Reading Lead-in A Sacrifice For Love American literature Listening 1. What is the story about? The story tells that a woman called Della sold her beautiful hair to buy her husband a Christmas present-a gold watch chain. 2. What are Jim’s wages? Jim’s wages are twenty dollars a week. 3. How much does Della pay for the gift? 21dollars 4. What are the couple’s two most precious possessions? Jim’s gold watch and Della’s hair Time--- Main Characters --- The Problem ---- Solution---- Della , Jim the day before christmas not enough money sell hair Scanning Place --- Home 1.Are they poor? Does the writer say so? How do you know? Discussion 2. Does Della love Jim? From where can you see it? poor 1.87 60 in pennie