高三英語課件10Reading.ppt

Reading,Unit:10,Pre-reading,1. What is the story about? The story tells that a woman called Della sold her beautiful hair to buy her husband a Christmas present a gold watch chain. 2. What are Jims wages? 20 dollars a week.,3. How much is the rent of the flat per week? 8 dollars. 4. What price does Della pay to buy her present? 21 dollars. 5. What are the couples two most precious possessions? Jims gold watch and Dellas hair.,While-reading,1. Pennies saved one or two at a time. 1) 句中的at a time 是“一次”的意思。 其同義詞是once. 但once還有“曾經(jīng)” 的意思. e.g. He often eats two eggs at a time. 他經(jīng)常是一次吃兩個雞蛋.,Explanation,2) 注意 at a time和以下這些短語的區(qū)別: at one time: (過去)有個時期, 一度 e.g. She wanted to leave school for business at one time. 她一度想放棄學業(yè)去經(jīng)商. at any time: 無論何時, 隨時 e.g. You can come here to ask me at any time if you have any questions.,at the time of: 在的時代 (at the time 常與of連用) e.g. There appeared many famous writers at the time of Renaissance. 文藝復興時期出現(xiàn)了很多著名作家. 2. attend to: give practical consideration to sb./sth.,e.g. Are you being attend to? A nurse attends to his needs. 3. With which to buy Jim a present : infinitive phrase used as attribute e.g. She must have time in which to grow calm. Allow me one minute in which to change my costumes.,4. worthy of: deserving sth. or to do sth. e.g. Their efforts are worthy of your support. 5 There were two possessions of the Jimes Dillingham Youngs in which they both took great pride. 1) 句子中的in which 引導一個定語從句, 指前邊的先行詞two possessions.,如果把后半句變成一個單句的話, 則是: they both took great pride in the two possessions. 2) take pride in為感到自豪 e.g. We take pride in our responsibility as a new generation in our country. 作為國家的新一代, 我們?yōu)榧缲摰呢熑?感到自豪.,6. do up: fasten a coat/skirt with buttons/a zip e.g. She asked me to do up her dress for her at the back. 7. Down flowed the brown cascade. = The brown cascade flowed down. e.g. In came an old man with glasses. Out rushed the boy.,8. search for: examine or go over sth./sp. carefully in order to find sb./sth. e.g. The police searched the woods for escaped prisoners. 9. turn inside out: make the inside face outwards,e.g. She turned all her pockets inside out looking for her keys. 10. With that chain on his watch, Jim might be with + Object + O.C. (adj./v.- ing/p.p./pre.-phrase) e.g. It is not polite to speak with your mouth full.,He lay on the grass with his arms crossed under his head. He was seated on the bench, with his arms resting on his knees.,Main idea,Para. 1: Della wept because she had little money to buy Jim present this Christmas. Para. 2: Della and Jims living condition. Para. 3: Della wanted to buy Jim a Christmas present, which was,worthy of being owned by Jim. Para. 4: The young couple owned two precious things, one was Jims gold watch, and the other was Dellas hair. Para. 5: Dellas beautiful hair.,Para. 6: Della decided to sell her hair. Para. 7: Della got twenty dollars and then she began to buy Jim a Christmas present. Para. 8: She spent 21 dollars on a gold watch chain.,Para. 9: Della sold one of the two precious things her hair because she loved Jim.,Post-reading,Whats the meaning of the word “bargaining” in the text? It means “trying to ask the seller to get the price lower”. What about “expense”? “Expense” means “the cost in money”.,And “hesitate”? It means “pause or wait for a while thinking whether one should do some- thing or not”. 2. Why does Della cry after counting the money? She wants to buy his husband a good present on Christmas Day, but the,money she has saved hard is not enough. She is worried and helpless. 3. Why do tears fall from her eyes while Della is standing in front of mirror? Because her hair is valuable to her family. She has been always taking it,in