1、Unit 10 American literatureA sacrifice for love（2）Teaching Aims:1. Read about A Sacrifice for Love (2)2. Write a summary of the storyTeaching important points:1. Learn to write a summary2. The important and difficult sentencesTeaching difficult points:1. How to make every students understand the imp

2、ortant points2. How to improve the students writing abilities Teaching methods:Task-bases ; student-centeredTeaching aids: A tape recorder; the blackboard Task 1 Read the passage in three minutes, and match each of the headings below with a paragraph in it. (5minutes)A: Jim stared at Della with a st

3、range expression on his face.B: Jim was awake and expressed nothing could make him love Della any less.C: Jim told Della he sold his watch for her combs.D: Della was anxious to wait for Jim and was afraid that Jims love would go without her beautiful long hair.E: Della was so happy when she saw a se

4、t of beautiful and expensive combs Jim bought her.F: Jim was burdened with the family and had no money to buy even e new overcoat or gloves.G: Della explained why she had her hair cut off.H: Della showed him her gift- a gold watch chain that was worthy of his gold watch.I: Jim was still confused.Tas

5、k 2 Listen to the tape and read the text carefully, then choose the best answer: (7minutes)1. What was Jims reaction when he saw Della? A. angry B. shocked C. disappointed D. both A and B2. What did Jim buy for Della ? A. a shampoo B. a hat C. A comb D. A new overcoat 3. Which of the following is NO

6、T true according to the story?A. The day before Christmas Della was worried because she had only saved one dollar and eighty-seven cents for Jims Christmas present.B. The young couple lived a hard life but they loved each other deeply.C. Della was very nervous and worried before she heard Jims step

7、when he came back home from work.D. When Della saw her present, she was so happy to get the expensive combs that she burst into tears.4.Which of the following is true according to the story?A. The Christmas day was coming. Della was very happy and she was looking forward to it.B. Jim and Della were

8、both cried when they saw each others present.C. Jim didnt love Della any more when he saw that she had her hair cut off.D. Jim sold hid gold watch out of his love for Della.5. What does the story mainly tell us?A. How to celebrate a happy Christmas for a young and rich couple.B. How to choose Christ

9、mas presents for couples.C.A love story between a young and poor couple.D. Money is love.Task 3 Deal with the difficult sentences (15minutes) 1. Della doubled the watch chain in her hand . What does double mean in the following sentences:A. She got double scholarshipsB. Double the carpet, and cover

10、it on the baby.2. Poor fellow, he was only twenty-two - and to be burdened with a family! and to be burdened with a family He was to be burdened with a family be burdened with a family 3. His eyes were fixed upon Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read.be fixed upon _stare

11、 at_in them in his eyes_Exercise: She was _ frightened that she could not _ her thoughts on anything. A. so; fix B. so; spend C. such; fix D. such; spend4. I have my hair cut off and sold it because I couldnt have lived through Christmas without giving you a present.have ones hair cut have sth donec

12、ouldnt have lived through Christmas without giving you a present If I _ you a present , I couldnt have lived through Christmas.Translate the sentence:今天下午我要去修理我的自行車。_5.” Dont make any mistake about me, Della,” he said.” I dont think there s anything in the way of a haircut shampoo 1) make a mistake

13、about _2) in the way of _Task 4 Writing (10minutes)1. Look at the pictures on Page 89 and Page 90 and describe the plot of the story.2. Write a summary of A Sacrifice for Love and give your own opinion about the story. You can tell the story in short using the answers to my questions. what are the n

14、ames of the hero and heroine?what is the relationship between them?what and how did the hero buy a special gift for the heroine? What about the heroine?whats the ending? Whats your opinion about the story?Story model:Jim and Della were young poor couple. They loved each other so much. In order to pu

15、rchase each other a special Christmas gift. They had been saving money for a long time. But they still couldnt afford the rare and nice gift with the money they saved. So at length, Della cut off his beautiful long hair and sold it for 20 dollars. With 21 dollars, he bought Jim a gold chain. And mea

16、nwhile, Jim sold his precious gold watch in order to buy a set of tortoiseshell combs for his wife which she had been longed for long time ago. When they saw each others gift, their feelings were more than words could tell. They felt the others love. Each sacrificed his own precious things to buy st

17、h worthy of the honour of being kept by the other.Task 5 Consolidation (5minutes) As you read the text, did you pay attention to something of useful expressions? Lets see if you have grasped them. Please find these phrases in the text.1.對(duì)折表鏈 2. 加以重?fù)?dān) 3. 注視；凝視 4.剪掉頭發(fā) 5. 度過圣誕節(jié)；6. 對(duì)某人好 7. 對(duì)誤解 8. 這一類東西；在方面