1、Unit One Marriage,Passage A: How to strengthen a marriagePassage B: The Family,New Start College English Intensive Reading 3,I. Background Information,The illustration of love and marriage by Socrates About love One day Plato asked his teacher Socrates : “what is love? ” Socrates replied by asking h
2、im to go out to a wheat-land and keep walking forward without backtrack. On his way he should pick up a best wheat-ear what must be the one good-looking outside as well as plump inside abide by the regulation of the only chances picking.,I. Background Information,The illustration of love and marriag
3、e by Socrates About love Plato took it for a very easy thing, hes sure he can fulfill that big task easy. However, he didnt return quick until its very late. Furthermore, he didnt bring back anything with him but disappointment. He said: its not that easy to find a good-looking one, or he couldnt be
4、 sure if it is the best one.,I. Background Information,The illustration of love and marriage by Socrates About love He had no choice but to wait and wait with the hope to find a best one. But, finally it appeared before him that he had already went down the end of the wheat-land.Socrates told him: T
5、hats love.,I. Background Information,The illustration of love and marriage by Socrates About marriage On another day, Plato asked his teacher: what is marriage? Again, Socrates answered him by asking him to go out to a firry-woodlands and keep walking forward without backtrack. This time he should t
6、ake back a tree what could be used for Christmas tree as well as the best firry tree. The target had been changed but the regulation was still one: the only chance.,I. Background Information,The illustration of love and marriage by Socrates About marriage Plato had had last times experience, he thou
7、ght he would finish it very quick this time. Confidently, he went out again. Almost half a day passed, he come back with completely exhaustion. The firry tree in his hand looked like straight and green, but, its leafage was not very nice.,I. Background Information,The illustration of love and marria
8、ge by Socrates About marriage Socrates asked him: Is this one the best firry tree? Plato answered: I didnt know if this is the best one, I took it home because it cost me lots of time, and I really felt exhausted after this long-times search, furthermore, I found my energy is not that enough and the
9、 time left me very little.Socrates told him: This is marriage.,II. Brainstorming,Meaning Guess Guess the real meanings of husband, wife and family. WIFE HUSBAND FAMILY,II. Brainstorming,Meaning Guess Guess the real meanings of husband, wife and family. WIFE W: I: F: E:,II. Brainstorming,Meaning Gues
10、s Guess the real meanings of husband, wife and family. HUSBAND H: A: U: N: S: D: B:,II. Brainstorming,Meaning Guess Guess the real meanings of husband, wife and family. FAMILY F: L: A: Y: M: I:,III. Lead-in Questions,What kind of partner are you looking for? Marriage should be based on love or based
11、 on money? (Free Debate) Do you know some tips for strengthening a marriage?,IV. Words & Phrases,Partake: vi Synonyms: take part inparticipate in Collocations: partake ofpartake in,IV. Words & Phrases,Partake: vi Synonyms: take part inparticipate in Collocations: partake ofpartake in,IV. Words & Phr
12、ases,Partake: vi 参与、参加、分享、吃、喝 Translation 他们都参与了最后的决定。 我很高兴分享了你的成功。,IV. Words & Phrases,2. offer Collocationshelp offer opinion/suggestionsjobsympathy,IV. Words & Phrases,3. strengthen: vt. Strong strength - strengthenMore examples?,IV. Words & Phrases,4. annoy: vt. annoying: adj.annoyance: n. Use i
13、t What behaviors annoy your campus life? Why do you hate them?,IV. Words & Phrases,5. Come up with: Use it - What can you come up with after focusing on a problem for a long time? - If you want others to believe what you have said, what should you do?,V. For Fun,Enjoy the songJust the way you are,VI
14、. Translation,In life, when there are enough times we are disappointed, depressed and Annoyed. We dont really have to go looking for them. We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why waste time in this world looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us, and see the wondrous things before us?,VII. Useful Expressions,参与庆典 巩固婚姻 提出建议 列出清单 想出、找到 探讨、复习 常常、很多时候,VIIII. Concluding Questions,1. What do you learn from the story? Did you get any insight into marriage?,VIII. Exercises,1.,
