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1、UnitFiveRomancePreviewassignment:LTrytofindtheinformationaboutthelegendofSt.Valentine'sDay.2.Previewthenewwordsandexpressionsinthetwotexts.3.ReadtextA,appreciatingtheromanticslory.Objectives:Studentswillbeableto:1•graspthemainidea(thenatureofaheartisseeninitsresponsetotheunattractive)andstructureof
2、thetext;2・appreciatethenarrativeskillsdemonstratedinthetext(switchbetweentenses,changeofnarrators),somerhetoricaldevices(simileandmetaphor)andtheuseofinformallanguageinconversations;3.masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext.I.Introductiontotheunit:Loveistheetemalthemeinbothliter
3、atureandreallife.Throughouttheages,peoplefromaroundtheworldpursuethetrueaffectionbetweenmanandwoman,leavingusmanytouchinglovestories,suchasRomeoandJuliet,ButterflyLoversyTitanicetc.TodayinUnitFive,we'llappreciateanothertwomovinglovestories.Despitethedifferentheroesandheroines,bothstoriestellusafact
4、,thatis,inordertowinthetruelove,youshouldbeabletoresisttemptationandstandthetest;andyoumustbepatientbecausewinningthetruelovesometimesneedsyourwholelife'swaiting.Now,let'stakealookatourfirstlovestory,AValentineStoryinTextA.Asthetitledenotes,ittendstoberelatedtoValentineDay.St.Valentine'sDayisalsoc
5、alledloverday.ItiscelebratedonFebruary14lh.Onthisdayacrossthecountry,candy,flowersandgiftsareexchangedbetweenlovedones,allinthenameofSt.Valentine.Thereisalegendaboutthisloverday・Buthereinthetext,AValentineStoryhasnothingtodowiththeoriginofthelover'sDay,butonlytorefertothedaytheheroandheroinefirst
6、meet.II.Checkonthepreviewedwork(askstudentstotellthelegendofSt.Valentine'sDay)ValentinewasapriestlivinginRomeduringthethirdcentury.Atthattime,RomewasruledbyanemperornamedClaudius.Hewantedtohaveabigarmyandexpectedmentovolunteertojoin.Howevermanymenjustdidnotwanttofightinwars.Theydidnotwanttoleavethe
7、irwivesandfamilies.ThismadeClaudiusveryangry.Hethoughtthatifmenwerenotmarried,theywouldnotmindjoiningthearmy.SoClaudiusbannedmarriageevenengagementfromhisempire.ButValentinewouldkeeponperformingmarriagecere