Unit 8,Oxford English,Module 4 A taste of literature,The gifts,Reading (1),Surprise endings,Christmas,Mothers Day,weddings,birthdays,graduation,When do people give gifts?,1,1,Have you received any wonderful gift? Have you given any gift?,The gifts,2,Word bank,cent,knee,sign,hair goods,chain,gift = present,3,Read and predict,One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas. She could not afford a present, so she sat down and cried.,When did the story take place? Why did Della count her money? What was Dellas problem?,The gifts,When,Where,Who,What,4,Read for 5 wh- of the story.,How,1.Who is the story about? 2.When did it happen? 3.Where did it happen?,4.What were the gifts? 5.How did they pay for the gifts?,Read paragraph 1-2 and then answer the questions below.,How many times did Della count her money? How much did she have? Can you guess Dellas feelings? What were Jim and Della proud of?,1 One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas. She could not afford a present, so she sat down and cried. 2 Jim and Della had two possessions which they were both proud of. One was Jims gold watch that was from his father and his grandfather. The other was Dellas beautiful hair. It fell about her, and reached below her knee.,3 Della put on her old brown jacket and her old brown hat. Then she went out of the door and down the stairs to the street. 4 She stopped at a store. The sign in front of the store read “Hair Goods”. 5 “Will you buy my hair?” asked Della. 6 “Twenty dollars,” the woman said. 7 Then Della searched through the stores looking for a present for Jim. 8 She found it at last. It was a watch chain. The bill was twenty-one dollars. 9 At seven oclock, the coffee was made and dinner was ready. 10 Jim was never late. Della heard his steps on the stairs. 11 The door opened and Jim walked in. He stopped inside the door. His eyes were fixed on Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read. 12 “Jim,” she cried, “dont look at me that way. I sold my hair to buy you a Christmas present.”,Read paragraphs 3 to 12. Then answer the questions.,1. Della _ through the stores looking for a present for Jim. 2. When Della heard Jims _ on the stairs, she knew he was getting home. 3. Jim stopped inside the door. His eyes _ _ _ Della.,Read paragraphs 3 to 12. Then fill in the blanks.,searched,steps,fixed on,were,Lets watch a video clip: Della in the Hair Goods store,Della put on her old jacket and old hat and went outside.,1,Della saw the strange expression in Jims eyes.,6,3,5,Della stopped at a hair goods store and sold her beautiful hair.,2,Della bought a watch chain for $21.,4,Read paragraphs 13 to 17. Then answer the questions.,13 Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table. 14 Della opened it. There lay the set of combs that she had always wanted. Now they were hers, but her hair was gone. 15 She smiled and held out Jims present. “I hunted all over town to find it. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it.” 16 Instead of obeying, Jim sat down, put his hands behind his head and smiled. 17 “Della,” he said, “I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs.”,Read paragraphs 13 to 17. Then answer the questions.,1. What was inside the box that Jim gave to Della? 2. How did Della feel when she opened the box? 3. What happened to Jims watch? Why did Jim “smile” at last?,Lets watch another video clip: Exchange gifts,What is the surprise ending in the story?,Della sold her beautiful hair to buy Jim a watch chain. Jim sold his gold watch to buy Della a set of combs. It is a surprise because they did not expect each other to do so.,Surprise endings,What were Della and Jim thinking about?,Tomorrow will be Christmas, and I only have (1)_. I cant (2)_ for Jim. What should I do?,one dollar and eighty-seven cents,afford a present,I must buy a Christmas present for my dear Della.,I must buy a Christmas present for my dear Della.,Theres only one possession which Im proud ofmy (3)_. I can (4)_ to get the money.,beautiful hair,sell it,I must buy a Christmas present for my dear Della.,My (5)_ is very valuable, but I have to sell it. To me, Della is more valuable than this.,gold watch,What were Della and Jim thinking about?,This (6)_ looks great! Jim will be happy to use it with his watch.,watch chain,I must buy a Christmas present for my dear Della.,Della will surely be very happy if I give (7)_to her.,this set of combs,What were Della and Jim thinking about?,Did Della and Jim live a happy or sad life, in your opinion? 2. What can you learn from the story?,Love is much more valuable than any gift.,Read and think,They gave up their most valuabl