Unit 8 Romantic Stories新编大学英语第二版第一册教案.docx

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Unit8RomanticStories新编大学英语第二版第一册教案

Unit8RomanticStories

UsefulInformation

Although“romantic”storiescanrefertonarrativesdealingwithadventure,mystery,orthesupernatural,moreoftentheyareaboutlove.Inthissense,romanticstorieshavebeenpopularformany,manycenturies;infact,theyareaboutasoldasliteratureitself.IntheWest,romanticlovewasakeyelementinbothoftheancientGreekepics TheIliad and TheOdyssey,composedsomewherearoundthe8thor9thCenturyB.C.,aswellasinmanyofthegreatplaysandpoemswrittenbythe16thcenturyBritishwriterWilliamShakespeare.Romanticlovehasbeenakeyelementincountlesspoemsthroughouttheworldformanycenturies.InChineseliterature,lovehasbeenimportant,too.ItplayedanimportantroleinCaoXueqin’s DreamoftheRedMansion （红楼梦）.Chinahasalsohaditstraditionallovedramas,suchas ThePeonyPavilion （牡丹亭）and ThePeachBlossomFan （桃花扇）.Thusromanticloveisaneternalthemeinliteratureofalltypesandlovestoriescontinuetomakeupavastbodyofliterature.Todaymanyshortstoriesarewrittenwithloveastheirfocus;thisisalsotrueofmoviesanddramaswatchedontelevision.Atypicalromanticplot,whetherinanovel,shortstory,playormovie,followsarathersimpleplotlineinwhichthefollowinghappens:

boymeetsgirl;theyfallinlove;fateorotherpeoplecauseobstaclesintheirromance;boyfinallywinsgirl,oftenthroughvirtuousacts. 

Althoughromanticstoriessometimesaretragedies,asinShakespeare’s RomeoandJuliet orChina’straditional ButterflyLovers （梁山伯与祝英台）,asreaders,wemostoftenenjoyreadingaboutgoodpeoplewhofindfulfillmentinlove.Itisespeciallynicetobeabletoreadaboutrealpeoplewhosefaithfulnessinloveisfinallyrewardedwithhappiness.SuchwasthecaseinthelivesofRobertandElizabethBarrettBrowning,thesubjectsof ATrueLoveStory.DespitetheobstaclesofElizabeth’spoorhealthandherfather’sunnaturalwishforhisdaughtersnevertomarry,theyoungcoupleperseveredintheirlove,married,andlivedahappylifetogether.Thisisjustas“romantic”asanyfictionalstory.In DetourtoRomance,faithfulnessandperseverancearealsokeyfactors.HarryhasfaiththathisgirlfriendMaywillmeethimatthetrainstationasshehadagreed;thusheiswillingtotakeajobthereandlookforherforthreeyearsbeforeseeingherandfindingoutthemisunderstandingthathadcausedhernottobethereinthefirstplace.In AppointmentwithLove,amutualloveofliteratureleadstoanexchangeoffriendlylettersbetweenayoungladylivinginNewYorkCityandasoldierservingoverseasduringWorldWarII.Herfaithfulnessinwritingtohimforthirteenmonthsfinallyleadstofeelingsofloveonhispart.Yet,inordertomeether,hemustpassatestofcharacter;fortunately,hedoes. 

Inallthreeoftheseshortpassages,thethoughtfulreadercanperceivethequalitiesofthecharactersthatmakethemworthyoflovingandbeingloved.Thus,thestoriesarewellworthreadinganddiscussing.Indeed,manyofuscanthinkofotherstoriesfromreallifethathavesimilarities.Therefore,thesearestoriesthatcanbereadandenjoyedbyall.

PartOnePreparation

1.Howromanticareyou?

 Directions:

 Hereisaquestionnaire（问卷）aboutromance.Answerthequestionstofindouthowromanticyouare.

1）WhatdoesValentine’sDay（情人节）meantoyou?

A.It’sadaytofindoutwhoreallylovesme.

B.It’sagoodexcuseforbuyingmyloverflowersorchocolates.

C.It’sjustacommercial（商业的）event.

2）WhatdoyoudowithyouroldValentinecardsandpresents?

A.Ikeepthemforever.

B.Ijustkeepacoupleofveryspecialones.

C.Irecycle（循环利用）them.

3）Whichofthefollowingcasesisprobablytrueforyou?

A.Ifallinloveeasily.Ihavehadmyheartbrokenmanytimes.IfeellostifI’mnotinarelationship.

B.Ilovemakingfriendswiththeoppositesex（异性）.ButIdon’twantaseriousrelationship.Loveisimportant,butnotthemostimportantthinginmylife.

C.Ihavemorefriendsofmyownsexthantheoppositesex.Loveisachemicalprocess（化学过程）andthat’sall.

4）Whichisthemostimportantelement（要素）ofalong-lastingrelationship?

A.Love.

B.Friendship.

C.Economicsecurity.

5）Whenyouandyourboy/girlfriendaretakingawalk,suddenlyitstartsraining.Butyoudon’thaveanumbrellaoranythingofthekind.Whatwillyoudo?

A.I’llkeepwalkinginspiteoftherain.

B.I’llgotobuyanumbrellaandcontinuethewalk.

C.I’llgohomeassoonaspossible.

Giveyourself2pointsforeveryA,1pointforeveryBand0foreveryC.Thepointsyougotmaymean:

9-10 Youareveryromantic.Butbecareful,lovehurts,too.

5-8 Youareromanticandrealistic（现实的）atthesametime.You’llneverbehurtbya relationship.

0-4 Loveforyouisabusiness.Youaretotallyruledbyyourhead,neverbyyourheart.  Ironically（讽刺地）,youaremorelikelytohavealong-lastingrelationshipthanpeoplewhoscorehigheronthetest.

2.Whatdoeslovemean?

 Directions:

 Agroupofexpertsaskedagroupof4—8year-oldsthequestion“Whatdoeslovemean?

”andtheanswerstheygotwerebroaderanddeeperthananyonecouldhaveimagined.Readsomeoftheanswersandtelleachotherwhatlovemeanstoyou.

“Whenmygrandmothergotarthritis（关节炎）,shecouldn’tbendover（弯腰）andpainthertoenails（脚趾甲）anymore.Somygrandfatherdoesitforherallthetime,evenwhenhishandshavearthritis,too.That’slove.”

“Loveiswhenagirlputsonperfume（香水）andaboyputsonshavingcologne（古龙水）andtheygooutandsmelleachother.”

“Loveiswhatmakesyousmilewhenyou’retired.”

“Loveiswhenmymommymakescoffeeformydaddyandshetakesasip（小口）beforegivingittohim,tomakesurethetasteisOK.”

“Loveiswhenyoutellaguyyoulikehisshirt,thenhewearsiteveryday.”

“Loveislikealittleoldwomanandalittleoldmanwhoarestillfriendsevenaftertheyknoweachothersowell.”

“Loveiswhenmommygivesdaddythebestpieceofchicken.”

“Iknowmyoldersisterlovesmebecauseshegivesmeallheroldclothesandhastogooutandbuynewones.”

3.Whatcontributesmosttoalongandhappymarriage?

 Directions:

 Workingroupstoputthefollowingelementsinorderaccordingtotheirimportanceinmakingalongandhappymarriage.Explainyouranswertoyourgroup.

1）physicalattraction（吸引力）

2）similarsenseofhumor（幽默感）

3）abilitiestogothroughbadtimestogether

4）similarinterests

5）beingabletotalktoeachother

6）similarsocialbackground（背景）

7）havingenoughmoney

8）beinginlove

PartTwoReading-CenteredActivities

I. Pre-Reading

Sample1

Yes,Ihavepenpals.Ithinkhavingpenpalswilldousgood.Inthefirstplace,itgivesusachancetopracticeourChineseorEnglish.Inthesecondplace,youcanwriteaboutalmostanythingtoyourpenpal.Becausepenpalsareusuallyfarawayfromyou,youfeelateasetoletthemknoweverythingthathappenstoyou.Youcantellthemthesecretsthatyoudon’twanttosharewithyourclassmatesorroommates.

Weusuallywriteaboutourlives,especiallyaboutourstudies.Wealsowriteaboutourdreams,suchaswhatwewanttodointhefuture.Wealsoleteachotherknowwhatistroublingusandaskeachotherforadvice. 

Sample2

No,Idon’thaveanypenpals.Idon’tthinkit’snecessarytohaveany.Foronething,it’sawasteoftimetowritetothem.Ifyouhaveanytrouble,youmaytalkwithyourclassmates.Thissavesmoretimethanwriting.Foranother,penpalsarefarawayfromyou,andtheydon’tsharethesameexperienceswithyou.Whatyouwriteinyourlettermaymeannothingtothem.Theywon’tbeasinterestedinthethingasyouare.Alsoyouhavetowaitforalongtimefortheirreply.

Iamnotquitesureastowhattheywriteaboutinletters.Perhapstheywriteaboutthingsthattheydon’twanttoordon’tdaretotellpeoplearoundthem.Forexample,whentheysecretlylikesomeoneorwhentheyhavedonesomethingbad,theyfeelcomfortablesharingtheirthoughtswithpeoplewhoarefaraway.Writingaboutsomethingmayhelpmakethemfeelbetter.

II.PassageReading

Words,PhrasesandGrammaticalPoints

1.poetry（l.3&l.24） poem（l.8）

Apoemisapieceofwriting,arrangedinpatternsoflinesandofsounds,expressingsomethoughts,feelings,orhumanexperiencesinimaginativelanguage（诗，韵文）.

Poetrymeanspoemscollectivelyoringeneral（诗，诗歌）.Italsomeansaqualityofbeauty,grace,anddeepfeeling（诗意，诗一般的美）.

e.g. I）Whathewritesisnotrealpoetry.

II）Thisdancehaspoetryinitsmovements.

III）Hestartedtowritepoetry/poemsataveryyoungage.

2.common（l.25）

Whenusedasanadjective,theword“common”hasseveralmeanings.

1）foundorhappeningoftenandinmanyplaces,usual常见的，普遍的

e.g. I）FoxesarecommoninBritain.

II）JacksonisacommonEnglishname.

2）ofnospecialqualityorrank,ortheordinarytype平凡的，一般的

e.g. I）Howwillthesechangesaffectthecommonman?

II）Inmostpeople’seyes,shewasnothingmorethanacommoncriminal.

3）belongingtoorsharedequallybytwoormore,united,joint共同的，共有的

e.g. I）Weareworkingtogetherforacommonpurpose.

II）Thisusefulfeatureiscommontoboththesecomputers.

Theword“common”canalsobeusedasanoun.Thereisausefulphrase“incommon,”whichmeans“sharedwithsomeoneelse.”

e.g. I）IhavenothingincommonwithJane.

II）MybrotherandIhavealotincommon.

III. Post-Reading

ReadingComprehension

1.UnderstandingtheStructureofthePassage

Paragraphs      Topics

Para.1           Oneofthemostfamouslovestoriesinhistory.

Para.2–3        Theirlivesbeforetheyknewe