Lect与ure 12 Marriage.ppt

Unit 10 Marriage;; Love;medium level: to know one’s ability and strong points deepest level: knowledge of one’s weaknesses; Because the weaknesses of a Person usually accompany him or her throughout life. ;Youth is always endowed with love; however, love is not necessarily patent to youngsters only. Youth, beauty, sexual appeal and romance will vanish as time passes. But in the mind’s eye of a devoted lover, his spouse is, though old and ailing like a candle guttering (burning weakly) in wind, still lovely and full of vitality. ; Love;Ten Ways to keep love alive;You Will Have a Good Life; Word Pretest ; 2. Reading Read the text carefully, then: 1) finish the comprehension questions on p. 142; ;2) answer the question: Do you agree that the couple had a happy life? Why?;3) Text Analysis; The end of the text (para.16-7) comes back to the present time when the wife, alone, asks herself what she would save from the old house if it were to catch fire: it would be the worn yellowing envelope she has kept for so long.;Text Analysis;Reading Skill ; Language Points ; Language Points ;2. The bride did not wear glasses that day, so everything was a blur of candlelight and faces. (Para. 3) Meaning: The bride was short-sighted and without glasses, so she could not see things clearly. blur: n. something whose shape is not clearly seen.;3. From colleagues and old school- mates came cheerful good wishes clothed in friendly jokes. (Para. 4) Meaning: Colleagues and old schoolmates greeted the couple happily with good wishes that were expressed in friendly jokes.;4. ...by sympathizers offering condolence. (Para. 4) Meaning: another stood in the center of sympathizers who offered pity. sympathizer: n. a person who offers sympathy;5. Then quickly, for such a short, fat, elderly person, she disappeared. (Para. 7) Meaning: Although she was short, over-weight and old, the woman disappeared