her school football team. (tried to find by looking carefully) (line 15)4. Tom heard the steps of his father _, so he rushed to open the door. (finally) (line 16)5. Everyone was seated when the teacher _ the exam papers from her bag.

19、 (took something out) (line 23)countaffordP116 C1 searchedat lastdrewC2 Complete the article below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary.at last draw fixon hold out look forJill had to study for an exam, but she could not find hernotes. She (1)_them on her desk, but theywere n

20、ot there. Then she remembered her school bag.She opened it and (2)_some pieces of paper outof it. However, it was her homework. Just then, hermother came in. Jill (3)_her eyes_her motherand waited for her to speak.“Are these yours?” she asked. She was (4)_thenotes in her hand. Jill had her notes (5)

21、 .looked fordrewfixed onholding outat last根據(jù)首字母填單詞根據(jù)首字母填單詞1.The watch c_is made of gold.2.Its too slippery（滑的）。（滑的）。 You should take one s_at a time.3.Can you see the s_? Thats a gas station.4.He fell off his bike and hurt his k_.5.What p_will you buy for your mothers birthday.6.The policemen s_the

22、mans house but found nothing.7.The typhoon made the supermarkets in town short of g_.8.We are not rich enough to a_ such a big flat.9.Who will pay the electricity b_.10. Tom d_three dollars from his pocket and gave it to the poor girl.tephainignresentneessearchedoodsffordillrew完成句子完成句子1.這個年輕的女士盯著項鏈看

23、了好一會才離開。這個年輕的女士盯著項鏈看了好一會才離開。The young lady _her eys _the necklace for a while and then left.2. 他把電話拿出來撥了一個號碼。他把電話拿出來撥了一個號碼。He_ _ his phone and then dialled a number.3. 這個老人到處尋找他們失散的兒子。這個老人到處尋找他們失散的兒子。The old man _ _ _ his lost son everywhere.4. 這兩支隊伍一直比賽了很久，終于藍(lán)隊贏了。這兩支隊伍一直比賽了很久，終于藍(lán)隊贏了。The two teams p

24、layed for a long time and _ _ the blue team won the game.5.我們應(yīng)該為我們的學(xué)校感到自豪。我們應(yīng)該為我們的學(xué)校感到自豪。We should _ _ _ our school.fixed onwas looking for at lastbe proud ofheld out Language points1. Jim and Della had two possessions which they were both proud of. be proud of 意為意為“對對感到自豪；以感到自豪；以為榮為榮”，=take pride in 他的父母都對他的成功感到自豪。他的父母都對他的成功感到自豪。His parents are both proud of his success.當(dāng)李娜獲得冠軍時，所有中國人都為她感到自豪。當(dāng)李娜獲得冠軍時，所