unit a valentine storyPPT课件

Do you have a favorite love song?What is it? Who is the singer?Can you sing it or hum the tune?第1页/共52页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。vLove is a universal emotion that expresses itself in every culture.v爱情是在同的文化背景下有不同的意义。第2页/共52页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 that 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。第3页/共52页2.Saint Valentines Day（圣瓦圣瓦伦西节）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.第4页/共52页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 withfirst loveMr. Rightpuppy love/calf lovefall in love at first sightlove letterlove sick第5页/共52页love affairbe crossed in lovebreak upblind datea dear John letterBeauty 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。第6页/共52页St. Valentines Story priest Claudius ceremony jailer 牧师牧师 克劳迪亚斯克劳迪亚斯 典礼，仪式典礼，仪式 看守监狱的人，狱卒看守监狱的人，狱卒罗马罗马自愿自愿斩首，砍斩首，砍的头的头Rome volunteer behead 第7页/共52页 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 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 a wedding, and was thrown into prison and beheaded.St. Valentines Story 第8页/共52页 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 Valentine.” That note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentines Day. 第9页/共52页Valentine Traditions 第10页/共52页 In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names 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。第11页/共52页 If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have. 第12页/共52页 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 heart!” 第13页/共52页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 girl will be able to tell what type of man she will marry based upon the first bird that she sees on Valentines Day. 第14页/共52页If a young girl sees a blackbird（画眉）, she will marry a clergyman or priest. 第15页/共52页If a young girl sees a robin redbreast（红襟和更鸟） , she will marry a sailor or nautical man. 第16页/共52页If a young girl sees a goldfinch （金翅雀）(or any yellow bird), she will marry a rich man. 第17页/共52页If a young girl sees a sparrow（麻雀）, she will marry a farmer or country gentleman. 第18页/共52页If a young girl sees a bluebird （ 蓝知更鸟）, she will marry a happy man. 第19页/共52页If a young girl sees a crossbill (交喙鸟）, she will marry an argumentative man.第20页/共52页If a young girl sees a dove, she will marry a good man.第21页/共52页If a young girl sees a woodpecker （啄木鸟）, she will have no husband.第22页/共52页Birds and Love Blackbird- clergymanSparrow farmerDove- good manRobin redbreast- sailorBluebird- happy manCrossbill- argumentativeGoldfinch- richWoodpecker- no husband第23页/共52页第24页/共52页第25页/共52页Part Division of the TextFurther UnderstandingText A A valentine story第26页/共52页3.World War (故事背景故事背景) 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。第27页/共52页、Story Review相识相知相爱相许情节分析第28页/共52页1. Get to know each other(相识相识) 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第29页/共52页2. Growing love through mail 相知相知 Keep in touch with each other via mail during the world war .相知在战争年代，鸿雁传书第30页/共52页3. First date & Test 相爱相爱 Blanchard managed to pass through the test given by Maynell. 考验中萌生爱意好事多磨Beautiful and gorgeous第31页/共52页4. Love at the first sight 相许相许 Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well有情人终成眷属v Meet in the Restaurant in the end.第32页/共52页 Text StructurePartsParagraphsMain IdeasPart 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Para1Paras2-6John Blanchard was expecting someone at Grand Central StationHow John had fallen in love with Miss Maynell.Paras7-15Paras16-17Miss Maynell put Blanchard to a testIt was wise of Miss Maynell to give such a test.第33页/共52页For Part 1 Questions and Answers For Part 2 Sentence Completion For Part 3 Multiple Choice Further UnderstandingFor Part 4 Questions and Answers 第34页/共52页Questions and Answers1. 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 think he was waiting for?His lover or girlfriend. 3. Why did he straighten his uniform?To make himself more attractive. 第35页/共52页Useful Expressions( part 1&2) 1. 把把搞错搞错 get wrong 2. 整了整军装整了整军装 straighten ones army uniform 3. 人群人群 the crowd of people 4. 发现自己被吸引发现自己被吸引 find oneself absorbed by 5. 多思善虑的心灵多思善虑的心灵 a thoughtful soul 6. 富于洞察力的头脑富于洞察力的头脑 insightful mind 7. 前一位拥有人的姓名前一位拥有人的姓名 the previous owners name 第36页/共52页locate ones address invite her to correspond be shipped overseas take a chance on just that schedule their first meeting sustain him unfailingly8. 找到地址找到地址 9. 邀她互通信件邀她互通信件 10. 被运往海外被运往海外 11. 仅因为那而碰运气仅因为那而碰运气 12. 安排了他们的第一次见面安排了他们的第一次见面 13. 始终支持他始终支持他 第37页/共52页had been taking a chance on just my beauty, which would disgust me 1. The soft handwriting reflected _ _.Sentence Completion Read Part 2 carefully and supply the missing information. a thoughtful soul andinsightful mind 2. With time and effort he _.located her address 3. Id always be haunted by the feeling that you _ 第38页/共52页4. She was a girl he had never seen, yet whose written words _.had been with him and sustained him unfailingly第39页/共52页1. Who was coming toward Blanchard? _.Read Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question. A. A middle-aged womanB. A young beautiful ladyC. A worn-out soldierD. A lively and naive pupilMultiple Choice第40页/共52页1. Who was coming toward Blanchard? _.Read Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question. A. A middle-aged womanB. A young beautiful ladyC. A worn-out soldierD. A lively and naive pupilMultiple ChoiceB第41页/共52页2. The young lady was dressed in _. A. the red suitB. the yellow suit C. the blue suitD. the green suit第42页/共52页2. The young lady was dressed in _. A. the red suitB. the yellow suit C. the blue suitD. the green suitD第43页/共52页3. How old was the “supposed” Hollis Maynell? _.A. Over 20B. Over 30C. Over 40D. Over 50C第44页/共52页4. While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his _.A. disappointment B. happinessC. excitementD. enjoyment第45页/共52页4. While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his _.A. disappointment B. happinessC. excitementD. enjoymentA第46页/共52页5. Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her? _.A. It was a jokeB. It was a sense of humor C. It was April Fools DayD. It was some kind of test第47页/共52页5. Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her? _.A. It was a jokeB. It was a sense of humorC. It was April Fools DayD. It was some kind of testD第48页/共52页 Sentence Order (part 3) Rearrange the following sentences in a logical order 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 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( )第49页/共52页15. 差不多就站在差不多就站在正后面正后面 stand almost directly behind 16. 体态臃肿体态臃肿 more than a little overweight 17. 那本蓝色羊皮面旧书那本蓝色羊皮面旧书 the worn blue leather copy of the book 18. 挺胸站立挺胸站立, ,敬了个礼敬了个礼 square ones shoulders and salute 19. 失望的痛苦使我哽咽失望的痛苦使我哽咽 feel choked by the bitterness of my disappointment 20. 请请出去吃出去吃饭饭ask out to dinner犹如春天般生气盎然犹如春天般生气盎然 14. be like springtime come alive Useful Expressions( part 3) 第50页/共52页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。物以类聚，人以群分。 Birds of a feather flock together.第51页/共52页感谢您的观看。第52页/共52页