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1、Unit3,Watch the video and answer the following questions.,1. According to the video, what do you think about the old man and his wife? 2. What do you think about the relationship between husband and wife?,Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 1,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,H
2、is talking at his wifes graveside is the news about their children and the new relationship between them and him. He really missed his wife.,Open.,Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 2,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Old Man: Well, it was a big trip. And if you ask me what I
3、learned, Id have to tell you Im not sure. I know if I could do it all over again, I would ask less of the kids. As long as they were happy, that would be fine with me. I know I have to stop thinking of them as if theyre still children. I cant tell them what to do anymore. They have to find their own
4、 way. And, sometimes you talked to me about things that I should have listened to you more carefully. You presented me with the details of our childrens lives, and I . I . I ignored them. And for that . But that isnt what you want to hear, I know. What you want is the news. Well,Video Script1,Audiov
5、isual supplement,Cultural information,Video Script2,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,the news is this. Robert, Amy and Rosie promised to visit me for the holidays, and you know what? This time I believe them. And David . David . I hope hell spend Christmas with you.,1. Shakespeares Sonnet
6、 Sonnet 116,Cultural information 1,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never s
7、haken; It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worths unknown, although his height be taken. Loves not Times fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickles compass come: Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,Cultural information 1,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural informat
8、ion,But bears it out even to the edge of doom. If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved. William Shakespeare,2. Marriage benefits men more than women,Cultural information 2,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Both benefit equally in common areas like sex, comp
9、anionship and shared work load. Husbands experience better overall health (live longer than if single), whereas a womens greatest single gain is in money. Marriage will make both men and women richer because they become more efficient in,all areas of life! Two living together will not only save sign
10、ificantly by eliminating redundant expenses, but because of increased efficiency, make more money than they do living separately. Long-lasting marriages, some people suggest, is not a cause of financial success,Cultural information 2,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,but an effect alongsid
11、e of financial success. But the truth is that even taking this factor and the eliminating of redundant expenses into account, the institution of marriage itself provides a “wealth-generation bonus”. This bonus is above and beyond all other factors. God said marriage is good and good it is! Studies h
12、ave shown, for example, that married men earn incomes 10-40% higher than their single counterparts.,Structural analysis 3,1. What does the author mean by “my stroke of luck”?,Marrying his wife had clearly been a stroke of luck for him, as became clear once again during the air crash crisis.,Structur
13、al analysis,Text analysis,2. Whats the authors purpose of writing?,To enable the readers to see the many valuable qualities in his wife, or to show his wifes unyielding character and willingness to help others.,Structural analysis 1,1. How are the events of the text arranged?,Text analysis,Structura
14、l analysis,The account of the latest event is interrupted by a number of flashbacks (some earlier events and experiences). It begins with the air crash, and then it goes back to what had happened before. After this the author resumes the narration of the air crash and subsequent event.,Structural an
15、alysis 1,This part tells the readers what happens to the author and describes how his wife reacts to the accident.,It describes Annes good judgment on previous occasions and her experiences during the Second World War.,It tells the readers how the author met Anne, fell in love with her and eventuall
16、y married her.,2. Divide the text into parts by completing the table.,Text analysis,Structural analysis,Structural analysis 1,It turns back to his recovery from the crash with his wifes meticulous care.,The author recalls how his wife handled her crisis: she never gave in and always tried to help others.,It describes Annes reaction to his stroke and her method to make people move on.,Text analysis,Structural analysis,The author offers his general commen
