《综合教程》(第2版)第一册 - 精品 - Unit8（课堂PPT）

1、1Unit 8My Forever Valentine2To reflect There is a growing tendency for more and more young people in China nowadays to observe western festivals, while only a few celebrate our traditional festivals and know about them. What do you think of this phenomenon?3Festivals There are many types of festival

2、s in the world. Many have religious origins, while others involve seasonal change or have some cultural significance. Explore and compare traditional Chinese and western holidays and festivals.4Traditional Chinese festivals Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) Lantern Festival Tomb-sweeping Festival (

3、Ching Ming Festival) Dragon Boat Festival Double Seventh Festival (Qi Xi Festival) Mid-autumn Festival Double Ninth Festival (Chong Yang Festival)5Western festivals Valentines Day6Easter 7Mothers & Fathers Day8Halloween9Thanksgiving Day10Christmas11Chinese & Western festivalsSpring FestivalL

4、antern FestivalTomb-sweeping FestivalDragon Boat FestivalDouble Seventh FestivalMid-autumn FestivalDouble Ninth FestivalValentines DayEasterMothers DayFathers DayHalloweenThanksgiving DayChristmas12Introduce these festivalsWork in groups to introduce these traditional Chinese and Western festivals.F

5、ocus on the following aspects:When is the festival?Why is there such a festival? Or why do people celebrate it?What are some symbols?1.What do people do to celebrate it? 13Global reading1. What is the story narrated in the text about?The text recollects a series of events concerning the narrators fa

6、ther, who showed profound affection for his daughter by offering her valentines on Valentines Day.2. Why does the writer focus her accounts and descriptions on her first recollection of the magic her father brought to the occasion and on the last card and gift from him?Because the first and last gif

7、ts her father offered her are the most impressive and the most unforgettable ones.14Structural analysis Part I (Para. 1-2) It gives a brief account of the narrators father and points out the theme of the text. Part II (Para. 3-10) It provides a detailed account of how the father showed profound affe

8、ction for his daughter on Valentines Day. Part III (Para. 11-12) The narrator tells us how important it has been to her to have such a loving father and that she will never forget her father and his kindness to her.15Detailed reading Part 1 The beginning part (Para.1&2) tells us about the relati

9、onship between the narrator and her father and also state the theme of the text. Find out the theme of the text.16Language work: time time: v. arrange or set the time at which sth happened or is to happen Ex: The train is timed to arrive at 6pm. 你来得真及时，我们正好开饭。 You timed your arrival well; we are abo

10、ut to have dinner. ill-timed: adj. happening or done at the wrong time well-timed: adj. happening or done at the most suitable time mistime: v. do something at the wrong time or at an unsuitable time17Paraphrase The traditional holidays in our house when I was a child were spent timing elaborate mea

11、ls around football games. When I was a child, our family usually arranged the rich holiday meals at the time when there was a football game going on.18Paraphrase But he didnt truly shine until Valentines Day. He was more loving and affectionate on Valentines Day than on any other holiday.19Language

12、work: fondly be fond of sb/sth; be fond of doing sth Ex: Over the years weve grown fond of each other. My grandfather was very fond of handing out advice to my friends. fond: adj. (before n.) affectionate, loving Ex: Mary gave him a fond look. She still has the fond memories of their time together.

13、fond: adj. (of wishes or ambitions) foolishly held Ex: She had the fond hopes of success without working hard. fondly: adv.20Detailed reading Part 2 The authors recounting of her Valentine Day memories in the second part of the text follows closely the chronological order. Try to pick out the three

14、sentences in this part that indicate the progression of time. 1) My first recollection of the magic he could bring to Valentines Day came when I was six. (Paragraph 3) 2) As I grew older, the gifts gave way to heart-shaped boxes filled with my favorite chocolates and always included a special card s

15、igned “Love, Dad.” (Paragraph 5) 3) My mailbox eventually had a rural address, and the job of hand-delivering candy and cards was relegated to the U.S. Postal Service. (Paragraph 7)21Detailed reading Para. 3-4 Para. 3 & 4 focus on the narrators first recollection of the magic her father brought

16、to her on Valentines Day. What does “the magic” refer to? “The magic” refers to charm added to the day by the wonderful gifts and the profound affection that the narrators father gave her.22Language work: usher in usher: n. someone who shows people to their seats at a theatre, cinema, wedding etc us

17、her sb into / to: v. show them where they should go Ex: I ushered him into the office. usher in: to cause sth new to start Ex: The discovery of oil ushered in an era of employment and prosperity.23Language work: succession succession: n. number of things or people coming one after the other in time

18、or order; series Ex: A succession of visitors came to see the famous writer who was seriously sick. She won the championship four times in succession. The farmers have got in a succession of bumper harvests. 中国女子排球队获得了连续的胜利。 The Chinese Women Volleyball Team won a succession of victories.24Detailed

19、reading Para. 3-4 That box and its contents ushered in a succession of bittersweet memories of my entrance into a world of popularity contests marked by the number of cards received, the teasing about boyfriends/girlfriends and the tender care I gave to the card from the cutest boy in class. That bo

20、x and the cards and gifts in it made me recall those incidents, both happy and unhappy, of the efforts I made to win popularity among my fellow students, which was indicated by the number of cards one received; they also brought back to my mind how we joked with each other about making boyfriends/gi

21、rlfriends and the gentle and loving care I gave to the card from the cleverest and smartest boy in my class.25Birthstones A birthstone is a gift of a precious material (jewelry, mainly gemstones; themselves traditionally associated with various qualities) that symbolizes the month of birth in the Gr

22、egorian calendar.262728Language work: surpass surpass: v. exceed; go beyond in amount, degree or quality Ex: The number of birth in this town surpassed 1 million for the first time. He surpassed all our expectations. 相信自己，超越自己，没有什么是不可能的。 Believe in yourself; surpass yourself; there is nothing imposs

23、ible. surpassing: adj. Ex: surpassing beauty29Detailed reading Para. 5-6 Dad kept giving me gifts such as chocolates, but I shifted my focus as I grew older. Find out sentences that describe the authors feelings toward fathers gift from Para.3 to Para. 6.I remember wearing that ring with a pride tha

24、t all the cards in the world could not surpass.Thank-yous became perfunctory; cards seem less important; took for granted; didnt seem quite enough.30Language work: give way to & perfunctory give way to: have its place taken by; allow oneself to show, esp. a feeling Ex: Steam trains gave way to e

25、lectric trains. He gave way to tears. perfunctory: adj. (of an action) done as a duty or routine, without care or interest Ex: She gave the list only a perfunctory glance.31Paraphrase If he sensed any disappointment over valentines that didnt arrive for me, he just tried that much harder to create a

26、 positive atmosphere, giving me an extra hug and doing what he could to make my day a little brighter. If he became aware that I was disappointed over valentines which did not come for me, he just made a greater effort to create a cheerful atmosphere by holding me tightly in his arms once again and

27、doing his utmost to make my day a little more cheerful.32Detailed reading Para. 7-10 These paragraphs concentrate on the last package the author received from her dying father. Why was the job of hand-delivering candy and cards relegated to the U.S. Postal Service? How did the narrator describe the

28、final card she received from her dying father?33Language work: relegate relegate: v. to give someone or something a less important position than before Ex: I have been relegated to the role of a mere assistant. If Southampton lose again they may be relegated from the Premier League to the League Cha

29、mpionship. relegation: n. cf. delegate: v. give part of your power or work to someone in a lower position Ex: A good manager knows when to delegate.34Language work: assortment assortment: n. a mixture of different things or of various kinds of the same thing Ex: She has an odd assortment of friends.

30、 这里有各种各样的糖果，随便吃。 There is an assortment of sweets; help yourself. assorted: adj. various Ex: a box of assorted chocolates35Paraphrase It was the kind of card that comes in an inexpensive assortment box sold by a child going door to door to try to earn money for a school project. It was the kind of c

31、ard from a box filled with a mixture of various cheap cards or of different inexpensive things which were sold by a child going from house to house in an effort to earn money for a school project.36Paraphrase It was the kind of card that put a lump in your throat and teas in your eyes because you kn

32、ew the person no longer was to go out and buy a real valentine. It was the kind of card that made you feel very sad and shed bitter tears.37Language work: scrawlscrawl: v. write in a careless, hurried, awkward, or unskillful wayEx: She scrawled a brief note and handed it to her secretary.不要让在孩子在墙上乱画

33、。Dont allow the children to scrawl on the wall.scrawl: n.cf. scribble: v. write something quickly and untidilyEx: I scribbled his phone number in my address book.38Scrawled in barely legible handwriting39Detailed reading Part 3 Why does her fathers final card still remain on her bulletin board today

34、? Its a reminder of her father, being special and important for her years long. Would you please paraphrase the concluding part? It is something that makes me remember how particularly great fathers can be and how valuable and influential it has been to me over the years to have such a loving father

35、. Those things will always live in my heart, and the same is true of the memory with my father on Valentines Day. 40Detailed reading Para.11-12 who continued a tradition of love with a generosity of spirit, simple acts of understanding and an ability to express happiness over the people in his life.

36、 who maintained and carried on a tradition of love with an unselfish spirit showing great kindness, pure and sincere acts of understanding and an ability to show happiness over the people in his life.41Bulletin board42Exercise - Comprehension I. B II. F T F T F43Exercise - ComprehensionIV. Father wa

37、s more loving and affectionate on Valentines Day than on any other holidays. My first memory of the joy Dad brought to me on Valentines Day goes back to the year when I was six. That box and and its contents led to a series of memories which were a mixture of the sweet ones and the bitter ones.1. As

38、 I was getting older, the gifts were replaced by boxes in the shape of a heart.44Exercise Vocabulary I. 1. regarded him as 2. brought back to mind a series of experiences, both happy and unhappy 3. aroused your strong emotion and made you cry 4. were gradually replaced by 5. to a greater degree 45Ex

39、ercise Vocabulary II. 1. legible（字迹）清晰可辨的，清楚易读的（字迹）清晰可辨的，清楚易读的 2. timed 3. surpassing 4. sensed 5. relegated 贬黜;把降级;把降格 6. signaled 7. perfunctory 8. generosity 9. teasing（tease 取笑，戏弄；挑逗） 10. mark46Exercise Vocabulary III.CDBBABAD47Exercise Vocabulary IV. Shape: suggests the bringing about of a far-

40、reaching change, or an impersonal cause-and-effect relationship. Form: basically carries the suggestion of giving outline to something previously less well-defined and of putting the finishing touch on a product. 1. a. formed b. shaping c. formed d. shaped48Exercise Vocabulary IV. Contest: is a game

41、 in which people try to win; or it refers to a struggle to win power or control. Competition: is an activity involving companies trying to get people to buy their own goods or services, suggesting an effort to get something that not everyone can have. 2. a. contest b. competition c. competition d. c

42、ontest 49Exercise Vocabulary IV. Recollection: emphasizes the act of casting ones mind back over past events; suggests the active process of bringing together half-forgotten details Memory: refers to something one remembers from the past or ones ability to remember things, or refers to ceremonies by

43、 which someone who has died is remembered. 3. a. memories b. memory c. recollection d. recollection.50Exercise Vocabulary IV. Cheap: is used to describe something that is very low-priced because it is plentiful or easy to produce; it can also be applied to inferior or shoddy goods Inexpensive: sugge

44、sts that the product is low-priced, but it is of acceptable or even good quality. 4. a. cheap b. cheap c. inexpensive d. inexpensive 51Exercise Vocabulary V. 1. rich, well-prepared, complex 2. unpleasant, disagreeable, bitter 3. slacken, decelerate 4. coldly, bitterly 5. lovely, attractive 6. shame,

45、 disgrace 7. indifferent, thoughtless 8. selfishness, meaness52Exercise Vocabulary VI. We insist on having your answer tonight at the latest. My father is going to let me borrow his car tonight. We look upon it as a wonderful opportunity. You surely dont want a fifth ice cream, do you? There is hard

46、ly anything in the house to eat tonight. This block of flats now belongs to the bank. Should we really freeze this sort of food? Dont bother to telephone me when you arrive.53Exercise Grammar II. If you lower the temperature of water to 0, it freezes. If you fly west, you gain time. If it rains, I s

47、tay at home. If water boils, it vaporizes. If your documents are in order, you may leave at once. If there is a shortage of any product, the price of that product goes up. If you heat ice, it turns to water. If you are waiting for a bus, youd better join the queue. 54Exercise Grammar III. 1. pour 2. will be 3. will