Unit+6+The+Human+Touch.ppt

Unit 6 The Human Touch,What is human touch?,Showing the feelings, such as kindness /thoughtfulness / sympathy to the people who are suffering misfortune. In a word, to treat people who are suffering the misfortune humanely.,The Last Leaf,O. Henry,Class Procedure,Pre-reading Questions Text Organization Reading Comprehension Language Study Review,O. Henry: (1862-1910),Pen name of William Sydney Porter, American writer of short stories, best known for his ironic plot twists and surprise endings. The Gift of Magi The Cop and the Anthem A Service of Love make simple yet effective use of paradoxical coincidences to produce ironic endings.,The O Henry Twist,A twist is an unexpected and significant development. In short stories, the twist often appears at the end of the story reaching its climax. Twist is characteristic of O. Henry’s stories. What is the twist in this story?,Pre-reading Questions,Q1: What was, at first, Johnsy determined to do if the last ivy leaf should fall? A1: She made up her mind to die when the last leaf fell. Q2: What did she decide to do when she saw the last leaf still cling to the vine after two nights’ rain and wind? A2: She decided not to give up her life.,Pre-reading Questions,Q3: How was it that the cold fierce wind did not blow away the last leaf? A3: Behrman, a kind neighbor, who was aware of Johnsy’s state of mind, risked death to paint the last leaf and save her. Q4: Why did Sue call the painted leaf Behrman’s masterpiece? A4: Because it was so perfect the girls both mistook it for the real thing.,Love can defeat death !,text organization,A story is composed of scenes. Normally a change of character(s) indicates a change in scene. The text can be divided into scenes according to the changes in character.,Text Organization,Paras 1-2,Paras 3-8,Paras 9-17,Paras18-21,Paras 22-33,Paras 38-39,Sue, Johnsy,The doctor, Sue,Behrman, Sue,Sue, Johnsy,The doctor, Sue,Sue, Johnsy,Johnsy, Sue,Paras 34-37,event,Sue’s roommate Johnsy caught pneumonia.,event,The doctor told Sue that Johnsy needed a strong will to live on.,event,Johnsy decided that she would die when the last ivy leaf fell.,event,Sue told Behrman about Johnsy’s fancy.,event,As Johnsy was encouraged by the last leaf that wouldn’t give in to the weather, her will to live returned.,event,The doctor told Sue that Johnsy would recover, but Behrman caught Pneumonia himself and his case was hopeless.,event,Sue told Johnsy that Behrman had performed a kind deed without any thought of himself.,The Last Leaf,THE,LAST,HOPE,,The Ivy Leaves & Vine,,,,Questions & Answers,1. Who was counting the leaves of an ivy vine in bed ?,Johnsy, an artist from California.,2. When was she counting the leaves in the year?,In a late autumn, before the cold winter came.,3. How did Johnsy counting the leaves outside the window? Why did she count in that way?,She was counting backward under the bedclothes. Because she was terribly ill, and waiting for her last moment to come as she supposed.,4. What illness did she catch?,Pneumonia, a fatal disease one hundred years ago.,5. Who was Mr. Behreman?,An artist or painter, too, expecting to paint a masterpiece in his life.,6. Was Mr. Behreman a rich man or a poor man?,A poor man. How do you know? He sometimes served as a model of miner for young artists.,7. What was his last painting before death?,The Last Leaf of an ivy vine, painted on the wall.,8. Why did he paint the Last Leaf on the wall outside?,He attempted to help or save the girl, Johnsy, who was waiting for the last leaf to drop off from the vine.,9. Did the last leaf drop off the vine at the night with beating rain and fierce wind?,Yes, it must have dropped off. Yes, it dropped off, without doubt.,10. What do you know about “sacrifice” in English?,A sacrifice is the act of giving up something, or not having something or doing something yourself, to help somebody else. We saw how Mr Behrman gave his life to help Johnsy in The Last Leaf. He made the greatest sacrifice anybody could make.,But sacrifices are not always as great as Mr Behrmans. We make small sacrifices almost every day. How about you? What is the greatest sacrifice you have ever made for your family or friends? Did Mr. Behrman know he would die after finishing “The Last Leaf”? No, it was probably not.,Reading Comprehension,What made Sue and Johnsy get together and set up a joint studio? What figure of speech did the author use to describe the coming of the illness? How did the author personify the illness?,in tune (L4),harmonious in tune with… out of tune 这个小提琴跟钢琴的调子不太和谐。

The violin is not quite in tune with the piano. His idea are in tune with the times. Her character is quite out of tune with her beauty.,joint (L5),n. 关节；连接处 out of ～ 脱臼；混乱，紊乱 put one‘s foot/arm/knee out of ～ 使足/臂/膝脱臼 The time is out of ～ . –Hamlet adj. 连接的, 结合的；联合的 联合声明 a ～ declaration/statement ～ venture 合资企业,stalk (L7),v. (of an evil force, disease) move silently and threateningly 悄悄而可怕地蔓延 vt. move quietly in order t。