Short Story：
The Last Leaf
‘最後一葉’
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American Short Story: The Last Leaf
WHO's
Opinions
誰的意見？
Yourself
Name:
Friend 1
Name:
Friend 2
Name:
Your Group
Conclusion
小組結論
討論問題：
What does a leaf mean to
you? Try to write down what
you can think of?
A single life(一個生命)
A dream (一個夢想)
A story (一個故事)
A new leaf means a new born
life. A leaf falling down the
ground stands for a life
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retuning to the earth, the
great motherland.
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Drama Play 戲劇
演出
O. Henry’s
Short Story:
The Last Leaf
改編於 美國短篇故
事作家 奧‧亨利先
生之最後一葉
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Long time ago… the story happened in
the National Tai Cha Industrial and
Vocational Senior High School….
There was a very
beautiful place for
teenagers to study.
It is the springboard
of hope.
話說..很久…很久..以
前…
 故事發生於山明水秀的國
立大甲高工，據說它是青
年學子們希望的跳板。

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In this beautiful school…,
Johnsy and Sue became
good friends…because they
both liked to paint!
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They like to study
and surf the internet
together!
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They always helped
each other.
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They read, sang, and
listened to music together.
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They also became happy and
good roommates.
她們也變成快樂的好室友
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…Suddenly one day a
stranger came……..
Then Something was….
beginning to happen ………
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The stranger came to visit
Johnsy. He touched her with
his icy fingers…
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So Johnsy began to cough
and sputter. She was sick.
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Sue took Johnsy to
hospital…
to see a the doctor
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After the careful check, the doctor
told Sue a bad news, “your friend
Johnsy got Pneumonia….and it’s
hard to cure…”
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But the doctor also told Sue ,
“She still has a very small chance to
live,but only if she wants to live…”
So Sue tried to cheer her best friend
Johnsy up day&! night!
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One day Johnsy looked out
the window to count
a ivy tree’s leaves……
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She said,”When the last
leaf falls, I must go,too!”
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Then Sue ran to call at an
old painter for help.
Old Behrman
said, “OK.”
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Old Behrman was a kind
painter,but never painted a
good picture in his life…
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At a snowy and cold
night….
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Old Behrman climbed up the
tree to paint his latest work.
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But the very next day he
died, and Johnsy recovered.
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The Last Leaf
is Behrman’s
masterpiece
‘最後一葉’
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How Much Do You
Understand?
 1.Why
did Sue and Johnsy
decide to live together?
 A: They liked the same kind
of art.
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How Much Do You
Understand?
 2.
What was the “stranger”
that touched Johnsy in winter?
 A: An illness called
Pneumonia 肺炎.
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How Much Do You
Understand?
 What
is SARS?
 Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome(嚴重急性呼吸道症候群):
 It
is a type of atypical
“pneumonia”(非典型肺炎的一種)
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How Much Do You
Understand?
 3.What
did Johnsy think would
happen when the last leaf fell?
A: She would die.
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How Much Do You
Understand?
 4.What
did Behrman tell
everyone that he was doing?
 A: Painting his
great
masterpiece.
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How Much Do You
Understand?
 5.Old
Behrman died of cold
because…….
A: he stayed out all night
painting the last leaf.
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Websites About O. Henry
 www.amazom.com
 www.google.com
 www.kirjasto.sci.fi/ohen
ry.htm
 www.ci.austin.tx.us/par
ks/ohenry.htm
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American Short Story:
The Last Leaf
Assignments 作業
Activities活動主題
 1.Websites or
books about
O.Henry?
2. Who is O.
Henry?
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Last Leaf
Activities活動主題
 3.What are
your favorite
short stories?
4. Do you know
other short
stories written
by O.Henry ?
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Let’s Learn English by
Singing An English Song
唱歌學英文
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When You Believe
節錄（Adapted from）於
迪士尼（Disney）
卡通電影（Animation Cartoon Movie）：
埃及王子（The Prince of Egypt）
主題曲（Theme Song）：When You Believe
主唱者（Singers）：
瑪莉亞凱莉（Mariah Carey）與
惠妮休斯頓（Whitney Houston）合唱
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When You Believe 當你相信時
There can be miracles
當你相信時
When you believe
就會有奇蹟出現
Though hope is frail
雖然希望渺茫
It‘s hard to kill
但是永不輕言放棄
Who know what miracle 因為沒有人可以知道
You can achieve
你可以創造的無限奇蹟
When you believe
當你相信自己能夠時
Somehow you will
你無形中就可以創造
You will when you believe
當你相信時 就會有奇蹟出現
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