1、Unit One MarriageUnit One MarriagePassage A:How to strengthen a marriage Passage B:The Family New Start College English Intensive Reading 3New Start College English Intensive Reading 3第1页I.Background InformationThe illustration of love and marriage by SocratesThe illustration of love and marriage by
2、 SocratesAbout loveOne day Plato asked his teacher Socrates:“what is love?”Socrates replied by asking him to go out to a wheat-land and keep walking forward without backtrack.On his way he should pick up a best wheat-ear what must be the one good-looking outside as well as plump inside abide by the
3、regulation of the only chances picking.第2页I.Background InformationThe illustration of love and marriage by SocratesThe illustration of love and marriage by SocratesAbout lovePlato took it for a very easy thing,hes sure he can fulfill that big task easy.However,he didnt return quick until its very la
4、te.Furthermore,he didnt bring back anything with him but disappointment.He said:its not that easy to find a good-looking one,or he couldnt be sure if it is the best one.第3页I.Background InformationThe illustration of love and marriage by SocratesThe illustration of love and marriage by SocratesAbout
5、loveHe had no choice but to wait and wait with the hope to find a best one.But,finallyit appeared before him that he had already went down the end of the wheat-land.Socrates told him:Thats love.第4页I.Background InformationThe illustration of love and marriage by SocratesThe illustration of love and m
6、arriage by SocratesAbout marriageOn another day,Plato asked his teacher:what is marriage?Again,Socrates answered him by asking him to go out to a firry-woodlands and keep walking forward without backtrack.This time he should take back a tree what could be used for Christmas tree as well as the best
7、firry tree.The target had been changed but the regulation was still one:the only chance.第5页I.Background InformationThe illustration of love and marriage by SocratesThe illustration of love and marriage by SocratesAbout marriagePlato had had last times experience,he thought he would finish it very qu
8、ick this time.Confidently,he went out again.Almost half a day passed,he come back with completely exhaustion.The firry tree in his hand looked like straight and green,but,its leafage was not very nice.第6页I.Background InformationThe illustration of love and marriage by SocratesThe illustration of lov
9、e and marriage by SocratesAbout marriageSocrates asked him:Is this one the best firry tree?Plato answered:I didnt know if this is the best one,I took it home because it cost me lots of time,and I really felt exhausted after this long-times search,furthermore,I found my energy is not that enough and
10、the time left me very little.Socrates told him:This is marriage.第7页II.BrainstormingMeaning GuessGuess the real meanings of husband,wife and family.WIFE HUSBANDFAMILY 第8页II.BrainstormingMeaning GuessGuess the real meanings of husband,wife and family.WIFE W:I:F:E:第9页II.BrainstormingMeaning GuessGuess
11、the real meanings of husband,wife and family.HUSBAND H:A:U:N:S:D:B:第10页II.BrainstormingMeaning GuessGuess the real meanings of husband,wife and family.FAMILY F:L:A:Y:M:I:第11页III.Lead-in Questions1.What kind of partner are you looking for?2.Marriage should be based on love or based on money?(Free Deb
12、ate)3.Do you know some tips for strengthening a marriage?第12页IV.Words&Phrases1.Partake:vi Synonyms:take part in participate inCollocations:partake of partake in第13页IV.Words&Phrases1.Partake:vi Synonyms:take part in participate inCollocations:partake of partake in第14页IV.Words&Phrases1.Partake:vi 参加、参
13、加、分享、吃、喝参加、参加、分享、吃、喝Translation他们都参加了最终决定。他们都参加了最终决定。我很高兴分享了你成功。我很高兴分享了你成功。第15页IV.Words&Phrases2.offer Collocations helpoffer opinion/suggestions job sympathy第16页IV.Words&Phrases3.strengthen:vt.Strong strength-strengthenMore examples?第17页IV.Words&Phrases4.annoy:vt.annoying:adj.annoyance:n.Use itWhat
14、 behaviors annoy your campus life?Why do you hate them?第18页IV.Words&Phrases5.Come up with:Use it-What can you come up with after focusing on a problem for a long time?-If you want others to believe what you have said,what should you do?第19页V.For Fun Enjoy the song Just the way you are 第20页VI.Transla
15、tion In life,when there are enough times we are disappointed,depressed and Annoyed.We dont really have to go looking for them.We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty,light and promise.Why waste time in this world looking for the bad,disappointing or annoying when we can look around us,and see the wondrous things before us?第21页VII.Useful Expressions1.参加庆典参加庆典2.巩固婚姻巩固婚姻3.提出提议提出提议4.列出清单列出清单5.想出、找到想出、找到6.探讨、复习探讨、复习7.经常、很多时候经常、很多时候 第22页VIIII.Concluding Questions1.What do you learn from the story?Did you get any insight into marriage?第23页VIII.Exercises1.第24页