2. Unit8 My Forever Valentine

3. 中国主要节日 春节 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) 元宵节 the Lantern Festival 植树节 (3 月 12 日 ) Arbor Day 清明节 (4 月 5 日 ) Ching Ming Festival; Tomb-sweeping Festival 中国青年节 (5 月 4 日 ) Chinese Youth Day 端午节 ( 农历五月初五 ) the Dragon Boat Festival 中国共产党成立纪念日 (7 月 1 日 ) the Party's Birthday 建军节 (8 月 1 日 ) the Army's Day 中秋节 ( 农历八月十五 ) Mid-autumn (Moon) Festival 教师节 (9 月 10 日 ) Teachers' Day 重阳节 ( 农历九月九日 ) Double-ninth Day 国庆节 (10 月 1 日 ) National Day 除夕 ( 农历十二月三十日 ) New Year's Eve

4. 元旦 (1 月 1 日 )-----New Year’s Day 情人节 (2 月 14 日 )-----ST.Valentine’s Day 愚人节 (4 月 1 日 )-----Fool’s day 复活节 ( 春分月圆后第一个星期日 )-----Easter 国际劳动节 (5 月 1 日 )-----International Labour Day 母亲节 (5 月的第二个星期日 )-----Mother‘s Day 国际儿童节 (6 月 1 日 )----- International Children’s Day 父亲节 (6 月的第三个星期日 )-----Father‘s Day 万圣节除夕 (10 月 31 日夜 )-----Halloween 万圣节 (11 月 1 日 )-----Hallowmas 感恩节 ( 美国， 11 月最后一个星期 4)----- Thanksgiving day 圣诞除夕 (12 月 24 日 )-----Christmas Eve

15. Listening Activity

16. Consolidation Activities- Listening_ A1 Valentine’s Day You are going to hear a short passage about the origin of Valentine’s Day and how people celebrate it. A. Listen to Part A first, and supply the missing information. Date of observance: “Valentines”: a decorated with a box of a tied with February 14th ____________ romantic card____________hearts, flowers or birds _______________ _____ heart-shaped ___________ chocolate candies________________ bouquet of flowers ________________ red ribbon _________

17. Consolidation Activities- Listening_ A2 Messages: Be Will Signatures: anonymous Symbols: Cupid — Roman of love heart My Valentine ___________ My Sweetheart _____________ My Lover ________ you be my valentine? __________________ Guess who_________ God of Love __________ arrow _____

18. Consolidation Activities- Listening_B1 B. Now listen to Part B, and fill in the blanks with what you hear. It is from the Christians that we about Valentine’s Day that most people have. One story is about whose name was “Valentine.” He lived. At that time the Roman Emperor Claudius any Roman soldiers for any reason whatsoever. So many Roman soldiers.Together with their girls, they came to Valentine to in a Christian way. get the stories _____________ come to believe _______ a Christian priest _______________ around 250 AD _____________ refused to allow ______________ to get married _____________ turned to Christianity __________ be married secretly _________________

19. Consolidation Activities- Listening_B2 Later Valentine was and by the Roman Emperor. One tradition says that he to his friends by and then the window of his prison. The leaves were. discovered _________ put in prison ___________ wrote notes __________ marking on leaves ________________ throwing them out ________________ shaped like a heart ________________

20. February 14th is a complicated but interesting holiday. First of all, Valentine’s Day is not a holiday from work. No one gets a day off. On Valentine’s Day people usually send romantic cards to someone they love. The cards are called valentines. They are very colorful, often decorated with hearts, flowers or birds, and have humorous or sentimental verses printed inside. The basic message of the verse is always “Be My Valentine,” “Be My Sweetheart” or “Be My Lover.” Besides cards, a valentine could also be a heart-shaped box of chocolate candies, or a bouquet of flowers tied with red ribbon. Consolidation Activities- Listening_ pop1 Valentine’s Day Part A

21. Consolidation Activities- Listening_ pop2 But in whatever form, the message is always the same — “Will you be my valentine?” A valentine may be anonymous, or sometimes signed “Guess who.” The person receiving it has to guess who sent it. This can lead to interesting speculation. And that’s half the fun of valentines. One of the symbols of St. Valentine’s Day is the Roman God of Love, called Cupid. Cupid is often printed on the card, a winged naked infant, poised to shoot his arrow into a heart. He would shoot an arrow of love into a person’s heart to make the person fall in love immediately, maybe with the first person to come along.

22. Consolidation Activities- Listening_ pop3 Sometimes one arrow would go through two hearts, holding them together. So on February 14th not only do we have a picture of the Christian St. Valentine but we also have pictures of the non-Christian Cupid, the Roman God of Love.

23. Consolidation Activities- Listening_ pop1 It is from the Christians that we get the stories about Valentine’s Day that most people have come to believe. One story is about a Christian priest whose name was “Valentine.” He lived around 250 AD. At that time the Roman Emperor Claudius refused to allow any Roman soldiers to get married for any reason whatsoever. So many Roman soldiers turned to Christianity. Together with their girls, they came to Valentine to be married secretly in a Christian way. Part B

24. Consolidation Activities- Listening_ pop2 Later Valentine was discovered and put in prison by the Roman Emperor. One tradition says that he wrote notes to his friends by marking on leaves and then throwing them out the window of his prison. The leaves were shaped like a heart. There are many favorite lyrics of Valentine’s Day. Here is one of them: Let me call you sweetheart, I’m in love with you. Let me hear you whisper, that you love me, too. Keep the love light shining, in your eyes so true. Let me call you sweetheart, I’m in love with you.

25. Language points

26. Detailed reading—elaborate elaborate: adj. containing a lot of small details or parts that are connected with each other in a complicated way e.g. She made elaborate preparations for the party. The curtains had an elaborate pattern of flowers. Collocation:elaborate plan/notes/excuses, etc. Derivations: elaborate: v. elaborateness: n. Translation: The problem is too elaborate. 这个问题太复杂了。

27. fondly: adv. 1)in a way that shows you like someone very much 2) in a foolishly hopeful manner Detailed reading–fondly e.g. She greeted her old friend fondly. Comparison: lovely: adj. beautiful or attractive; friendly and pleasant Derivations: fond: adj. fondness: n. e.g. She fondly imagined that she could pass her examination without working hard.

28. generosity: n. willingness to give money, time, etc. in order to help or please someone Detailed reading-generosity 1 Antonym: miserliness Derivation: generous: adj. e.g. People admire him for his diligence, friendliness, and generosity.

29. Detailed reading– perfunctory Antonym: discreet: adj. done or said in a careful way perfunctory: adj. (of an action) done hastily and without thought, interest or care e.g. Olivia dismissed him with a perfunctory nod. Derivation: perfunctory: n. someone who is perfunctory

30. Detailed reading– recollection recollection: n. memory; the power or action of remembering the past; something in one’s memory of the past e.g. I have no recollection of meeting him. Comparison:recollection, collection Derivation: recollect: v. collection: n. a group of things that are put together Practice: A of empty wine bottles stood on the back porch. Her of the events is rather patchy. 1) 2) collection_________ recollection __________

31. relegate: v. put into a lower or worse place Detailed reading--relegate e.g. He was relegated to a remote place to do farm work. Derivation: relegation: n. Comparison: delegate: v. give part of your power or work to someone in a lower position Practice: A good manager knows when to. Their football team was. 1) 2) delegate ________ relegated _________

32. reminder: n. something that reminds you of something that happened in the past Detailed reading-reminder Collocation: reminder of sth. e.g. Her disability remains as a perpetual reminder of the war years. Comparison: remembrance: n. a memory that you have of a person or event Derivation: remind: v.

33. succession: n. happening one after another Detailed reading– succession Collocations: in succession a succession of e.g.She won the championship four times in succession. e.g.A succession of visitors came to the door. Comparisons: succession to the throne, accession to the throne succession to the throne: the act of becoming the next king or queen accession to the throne: the act of becoming king or queen

34. Text analysis

35. Structural analysis 1. style 2. point of view narrator 3. order Narration first person chronological

36. Structural analysis 2 1. The author’s recounting of her Valentine’s Day memories in the second part of the text follows closely the chronological order. Try to pick out the three sentences in this part that indicate the progression of time. The three sentences that indicate the progression of time are: 1)My first recollection of the magic he could bring to Valentine’s Day came when I was six. (Paragraph 3)

37. Structural analysis 2 2) As I grew older, the gifts gave way to heart-shaped boxes filled with my favorite chocolates and always included a special card signed “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)