A Scacifice for Love(1)  It’s about a young couple who loved each other deeply.  20 dollars a week.  21 dollars.  Jim’s gold watch and Della’s hair.  What is the story about?  What are Jim’s wages?  What price does Della pay to buy her present?  What are the couple’s two most precious possessions?

Words: 1. cascade: n. 瀑布，瀑布状下垂的东西 eg.a cascade of blond hair v.fall in or like a cascade eg.Water cascaded down the mountainside. 2.scarifice (a)offering of sth. valuable,offen a slaughtered animal,to a God 供奉，献祭，祭祀 (b)such an offering;things offered in this way 供品，祭品；牺牲

Phrases: 1.attend to:give practically consideration to sb. or sth. 照顾、关照某人（某事物） eg.Are you being attended to? (Usually said by an assistant to a customer in a shop) 注意：有人接待您吗？ A nurse attends to his needs. 2.worthy of:deserving sth. or to do sth. 应得某事物；值得做某事 此短语一般做表语 eg.Their efforts are worthy of your supports.

3.take pride in sb.or sth.:be proud of sb. or sth. eg.She takes pride in her son’s success. 4.do up:fasten a coat or shirt with buttons or a zip （用扣子、拉链等）固着（外套、裙子等） eg.She asked me to do up her dress for her at the back. He never bothers to do his jacket up. 注意： do sth. up or do up sth. 均可 5.search…for:examine or go over sth. or sp. carefully in order to find sb. or sth. eg.The police searched the woods for escaped prisoners. 6.turn…inside out :make the inside face outwards. 把里面翻作外面 eg.She turned all her pockets inside out looking for her keys.

Sentence Patterns  1.She had only 1.87 dollars to buy Jim a present.( 动词不 定式作定语）  eg.She must have time to grow calm. Allow me one minute to change my clothes.

 2.Down flowed the brown cascade. （倒装句）  =The brown cascade flowed down.  eg.In came an old man with glasses.  =An old man with glasses came in.  Out rushed the boy.  =The boy rushed out.

 3.With that chain on his watch,Jim might be …  With + Object （宾语） +O.C.( 宾补 )  可以作宾补的词有：  adj. V-ing p.p. pre.-phrase  eg.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.

Questions And Answers  1.Why does Della cry after counting the money she has been saving?  2.Why do tears fall from her eyes while  Della standing in front of the mirror?  3.Can you predict what will happen in the second part of the story?

Homework: 1.Read the text carefully again. 2.Write a description of Della. 3.Preview the Word study and Grammer in the next class.