Unit 5 Romance Text A A Valentine Story

Unit 5 Romance Text A A Valentine Story By Wang Lanlan

Teaching Objectives Students will be able to: ☺ Grasp the main idea(the nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive) and structure of the text; ☺ Appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text (switch between tenses, change of narrators), some rhetorical devices (simile and metaphor) and the use of informal language in conversations; ☺ Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; ☺ Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to theme of the unit.

Teaching Set-up • • • Text A Pre-reading: Background information While-reading: Text organization Text Analysis New words and expressions Language points Appreciation of the language

Teaching Set-up • • • Post reading: Useful expressions Exercises Proverbs and quotations Questions for discussion • • • Text B Background information Words and phrases to learn Language points Assignments

Background Information Origin of St. Valentine’s Day • Emperor Claudius II of Rome, also known as Claudius the Cruel was having a difficult time recruiting men as soldiers. He believed that the men did not want to leave their sweethearts and cancelled all engagements and marriages throughout Rome. St. Valentine, a priest of Rome at the time, secretly married couples. He was eventually caught, arrested and condemned. He was beaten to death and beheaded on February 14 th, around the year 270.

Background Information Valentine’s Day Symbols Cupid Winged and mischievous little angel called Cupid is one of the very famous Valentine's Day Symbols. The symbol traces its origin from the Roman mythology where Cupid has been described as the son of Venus the Goddess of Love. It is believed that Cupid had a bow with a quiver of arrows and anyone hit by Cupid's arrow did not die but fell in love.

Background Information Valentine’s Day Symbols Rose is one of the most popular flower and one of the most powerful symbol of Valentine's Day. Every year on February 14 lovers long for a gift of Rose from their Valentine as the flower has come to denote ‘I love you'. Meaning of Different Colors of Roses Red Roses - Love and passion Black Roses – Farewell Yellow Roses - Friendship White Roses - True love and purity of the mind Pink Roses - Friendship or Sweetheart

Background Information Valentine’s Day Symbols Hearts Red heart pierced by the Cupid's arrow is a traditional symbol of Valentine's Day. Heart symbolizes love and giving someone a heart means to hand over one's existence to someone. A heart pierced by a Cupid's arrow means that when someone presents a heart, the person takes the risk of being rejected and feeling hurt. Piercing arrow therefore symbolizes death and vulnerability of love.

While Reading Text Organization Parts 1 Lines 1 -3 Main Ideas John Blanchard was expecting someone at Grand Central Station. 2 4 -32 How John Blanchard fallen 3 33 -65 Miss Maynell put Blanchard 4 66 -69 It was wise of Miss Maynell in love with Miss Maynell. to a test. to give such a test.

Text Analysis Questions for Part I What do you think is the reason that John Blanchard came to the Grand Central Station? To meet somebody not seen before. Who do you think he was waiting for? His lover or girlfriend. Why did he straighten his uniform? To make himself more attractive.

Text Analysis Questions for Part IV What did Miss. Maynell want to find out through the test? The true nature of a heart. How do you understand Houssaye’s remark”Tell me whom you love, and I’ll tell you who you are”? I can judge you by the person you love.

New Words And Expressions make one’s way take sth. off absorb reflect locate correspond request take a chance on plain schedule sustain alive go one’s way keen sensible

New Words And Expressions make one’s way ☺go eg. Early in the morning the hunter made his way into the woods. ☺succeed eg. If you want to make your way you must learn to work hard while you are still young.

New Words And Expressions Collocation make away with make up make believe make out make off 携而逃，除去，杀死 弥补，补偿 假装 书写，拼凑 了解，明白 离开，逃走

New Words And Expressions take sth off ☺ lift and move sth from…to another position eg. Take your hand off my shoulder. ☺ deduct an amount of money from sth eg. She bardained the trader till he agreed to take 50 pounds off the price.

New Words And Expressions absorb ☺(usu. passive) completely hold one’s attention (usu. Followed by in) eg. Totally absorbed in writing the computer software, John ordered take-out food when he was hungry, slept on the office floor when tired out. ☺ take in eg. The sponge absorbed all the spilt water. ☺ endure eg. She won’t be able to absorb another heavy blow.

New Words And Expressions absorb & assimilate: ☺ absorb: 指被吸收者失去其特点，或使其特点不 复存在。 eg. Large nations shouldn’t absorb smaller ones. ☺ assimilate: 除含absorb的意思外，还指将被吸收 者变成了吸收者的一部分。 eg. We should critically assimilate Whatever is beneficial in literature and arts from other countries.

New Words And Expressions reflect ☺ be a sign of; show e. g. Election results should reflect people’s opinions. ☺ make a visible image of e. g. The still water reflected the full moon. ☺ consider, think of e. g. I must reflect upon what answer to give. He reflected on his past mistakes.

New Words And Expressions Locate ☺ discover, show the position of e. g. We located the shops and post office as soon as we moved into the town. ☺ fix or put in a certain place e. g. Where is the new factory to be located?

New Words And Expressions correspond ☺ exchange letters regularly e. g. Have you been corresponding with him? ☺ be in agreement , harmony, or conformity e. g. I assure you my actions will correspond with my words. ☺ be similar or equivalent in character, quantity, origin, structure, or function e. g. The American Congress corresponds to the British Parliament.

New Words And Expressions request ☺ v. ask (a person ) to do sth. e. g. All I request of you is that you should be early. ☺ n. a polite demand e. g. He made a request that I should help him. Collocation at one’s request 应某人要求 make (a) request for 请求，要求 on request 一经要求

New Words And Expressions request & ask request: 请求某人做某事，侧重请求 e. g. You are sincerely requested to be present at the party. ask: 作“询问，提问”讲时，指某人对不知道，不明 白的事情，道理提出问题，请别人解答；作“要求 ”讲时侧重于要求得到某物。 e. g. He has asked his father for too much.

New Words And Expressions Usage of request一词后如果接宾语丛句，则丛句中使用虚拟 语气“should+动词原形”，或省略should，直接用 动词原形。 e. g. Mr. Black requested that I (should) hand in my homework before Friday. 扩展 同样用法的还有suggest, advise, demand, order 及这些词汇的对应名词形式。

New Words And Expressions take a chance on ☺ attempt to do sth. in spite of the possibility of failure; take risk e. g. WE took a chance on the weather and went for a picnic. e. g. I haven’t booked a ticket. I’m taking a chance on theatre not being full.

New Words And Expressions plain ☺(of person’s appearance) not pretty or handsome e. g. The boy has a plain face. ☺ easy to see, hear, or understand e. g. The meaning of the sentence is very plain. ☺ simple, ordinary, without luxury or ornament e. g. He advocates olain living. ☺(of persons, their thoughts, actions, etc. ) straightforward, frank e. g. You should be plain with your parents.

New Words And Expressions plain ☺ area of level country e. g. I was attracted by the scenery of the Great Plains. ☺ entirely e. g. You are plain wrong. Collocation plain sailing 一帆风顺，进展顺利 in plain words 坦白地说 be plain with you 老实对你说

New Words And Expressions schedule ☺ arrange for sth. to happen or to be done at a particular time e. g. The plane is scheduled to take off at 4 o’clock. e. g. His arrival is scheduled for Sunday. Pattern: be scheduled to do sth. /be scheduled for sth. ☺ a timetable of things to be done, etc. e. g. According to the school schedule, the students should be having the third period in the morning.

New Words And Expressions Collocation ahead of schedule 提前 behind schedule 迟于预定时间 on schedule 按时间表，准时 a tight scheduleaccording to schedule 排的紧紧的时间表，难以遵守的时间表

New Words And Expressions sustain ☺ support emotionally; keep (an effort, etc. ) going; maintain e. g. An unshakable faith sustained the young man. ☺ suffer; undergo e. g. The aircrew sustained severe injuries when the plane crashed.

New Words And Expressions sustain & support & back ☺ sustain 指“支撑”或者“维持” e. g. My hope for future sustained me. ☺ support系常用词，指支撑，给某人以积极援助 或支持 e. g. We should support each other. ☺ back 指支持论点，行动，企业等 e. g. I’ll back you up in your demands.

New Words And Expressions alive ☺ living e. g. The injured man is unconscious but still alive. ☺ active, lively e. g. Although he is eighty, he is still very much alive. Collocation come alive 活跃起来，警觉起来 alive and kicking 活蹦乱跳，生龙活虎

New Words And Expressions alive, living, lively ☺ alive指活着的，在世的，着重于状态。它用作表 语，或放在名词或代词后作定语。 e. g. Who is the greatest man alive? ☺ living用于生物的时候，指活着的 e. g. Shelly was still living when Keats died. ☺ lively 指活泼的，活跃的，栩栩如生的，真实的 e. g. Children usually have lively fancy.

New Words And Expressions go one’s way ☺ go in one’s direction e. g. Though I’m not going your way, I still would like to give you a ride. keen ☺(of interest, feeling, etc. ) strong, deep e. g. Jenny watched her husband dancing with the slim girl with keen jealousy. ☺ interested, eager (keen on/about/todo) e. g. He was keen to meet Miss. White.

New Words And Expressions sensible ☺ showing or having good sense e. g. You have made a sensible decision by not wearing high-heeled shoes while climbing the mountain. ☺ able to feel or perceive e. g. He is sensible of the danger of his position. I’m sensible of my error.

New Words And Expressions sensible & conscious & aware ☺ sensible 指可用感官察觉到的（尤指可感觉到较 复杂或抽象的事物） e. g. I was sensible of her solemn grief. ☺ conscious 侧重心理感知 e. g. He is conscious of a sense of guilt. ☺ aware 侧重感官所意识到的外界事物 e. g. Everybody is aware of the importance of the hi-tech.

Language Points • Absolute construction 独立主格结构是一个词组，由两部分构成。第一部分由名 词或代词担任，第二部分则由分词，形容词，或者介词短 语充当。 e. g. The job done, we went home. Weather permitting, we’ll go for a walk. Close to the bank I saw deep pools, the water blue like the sky. The teacher entered the classroom, book in hand.

Appreciation of the language • Figurative speech---simile & metaphor • Simile is a comparison of one thing to another, using the words”like”or”as”. • e. g. Her hair was black as night. • a heart like stone • Metaphor is a suggested but not stated comparison of one thing to another. • e. g. A romance was budding.

Post Reading • • • Useful expressions 把…搞错 get…wrong 整了整军装 straighten one’s army uniform 人群 the croed of people 发现自己被吸引 find oneself absorbed 多思善虑的心灵 a thoughtful soul 富于洞察力的头脑 insightful mind 前一位拥有人的姓名 the previous owner’s name 确定地址 locate one’s address 请她回复 invite her to correspond 仅因为那而碰运气 take a chance on just that

Post Reading • Useful expressions • • 安排了两人的第一次见面 始终支持他 犹如春天般生机盎然 体态臃肿 因失望的痛苦而哽咽 理解并钦佩某人的智慧 schedule their first meeting sustain him unfailingly be like springtime come alive more than a little overweight feel choked by the bitterness of disappointment understand admire one’s wisdom

Post Reading • True or False ☺ They had known each other for more than 12 months. ( ) ☺ After writing a letter introducing himself, John never corresponded with Miss Hollis Maynell again. ( ) ☺ The real reason that Miss Hollis refused to give him her photo is that she was not pretty. ( )

Post Reading • True or False ☺ Seeing John, hollis invited him to go with her. ( ) ☺ John was disappointed to see Miss Hollis Maynell and left the station immediately. ( ) ☺ The woman was the person used by Miss Hollis Maynell to test John Blanchard’s true love for her. ( ) Keys: T F F T

Post Reading • • • Proverbs & Quotations A faint heart never won a fair lady. 懦夫难得真心人。 Love is the mother of love. 情生情，爱生爱。 Love that is forced does not last. 强扭的瓜不甜。 Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. Albert Einstein 并非地球引力使人坠入爱河。 阿尔伯特 爱因斯坦

Post Reading • • Proverbs & Quotations Life is a flower of which love is the honey. ---Victor Hugo 人生是花朵，爱情是花蜜。 维克多 雨果 First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity. ---George Bernard Shaw 初恋就是一点点笨拙外加许许多多好奇。 乔治 萧伯纳

Questions for Discussion Ruth, a girl from upper-class family falls in love with a poor painter named Jack. Do they really match? What does true love mean, according to you?

Questions for Discussion Do you think that cyber love is believable and reliable? Why or why not?

Text B The Wallet Background Information Traditional American Wedding ☺ First, a man and a woman become engaged. The man usually gives his future bride a diamond engagement ring. If she changes her mind and decides not to marry the man, she usually returns the ring. ☺ Before the wedding day, many people have parties for the engaged couple. ☺ On the day of the wedding, the groom can not see his bride before the ceremony. The traditional bride wears a white gown and a long veil. She also wears “something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. ” These things will bring her good luck, according to old beliefs.

Text B The Wallet Background Information Traditional American Wedding ☺ During the wedding ceremony, the bride and groom promise to love each other and to take care of each other all their lives. ☺ After the ceremony, there is often a fancy, expensive party. Then, near the end of the party, the bride throws her bouquet of flowers to all the single women at the wedding. Supposedly, the woman who catches it will marry next. ☺ After their wedding, the bride and groomwill probably go awayon a honeymoon. ☺ Wedding Oath: take you, . . . to be my wife(husband), to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish, until we are parted by death; as God is my witness. I give you my promise.

Words and Phrases to Learn make out ☺ see or identify with effort or difficulty e. g. We could hardly make out anything in the thick fog. ☺ understand e. g. I can’t make out what you mean. ☺ intend, plan e. g. we make out to visit our grandparents tomorrow.

Words and Phrases to Learn come across ☺ meet or discover by chance/unexpectedly e. g. Yesterday, tidying my desk, I came across some old letters of yours. run across ☺ encounter by chance e. g. run across one’s name in a list put across ☺ communicate one’s ideas, feelings successfully to someone e. g. She is not very good in putting her views across.

Language points Inversion 倒装的结构形式： ☺状语（介词短语）+谓语动词+主语 e. g. Near the school was a big restaurant. ☺状语（副词）+谓语动词+主语 e. g. Inside was a letter that looks as if it had been carried for years, dated 1924. (Line 2 -3) ☺状语+谓语动词第一部分+主语+谓语动词第二部分+其他 e. g. Never shall we forget the past. ☺谓语动词第一部分+主语+谓语动词第二部分+其他 e. g. Had he been in my place, he would not have done it.

Assignment We shall meet a lot of people in our long life. Among all the meetings, there must be some unforgettable ones. Pick out a significant meeting you have had, and write a short essay entitled A Memorable Meeting with no less than 120 words.

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