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九年級上滬教牛津版Module4AtasteofliteratureUnit8SurpriseendingsMorepractice-ProjectMorepracticeReadthestoryandanswerthequestions.Thelastleaf

AtthetopofahouseSueandJohnsyhadtheirstudio.InNovember,Johnsybecameveryill,andwaslyingonherbedandlookingthroughthewindowatthewallofthenexthouse.“Heronlychance,”thedoctorsaid,“isforhertowanttolive.”Afterthedoctorhadgone,SuecameintoJohnsy’sroom.Johnsywaslookingoutofthewindowandcounting.“Six,”saidJohnsy.“Theregoesanotherone.Thereareonlyfiveleftnow.”“Fivewhat,dear?”“Leaves.Ontheivyvine.Iwanttoseethelastonefall.ThenI’lldie.”“Johnsy,dear,”saidSue,“trytosleep.ImustgoandaskBehrmantobemymodel.”O(jiān)ldBehrmanwasapainter.Hewaspast60andearnedalittlemoneybybeingamodel.SuefoundBehrmanandtoldhimwhatJohnsyhadsaid.Johnsywassleepingwhentheywentupstairs.Theylookedoutofthewindowattheivyvine.Acoldrainwasfalling.Thenextmorning,therestoodoneivyleaf.“It’sthelastone,”saidJohnsy.“It’llfalltoday,andI’lldie.”Atnight,thewindbegantoblow.Thenextmorning,theleafwasstillthere.“Somethinghasmadethatlastleafstaythere.It’swrongtowanttodie,”saidJohnsytoSue.“Pleasebringmealittlesoupnow.”Afewdayslater,thedoctorsaidtoSue,“She’soutofdanger.”Thatafternoon,SuecametothebedwhereJohnsylay.“MrBehrmandiedtoday,”shesaid.“Hewaswetandicycoldfrombeingoutallnight.Doyouknowwhytheleafnevermoved?Behrmanpainteditonthewallthenightthatthelastleaffell.”Wouldyouconnectyourownlifewithaleaf?WhydidJohnsysay“theleafwillfalltoday,andI’lldie”?Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.1.InNovember.2.Heronlychancewasforhertowanttolive.3.Toseethelastleaffall.4.Yes,itdid.5.Mr.Behrman.6.Hedied.AApartfrom“Thegifts”,perhapsthemostfamousofO.Henry’sshortstoriesis“Thelastleaf”.Readitandanswerthequestionsbelow.Readtheendingofthestoryagain.Then,ingroups,discussthequestionsbelow.languagepoints--Where

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lived.where引導定語從句，修飾bed.1.Theafternoon,SuecametothebedwhereJohnsylay.—你最后在哪見到了史密斯先生？—在我住的旅店里。ImisstheplacewhereIlivedinmychildhood.Deathsfromheartdiseasecontinuetoriseeveryyear.from在這里表示理由、原因、動機等，意為“因為，出于，由…引起”。2.Hewaswetandicycoldfrombeingoutallnight.

因為在外面待了一整晚，他濕透了，且渾身冰冷。每年由心臟病而引起的死亡持續(xù)上升。Lotsofpeoplesufferedfromhungerinthosedays.在那些日子里,許多人都挨過餓.CulturecornerReadthearticleandlookatthepictureonpage126.Thenanswerthequestions.Haveyoueverreceivedawhiteelephant?Whatwasit,andwhatwaswrongwithit?Workingroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.ProjectReadingWeekHaveyouevertakenpartinaReadingWeek?YourschoolisgoingtoholdaReadingWeek.YourclassisgoingtoprepareapostertointroduceoneofvourfavouriteshortstoriesfortheReadingWeek.

AWorkingroupsoffour.Discussanddecidewhichshortstoryyouaregoingtointroduce.Youcanuseastoryfromthelasttwounits,orastoryofyourownchoice.

BWorktogethertowrit