2023學(xué)年完整公開課版【教學(xué)】Unit 8 Lesson 1 第1課時(shí)

Unit8LiteratureLesson1TheLastLeafPeriod1Warming-up1WherewasO.Henryfrom?aUKbFrancecUSA2Asawriter,hewasmostfamousfor____.anovelsbshortstoriescpoems3Hestartedthewritingstyleof____.asurpriseendingsbhumorousstartscsadendings√√√HowmuchdoyouknowaboutO.Henry?Findsomebackgroundinformationabouthim.Searchonlineifnecessary.Pre-readingLookatthepictureandthinkaboutthequestions.Whatstoryisthepictureabout?Whatdoyouknowaboutthestory?“TheLastLeaf”isoneofO.Henry’smostfamousshortstories.Whoarethemaincharacters?

Sue,Johnsy,thedoctor,MrBehrman.2Whenandwheredidthestorytakeplace?

ThestorytookplaceinGreenwichVillageinNovember.3Whathappenedattheend?

MrBehrmandiedofpneumoniabecausehepaintedthelastleafforJohnsyintherain.While-readingReadthestoryquicklyandanswerthequestions.While-reading

InNovember,Johnsy_________________________.Thedoctor_________________________________.Johnsycountedtheleavesontheivyvineandthought____________________________________________.BehrmanandSuelookedoutthewindowandfound___________________________________.ThenextmorningJohnsy_______________________________________________________________.Thenextday,MrBehrman_______.Thejanitorfound________________________

thedaybefore.Thefollowingday,Johnsy______________________.Thedoctor_________________________________.MrBehrman_________________________________.Workinpairs.Readthestorymorecarefully.Completethetimelinewithwhathappenedinthestory.Thentellthestory.gotsickwithpneumoniashemightnotgetbetteroneleafleftthatshemustdiewhenthelastivyleaffallsaskedtolookoutthewindowandsawtheleafwasstilltheresawtheleafwasstilltheresaidshewouldliveandgetbetterwassickwithpneumoniadiedMrBehrmaninbedwithpainWhile-readingWhenSuebeganapendrawinginJohnsy’sroom,whatdidJohnsydo?WhenSuetoldMrBehrmanaboutJohnsy’sbelief,whatwasMrBehrman’sresponse?Behrmansaid,“ThisisnotaplaceinwhichMissJohnsyshallliesick.SomedayIwillpaintamasterpiece,andweshallallgoaway.”Whatdidhemean?HowdidJohnsychangeherattitude?Whatdidthejanitorfind?WhydidMrBehrmangetpneumonia?Arethereanydescriptionsthatyoufindimpressive?Underlinethemandexplainwhy.Readthestoryagainandanswerthequestions.While-readingWhenSuebeganapendrawinginJohnsy’sroom,whatdidJohnsydo?

Shestaredoutthewindowandcountedivyleaves.2WhenSuetoldMrBehrmanaboutJohnsy’sbelief,whatwasMrBehrman’sresponse?

HecriedwithdisbeliefandthoughtJohnsy’sbeliefwasfoolish.While-reading3Behrmansaid,“ThisisnotaplaceinwhichMissJohnsyshallliesick.SomedayIwillpaintamasterpiece,andweshallallgoaway.”Whatdidhemean?HerealisedthatJohnsywouldbecomebetter,andthathewouldpainthismasterpiecebeforetheyalldied.While-reading4HowdidJohnsychangeherattitude?Shesawthatthelastleafremainedbraveandrealisedthatshewaswrongtowanttodie.5Whatdidthejanitorfind?

ThejanitorfoundMrBerhmaninbedwearingwetclothesandinterriblepain.While-reading6WhydidMrBehrmangetpneumonia?

Becausehewasoutsideinthecoldrainpaintingtheleafonthewall.7Arethereanydescriptionsthatyoufindimpressive?Underlinethemandexplainwhy.InNovember,MrPneumoniaplacedhisicyfingeronme;andIlay,barelymoving,inmybed.Istaredoutthewindowandcountedleavesontheivyvine.Threedaysagotherewerealmostahundred.Butnowtherewereonlyfive.Whenthelastonefell,Imustgo.Suesaidsheneverheardofsuchnonsense.While-readingWorkingroupsandtellthestoryfromJohnsy’sorSue’spointofview.Thenextmorning,Iwokeandaskedforthecurtainstobeopened.Oneleafremainedonthevine,bravelyholdingoninthewindandrain.Thefollowingday,theleafwasstillthere!ThenIthoughtIhadbeenabadgirlanditwasacrimetowanttodie.Intheafternoon,thedoctorvisitedandsaid“Withgoodnursing,you’llwin.AndnowImustseeafellowdownstairs,Behrman.Pneumonia,too.Thereisnohopeforhim.”While-readingThenextday,SuetoldmethatMrBehrmandied.Thejanitorfoundhimlyinginbedhelplesslywithpain.Hisshoesandclothingwerewetthroughandicycold.ThelastivyleafonthewallwasBehrman’smasterpiece—he

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lastleaffell.While-readingPost-readingHowdidthewriterdescribepneumonia?Thewriterdescribeditasifitwereacharacter.HepersonifiedthesicknessbysayingitplaceditsfingeronJohnsy.2Whydidhedescribepneumoniainthisway?Hedescribeditinthiswayinordertomakepneumoniascary.3Howdoyoufeelaboutthedescription?Readparagraph2ofthestoryandanswerthequestions.Post-readingsay:claim,ask,reply,cry,tellsee:look,watch,stare,noticedie:go,gosailingdown,goaway,slipaway

Inthestory,thewriterusesdifferentwordstoexpresssimilarmeanings.Readthestoryandwritethemdown.Thenworkinpairsanduseeachwordtodescribeascene.Post-readingWhatdoyouthinkSue’scomment“it’sBehrman’smasterpiece”means?Whatdoyouthinkthestoryistryingtoexpress?Doestheendingofthestorysurpriseyou?Ifyes,how?Whatdoyouthinkofsuchanending?Workingroups.Thinkaboutthefollowingquestionsandshareyouropinions.Post-readingWhatdoyouthinkSue’scomment“it’sBehrman’smasterpiece”means?ItwaspaintedsovividlythatJohnsydidn’tevenfinditwasnotreal.ItisthebestartheeverpaintedbecauseitkeptJohnsyhopefulandalive.Post-reading2Whatdoyouthinkthestoryistryingtoexpress?Thestoryistryingtoexpresshowpeopleloveandtakecareofeachother.Italsoinvitesreaderstothinkaboutattitudestowardslife.Post-readingDoestheendingofthestorysurpriseyou?Ifyes,how?Whatdoyouthinkofsuchanending?