A：ReadingandinteractionUnit4：Inspiration上教版選必二ObjectivesObjectivesExplorethecharactersofashortstoryPre-readingactivityDiscussthequotesinpairs.Whichquotedoyoulikebest?Why?(1)"Bigwordsseldomaccompanygooddeeds*(CharlotteWhitton)(2)"Howfarthatlittlecandiethrowshisbeams!Soshinesagooddeedinawearyworld."(WilliamShakespeare)(3)"Agooddeedisneverlost."(AlexandreDumas)Gooddeedsareoftentheresultofsomekindofsacrifice.Discussthereasonsforthisbeforeyoureadthestory.ReadingTheLastLeafComprehensionworkReadthepassageandanswerthequestions.(1)WhoareJohnsy,SueandBehrman?(2)WhathappenedtoJohnsyinpartA?(3)WhatdidthedoctortellSueaboutJohnsy'scondition?(4)HowdidOldBehrmanreactwhenSuetoldhimaboutJohnsy'scondition?(5)HowdidJohnsyfeelwhenshesawthelastleafforthefirsttime?Didshechangehermindwhenshesawitagainthenextday?(6)Whatwasthegooddeedinthestory?Whodidthegooddeed?

Readthesummarybelowandfillineachblankwithasuitablewordbasedonthelanguageofthepassage.Youmaychangetheformifnecessary.DeepreadingO.Henryendedthestoryinasurprisingway.Buttomakethesurpriseendingsoundreasonable,heprovidedmanycluestopreparereadersforit.Discussthequestionsandcompletethetableinpairs.(1)Whatcluesdoesthewritergive?Identifyatleastfivesuchcluesinthepassage.(2)Howdoyouthinkthesecluesleadtothesurprisingending?

Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.(1)Whatmakesasickpersongiveupthehopeofeverbecomingwellagain?Whatmakesasickpersonwanttofightandbecomewellagain?(2)WouldyoudothesameasBehrmantohelpJohnsy?Whyorwhynot?Mini-projectCharacterizationCharacteranalysisisessentialforunderstandingshortstories.Readerscangettoknowacharacterbystudying:?his/herwords?his/heractions?howthewriterdescribeshim/her?commentsfromothercharactersDiscussthefollowingquestionsandpresenttheresultstotheclass.(1)WhatkindofpersonisOldBehrman?Youmayusethewordsgivenbelow.?selfless?optimistic?single-minded?materialistic?ambitious?compassionate?poor?brave?warm-hearted?humble?others:(2)Howdidvoucometotheconclusion?Findevidenceofyouranswerinthepassage.(3)Isthischaractercredible?Why?Canyoufindsuchpeopleinyourlife?FocusonlanguageReadthepassageagain.Findsomelanguagepointsinthepassageandlistthemintheblanks.Anadverbusedtogiveextrameaningtotheverboradjective(e.g.eagerlydidwhatshesaid)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TranslatetheChinesepartintoEnglishbyusingthewordsgiveninbrackets.(1)__________________________（作為樂團中的業余小提琴手）,Isoonrealized

thattherewasalimittohowfarIcouldgoasamusician.(amateur)(2)___________________________（有進取心是一件好事),butitisaterrible

mistaketoletyourgoalsgetinthewayoftreatingpeoplewithkindness.(ambitious)(3)Writeononesideofthepaperand_________________________（把另一面空出來).(blank)

(4)thinkthat_____________________________(你們對于獲勝的可能性過于悲觀了)。(pessimistic)(5)___________________________(我堅信任何人最美好的時刻)whenhehasworkedhisheartoutinagoodcause.(firm)(6)Itwasaterriblenight,with_____________(狂風夾著暴雨)(accompany)(7)Weshould__________________(humble)（虛心地從自己的錯誤中學習)(8)__________________________（人并非命運的俘虜),butonlyprisonersof

theirownminds.(fate)(9)Hearingthedoorbell,thelittlegirl_________________急切的開門