1、Unit 8 My Forever Valentine Text comprehensionI. BII. FTFTFIII. 1. Valentines Day2. He displayed his special love for her on every Valentines Day.3. decorated a “mailbox” to receive cards.4. given by her father, her forever valentine; with a piece of red glass for a ruby.5. her hopes and dreams on r
2、eceiving cards and gifts from more important people than her father.6. a card with her mothers handwriting.7. always keep in mind her fathers love and generosity through simple acts. IV. 1. Only Valentines Day really delighted him.2. I remember Dad brought me joy on Valentines Day for the first time
3、 when I was six.3. The box and its contents reminded me of a series of things, both bitter and sweet.4. As I was getting older, Dad sent me heart-shaped boxes as gifts, unlike the gifts before.Structural analysis of the text:1. Valentines Day was the time my father chose to show his love for the spe
4、cial people in his life. Over the years I fondly thought of him as my “Valentine Man”.2. The authors recounting of her Valentine Day memories in the second part of the text follows closely the chronological order. Try to pick out the three sentences in this part that indicate the progression of time
5、.The three sentences that indicate the progression of time are:1) My first recollection of the magic he could bring to Valentines Day came when I was six. (Paragraph 3)2) As I grew older, the gifts gave way to heart-shaped boxes filled with my favorite chocolates and always included a special card s
6、igned “Love, Dad.” (Paragraph 5)3) My mailbox eventually had a rural address, and the job of hand-delivering candy and cards was relegated to the U.S. Postal Service. (Paragraph 7) VocabularyI.1. thought of him as= regarded him as2. ushered in a succession of bittersweet memories= brought back to mi
7、nd a series of experiences, both happy and unhappy, one after another3. put a lump in your throat and tears in your eyes= aroused your strong emotion and made you cry4. gave way to= were gradually replaced by5. more of= to a greater degree II.1. legible; 2. timed; 3. surpassing; 4. sensed; 5. relega
8、ted; 6. signaled; 7. perfunctory; 8. generosity; 9. teasing; 10. mark III. Word comparison1. careful 2. create 3. eventually: in the end, after all 4. usher / guide 5. aging 6. continuing / persist 7. address / deliver / send 8. reminder / caution IV.1. form: v. 形成，构成，组成（从无到有） / shape: v. 修正，完善，定型（从
9、有到好）a. formed; b. shaping; c. formed; d. shaped.2. contest: 具体的赛事，有规则、奖项、操作程序 / competition: general meaning, 竞争行为，既在赛事内，也不一定要在赛事中。a. contest; b. competition; c. competition; d. contest. 3recollection: n. 动词性，回想，复述 / memory: n. 名词性，记忆。a. memories; b. memory; c. recollection; d. recollection.4cheap:
10、便宜，廉价，低廉，价贱 / inexpensive: 不贵但不是便宜，更不是低贱。a. cheap; b. cheap; c. inexpensive; d. inexpensive.V. Give synonyms or antonyms of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. Synonyms: well-prepared, complicated, complex2. Antonyms: unpleasant, displeasing3. Synonym: slacken, decelerate
11、 / accelerate4. Antonyms: coldly, bitterly, hatefully, spitefully5. Synonyms: lovely, lovable, attractive6. Antonyms: shame, disgrace, humiliation7. Synonyms: indifferent, half-hearted8. Antonyms: selfishness, meanness VI. Rephrase each of the following sentences with the word given in brackets.1. W
12、e must have your answer tonight at the latest. (insist)insist on / upon sth.Key: We insist on having your answer tonight at the latest.2. My father is going to lend me his car tonight. (borrow)Key: My father is gong to let me borrow his car tonight. 3. We see it as a wonderful opportunity. (look)loo
13、k upon/on = regard asKey: We look upon it as a wonderful opportunity.4. You dont mean to say you want a fifth ice cream, do you? (surely)Key: You surely dont want a fifth ice cream, do you? 5. There is almost nothing in the house to eat tonight. (hardly)hardly adv. almost not 几乎不Key: There is hardly
14、 anything in the house to eat tonight. 6. The bank now owns this block of flats. (belong)belong to (prep.): be owned by 属于Key: This block of flats now belongs to the bank.7. Is it really advisable to freeze this sort of food? (should)Should aux. will, need to 应该，将要Key: Should we really freeze this s
15、ort of food? 8. Theres no need to telephone me when you arrive. (bother)bother to: (usually used in the negative form) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to 费心，麻烦Key: Dont bother to telephone me when you arrive. II. Grammar Exercises1. freezes;2. gain time;3. stay at home;4. vaporizes;5. may leave
16、;6. goes up;7. turns to water;8. had better join the queue. III. IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.1. If the story hadnt been true, the newspaper _ (not print) it.wouldnt have printed (E) unreal 2. had read (E) unreal 3. What _ (happen) if I press this button?will happen (C) real
17、 4. will fall (C) real5. comes (C) real6. gets (C) real7. I _ (not buy) things on the installment system if I were you.wouldnt buy (D) unreal V. Highlight the underlined parts in the following sentences using “it + be + + that.”1. It is that special place in your heart that (Unit 1)2. I put them int
18、o the soil the day my first son was born. (Unit 1)Key: It was on the day my first son was born that I put them into the soil. 3. We reached Istanbul by train.Key: It was by train that we reached Istanbul. 4. It was the headmaster who5. Hes feeling unwell because hes been working too hard.Key: It is
19、because hes been working too hard that hes feeling unwell.6. It is his grandfathers skills that7. It was in 1960 that8. It was at Waterloo that VI.Never will I disregard the potential danger in routine business, nor will I in health.Never have I anticipated unexpected reward, nor have I accepted unr
20、easonable deprivation. III. Translation exercisesI. English to Chinese:1.然而，情人节是爸爸向在他的生活中具有特殊意义的人表达爱的日子。2. 那只邮箱（盒子）以及其中的贺卡礼物勾起了我一连串酸甜苦辣的回忆：开始攀比收到贺卡的多少和人气的大小、有关男朋友女朋友的逗笑、班里那最可爱的男生赠给我的贺卡勾起我的温柔情思。3. 长大后，我收到的礼物改成是心形的盒子，里面装满了我最喜欢的巧克力，还随附一张很特别的卡片，上面写着“爱你的爸爸”。4.那张卡令我认识到为人之父可以多么出色、在那些年里感受深厚的父爱对我多么重要；父亲以慷慨大度
21、的精神、善解人意的朴实言行和向他生活中的亲友传递幸福的能力实践着爱的传统。II. Chinese to English:1At Christmas people enjoy themselves very much; they visit one another and present each other with Christmas cards and presents.2The walls of her bedroom and living room are all decorated with pictures of pop stars and film stars.3Sophia t
22、eased Tom about his new hat mildly, but Tom teased her curly hair unmercifully.4. He had attained remarkable achievements which surpassed the goal he had set for himself.5.He kept crying bitterly, and I tried to persuade him not to give way to grief.6. I took it for granted that you would like to se
23、e the play, so I bought you a ticket.7. They have relegated these problems somewhere down on the priority list.8. I am going to address the letter to Donna in care of her lawyer.9. I dont know why telling her the news brought a lump in my throat.10. Sailors signal with flags by day and with lights a
24、t night.IV Exercises for integrated skills1. DictationI believe my father is a talented man. / He is decisive and efficient in doing things. / By his own talents and efforts, / he has secured for the family a good social position / and a comparatively rich life. / People of all fields come to my hou
25、se, / and from them I have gained lots of valuable social experience / and seen a lot of joys and sorrows of the world. /But at home he is a harsh parent. / He has high expectations of me. / When I am idling away my time, / I can see that it hurts him deeply. / When I am doing something great, / suc
26、h as writing a book, / he is more than excited. / With such a father, / I always remind myself that I must go on and on, never give up. 2. ClozeFill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate.(1) love (2) sender (3) whether (4) out (5) letting (6) tend (7) as (8) believed
27、 (9) which (10) allTip：1)love: Here you can use a word meaning “affectionate” .2)sender: the person who sends the message3) whether: Here you can use a word to include the all places mentioned.4) out: Here you can use a preposition meaning “from”.5) letting: Here you can use a verb meaning “release”
28、.6) tend: Here you can use a verb meaning “incline”.7) as: Here you can use a preposition meaning “like”.8) believed: Here you can use a word meaning “accept as true”.9) which: Which kind of bird it is?10) all: The sentence is negative, and “not at all” is a regular collocation.VI. Writing Practice1
29、. Stringy Sentence 纠缠句too many clauses are connected. endless. They would be easier to read and understand if they were broken up into separate clauses. To avoid stringy sentences, we can use division, subordination, combination or phrases.A. Divisionto divide the original sentence into several sent
30、ences. clauses are of equal importance.B. Subordinationto change some clauses into subordinate clauses, if they are of less importance.C. Phraseto substitute the clauses in the original sentence.D. CombinationAll the techniques mentioned above Improve the following stringy sentences by any method or
31、 combination of methods.1. We must accept the facts and our enormous energy requirements, but it is also important not to forget that attempts to economize on safety provisions in such hazardous industries result in increased risks, and these increased risks may result in terrible tragedy, even in d
32、isasters whose consequences exceed national boundaries, although it is certainly true that a nuclear power station working safely, without accident, is ecologically one of the cleanest of all industrial plants.Revised:We must accept the facts and our enormous energy requirements, but it is also impo
33、rtant not to forget that attempts to economize on safety provisions risks. And these increased risks may result in terrible tragedy, even in disasters whose consequences exceed national boundaries. It is certainly true, however, that a nuclear power station working safely, without accident, is ecolo
34、gically one of the cleanest of all industrial plants.The original sentence is divided into three sentences.2. Whether it is deceiving yourself or deceiving others, deception requires much time and energy and because deception never really achieves anything of value, it is a great waste of your preci
35、ous life and resources, but instead, youd better put that time and energy into successfully dealing with the truth, because after all, youll have to deal with it eventually, and the sooner you begin the more youll be able to accomplish.Revised:Whether it is deceiving yourself or deceiving others, de
36、ception requires much time and energy. And because deception never really achieves anything of value, it is a great waste of your precious life and resources. Instead, youd better put that time and energy into successfully dealing with the truth. After all, youll have to deal with it eventually, and
37、 the sooner you begin, the more youll be able to accomplish.The original sentence is divided into four sentences.3. Giving is more than merely offering objects and when you give, give your time, your attention, your love, compassion, consideration, patience and respect and give a part of yourself, a
38、nd you will not ever lose it, because that part of you takes on greater influence and value as it touches other lives beyond your own.Revised:Giving is more than merely offering objects. When you give, give your time, your attention, your love, compassion, consideration, patience and respect and giv
39、e a part of yourself, you will not ever lose it. That part of you takes on greater influence and value as it touches other lives beyond your own.The original sentence is divided into four sentences. 4. Almost every high school student wants to go to college, and tension and anxiety build to a ridicu
40、lous point in college candidates, and this spoils their final year in high school.Revised:As almost every high school student wants to go to college, tension and anxiety build to a ridiculous point in college candidates, spoiling their final year in high school.The first clause is changed into a sub
41、ordinate clause and the last clause into a participle phrase. VII. Listening ExercisesValentines DayA. Listen to Part A first, and supply the missing information.Date of observance: February 14th “Valentines”:a romantic card decorated with hearts, flowers or birds a heart-shaped box of chocolate can
42、dies a bouquet of flowers tied with red ribbon Messages:Be My Valentine Be My Sweetheart Be My Lover Will you be my valentine? Signatures:anonymousGuess who Symbols:Cupid Roman God of Love arrow of loveheart B. Now listen to Part B, and fill in the blanks with what you hear.get the storiescome to be
43、lievea Christian priestaround 250 ADrefused to allowto get marriedturned to Christianitybe married secretlydiscoveredput in prisonwrote notesmarking on leavesthrowing them outshaped like a heart TapescriptValentines Day Part A February 14th is a complicated but interesting holiday. First of all, Val
44、entines Day is not a holiday from work. No one gets a day off. On Valentines Day people usually send romantic cards to someone they love. The cards are called valentines. They are very colorful, often decorated with hearts, flowers or birds, and have humorous or sentimental verses printed inside. Th
45、e basic message of the verse is always “Be My Valentine,” “Be My Sweetheart” or “Be My Lover.” Besides cards, a valentine could also be a heart-shaped box of chocolate candies, or a bouquet of flowers tied with red ribbon. But in whatever form, the message is always the same “Will you be my valentin
46、e?”A valentine may be anonymous, or sometimes signed “Guess who.” The person receiving it has to guess who sent it. This can lead to interesting speculation. And thats half the fun of valentines.One of the symbols of St. Valentines Day is the Roman God of Love, called Cupid. Cupid is often printed o
47、n the card, a winged naked infant, poised to shoot his arrow into a heart. He would shoot an arrow of love into a persons heart to make the person fall in love immediately, maybe with the first person to come along. Sometimes one arrow would go through two hearts, holding them together. So on Februa
48、ry 14th not only do we have a picture of the Christian St. Valentine but we also have pictures of the non-Christian Cupid, the Roman God of Love. Part B It is from the Christians that we get the stories about Valentines Day that most people have come to believe. One story is about a Christian priest
49、 whose name was “Valentine.” He lived around 250 AD. At that time the Roman Emperor Claudius refused to allow any Roman soldiers to get married for any reason whatsoever. So many Roman soldiers turned to Christianity. Together with their girls, they came to Valentine to be married secretly in a Christian way. Later Valentine was discovered and put in prison by the Roman Emperor. One tradition says that he wrote notes to his friends by marking on lea
