全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程Unit6.ppt

1、,B R _ main,Love Song,Saint Valentines Day,Public Libraries in the U.S.,Pictures of New York and Florida,Group Discussion,Do you have a favorite love song?What is its name?Who is the singer?Can you sing it or hum the tune?,B R _ Love Song,My Heart Will Go On,B R _ Saint Valentines Day _ list,Saint V

2、alentines Day,St.Valentines Story,Valentine Traditions,Birds and Love,B R _ St.Valentines Story 1,St.Valentines Story,New Words in the Story,B R _ St.Valentines Story 2,Questions and Answers,1.When did Valentine live?,He was living during the third century.,2.What was Valentine?,He was a priest.,3.W

3、hat did he do to help young lovers?,He kept performing marriage ceremonies secretly for the young lovers in spite of Claudiuss ban.,B R _ St.Valentines Story 3,4.When was he killed?,He was killed on February 14,269 A.D.,5.Is there any day like Saint Valentines Day in China?,The seventh day of the se

4、venth lunar month is the Chinese Lovers Day.The most popular story mentioned in connection with this festival is that of“the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl”.,B R _ St.Valentines Story _ script1,Valentine was a priest living in Rome during the third century.At that time,Rome was ruled by an emperor nam

5、ed 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 Claudiu

6、s 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.,B R _ St.Valentines Story _ script2,Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his jailer when he

7、 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.,B R _ Valentine Traditions,Valentine Traditions,Click the Pictures!,B R _ Valentine Tradi

8、tions _ picture1,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.,B R _ Valentine Tradit

9、ions _ picture2,If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside,you will also know how many children you will have.,B R _ Valentine Traditions _ picture3,In Wales,wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February 14th.Hearts,keys and keyholes were favorite decorations on

10、the spoons.The decoration meant“You unlock my heart!”,B R _ Birds and Love,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 th

11、e 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.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture1,If a young girl sees a blackbird,she will marry a clergyman or priest.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture2,If a you

12、ng girl sees a robin redbreast,she will marry a sailor or nautical man.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture3,If a young girl sees a goldfinch(or any yellow bird),she will marry a rich man.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture4,If a young girl sees a sparrow,she will marry a farmer or country gentleman.,B R _ B

13、irds and Love _ picture5,If a young girl sees a bluebird,she will marry a happy man.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture6,If a young girl sees a crossbill,she will marry an argumentative man.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture7,If a young girl sees a dove,she will marry a good man.,B R _ Birds and Love _ pic

14、ture8,If a young girl sees a woodpecker,she will have no husband.,B R _ Public Libraries in the U.S.,Public Libraries in the U.S.,Library of Florida,as the addressee(收信人),ones phone bill,gas bill,etc.).Besides borrowing books,people go to libraries to borrow videotapes,use the computers there,and at

15、tend book readings by authors and other cultural events.Libraries are regarded as community centers.,B R _ Public Libraries in the U.S._ script,Public libraries in the U.S.are free to the public.One can get a library card at a local library by filling in a form and showing the librarian a valid ID a

16、nd something to prove one lives in the neighborhood(e.g.,a used and stamped envelope with ones name,B R _ Pictures of New York and Florida,Pictures of New York and Florida,Click the Pictures!,B R _ Pictures of New York and Florida _ picture 1,New York map1,B R _ Pictures of New York and Florida _ picture 2,New York map2,B R _ Pictures of New York and Florida _ picture 3,Grand Central Station1,B R _ Pictures of New York and Florida _ picture 4,Grand Central Station2,B R _ Pictures of New York and