1、Doug beff,Unit 6 Romance Text A A valentine story,Do you have a favorite love song? What is it? Who is the singer? Can you sing it or hum the tune?,1.Definition of “l o ve”,Love is a strong feeling of caring and liking someone, especially who you are familiar with .爱情是两个人彼此的关爱和喜欢。,Love is a universa
2、l emotion that expresses itself in every culture.爱情是在同的文化背景下有不同的意义。,Witty sayings about “love”,“It is love that makes the world go round.” 爱是推动世界的力量。“Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.” 建立在面貌基础上的爱情,会和美貌一样很快消失。“The course of true love never runs smooth.”真正的爱情多磨难。Love is a universal emotion t
3、hat expresses itself in every culture.爱情在是一种大众情感，在不同的文化中有不同的含义。,2.Saint Valentines Day（圣瓦伦西节）,Its the lovers festival. Today it is marked by the exchange of romantic cards, flowers, chocolates of heart shape and other gifts.,Some expressions about love:,爱上某人 初恋 白马王子 早恋 一见钟情情书 相思病的,fall in love with
4、first love Mr. Right puppy love/calf love fall in love at first sight love letter love sick,love affair be crossed in love break up blind date a dear John letter,Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.Love is blind,风流韵事 失恋 分手 相亲 绝交信,情人眼里出西施。,B R _ St. Valentines Story 1,St. Valentines Story,B R _ S
5、t. Valentines Story _ script1,Valentine was a priest living in Rome during the third century. At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. He wanted to have a big army and expected men to volunteer to join. However many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave
6、 their wives and families. This made Claudius very angry. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius banned marriage even engagement from his empire. But Valentine would keep on performing marriage ceremonies secretly. He was caught by the soldiers at
7、a wedding, and was thrown into prison and beheaded.,St. Valentines Story,B R _ St. Valentines Story _ script2,Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his jailer when he was in prison. Before he was taken to his death on February 14, 269 A.D., he signed a farewell message to her, “Love from your
8、Valentine.” That note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentines Day.,B R _ Valentine Traditions,Valentine Traditions,B R _ Valentine Traditions _ picture1,In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these nam
9、es on their sleeves for one week. “Wear your heart on your sleeve” now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.,在中世纪，青年男女从碗里抽出写有名字的纸条，看看他们的情人将会是谁。他们把名字写在衣袖上，并穿一个星期。现在，穿着袖子上带有心形图案的衣服意味着其他人容易懂得你的感情。,B R _ Valentine Traditions _ picture2,If you cut an apple in half and count
10、how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have.,B R _ Valentine Traditions _ picture3,In Wales, wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February 14th. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favorite decorations on the spoons. The decoration meant “You unlock my he
11、art!”,B R _ Birds and Love,Birds and Love,Click the Pictures!,Europeans also believe that Feb. 14th is the day when birds begin to choose their mates. Chaucer, Shakespeare, and numerous other poets mention the tradition in their works.In accordance with the tradition, it is believed that a young gir
12、l will be able to tell what type of man she will marry based upon the first bird that she sees on Valentines Day.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture1,If a young girl sees a blackbird（画眉）, she will marry a clergyman or priest.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture2,If a young girl sees a robin redbreast（红襟和更鸟）
13、, she will marry a sailor or nautical man.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture3,If a young girl sees a goldfinch （金翅雀）(or any yellow bird), she will marry a rich man.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture4,If a young girl sees a sparrow（麻雀）, she will marry a farmer or country gentleman.,B R _ Birds and Love _ p
14、icture5,If a young girl sees a bluebird （ 蓝知更鸟）, she will marry a happy man.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture6,If a young girl sees a crossbill (交喙鸟）, she will marry an argumentative man.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture7,If a young girl sees a dove, she will marry a good man.,B R _ Birds and Love _ pic
15、ture8,If a young girl sees a woodpecker （啄木鸟）, she will have no husband.,Birds and Love,Blackbird- clergyman,Sparrow farmer,Dove- good man,Robin redbreast- sailor,Bluebird- happy man,Crossbill- argumentative,Goldfinch- rich,Woodpecker- no husband,New York Public Library,G R _ main,Part Division of t
16、he Text,Further Understanding,Text A A valentine story,3.World War (故事背景),1. World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict fought between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers (see below), from 1939 until 1945. 第二次世界大战爆发于1939年，是迄今为止，人类社会所进行的规模最大，伤亡最惨重，破坏性最大的全球性战争。一般认为战争从1939年9月1日德国
17、入侵波兰开始，到1945年9月2日日本向同盟国投降而告结束。,、Story Review,相识,相知,相爱,相许,情节分析,1. Get to know each other(相识),Blanchard got to know Maynell via the notes in the margin of the book in the library.,相识在图书馆 见字生情,2. Growing love through mail 相知,Keep in touch with each other via mail during the world war .,相知在战争年代， 鸿雁传书,3.
18、 First date & Test 相爱,Blanchard managed to pass through the test given by Maynell.,考验中萌生爱意 好事多磨,Beautiful and gorgeous,4. Love at the first sight 相许,Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well 有情人终成眷属,Meet in the Restaurant in the end.,Text Structure,Para1,Paras2-6,John Blanchard was expecting someone a
19、t Grand Central Station,How John had fallen in love with Miss Maynell.,Paras7-15,Paras16-17,Miss Maynell put Blanchard to a test,It was wise of Miss Maynell to give such a test.,G R _ Further Understanding,For Part 1 Questions and Answers,For Part 2 Sentence Completion,For Part 3 Multiple Choice,Fur
20、ther Understanding,For Part 4 Questions and Answers,G R _ Questions and Answers 1,Questions and Answers,1. What do you think is the reason that John Blanchard came to the Grand Central Station?,To meet somebody not seen before.,Read Part 1 carefully and answer the following questions.,2. Who do you
21、think he was waiting for?,His lover or girlfriend.,3. Why did he straighten his uniform?,To make himself more attractive.,A R _ Useful Expressions 1,Useful Expressions( part 1&2),1. 把搞错,get wrong,2. 整了整军装,straighten ones army uniform,3. 人群,the crowd of people,4. 发现自己被吸引,find oneself absorbed by,5. 多
22、思善虑的心灵,a thoughtful soul,6. 富于洞察力的头脑,insightful mind,7. 前一位拥有人的姓名,the previous owners name,A R _ Useful Expressions 2,locate ones address,invite her to correspond,be shipped overseas,take a chance on just that,schedule their first meeting,sustain him unfailingly,had been taking a chance on just my b
23、eauty, which would disgust me,1. The soft handwriting reflected _.,G R _ Sentence Completion 1,Sentence Completion,Read Part 2 carefully and supply the missing information.,a thoughtful soul and,insightful mind,2. With time and effort he _.,located her address,3. Id always be haunted by the feeling
24、that you _,G R _ Sentence Completion 2,4. She was a girl he had never seen, yet whose written words _.,had been with him and sustained him unfailingly,G R _ Multiple Choice1,1. Who was coming toward Blanchard? _.,Read Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question.,A. A middle-aged wo
25、man,B. A young beautiful lady,C. A worn-out soldier,D. A lively and naive pupil,Multiple Choice,1. Who was coming toward Blanchard? _.,Read Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question.,A. A middle-aged woman,B. A young beautiful lady,C. A worn-out soldier,D. A lively and naive pupi
26、l,Multiple Choice,G R _ Multiple Choice1B,B,G R _ Multiple Choice2,2. The young lady was dressed in _.,A. the red suit,B. the yellow suit,C. the blue suit,D. the green suit,G R _ Multiple Choice2D,2. The young lady was dressed in _.,A. the red suit,B. the yellow suit,C. the blue suit,D. the green su
27、it,D,G R _ Multiple Choice3C,3. How old was the “supposed” Hollis Maynell? _.,A. Over 20,B. Over 30,C. Over 40,D. Over 50,C,G R _ Multiple Choice4,4. While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his _.,A. disappointment,B. happiness,C. excitement,D. enjoyment,G R _ Multiple Choice4A,4.
28、While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his _.,A. disappointment,B. happiness,C. excitement,D. enjoyment,A,G R _ Multiple Choice5,5. Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her? _.,A. It was a joke,B. It was a sense of humor,C. It was April Fools Day,D. It was some
29、 kind of test,G R _ Multiple Choice5D,5. Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her? _.,A. It was a joke,B. It was a sense of humor,C. It was April Fools Day,D. It was some kind of test,D,A R _ Sentence Order,Sentence Order (part 3),Rearrange the following sentences in a logical or
30、der according to the text.,a. A woman well past 40 appeared, wearing a rose which was used to identify the girl Hollis Maynell. b. John Blanchard went to the woman and asked the woman out to dinner. c. They scheduled their first meeting in Grand Central Station. d. John Blanchards interest in Hollis
31、 Maynell had begun twelve months before in a Florida library. e. The woman told John Blanchard that it was the young lady in the green suit who had asked her to do so., ,d,( ),c,( ),a,( ),b,( ),e,( ),A R _ Useful Expressions 3,15. 差不多就站在正后面,stand almost directly behind ,16. 体态臃肿,more than a little o
32、verweight,17. 那本蓝色羊皮面旧书,the worn blue leather copy of the book,18. 挺胸站立,敬了个礼,square ones shoulders and salute,19. 失望的痛苦使我哽咽,feel choked by the bitterness of my disappointment,20. 请出去吃饭,ask out to dinner,犹如春天般生气盎然,14.,be like springtime come alive,Useful Expressions( part 3),G R _ Questions and Answe
33、rs 1,Questions and Answers,Read Part 4 carefully and answer the following questions.,1. What did Miss Maynell want to find out through the test?,The true nature of a heart.,2. How do you understand Houssayes remark “tell me whom you love, and I will tell you who you are”?,I can judge you by the person you love. And the saying is equal to a Chinese proverb:,物以类聚，人以群分。Birds of a feather flock together.,
