unit6-a-valentine-story

DOUGBEFFUnit6RomanceTextAAvalentinestoryDoyouhaveafavoritelovesong?Whatisit?Whoisthesinger?Canyousingitorhumthetune?1.Definitionof“love”Loveisastrongfeelingofcaringandlikingsomeone,especiallywhoyouarefamiliarwith.爱情是两个人彼此的关爱和喜欢。Loveisauniversalemotionthatexpressesitselfineveryculture.爱情是在同的文化背景下有不同的意义。Wittysayingsabout“love”“Itislovethatmakestheworldgoround.”爱是推动世界的力量。“Lovebuiltonbeauty,soonasbeauty,dies.”建立在面貌基础上的爱情,会和美貌一样很快消失。“Thecourseoftrueloveneverrunssmooth.”真正的爱情多磨难。Loveisauniversalemotionthatexpressesitselfineveryculture.爱情在是一种大众情感，在不同的文化中有不同的含义。2.SaintValentine’sDay（圣瓦伦西节）It’sthelover’sfestival.Todayitismarkedbytheexchangeofromanticcards,flowers,chocolatesofheartshapeandothergifts.Someexpressionsaboutlove:爱上某人初恋白马王子早恋一见钟情情书相思病的fallinlovewithfirstloveMr.Rightpuppylove/calflovefallinloveatfirstsightloveletterlovesickloveaffairbecrossedinlovebreakupblinddateadearJohnletterBeautyliesintheeyesofthebeholder.Loveisblind风流韵事失恋分手相亲绝交信情人眼里出西施。BR_St.Valentine’sStory1St.Valentine’sStorypriestClaudiusceremonyjailer牧师克劳迪亚斯典礼，仪式看守监狱的人，狱卒罗马自愿斩首，砍…的头RomevolunteerbeheadBR_St.Valentine’sStory_script1ValentinewasapriestlivinginRomeduringthethirdcentury.Atthattime,RomewasruledbyanemperornamedClaudius.Hewantedtohaveabigarmyandexpectedmentovolunteertojoin.Howevermanymenjustdidnotwanttofightinwars.Theydidnotwanttoleavetheirwivesandfamilies.ThismadeClaudiusveryangry.Hethoughtthatifmenwerenotmarried,theywouldnotmindjoiningthearmy.SoClaudiusbannedmarriageevenengagementfromhisempire.ButValentinewouldkeeponperformingmarriageceremoniessecretly.Hewascaughtbythesoldiersatawedding,andwasthrownintoprisonandbeheaded.St.Valentine’sStoryBR_St.Valentine’sStory_script2Valentinefellinlovewiththedaughterofhisjailerwhenhewasinprison.BeforehewastakentohisdeathonFebruary14,269A.D.,hesignedafarewellmessagetoher,“LovefromyourValentine.”ThatnotestartedthecustomofexchanginglovemessagesonValentine’sDay.BR_ValentineTraditionsValentineTraditionsBR_ValentineTraditions_picture1IntheMiddleAges,youngmenandwomendrewnamesfromabowltoseewhotheirvalentineswouldbe.Theywouldwearthesenamesontheirsleevesforoneweek.“Wearyourheartonyoursleeve”nowmeansthatitiseasyforotherpeopletoknowhowyouarefeeling.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。BR_ValentineTraditions_picture2Ifyoucutanappleinhalfandcounthowmanyseedsareinside,youwillalsoknowhowmanychildrenyouwillhave.BR_ValentineTraditions_picture3InWales,woodenlovespoonswerecarvedandgivenasgiftsonFebruary14th.Hearts,keysandkeyholeswerefavoritedecorationsonthespoons.Thedecorationmeant“Youunlockmyheart!”BR_BirdsandLoveBirdsandLoveClickthePictures!EuropeansalsobelievethatFeb.14thisthedaywhenbirdsbegintochoosetheirmates.Chaucer,Shakespeare,andnumerousotherpoetsmentionthetraditionintheirworks.Inaccordancewiththetradition,itisbelievedthatayounggirlwillbeabletotellwhattypeofmanshewillmarrybaseduponthefirstbirdthatsheseesonValentine’sDay.BR_BirdsandLove_picture1Ifayounggirlseesablackbird（画眉）,shewillmarryaclergymanorpriest.BR_BirdsandLove_picture2Ifayounggirlseesarobinredbreast（红襟和更鸟）,shewillmarryasailorornauticalman.BR_BirdsandLove_picture3Ifayounggirlseesagoldfinch（金翅雀）(oranyyellowbird),shewillmarryarichman.BR_BirdsandLove_picture4Ifayounggirlseesasparrow（麻雀）,shewillmarryafarmerorcountrygentleman.BR_BirdsandLove_picture5Ifayounggirlseesabluebird（蓝知更鸟）,shewillmarryahappyman.BR_BirdsandLove_picture6Ifayounggirlseesacrossbill(交喙鸟）,shewillmarryanargumentativeman.BR_BirdsandLove_picture7Ifayounggirlseesadove,shewillmarryagoodman.BR_BirdsandLove_picture8Ifayounggirlseesawoodpecker（啄木鸟）,shewillhavenohusband.BirdsandLoveBlackbird-clergymanSparrow–farmerDove-goodmanRobinredbreast-sailorBluebird-happymanCrossbill-argumentativeGoldfinch-richWoodpecker-nohusbandGR_mainPartDivisionoftheTextFurtherUnderstandingTextAAvalentinestory3.WorldWarⅡ(故事背景)1.WorldWarII,ortheSecondWorldWar,wasaworldwideconflictfoughtbetweentheAlliedPowersandtheAxisPowers(seebelow),from1939until1945.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。Ⅲ、StoryReview相识相知相爱相许★情节分析1.Gettoknoweachother(相识)BlanchardgottoknowMaynellviathenotesinthemarginofthebookinthelibrary.相识在图书馆见字生情2.Growinglovethroughmail——相知KeepintouchwitheachotherviamailduringtheworldwarⅡ.相知在战争年代，鸿雁传书3.Firstdate&Test——相爱BlanchardmanagedtopassthroughthetestgivenbyMaynell.考验中萌生爱意好事多磨Beautifulandgorgeous4.Loveatthefirstsight——相许JackshallhaveJill,allshallbewell有情人终成眷属MeetintheRestaurantintheend.TextStructurePartsParagraphsMainIdeasPart1Part2Part3Part4Para1Paras2-6JohnBlanchardwasexpectingsomeoneatGrandCentralStationHowJohnhadfalleninlovewithMissMaynell.Paras7-15Paras16-17MissMaynellputBlanchardtoatestItwaswiseofMissMaynelltogivesuchatest.GR_FurtherUnderstandingForPart1QuestionsandAnswersForPart2SentenceCompletionForPart3MultipleChoiceFurtherUnderstandingForPart4QuestionsandAnswersGR_QuestionsandAnswers1QuestionsandAnswers1.WhatdoyouthinkisthereasonthatJohnBlanchardcametotheGrandCentralStation?Tomeet