Unit 16
My Forever Valentine
Purposes
? 1,To get students know something about
Valentine’s Day and how people celebrate
it.
? 2,To understand the purpose of writing.
? 3,To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises.
About the text
What’s the theme of the text?
II,Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part One (1-2) --- It gives a brief account of the
narrator’s father and points out the theme of the
text.
? Part Two (3-10) --- It provides a detailed account
of how the father showed profound affection for
his daughter on Valentine’s Day.
? Part Three(11-12) --- The narrator tells us how
important it has been to her over the years to
know that she had such a great father and that
she will never forget her father and kindness to
her.
III,some difficult sentences,
words or phrases
? 1,He didn’t truly shine until Valentine’ s Day.
? Explain,The festival that really delighted him
was Valentine’s Day.
? 2,My first recollection of the magic he could
bring to Valentine’s Day came when I was six.
? Explain,My first memory of the joy Dad brought
to me on Valentine’s Day goes back to the year
when I was six.
? 3,That box and its contents ushered in a
succession of bittersweet memories.
? Explain,That box and its contents led to a
series of memories which were a mixture
of the sweet ones and the bitter ones.
? 4,As I grew older,the gifts gave way to
heart shaped boxes.
? Explain,As I was getting older,the gifts
were replaced by heart shaped boxes.
5,give way
? e.g,
? Billy kept asking his mother if he could go
to the movies and she finally gave way,
(顺从，让步 )
? The ice suddenly gave way and we all fell
into the water,（垮,支持不住）
? Don’t give way to despair,(控制不住感情 )
6,succession
? His succession as headmaster was not in
any doubt.
? The poor man had a succession of
misfortunes.
? Victory followed victory in rapid succession.
Translation exercises
1) At Christmas people enjoy themselves very much;
they visit one another and present each other with
Christmas cards and presents.
2) The walls of her bedroom and living room are all
decorated with pictures of pop stars and film stars.
3) Sophia teased Tom about his new hat mildly,but
Tom teased her about her curly hair unmercifully.
4) He was overjoyed because he had attained
remarkable achievements which surpassed the goal
he had set for himself.
5) He kept crying bitterly,I persuaded him not to give
way to grief and succeeded in calming him down.
? 6)I took it for granted that you would want to
see the play,so I bought you a ticket.
? 7) They have relegated these problems
somewhere down on the priority list.
? 8) I am going to address the letter to Donna in
care of her lawyer.
? 9) I could not account for the lump in my
throat as I was telling her the news.
? 10) Sailors signal with flags by day and with
lights at night.
Dictation
? I believe my father is a talented man,He is decisive and
efficient in doing things,By his own talents and efforts,he has
secured for the family a good social position and a comparative
rich life,People of all fields came to my house,and from them I
have gained lots of valuable social experience and seen a lot of
joys and sorrows of the world,
? But at home he is a harsh parent,He has high expectations of
me,When I am doing something great,such as writing a book,
he is more than excited,With such a father,I always remind
myself that I must go on and on,never give up,
My Forever Valentine
Purposes
? 1,To get students know something about
Valentine’s Day and how people celebrate
it.
? 2,To understand the purpose of writing.
? 3,To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises.
About the text
What’s the theme of the text?
II,Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part One (1-2) --- It gives a brief account of the
narrator’s father and points out the theme of the
text.
? Part Two (3-10) --- It provides a detailed account
of how the father showed profound affection for
his daughter on Valentine’s Day.
? Part Three(11-12) --- The narrator tells us how
important it has been to her over the years to
know that she had such a great father and that
she will never forget her father and kindness to
her.
III,some difficult sentences,
words or phrases
? 1,He didn’t truly shine until Valentine’ s Day.
? Explain,The festival that really delighted him
was Valentine’s Day.
? 2,My first recollection of the magic he could
bring to Valentine’s Day came when I was six.
? Explain,My first memory of the joy Dad brought
to me on Valentine’s Day goes back to the year
when I was six.
? 3,That box and its contents ushered in a
succession of bittersweet memories.
? Explain,That box and its contents led to a
series of memories which were a mixture
of the sweet ones and the bitter ones.
? 4,As I grew older,the gifts gave way to
heart shaped boxes.
? Explain,As I was getting older,the gifts
were replaced by heart shaped boxes.
5,give way
? e.g,
? Billy kept asking his mother if he could go
to the movies and she finally gave way,
(顺从，让步 )
? The ice suddenly gave way and we all fell
into the water,（垮,支持不住）
? Don’t give way to despair,(控制不住感情 )
6,succession
? His succession as headmaster was not in
any doubt.
? The poor man had a succession of
misfortunes.
? Victory followed victory in rapid succession.
Translation exercises
1) At Christmas people enjoy themselves very much;
they visit one another and present each other with
Christmas cards and presents.
2) The walls of her bedroom and living room are all
decorated with pictures of pop stars and film stars.
3) Sophia teased Tom about his new hat mildly,but
Tom teased her about her curly hair unmercifully.
4) He was overjoyed because he had attained
remarkable achievements which surpassed the goal
he had set for himself.
5) He kept crying bitterly,I persuaded him not to give
way to grief and succeeded in calming him down.
? 6)I took it for granted that you would want to
see the play,so I bought you a ticket.
? 7) They have relegated these problems
somewhere down on the priority list.
? 8) I am going to address the letter to Donna in
care of her lawyer.
? 9) I could not account for the lump in my
throat as I was telling her the news.
? 10) Sailors signal with flags by day and with
lights at night.
Dictation
? I believe my father is a talented man,He is decisive and
efficient in doing things,By his own talents and efforts,he has
secured for the family a good social position and a comparative
rich life,People of all fields came to my house,and from them I
have gained lots of valuable social experience and seen a lot of
joys and sorrows of the world,
? But at home he is a harsh parent,He has high expectations of
me,When I am doing something great,such as writing a book,
he is more than excited,With such a father,I always remind
myself that I must go on and on,never give up,
