Unit 5
? A Valentine Story
?
Douq Bell
? Part 1 Objectives
? Part 2 Discussion
? Part 3 Background
? Part 4 Structure Study
? Part 5 Language Points
? Part 6 Content Questions
? Part1 Objectives,
? Students will be able to,
? a) grasp the main idea (the nature of a
heart is seen in its response to the
unattractive) and structure of the text;
? b)appreciate the narrative skills
demonstrated in the text (switch between
tenses,change of narrators),some
rhetorical devices (simile and
? metaphor) and the use of informal
language in conversations;
? c master the key language points and
grammatical structures in the text;
? d) conduct a series of reading,listening,
speaking and writing activities related to
love and growth,
?
Part 2Background
Public libraries in the U.S.,
? Public libraries in the U.S,are free to the
public,One can get a library card at the
local library by filling in a form and
showing the librarian a valid ID and
something to prove that one lives in the
neighborhood (e.g.,a used and stamped
envelope with one's name as the addressee,
one's phone bill,
? gas bill,etc.),Besides borrowing books,
people go to libraries to borrow video
tapes,use the computers there,attend
book readings by authors and other
cultural events,Libraries are regarded as
community centers,
? Part 3 Structure study
? 1,He looked for the girl whose heart he
knew,but whose face he didn't,the girl with
the rose.,He tried to find the girl who
shared many of his views,interests and
feelings but who he had never met before,
The girl was supposed to wear a rose at
their first meeting,
? 2,Her golden hair lay back in curls from her
delicate ears;,She wore her golden hair in
curls and pulled them back to reveal her
well-formed ears,
? 3,She was more than a little overweight,her
thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled
shoes.:She was quite a big woman,Her
feet were thick in the ankles and could
hardly squeeze into her low-heeled shoes,
? 4.I felt as though I was split in two,so keen was
my desire to follow her,And yet so deep was my
longing for the woman whose spirit had truly
companioned me and upheld my own.,I felt as if
there were two of me,one wishing earnestly to go
with the pretty young woman,the other wanting to
stay with the woman who had befriended me and
warmed my heart,
? 4.I felt as though I was split in two,so keen
was my desire to follow her,And yet so deep
was my longing for the woman whose spirit
had truly companioned me and upheld my
own.,I felt as if there were two of me,one
wishing earnestly to go with the pretty
young woman,the other wanting to stay
with the woman who had befriended me
and warmed my heart,
? 5,"Tell me whom you love,",.,"and I will
tell you who you are.",If you tell me whom
you love,I will tell you what kind of person
you are,
Text Organization
Part One Paras 1
Main Idea John Blanchard was expecting
someone at Drand Central Station,
Part Two Paras 2-6
Main Idea How John Blanchard had fallen in
love with Miss Maynell,
Part Three Paras 7-15
Main Idea Miss Marnell put Blanchard to a
test,
? Part Four Paras 16-17
? Main Idea It was wise of Miss
Maynell to give such a test,
? Part 4 Language Study
? 1,straighten,(cause to) become straight or
level
? Examples,1) Women used to use a hot iron to
straighten their hair,
? 2) The professor would straighten his tie
before entering the classroom,
? 2,make one's way,go
? Examples,1) Early in the morning the
hunter made his way into the woods,
? 3,absorb,1) (usu,passive) completely hold
one's attention (usu,followed by in)
? Examples,a) I was so absorbed in the
detective story that I jumped up when
someone patted me on the back,
? b)Totally absorbed in writing the
computer software,Michael ordered
take-out food when he was hungry,slept
on the office floor when tired out,
? 2) take in
? Example,I haven't really had time to
absorb everything that my teacher said in
class,
? 5,margin,one or both sides of a page near
the edge,where there is no writing or
printing
? Example,1) He has the habit of making
notes in the margin of the books he was
reading,
? 2) Some publishers make profits by
printing books with wider margins and
hence charging greater prices,
? 6,reflect,be a sign of,show
? Examples,Election results should
reflect people's opinions,
? 7,thoughtful,(showing that one is)
thinking deeply
? Examples,The more serious drama
encourages its audiences to become better
informed and more thoughtful
? 8,previous,happening or coming before or
earlier
? Examples,1) Without previous experience
in teaching my chances of getting the job
will be slim,
? 2) Previous to 1522 Nicaragua was occupied
by a huge population of Indians,
? 3) She has two children from a previous
marriage,
? 9.locate,1) find the exact location of
? Example,Keep talking with him for five more
seconds and I will locate the place he is calling
from
? 2) fix or put in a certain place
? Examples,Apartments located away from the
main road usually fetch higher prices than those
near the road,
? The top fashion designer located his flagship
store on Fifth Avenue in New York
? 10.correspond,exchange letters regularly
? Examples,1) Even after becoming president,
he still corresponds with his old friends
personally instead of asking his secretary to do
it,
? 2) Love grew between them as they kept
corresponding with each other,
? 11,overseas,to or in another country
Examples,1) Spring Festival is coming and
many Chinese are planning to go travelling
overseas,
?
? 12,fertile,(of land) able to produce
good crops
? Examples,Human civilizations first
bloomed in fertile lands along big
rivers,China is a case in point,
? 13,take a chance (on sth.),attempt to
do sth,in spite of the possibility of
failure; take a risk
Examples:1)You take a chance on the
weather if you spend your holiday in the
UK,
? 2) I haven't booked a ticket,I'm taking a
chance on the theater not being full,
? 14,disgust,cause a strong and often sick
feeling of dislike
? Examples,1) The awful food at the hotel
disgusted me,
? 2) The thought of eating frogs disgusts me,
? disgusted / disgusting
? 15,schedule,1) arrange for sth,to
happen or to be done at a particular time
(It can be used in the pattern,be
scheduled to do sth.,be scheduled for sth.)
? Examples,a) Chinese astronauts are
scheduled to travel to outer space in the
next few years
? b) A fireworks display is scheduled for
New Year's Eve,
? c) They have scheduled Eric to speak at
three o'clock in the afternoon,
? 2) a list or statement of things to be done,
dealt with,etc,
? Example,Secretaries are supposed to set
up schedules for their bosses,
? 16,sustain,support emotionally; keep
(an effort,etc.) going,maintain
? Examples,Although they had been
trapped in the cave for two days,they
were sustained by the knowledge that
help would come soon,
? 17,slim,1) slender
Examples,The slim-waited girl over there is a
rising film star,
2) small
Examples:a) The chances of the ChineseMen's
Football Team winning the World Cup are
slim,
? b) The single mother supported her two
kids with her slim waitress' income,
? delicate,fine; well-formed; soft,tender
? Examples,1) More and more people
prefer to live in the suburbs because of the
delicate air,
? 2) Only the gentlest creams are fit for a
baby's delicate skin,
? 18,go one's way,go in sb's direction
? Examples,1)I'm going your way,May I
give you a ride?
? 2) I wasn't sure whether he was going my
way or not,so I decided to go home by
myself,
? more than a little,very
? Examples,1) If you tell your father what
you have done,he'll be more than a little
angry,
? 2) The child was more than a little excited
to have Michael Jordan sign his T-shirt,
?
? thrust,push suddenly or with great
strength
? Examples,1) After quarrelling with her
husband,Nora thrust a few personal things
into a suitcase and left home,
? 2) Hamlet thought he had thrust the
sword into his uncle's heart,but instead he
killed his girlfriend's father,
? split,(cause to) break into two or more parts
Examples,1) The U.S,Department of
Justice tries to split Microsoft into three
separate companies,
2) The old man used an axe to split the logs
into firewood,
? keen,1) (of interest,feeling,etc.) strong,deep
? Example,From his childhood on,the later
famous writer has had a keen interest in
observing people,
? 2) interested; eager (usu,followed by
on/about,or infinitive to)
? Examples,a) She is out of hospital and
keen to get back to work
? b) Two thirds of the women students in
my class are keen on soccer,
?
? long for,want sb,or sth,very much
? Examples,1) The old woman longed
for her daughter to visit her on her 80th
birthday instead of just sending her a
check,
? 2) Juliet longed for Romeo's love so
much that she was willing to die for him,
? 22.sensible,showing or having good sense
? Example:You've made a sensible decision
by not wearing high-heeled shoes while
driving,
? 23,glow,a warm light
? Example,A red glow in the western sky
foretells rain on the following day,
? 24,hesitate,pause before doing sth,or
making a decision
? Examples,1) The attack was successful
at first,but then they hesitated,giving the
enemy troops time to fight back,
? 2) The painter didn't hesitate to apply
Western techniques when he was doing a
traditional Chinese painting,
? 25,grip,take a very tight hold (of)
? Example,I gripped the rope firmly and
climbed onto the cliff,
? 26,identify,recognize or say who or what sb,
or sth,is
? Examples,1) Dead bodies in the plane
crash were identified by dental records,
? 2) The visiting scholar spoke English with
such a perfect accent that it was hard to
identify his origin,
? 27,grateful to sb,for sth.,feeling or
showing thanks to (another person)
because of (sth.)
? Examples,1) I am most grateful to
you for introducing me around so that I
no longer feel lonely in the new place,
? 2) The mother was grateful to the
strangers for saving her child's life,
? 28,broaden,make or become broader
? Examples,1) The road broadens once it
has passed through the village,
? 2) The widespread use of computers has
broadened the scope of our knowledge,
? 29,in response to, in answer to
Examples,1) The decision to assign students
some homework was taken quickly in
response to recent criticisms of educational
reform,
?
? 2) Stock prices went down in response to
the news of a possible oil crisis,
? Part 5 Content Questions
? a) How had Blanchard and Miss Maynell
come to know each other?
? b) How had Blanchard and Miss Maynell
got in touch with each other?
? c) Why did Miss Maynell refuse to send
Blanchard a photograph? How do you
understand Miss Maynell’s words in
Para4? What do you think of her?
?
? d) How would Blanchard recognize Miss
Maynell at their first meeting?
? e) What did the young girl look like? What
was Blanchard’s response? And what did
“Miss Maynell” look like? How
did Blanchard feel toward his,valentine”?
? F)Why didn’t Blanchard turn away from
“Miss Maynell”?
? g) How come the middle-aged woman was
wearing the rose?
? h) What did Miss Maynell want to find out
through the test? Do you like Miss
Maynell’s test?
? A Valentine Story
?
Douq Bell
? Part 1 Objectives
? Part 2 Discussion
? Part 3 Background
? Part 4 Structure Study
? Part 5 Language Points
? Part 6 Content Questions
? Part1 Objectives,
? Students will be able to,
? a) grasp the main idea (the nature of a
heart is seen in its response to the
unattractive) and structure of the text;
? b)appreciate the narrative skills
demonstrated in the text (switch between
tenses,change of narrators),some
rhetorical devices (simile and
? metaphor) and the use of informal
language in conversations;
? c master the key language points and
grammatical structures in the text;
? d) conduct a series of reading,listening,
speaking and writing activities related to
love and growth,
?
Part 2Background
Public libraries in the U.S.,
? Public libraries in the U.S,are free to the
public,One can get a library card at the
local library by filling in a form and
showing the librarian a valid ID and
something to prove that one lives in the
neighborhood (e.g.,a used and stamped
envelope with one's name as the addressee,
one's phone bill,
? gas bill,etc.),Besides borrowing books,
people go to libraries to borrow video
tapes,use the computers there,attend
book readings by authors and other
cultural events,Libraries are regarded as
community centers,
? Part 3 Structure study
? 1,He looked for the girl whose heart he
knew,but whose face he didn't,the girl with
the rose.,He tried to find the girl who
shared many of his views,interests and
feelings but who he had never met before,
The girl was supposed to wear a rose at
their first meeting,
? 2,Her golden hair lay back in curls from her
delicate ears;,She wore her golden hair in
curls and pulled them back to reveal her
well-formed ears,
? 3,She was more than a little overweight,her
thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled
shoes.:She was quite a big woman,Her
feet were thick in the ankles and could
hardly squeeze into her low-heeled shoes,
? 4.I felt as though I was split in two,so keen was
my desire to follow her,And yet so deep was my
longing for the woman whose spirit had truly
companioned me and upheld my own.,I felt as if
there were two of me,one wishing earnestly to go
with the pretty young woman,the other wanting to
stay with the woman who had befriended me and
warmed my heart,
? 4.I felt as though I was split in two,so keen
was my desire to follow her,And yet so deep
was my longing for the woman whose spirit
had truly companioned me and upheld my
own.,I felt as if there were two of me,one
wishing earnestly to go with the pretty
young woman,the other wanting to stay
with the woman who had befriended me
and warmed my heart,
? 5,"Tell me whom you love,",.,"and I will
tell you who you are.",If you tell me whom
you love,I will tell you what kind of person
you are,
Text Organization
Part One Paras 1
Main Idea John Blanchard was expecting
someone at Drand Central Station,
Part Two Paras 2-6
Main Idea How John Blanchard had fallen in
love with Miss Maynell,
Part Three Paras 7-15
Main Idea Miss Marnell put Blanchard to a
test,
? Part Four Paras 16-17
? Main Idea It was wise of Miss
Maynell to give such a test,
? Part 4 Language Study
? 1,straighten,(cause to) become straight or
level
? Examples,1) Women used to use a hot iron to
straighten their hair,
? 2) The professor would straighten his tie
before entering the classroom,
? 2,make one's way,go
? Examples,1) Early in the morning the
hunter made his way into the woods,
? 3,absorb,1) (usu,passive) completely hold
one's attention (usu,followed by in)
? Examples,a) I was so absorbed in the
detective story that I jumped up when
someone patted me on the back,
? b)Totally absorbed in writing the
computer software,Michael ordered
take-out food when he was hungry,slept
on the office floor when tired out,
? 2) take in
? Example,I haven't really had time to
absorb everything that my teacher said in
class,
? 5,margin,one or both sides of a page near
the edge,where there is no writing or
printing
? Example,1) He has the habit of making
notes in the margin of the books he was
reading,
? 2) Some publishers make profits by
printing books with wider margins and
hence charging greater prices,
? 6,reflect,be a sign of,show
? Examples,Election results should
reflect people's opinions,
? 7,thoughtful,(showing that one is)
thinking deeply
? Examples,The more serious drama
encourages its audiences to become better
informed and more thoughtful
? 8,previous,happening or coming before or
earlier
? Examples,1) Without previous experience
in teaching my chances of getting the job
will be slim,
? 2) Previous to 1522 Nicaragua was occupied
by a huge population of Indians,
? 3) She has two children from a previous
marriage,
? 9.locate,1) find the exact location of
? Example,Keep talking with him for five more
seconds and I will locate the place he is calling
from
? 2) fix or put in a certain place
? Examples,Apartments located away from the
main road usually fetch higher prices than those
near the road,
? The top fashion designer located his flagship
store on Fifth Avenue in New York
? 10.correspond,exchange letters regularly
? Examples,1) Even after becoming president,
he still corresponds with his old friends
personally instead of asking his secretary to do
it,
? 2) Love grew between them as they kept
corresponding with each other,
? 11,overseas,to or in another country
Examples,1) Spring Festival is coming and
many Chinese are planning to go travelling
overseas,
?
? 12,fertile,(of land) able to produce
good crops
? Examples,Human civilizations first
bloomed in fertile lands along big
rivers,China is a case in point,
? 13,take a chance (on sth.),attempt to
do sth,in spite of the possibility of
failure; take a risk
Examples:1)You take a chance on the
weather if you spend your holiday in the
UK,
? 2) I haven't booked a ticket,I'm taking a
chance on the theater not being full,
? 14,disgust,cause a strong and often sick
feeling of dislike
? Examples,1) The awful food at the hotel
disgusted me,
? 2) The thought of eating frogs disgusts me,
? disgusted / disgusting
? 15,schedule,1) arrange for sth,to
happen or to be done at a particular time
(It can be used in the pattern,be
scheduled to do sth.,be scheduled for sth.)
? Examples,a) Chinese astronauts are
scheduled to travel to outer space in the
next few years
? b) A fireworks display is scheduled for
New Year's Eve,
? c) They have scheduled Eric to speak at
three o'clock in the afternoon,
? 2) a list or statement of things to be done,
dealt with,etc,
? Example,Secretaries are supposed to set
up schedules for their bosses,
? 16,sustain,support emotionally; keep
(an effort,etc.) going,maintain
? Examples,Although they had been
trapped in the cave for two days,they
were sustained by the knowledge that
help would come soon,
? 17,slim,1) slender
Examples,The slim-waited girl over there is a
rising film star,
2) small
Examples:a) The chances of the ChineseMen's
Football Team winning the World Cup are
slim,
? b) The single mother supported her two
kids with her slim waitress' income,
? delicate,fine; well-formed; soft,tender
? Examples,1) More and more people
prefer to live in the suburbs because of the
delicate air,
? 2) Only the gentlest creams are fit for a
baby's delicate skin,
? 18,go one's way,go in sb's direction
? Examples,1)I'm going your way,May I
give you a ride?
? 2) I wasn't sure whether he was going my
way or not,so I decided to go home by
myself,
? more than a little,very
? Examples,1) If you tell your father what
you have done,he'll be more than a little
angry,
? 2) The child was more than a little excited
to have Michael Jordan sign his T-shirt,
?
? thrust,push suddenly or with great
strength
? Examples,1) After quarrelling with her
husband,Nora thrust a few personal things
into a suitcase and left home,
? 2) Hamlet thought he had thrust the
sword into his uncle's heart,but instead he
killed his girlfriend's father,
? split,(cause to) break into two or more parts
Examples,1) The U.S,Department of
Justice tries to split Microsoft into three
separate companies,
2) The old man used an axe to split the logs
into firewood,
? keen,1) (of interest,feeling,etc.) strong,deep
? Example,From his childhood on,the later
famous writer has had a keen interest in
observing people,
? 2) interested; eager (usu,followed by
on/about,or infinitive to)
? Examples,a) She is out of hospital and
keen to get back to work
? b) Two thirds of the women students in
my class are keen on soccer,
?
? long for,want sb,or sth,very much
? Examples,1) The old woman longed
for her daughter to visit her on her 80th
birthday instead of just sending her a
check,
? 2) Juliet longed for Romeo's love so
much that she was willing to die for him,
? 22.sensible,showing or having good sense
? Example:You've made a sensible decision
by not wearing high-heeled shoes while
driving,
? 23,glow,a warm light
? Example,A red glow in the western sky
foretells rain on the following day,
? 24,hesitate,pause before doing sth,or
making a decision
? Examples,1) The attack was successful
at first,but then they hesitated,giving the
enemy troops time to fight back,
? 2) The painter didn't hesitate to apply
Western techniques when he was doing a
traditional Chinese painting,
? 25,grip,take a very tight hold (of)
? Example,I gripped the rope firmly and
climbed onto the cliff,
? 26,identify,recognize or say who or what sb,
or sth,is
? Examples,1) Dead bodies in the plane
crash were identified by dental records,
? 2) The visiting scholar spoke English with
such a perfect accent that it was hard to
identify his origin,
? 27,grateful to sb,for sth.,feeling or
showing thanks to (another person)
because of (sth.)
? Examples,1) I am most grateful to
you for introducing me around so that I
no longer feel lonely in the new place,
? 2) The mother was grateful to the
strangers for saving her child's life,
? 28,broaden,make or become broader
? Examples,1) The road broadens once it
has passed through the village,
? 2) The widespread use of computers has
broadened the scope of our knowledge,
? 29,in response to, in answer to
Examples,1) The decision to assign students
some homework was taken quickly in
response to recent criticisms of educational
reform,
?
? 2) Stock prices went down in response to
the news of a possible oil crisis,
? Part 5 Content Questions
? a) How had Blanchard and Miss Maynell
come to know each other?
? b) How had Blanchard and Miss Maynell
got in touch with each other?
? c) Why did Miss Maynell refuse to send
Blanchard a photograph? How do you
understand Miss Maynell’s words in
Para4? What do you think of her?
?
? d) How would Blanchard recognize Miss
Maynell at their first meeting?
? e) What did the young girl look like? What
was Blanchard’s response? And what did
“Miss Maynell” look like? How
did Blanchard feel toward his,valentine”?
? F)Why didn’t Blanchard turn away from
“Miss Maynell”?
? g) How come the middle-aged woman was
wearing the rose?
? h) What did Miss Maynell want to find out
through the test? Do you like Miss
Maynell’s test?
