新世纪高等院校 综合教程 第一册 教师用书 笔记 unit 8 My Forever Valentine.docVIP

Unit 8 My Forever Valentine Section One Pre-reading Activities 2 I. Reading aloud 2 II. Cultural information 2 III. Audiovisual supplements 3 Section Two Global Reading 5 I. Main idea 5 Section Three Detailed Reading 6 Text I 6 Section Four Consolidation Activities 14 I. Vocabulary Analysis 14 II. Grammar Exercises 18 III. Translation exercises 20 IV Exercises for integrated skills 21 V. Oral activities 22 VI. Writing Practice 23 VII. Listening Exercises 26 Section Five Further Enhancement 28 I. Text II 28 II. Memorable Quotes 31 Section One Pre-reading Activities I. Reading aloud Read the following sentences aloud, paying special attention to intonation. The symbol | indicates a division of tone groups, while ↗ and ↘ nuclear tones. 1. I don’t know whether it was because work at the office slowed during ↗February | or because the football season was ↘over. 2. For several ↗days | I had been cutting out valentines for ↘classmates. 3. As I grew ↗older, | the gifts gave way to heart-shaped boxes filled with my favorite ↗chocolates | and always included a special card signed “Love, ↘Dad.” 4. If my father knew then that he had been re↗placed, | he never let it ↘show. II. Cultural information 1. Quote O Hare Noel (American Writer): As a modern parent, I know that it’s not how much you give children those counts, it’s the love and attention you shower on them. A caring attitude can not only save you a small fortune, but also even make you feel good about being tight-fisted and offering more care than present. 2. Father The father is often seen as an authority figure. A common observation among scholars is that the authority of the father and of the political leader are closely intertwined, that there is a symbolic identification between domestic authority and national political leadership.The fundamental common grounds between domestic and national authority, are the mechanisms of naming (exercise the authority in someones name) and identification. In a patriarchal so