1、 Unit 8 Surprise endings Oxford EnglishModule 4 A taste of literatureReading Lantian Junior High School Fan HuaO.Henry (18621910) American writerhis real name was William Sydney one of three short story masters in the world (as well-known as Maupassant and Chekhov) a master of surprise endingsLead-i

2、nThe gift of Maggie麥琪的禮物The giftsbirthdays graduation weddingsChristmas Mothers Day12345ChristmasMothers Dayweddingsbirthdaysgraduation Match the gift-giving times in the box with the pictures below. Write the words in the blanks.Pre-readingReading task1The gifts by O.HenryLook at the picture, the t

3、itle and the first paragraph of the short story on page 115. Then answer the questions below.Answer the questions.When did the story take place? Why did Della count her money? What was Dellas problem? On Christmas Eve.Because she wanted to buy a present.She could not afford a present. Read Para1&2 a

4、nd complete the conversation in picture1&2.Tomorrow will be Christmas, and I only have (1)_. I cant (2)_ for Jim. What should I do?one dollar and eighty-seven centsafford a presentI must buy a Christmaspresent for my dear Della.I must buy a Christmas present for my dear Della.While-readingReading ta

5、sk2Theres only one possession which Im proud ofmy (3)_. I can (4)_ to getthe money.beautiful hairsell itI must buy a Christmaspresent for my dear Della.My (5)_ is very valuable, but I have to sell it. To me, Della is more valuable than this.gold watchBeginning(Para1-2)This (6)_looks great! Jim will

6、behappy to use it with hiswatch.watch chainI must buy a Christmaspresent for my dear Della.Della will surely bevery happy if I give(7)_to her.this set of combsMiddle(Para3-8) Read Para3 -8 then complete the conversations below.Read Para9-17 and answer the questions.1.What is the surprise ending in t

7、he story?2.What do you think of Jim and Della?3.Whats the special gift in the story?Reading task3Ending(Para9-17)Reading task4Read the passage again and complete the Mind map.The GiftsTimeCharacterBeginningMiddleEnding The day before Christmas/On Christmas Eve.DellaJimJim and Della both sold their m

8、ost valuable possessions to buy gifts for each other.Della sold her hair to buy a watch chain for Jim.Della wanted to buy a watch chain for her husband but she only had one dollar and eighty-seven cents.WhenWhoWhyWhatHow(Groupwok)The GiftsTimeCharacterBeginningMiddleEnding Jim and Della both to buy

9、gifts for each other.Della to for Jim. Della wanted to for her husband but she only had The day before Christmas/On Christams Eve.DellaJimbuy a gift one dollar and eighty-seven cents.sold her hair buy a watch chainsold their most valuable possessionsReading task5Complete the passage using the mind m

10、ap.Post-readingOne dollar and eighty-seven cents.Della it three times. It was the day before .She couldnt a present,she cried.Jim and Della have two possessions which thery were both .One was Jims ,the other was Dellas .Della all over town,then at a store where there was a sign”Hair goods”.She her h

11、air and got twenty dollars. Then Della through the stores and finally Jim a . In the evening, Jim returned home.When he saw Della,he was .He a box from his pocket,there lay the set of that Della had always wanted.Then Della Jims present and asked Jim to give her the watch.To her surprise,Jim her wat

12、ch to buy the gift for Della. countedproud ofgold watchbeautiful hairhuntedstoppedsoldsearchedboughtwatch chainsurprisedrewcombsheld outsoldWhat love it is! ChristmasaffordA gift for you! Summary1.Weve learnt to use the words and phrases in the passage.2.weve read The gifts by using the different reading skills.3.We expressed our love. 4.Weve known something about O. Henry and the gi