2. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship In this unit, you will  first listen and then talk about love and friendship  read about other people’s experiences and opinions on love and friendship  write about personal relationships  practice reading skills: Minor supporting details  practice the use of punctuation  learn to write invitations  visit culture salon about Valentine’s Day

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5. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Listen again and complete Young people often _________love and listen to _____songs. One love song says “Love makes the world go round,” and another says “Love is all there is.” These words may _______too____________. Love is important, but so are other_______________. That’s why we sing “Auld Lang Syne” to ________our friends. dream of love sound relationships honor romantic What are your _______of love and friendship, and what do you ________of them in the future? Do you know a song that ____________your own dreams of love or friendship? If a love song or rosy dream could _____________in your relationships, what would it be? Think about this as you study this unit. expect describes come true views

6. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Making Friends Dialogue 1 They are at a party where the sophomores are helping to welcome the new freshmen. a freshman Xia Lin: a freshman Dan: Yu Feng: a sophomore Dialogue Samples

7. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship I’d like to make some friends. Can you introduce me to them? I’m not quite sure how to introduce … This is … Hi. I’m … You can call me … Making Friends Dialogue 1 Key words and patterns: listen again

8. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Making Friends Dialogue 1 Listen and imitate They are at a party where the sophomores are helping to welcome the new freshmen. a freshman Xia Lin: a freshman Dan: Yu Feng: a sophomore

9. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Dialogue 2 Li Ping: a Chinese student a foreign student John: At a Wedding Click and listen

10. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship I’m glad you could … How long have … They are in love. They can deal with …, with more room for both love and friendship. attend the weddings of … At a Wedding Dialogue 2 Key words and patterns: listen again

11. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Listen and imitate Dialogue 2 Li Ping: a Chinese student a foreign student John: At a Wedding

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13. Love and Friendship Passage A Freshman Friendship

14. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Think About It 1. Why was it hard for the four girls to say goodbye at the end of the freshman year? 2. How strong are your college friendships likely to remain in your adult life? Are they stronger than your childhood friendships or your relationships with future colleagues? 3. Which kinds of friendships do you usually keep the longest?

15. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Related Information American and Chinese Friendships Americans are very adept at making new friends, while Chinese people are very skillful at keeping their old friends. The main reason for this is that Americans experience more changes in their personal circumstances, such as changing jobs, moving to another town, or getting divorced.

16. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship At any given time an American may have only a few close friends but many casual acquaintances. Over the course of a lifetime an American will probably have more friends than a Chinese person has, but a Chinese person may have more lifelong friends.

17. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Notes to the Text 1. … joined hands with my three most intimate friends. … held hands with my closest friends. … 与三个最亲密的朋友手拉手。 2. … spent that day together just being freshmen. … spent that day merely doing typical things that freshmen do. … 就像大学新生一样度过了那一天。

18. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship 3. … saying goodbye at the end of the first year can feel like saying goodbye forever. When you say goodbye at the end of the freshman year it ’ s easy to imagine you ’ ll never see each other again. … 在第一年的年末相互道别却实就像要永 别似的。

19. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship 4. Your freshman year moments are irreplaceable. You ’ re only a freshman once, so you should cherish this experience. 但大学第一年的时光却是无法代替的。 5. You may grow completely apart from the people you spent your first year with … you may end your friendship with those people you spent your first year with … 你的成长也许会完全远离那些与你一起共同度过 大学一年级生活的人。

20. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship 6. That lesson can best be summarized by something Alisa and Karen told me when I was upset at the end of last semester and needed a shoulder to cry on. The definition of friendship was the lesson that Alisa and Karen made clear to me when I was upset at the end of last semester and they gave me some friendly concern.

21. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Summary of the Text Reference Summary Four good friends were looking back on their college years. The freshman year was very special for them. They came together from different places with different interests. By the end of the year they were close friends, and remained that way in future years.

22. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Understanding the Text 1. When did Alisa tell her story, and where was she? Alisa told the story almost two years ago on a dormitory balcony. 2. How did the four girls spend the last day of their freshman year? They had lunch in the sandwich shop, tried on each other ’ s clothes and watched movies.

23. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship 3. Why was it hard for the four girls to say goodbye at the end of the freshman year? Because it seemed that the three months of summer vacation would be too long to endure apart from one another. 4. What is the author ’ s advice to freshmen reading the article? The author ’ s advice is to cherish freshman moments.

24. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship 5. What was the most important lesson they learned from one another outside the classroom? It ’ s the definition of friendship. 6. What kinds of careers would the four girls have after graduation according to the author ’ s imagination? A computer technician, a physician, an attorney and an architect.

25. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Passage B Love Beyond the Grave

26. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Think About It 1. What kinds of gifts (such as flowers or chocolates or jewelry) symbolize love best? 2. Can love last after death, as in the song from “ Titanic ” ? Can it last forever? 3. Do you believe that each person has one true love which is the only love in their life?

27. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Notes to the Text 1. “ My love for you will always grow with each passing year. ” Every year my love for you will increase. 我对你的爱将与日俱增。 2. … inserted them symbolically in a very special vase. … placed in a vase that had a special meaning (in this case as a symbol of her husband ’ s love) … 把它们郑重地插在一个很特别的花瓶里。

28. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship 3. There is a standing purchase and delivery order that I have on file down here. In the business records at my present location there is a written instruction to deliver the items mentioned at regular intervals or whenever they are needed, and an explanation of how they will be paid for. 我这儿有一份长期订单，您的丈夫早就把钱付 了。

29. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship 4. … both of us were blessed to have each other. … it ’ s fortunate that we could both have each other. … 我们如此幸运能够相互拥有对方。

30. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Summary of the Text Reference Summary A woman named Rose always received roses from her husband on Valentine ’ s Day. When her husband died she did not expect any more roses. But a year later the roses arrived as usual anyhow. Not knowing who had sent the roses, she called the florist and learned her husband had ordered them for that year and many future years before he died.

31. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Understanding the Text 1. Why did the man give roses to his wife instead of some other kind of flowers? Because roses were her favorites, her name was Rose, and roses symbolize love. 2. How did her husband arrange to send the flowers? He left a standing order with the florist.

32. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship 3. What were the woman ’ s feelings as she read her husband ’ s card? She was crying and her fingers were shaking. 4. What nice things did the man say about his wife in the card? She was a perfect wife, ideal companion, lover, and friend. He thought they had been very happy together.

33. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship 5. For how long will she receive flowers in the future? The flowers will continue coming until the woman dies. 6. Where will the last delivery of flowers probably be taken? To the place where the man and woman are buried.

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35. Love and Friendship The Story of Valentine's Day Valentine's Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia. When fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans called upon the god Lupercus to help them. A festival in his honor was held February 15th. On the eve of the festival the names of girls were written on slips of paper and placed in jars. Each young man drew a slip. The girl whose name was chosen was to be his sweetheart for the year. Legend has it that the holiday became Valentine's Day after a Roman priest named Valentine.

36. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Emperor Claudius II ordered the Roman soldiers NOT to marry or become engaged. Claudius felt married soldiers would rather stay home than fight. When Valentine defied the Emperor and secretly married the young couples, he was put to death on February 14th, the eve of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine became a saint. Christian priests moved the holiday from the 15th to the 14th - Valentine's Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine instead of Lupercus. The Story of Valentine's Day

37. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Valentine’s Day has become a major symbol of love and romance in the modern world. The ancient god The Story of Valentine's Day Cupid and his arrow into a lover’s heart may still be used to portray falling in love or being in love. But we also use cards and gifts, such as flowers or jewelry, to do this. Forgetting to give flowers to a wife or sweetheart on Valentine’s Day can sometimes be as damaging to a relationship as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary.

38. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Chinese Valentine's Day (Qi Qiao Jie) The seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar is known as Qi Qiao Jie, or Chinese Valentine’s Day. As in the US and elsewhere this is a day devoted to love. According to one legend about the origins of Chinese Valentine's Day, it is said that the seven daughters of the Goddess of Heaven,

39. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship on one of their visits to earth, caught the eye of a Cowherd, Niu Lang. As the daughters were bathing in a river they were observed by the Cowherd who decided to have a bit of fun by running off with their clothing. To get their clothing back, the sisters decided that the prettiest and youngest daughter, Zhi Nu, would ask the Cowherd to return their clothes. Chinese Valentine's Day

40. Experiencing English 1 Love and Friendship Since Niu Lang had seen Zhi Nu naked, they had to be married. The couple lived happily for several years. And depending on which legend is followed, either Niu Lang died or the Goddess of Heaven simply became fed up with her daughter's absence and ordered Zhi Nu to return to heaven. Either way, the Goddess of Heaven took pity on the couple and let them be reunited once a year, when magpies form a bridge with their wings for Zhi Nu to cross to meet her lover Chinese Valentine's Day

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