高等学校研究生英语综合教程上unit 4

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综合教程(上)INTEGRATED COURSE

Unit 4

Love and Marriage

Content

Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final Project

Starting out—Task 1

Task 1 Work in groups to list the possible relationships a normal human being will encounter in his lifetime. Also list the words and activities related to a certain relationship.

Starting out—Task 1

e.g. Friendship, work, peer, love, parental, marriage… Words for reference: Friendship: care, association, esteem, empathy, friendliness, attachment, affinity, bond, harmony, intimacy, affection; going to movies, heart-to -heart talk, playing sports together

Starting out—Task 1

Work: co-worker, managers, team leaders, business talk, business lunch, team work, promotion… Love: affection, attraction, romantic dating, candlelit dinner, hug, kiss, courtship… Parental: unconditional love, deep care…

Starting out—Task 2

Task 2Watch a part of the American movie Sleepless in Seattle and discuss with your partner how the son feels about his father and the father about the son as well his late wife.

Click the picture

Starting out—Task 2

Son’s feeling for his father–Worried, care, love,

Father’s feeling for his son–Love, affection

Father’s feeling for his late wife–Love, memory

Starting out—Task 3

Task 3 Read the following paragraph and discuss with your partner what makes a happy marriage and why.– The Beatles sang, “All you need is love.” Your friends might tell you, “Good communication is all you really need.” Your parents advise you, “The key is to marry someone with the same values.” – What do you think is essential for a happy marriage?

Reading Focus

Love and Loving Relationships

Reading Focus

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Background Information Global Understanding Detailed Information Critical Thinking Language Points Vocabulary in Action

Background Information

Listen to a talk on The mathematical Marriage Predictor and answer the following questions. Script1) What did James Murray try to do? To explore the rocky road of romance. 2) What was the first step James Murray take in his research? Videotaped hundreds of volunteer couples in discussion.

3) What did James Murray do with the videotapes? Break down behavioral responses to these high-pressure discussions into recognizable groups.

Background Information

4) What prediction did James Murray try to make with his findings? Whether the marriage would last. 5) How correct was James Murray’s prediction? Ninety-four percent. 6) What is the indicator of a divorce according to the Mathematical Marriage Predictor? ―Roll your eyes and say goodbyes.‖

Reading Focus – Global Understanding

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(Paras. 1-3)Love is essential for human survival.

(Paras. 4-7)

(Paras. 8-12)What brings people together?

What is love?

Reading More—Global Understanding Discuss in groups t

o identify the missing information. Main idea: Love is essential for human survival. Arguments: A.___________________________________________ The family is the earliest and most important source of love and emotional support. ___________________________________________ Children deprived of love have been known to B.___________________________________________ develop a variety of problems. ___________________________________________ C.___________________________________________ Research shows the quality of care infants received affects how they later get along with friends. ___________________________________________

Part I

Reading More—Global Understanding

D.___________________________________________ Love for oneself, or self-love, is also essential for our social and emotional development. ___________________________________________

Part I

E.___________________________________________ Social scientists describe self-love as important for self-esteem. ___________________________________________ F.___________________________________________ People who don’t like themselves may not be able to ___________________________________________ return love but may constantly seek love relationships to bolster their own poor self-images. ___________________________________________

Reading More—Global Understanding Main idea: What is love? Arguments: elusive concept A. Love is an _____________________ Supporting evidence: Part II People give a variety of answers when asked a. ______________________________________ what love is. _______________________________________ Love has many dimensions. b. _______________________________________ It can be romantic, exciting, obsessive, and c. _______________________________________ irrational, platonic, calming, altruistic, and ________________________________________ sensible. ________________________________________ d. ________________________________________ It varies in degree and intensity and across ________________________________________ social contexts.

Reading More—Global Understanding B. Three elements are necessary for a love relationship: Supporting evidence: a willingness to please and accommodate the other. a. _________________________________________ b. _________________________________________ an acceptance of the other person’s faults and _________________________________________ shortcomings. Part II as much concern about the loved one’s welfare as c. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ one’s own. Love, especially longterm love, has nothing in common C. ____________________________________________ with the images of love or frenzied sex that we get from ____________________________________________ Hollywood, television, and romance novels. ____________________________________________ Supportin …… 此处隐藏：4588字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……