大学英语教材book1unit5-TextA.ppt

Teaching Plan Objectives Background knowledge New Words and Phrases Main Idea of Text A Text Organization Text Explanation Text Analysis Text Review(Useful Expressions and Summary Sentences) Writing Objectives 1. Grasp the main idea and structure of the text. 2. Appreciate the narrative skills, some rhetorical devices and the use of informal language in conersations. 3. Master the key language points and grammatical structures. 4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. Background Knowledge 1)Valentine’s Day 2)New York and Florida 3)Grand Central Station 4)Public Library Valentine’s Day Read the Title, and answer the questions: Do you know when is Valentine’s Day celebrated every year? Do you know the origin of Saint Valentine’s Day? Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is a lover’s holiday celebrated on February 14. Today it is marked by the exchange of romantic cards, flowers, chocolate of heart shape and other gifts. Valentine’s Gift Valentine’s Card Flowers Chocolate of heart shape Love pot Cookies Basket St. Valentine’s Story Priest 牧师 Rome 罗马 Claudius 克劳迪亚斯 Volunteer 自愿 ceremony 典礼，仪式 behead 斩…之首 Jailer 看守监狱的人 St. Valentine’s Story Valentine was a priest living in Rome during the third century. At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. He wanted to have a big army and expected men to volunteer to join. However many men just did not want to fight in wars. St. Valentine’s Story They did not want to leave their wives and families. This made Claudius very angry. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius banned marriage even engagement from his empire. St. Valentine’s Story But Valentine would keep on performing marriage ceremonies secretly. He was caught by the soldiers at a wedding, and was thrown into prison and beheaded. S