英语精读课件 16 My Forever Valentine

Unit 16 My Forever Valentine Purposes 1. To get students know something about Valentine’s Day and how people celebrate it. 2. To understand the purpose of writing. 3. To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing various types of exercises. About the text What’s the theme of the text? II. Structural analysis of the text
Main idea of each part: Part One (1-2) --- It gives a brief account of the narrator’s father and points out the theme of the text. Part Two (3-10) --- It provides a detailed account of how the father showed profound affection for his daughter on Valentine’s Day. Part Three(11-12) --- The narrator tells us how important it has been to her over the years to know that she had such a great father and that she will never forget her father and kindness to her. III. some difficult sentences, words or phrases 1. He didn’t truly shine until Valentine’ s Day. Explain: The festival that really delighted him was Valentine’s Day. 2. My first recollection of the magic he could bring to Valenti ne’s Day came when I was six. Explain: My first memory of the joy Dad brought to me on Valentine’s Day goes back to the year when I was six. 3. That box and its contents ushered in a succession of bittersweet memories. Explain: That box and its contents led to a series of memories which were a mixture of the sweet ones and the bitter ones. 4. As I grew older, the gifts gave way to heart shaped boxes. Explain: As I was getting older, the gifts were replaced by heart shaped boxes. 5. give way
e.g. Billy kept asking his mother if he could go to the movies and she finally gave way. (顺从，让步) The ice suddenly gave way and we all fell into the water. （垮，支持不住）Don’t give way to despair. (控制不住感情) 6. succession His succession as headmaster was not in any doubt. The poor man had a succession of misfortunes. Victory followed victory in rapid succession. Translation exercises 1) At Christmas people enjoy themselves very much; they visit one another and present each other with Christmas cards and presents. 2) The walls of her bedroom and living room are all decorated with pictures of pop stars and film stars. 3) Sophia teased Tom about his new hat mildly, but Tom teased her about her curly hair unmercifully. He was overjoyed because he had attained remarkable achievements which surpassed the goal he had set for himsel
f. He kept crying bitterly. I persuaded him not to give way to grief and succeeded in calming him down. 6)I took it for granted that you would want to see the play, so I bought you a ticket. 7) They have relegated these problems somewhere down on the priority list. 8) I am going to address the letter to Donna in care of her lawyer. 9) I could not account for the lump in
my throat as I was telling her the news. 10) Sailors signal with flags by day and with lights at night. Dictation I believe my father is a talented man. He is decisive and efficient in doing things. By his own talents and efforts, he has secured for the family a good social position and a comparative rich life. People of all fields came to my house, and from them I have gained lots of valuable social experience and seen a lot of joys and sorrows of the world. But at home he is a harsh parent. He has high expectations of me. When I am doing something great, such as writing a book, he is more than excited. With such a father, I always remind myself that I must go on and on, never give up. * *。