全新版大學英語第三冊unit 6-The last leaf課件

1、Unit 6The last Leaf遼寧石油化工大學 外語學院 第四教學部 田蘇Teaching ProceduresA Brief Introduction to the Author Text Analysis Vocabulary LearningSummary 4123Homework 5Introduction to the AuthorO. Henry (1862-1910), the pseudonym (筆名) of William Sydney Porter, was a distinguished American storywriter.Surpring endings

2、Writing StyleThe vividness of detailsCoincidence 1. Surprising endingsThe Gift of the MagiTIP: His surprise ending is especially liked by readers and makes all readers think of it long after.In “The Gift of the Magi”, O. Henry used the most famous trick ending. The story tells readers about how a po

3、or young husband and wife buy each other a Christmas present, though they are both nearly penniless. They make up their minds to get a suitable Christmas gift for the other side for sincere love. The wife has her beautiful hair cut off and sells the hair to buy the husband a gold watch chain. He sel

4、ls his watch to get a set of combs. When he and she finally know what is the matter, both of them feel very surprised and at the same time , they feel much disappointed, for the presents that they have bought have no use at this time. The conception of this is really ingenious and clever. When the s

5、tory is over, the readers become intoxicated in the minute arrangement of the writer, and meanwhile are deeply moved by this young affectionate couple.The Gift of the MagiWatch the video to appreciate O. Henrys writing style and discuss about where the surprising endings lie in.Surprise endingsIn “T

6、he Cop and the Anthem”, a vagrant(流浪者) tries to be arrested by the police and put into prison in order to get a shelter in the winter. He has a meal in a restaurant without paying, breaks the glass of the window, takes liberties with (放肆) a young pretty woman and robs a man of his umbrella, etc. But

7、 all the evil deeds dont get him arrested. At last Soapy is moved by the music coming from a small church. When he is determined to correct his errors and make a fresh start, he is caught by a policeman. The sad end of the story surprises every reader. When Soapy does bad things and wants to be arre

8、sted, he cant be arrested. When he doesnt do bad things and wants to turn over a new leaf, he is done wrong to become a prisoner. As every reader can see, O. Henry affords food for thought in this story.The Cop and the Anthem3. CoincidenceCoincidence is another characteristic of O. Henrys writing. I

9、n many of his stories, there are many coincidental plots. In “The Gift of Magi”, Della sells her long hair to get Jim a gold watch chain, and Jim sells his watch to buy Della a set of combs. How coincidental it is really! CharactersDoctorJohnsySueOld BehamanThreads Thread 1The last leaf Thread 2The

10、doctors three visits Thread 3Soup Thread 4Masterpiece Thread 1The story is, as indicated by its title, built around the last ivy leaf. In other words, the last ivy leaf is the main thread that runs through the whole story.At first, Johnsy was determined to die when the last ivy leaf fallWhen she saw

11、 the last leaf still cling to the vine after two nights rain and wind, she decided no to give up her life.The cold fierce wind did not blow away the “l(fā)ast leaf” because Behrman risked his life to paint the last leaf.At the end of the story, Sue called the painted leaf Behrmans masterpiece because it

12、 was so perfect that the girls both mistook it for the real thingThread 2Johnsy was seriously ill.Johnsy had a 50-50 chance for survival and death while old Behrman was incurably sick.Johnsy was sure to recover.The doctors three visits are another “thread” that helps make the story a coherent piece.

13、 Scan the story and underline the sentences that indicate this point.Thread 31. Johnsy refused to take any soup when she decided to die with the fall of the last leaf.2. When she was shaken alive again by that undying last leaf, one of her first desires was to drink some soup.Scan the story and unde

14、rline the sentences that indicate this point.Soup is another “thread” that helps make the story a coherent piece.Thread 4Masterpiece is another “thread” that helps make the story a coherent piece. Scan the story and underline the sentences that indicate this point.OneTwoThreeOld Behrman was a failur

15、e in art. He had always talked about a masterpiece, yet he was unable to deliver it.“Someday I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall all go away.”Finally, old Behrman painted his masterpiece at the cost of his life.Introduction to the plot3 Johnsy情緒很低落，跟Sue說，樹上最后一片樹葉落下的日子就是她離去的日子，Sue很擔心她。4 Sue把John

16、sy的想法告訴了也很關心她的老畫家Behrman。Introduction to the plot5 一夜疾風暴雨后，Johnsy看到樹上仍留有一片樹葉，重新鼓起了活下去的勇氣。6 Behrman冒著風雨在墻上畫了一片樹葉,因感風寒，得了肺炎死了。Vocabulary learningjoint=join(加入)+t (n)1. jointadj.共同的；連接的；構詞 The house is our joint property. 這房子是我們的共同財產(chǎn)。 These foreigners have put forward a proposal for a joint venture. 這些

17、外國人提出了一個合資企業(yè)的建議。例句搭配joint effect 共同努力 joint ownership 共同所有Vocabulary learningMany pets are victims of overfeeding. 有許多寵物因喂食過量而遭殃。2. victimn. 犧牲品，受害的人 (或動物)例句fall a victim to 成為的受害者例句搭配派生victimize vt. 使犧牲，是受害 ，欺騙Vocabulary learning I always have the fancy that he will come back.我常?；孟胨麜貋怼?Ive suddenl

18、y taken a fancy to detective stories. 我突然喜歡上了偵探小說. 4. fancyn. 幻想 幻覺；愛好例句after sbs fancy 中某人意catch the fancy of sb. 吸引某人搭配派生fanciful adj. 存在于想象中的，想象出來的近形fantasy n. 想象（的產(chǎn)物）Vocabulary learning The stream is shallow. 那條小溪水很淺。 My eyes were streaming with tears. 我的眼中流下了淚水。5. streamn.河；流 vi.& vt. 流例句stream

19、y adj. 多河川的；流水般的派生近形scream vi. 尖叫 n. 尖叫聲辨析current streamCurrent 可指空氣，水，電等的流，強調(diào)流動的方向或路線以及力量和速度。Stream主要指“溪流”，強調(diào)源源不斷流動的概念Vocabulary learningsubtract 8from 10 you have 2.10減8得2 。6. subtractvt.減，減去，去掉例句subtract sth. (from sth.) 減去搭配派生subtractive adj. (可)減少的， 負的 subtraction n. 減(法)近形abstract adj.抽象的 n. 摘

20、要Vocabulary learning Its a sin to waste food. 浪費糧食是一種罪過。 Jonah sinned by not obeying what God told him to do . 約拿不遵照上帝囑咐的去做而犯了罪.8. sinn.罪，罪孽 vi.犯罪例句sinful adj. 有罪的,有過失的 sinless adj. 無罪的; 無辜的 sinner n. 犯罪者派生辨析crime ; sin crime: 觸犯法律的罪行 sin: 冒犯上帝或宗教的罪惡、罪孽Vocabulary learningTheres an acute shortage of

21、water in the city . 城里嚴重缺水。A painter must be an acute observer. 畫家必須敏于觀察。9. acuteadj.尖的，銳的；敏銳的例句acute disease 急性發(fā)作的病acute angle 銳角搭配辨析keen, acute, sharp, shrewd這些形容詞均有“銳利的、敏銳的、機敏的”之意。keen 多指對復雜艱深的事物或問題有敏銳的觀察和敏捷的理解。acute側(cè)重感覺敏銳，能分辨出一般人難以覺察的細微區(qū)別。sharp指人頭腦精明、敏銳或機警。shrewd指有頭腦，善于判斷分析，精明過人Vocabulary learni

22、ngThere were scarcely a hundred people present. 出席的不足一百人。To my surprise, the guide turned out to know scarcely a word of English. 讓我吃驚的是，那個向?qū)缀跻稽c英語都不懂。10. scarcelyadv.僅僅；幾乎不例句scarcely any 幾乎沒有搭配辨析hardly,scarcely,barely 這些副詞均含“幾乎不”之意。 hardly指接近最低限度，差不多沒有多余，強調(diào)困難和程度。 scarcely指不太充分，不太夠，不足，不能令人滿意，強調(diào)數(shù)量。 b

23、arely指僅僅夠，一點不多，強調(diào)沒有多余。Vocabulary learningHes go for the rest for the rest of the now. 他今天不會回來了。Save the rest for the food for tomorrow.把其余的吃的留到明天。11. for the rest至于其他，除此以外例句Vocabulary learningThis is one of the things that stand out in my memory.On the record I have just played, the first song stand

24、s out from all the others.12. stand out引人注目,顯眼; 突出,出色例句Useful expressions（1）磚樓某人在某方面的品味燈籠袖是和諧的可怕的蔓延這一地區(qū)in tune (with) Ones taste in sth.bishop sleevesbrick buildingstalk about the distractUseful expressions（2）到處一成希望那不勒斯灣醫(yī)藥療效吹著輕快的口哨curative power of medicinesone chance in tenthe Bay of Napleshere and

25、 therewhistling a merry tuneUseful expressions（3）倒著數(shù)空蕩蕩的沉悶的院子常青藤低聲地兩眼一直盯著窗外in a whispera bare, dreary yardivy vinecount backwardkeep ones eyes fixed out the windowUseful expressions（4）住在底層過分，過度嘲笑看護人光線暗淡的guard dogto excess.mock atlive on the ground floordimly lightedUseful expressions（5）流淚聽說混合著無神的睜大的眼睛拉起