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Unit 5 Romance Text A A Valentine Story
  • By Wang Lanlan

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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 the
    theme of the unit.

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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

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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

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Background InformationOrigin of St.Valentines
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 14th,
    around the year 270.

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Background Information Valentines 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.

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Background Information Valentines Day
Symbols
  • Roses
  • 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

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Background Information Valentines 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.

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

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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 Houssayes remarkTell me
    whom you love, and Ill tell you who you are?
  • I can judge you by the person you love.

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

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New Words And Expressions
  • make ones 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.

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New Words And Expressions
  • Collocation
  • make away with ???,??,??
  • make up ??,??
  • make believe ??
  • make out ??,??
  • make of ??,??
  • make off ??,??

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New Words And Expressions
  • take sth off
  • ? lift and move sth fromto 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.

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New Words And Expressions
  • absorb
  • ?(usu. passive) completely hold ones 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 wont be able to absorb another heavy
    blow.

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New Words And Expressions
  • absorb assimilate
  • ? absorb ??????????,??????????
  • eg. Large nations shouldnt absorb smaller ones.
  • ? assimilate ??absorb????,??????????????????
  • eg. We should critically assimilate Whatever is
    beneficial in literature and arts from other
    countries.

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New Words And Expressions
  • reflect
  • ? be a sign of show
  • e.g. Election results should reflect peoples
    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.

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New Words And Expressions
  • think and reflect
  • ? think ????,??????????????,???????????,?????????
    ?,????????????
  • e.g. You can think about it and let me know your
    decision later.
  • ? reflect ?????????????,???????,?????????,???????
    ??
  • e.g. Take your time to reflect before doing
    important things.

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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?

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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.

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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 ones request ?????
  • make (a) request for ??,??
  • on request ????

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New Words And Expressions
  • request ask
  • request ???????,????
  • e.g. You are sincerely requested to be present at
    the party.
  • ask ???,????,???????,??????,??????,?????????
    ???????????
  • e.g. He has asked his father for too much.

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New Words And Expressions
  • Usage of request
  • request??????????,??????????should????,???shoul
    d,????????
  • e.g. Mr. Black requested that I (should) hand in
    my homework before Friday.
  • ??
  • ???????suggest, advise, demand,
    order?????????????

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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 havent booked a ticket. Im taking a
    chance on the theatre not being full.

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New Words And Expressions
  • plain
  • ?(of persons 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.

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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 ????,????
  • in plain words ????
  • be plain with you ?????

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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
    oclock.
  • 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.

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New Words And Expressions
  • Collocation
  • ahead of schedule ??
  • behind schedule ??????
  • on schedule ????,??
  • a tight scheduleaccording to schedule
  • ????????,????????

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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.

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New Words And Expressions
  • sustain support back
  • ? sustain ???????
  • e.g. My hope for future sustained me.
  • ? support????,???,???????????
  • e.g. We should support each other.
  • ? back ?????,??,???
  • e.g. Ill back you up in your demands.

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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 ????,????
  • alive and kicking ????,????

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New Words And Expressions
  • alive, living, lively
  • ? alive????,???,???????????,?????????????
  • e.g. Who is the greatest man alive?
  • ? living???????,????
  • e.g. Shelly was still living when Keats died.
  • ? lively ????,???,?????,???
  • e.g. Children usually have lively fancy.

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New Words And Expressions
  • go ones way
  • ? go in ones direction
  • e.g. Though Im 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.

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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.
  • Im sensible of my error.

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New Words And Expressions
  • sensible conscious aware
  • ? sensible ?????????(???????????????)
  • e.g. I was sensible of her solemn grief.
  • ? conscious ??????
  • e.g. He is conscious of a sense of guilt.
  • ? aware ?????????????
  • e.g. Everybody is aware of the importance of the
    hi-tech.

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Language Points
  • Absolute construction
  • ???????????,???????????????????,????????,???,?
    ????????
  • e.g. The job done, we went home.
  • Weather permitting, well 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.

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Appreciation of the language
  • Figurative speech---simile metaphor
  • Simile is a comparison of one thing to another,
    using the wordslikeoras.
  • 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.

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Post Reading
  • Useful expressions
  • ??? getwrong
  • ????? straighten ones army
    uniform
  • ?? the croed of
    people
  • ??????? find oneself absorbed
  • ??????? a thoughtful soul
  • ???????? insightful mind
  • ????????? the previous owners name
  • ???? locate ones
    address
  • ???? invite her to
    correspond
  • ???????? take a chance on just that

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Post Reading
  • Useful expressions
  • ??????????? 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 and admire ones
  • wisdom

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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.(
    )

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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 Blanchards true love for
    her. ( )
  • Keys T F F T F T

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Post Reading
  • Proverbs Quotations
  • A faint heart never won a fair lady.
  • ????????
  • Love is the mother of love.
  • ???,????
  • Love that is forced does not last.
  • ???????
  • Gravitation is not responsible for people falling
    in love. Albert Einstein
  • ????????????? ???? ????

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Post Reading
  • Proverbs Quotations
  • Life is a flower of which love is the honey.
  • ---Victor Hugo
  • ?????,??????

  • ??? ??
  • First love is only a little foolishness and a lot
    of curiosity. ---George Bernard
    Shaw
  • ??????????????????

  • ?? ???

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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?

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

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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.

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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.  

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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 cant make out what you mean.
  • ? intend, plan
  • e.g. we make out to visit our grandparents
    tomorrow.

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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 ones name in a list
  • put across
  • ? communicate ones ideas,feelings successfully
    to someone
  • e.g. She is not very good in putting her views
    across.

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Language points
  • Inversion
  • ???????
  • ???(????)??????
  • e.g. Near the school was a big restaurant.
  • ???(??)??????
  • e.g. Inside was a letter that looks as if it had
    been carried for years, dated 1924. (Line2-3)
  • ???????????????????????
  • e.g. Never shall we forget the past.
  • ?????????????????????
  • e.g. Had he been in my place, he would not have
    done it.

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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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