Unit 3 Every Jack has his Jill!

童谣

nursery rhyme

Jack and Jill (nursery rhyme) syllables: 3, 4, 7 Can you sense the rhythm and recognize the rhyming scheme? –Jack and Jill –went up the hill –To fetch a pail 桶 of water. –Jack fell down –and broke his crown 头顶, –And Jill came tumbling 翻滚 after. –Up Jack got, –and home did trot 小跑, –As fast as he could caper 雀跃, –To old Dame 夫人 Dob, –who patched his nob 脑袋 –With vinegar and brown paper.

I. Lead-in Do you believe in love at first sight? Love is blind. Love me, love my dog. 爱我就接受我的一切。 Distance makes the hearts grow fonder. What would you like to do together with your girlfriend/boyfriend? What, do you think, is most romantic? Do you think one can find true love through the Internet?

II. Listening skills 死生契阔, 与子成说。执子之手, 与子偕老。 --- 《诗经 · 邶风 · 击鼓》 ( 无论生死我们都要在一起，这是我们当初早已说好的 约定。 ) For life or for death, however separated, To our wives we pledged our word. We held their hands;--- We are to grow old together with them. ---James Legge ( 理雅各，近代英国汉学家 )

Your hand I would hold, And together we were to grow old.

II. Listening skills Wedding Vows ---Do thee promise to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her in sickness and in health （不离不弃）, and forsaking 放弃 all others, keep thee only unto her （忠贞不二 ） for as long as you both shall live （白头 偕老） ? --- I do. I, (Bride/Groom), take you (Groom/ Bride), to be my (husband/wife), to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health （不离不弃）, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part （白头偕老）.

III. Listening In Task 1: Don’t be a chicken! Someone has __ crush ___ Sarah. Don’t be (such) a chicken. But I don’t have ___ guts to ask her out. guts: [pl.] (informal) don’t have the guts: usu. used in negative sentences keep everything ___ yourself

Nothing. I’m just asking. flame red (adj.) ask her out I’d totally die if she turned me down.

1.If you have a crush on somebody, do you have the guts to ask her/him out? Or would you rather keep everything to yourself? 2.How would you express your love? (Girls) Would you take the initiative? 3.Do you feel you’d die if she/he turned you down? If so, will you give up?

III. Listening In Task 3: An American Wedding Before the wedding: The wedding ceremony: After the wedding ceremony: At the reception: Marriage certificate

III. Listening In Task 3: An American Wedding Before the wedding: Announcement Invitations The wedding ceremony: My father gave me away to … Exchange of vows and rings The minister declared us husband and wife. Kiss After the wedding ceremony: Bouquet At the reception: Wedding cake Toast … with Marriage certificate

IV. Speaking Out 消沉 分手 天生一对 天涯何处无芳草。 求婚 年龄不该成为爱情的障碍（挡道）。

IV. Speaking Out Model 1 I just broke up with Alice! You look so down! I thought you two were made for each other. The two of you made a good match. There’re lots more fish in the sea … Past tense

your perfect match an ideal girl the girl of your dreams Mr. Right prince charming

Review: VL&S1U3 Sympathizing 表达意外 Bad luck! / Too bad! Terrible! What a pity! 表达难过 I ’ m so sorry. 不知道说什么才好。 I don ’ t know what to say. 感同身受 I understand how you feel. I can feel for you. 鼓励 You ’ ll be all right. You ’ ll get over it.

IV. Speaking Out Model 3 How important is the factor “age” in love? What age gap is acceptable to the majority of society? How would society accept an older woman and a younger man? Do you think there’s true love between a couple with a wide age gap? Age shouldn’t be something that comes in the way of a person’s marriage.