1. Warming Up It ’ s better to have loved and lost, than _____ Love me, love my _____. Love will find a _____. One cannot love and be ______. When ______ comes in at the window, love flies out of the door. All is _____ in love and war. The course of true love never did ______. Lucky at ____, unlucky in love. Love is ______. never to have loved at all. way poverty run smooth blind dog wise fair cards never to have loved at all. dog way wise poverty fair run smooth cards blind

2. Romantic Stories Unit 8

3. What does it mean by “being romantic” or “romance”?

4. Watch the sunset together Tips of Romance Whisper to each other Hold hands Hugs are the universal medicine Romance

5. Look into each other’s eyes Tips of Romance Sing to each other Spend every second possible together Go for a long walk down the beach

6. Discussion Which movie do you think is the most romantic one? Why? Would you please tell us what the most romantic thing is in your mind? Kiss Hugs Be together Go for a walk Sing to each other Titanic, because there are so many romantic pictures and plots in the movie and the theme song My Heart Will Go On is very nice.

7. love = romance?

8. Then what is love? When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands have arthritis, too. That’s love. Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well. Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day. Love is a mystery. Love is an exception. Love is old. Love is new. Love is all.

9. More paradoxes in love Love vs. romance Can you accept unromantic love? Love vs. freedom Are you willing to pay your freedom for love? Love vs. Marriage Do you have to marry the one that you love?

10. They say that love alone does not support a long lasting marriage.

11. What we are going to do: In-Class reading Language in Part III A speaking activity