Unit OneLOVE1 What is love ?nLove is a deep feeling of fondness, affection and friendship that grows between peoplenTo love is to be human, to be loved is also to be human.nLove is a universal emotion that expresses itself in every culture. 2What is LovenLoveisanemotionofstrongaffectionandpersonalattachment.Lovemaybedescribedasactionstowardsothers(oroneself)basedoncompassion,orasactionstowardsothersbasedonaffection.n Impersonal lovenApersoncanbesaidtoloveanobject,principle,orgoaliftheyvalueitgreatlyandaredeeplycommittedtoit.Peoplecanalsolovematerialobjects,animals,oractivitiesiftheyinvestthemselvesinbondingorotherwiseidentifyingwiththosethings.nInterpersonal lovenInterpersonallovereferstolovebetweenhumanbeings.Itisamorepotentsentimentthanasimplelikingforanother.Interpersonalloveismostcloselyassociatedwithinterpersonalrelationships.Suchlovemightexistbetweenfamilymembers,friends,andcouples.3How to Love1. Say it.WhenyousaythewordsILoveYou,theyshouldcarrywiththemthedesiretoshowsomeonethatyoulovethem,notwhatyousimplywanttofeel.Whenyousayit,makesureyoureallymeanitandarewillingtodoanythingforthatspecialperson.2. Empathize.Putyourselfinsomeoneelsesshoes.Ratherthanimposeyourownexpectationsorattempttocontrolthem,tounderstandhowtheyfeel,wheretheycomefrom,andwhotheyare.Realizehowtheycouldalsoloveyoubackjustaswell.4How to Love3. Love unconditionally.Ifyoucannotloveanotherpersonwithoutattachingstipulations,thenitisnotloveatall,butdeep-seatedopportunism(onewhomakesthemostofanadvantage,oftenunmindfulofothers).Ifyourinterestisnotintheotherpersonassuch,butratherinhowthatpersoncanenhanceyourexperienceoflife,thenitisnotunconditional.Ifyouhavenointentionofimprovingthatpersonslife,orallowingthatpersontobethemselvesandacceptingthemastheyare,andnotwhoyouwantthemtobe,thenyouarenotstrivingtolovethemunconditionally.4. Expect nothing in return.Thatdoesntmeanyoushouldallowsomeonetomistreatorundervalueyou.Itmeansthatgivinglovedoesnotguaranteereceivinglove.Trylovingjustforthesakeoflove.Realizethatsomeonemayhaveadifferentwayofshowinghisorherloveforyou;donotexpecttobelovedbackinexactlythesameway.5How to love5. Realize it can be lost.Ifyourealizethatyoucanlosetheoneyoulove,thenyouhaveagreaterappreciationofwhatyouhave.Thinkhowluckyyouaretohavesomeonetolove.Dontmakeanidolofthepersonyoulove.Thiswillplacethemunderunduepressureandwilllikelyresultinyoulosingthem.6. Never stop loving.Evenifyouhavebeenhurtbeforeyoushouldnotstopgivinglove.6 Different kinds of lovenPossiblealternatives:n1)Lovingmembersofonesfamily:parents,grandparents,brothers,sisters,husband,wife,children,grandchildrenn2)Lovingoneslife,animals,nature,etc.n3)Thoughtherereallkindsoflove,theessenceofthemisthesame.Loveisgreat!7Do you know how great love is? 8nWhat is the greatest love in the world?nMotherlyloveandfatherlylovearethegreatestloveintheworld.nCanyoutellthedifferencebetweenthem?.9The following is a poem that shows a new definition of mother: M is for millions of things she gives you O is only that she is growing old T is for her tears she shed for you H is for her heart of purest gold E is for her eyes with love light burning R is for right there she will always beMotherly love and fatherly love 10nFathersloveislikebroadseawhileImaboatonit.FathersloveislikeatallmountainwhileImatreeinit.nDifference:Mothersloveisunconditional,fathersloveisconditional;mothersloveisgentalandmeticulous,fathersloveisstraightforwardandstrict Motherly love and fatherly love 11Other lovesnParentingLovenLovebetweenfriendsnLovebetweencouplesn。
nLovebetweenanimals1213What is your point of views on this news?14Love between AnimalsnThemaindifferencebetweenanimalemotionsandhumanemotionsisthatanimalsdonthavemixedemotionsthewaynormalpeopledo.Animalsarentambivalent;theydonthavelove-haterelationshipswitheachotherorwithpeople.Thatsoneofthereasonshumansloveanimalssomuch;animalsareloyal.Ifananimallovesyou,hedoesntcarewhatyoulooklikeorhowmuchmoneyyoumake.15In-Class Reading Love16Introduction of Jesse StuartnJesse Hilton Stuart(August8,1907February17,1984)wasanAmericanwriterwhoisknownforwritingshortstories,poetry,andnovelsaboutSouthernAppalachia.BornandraisedinGreenupCounty,Kentucky,StuartreliedheavilyontherurallocaleofNortheasternKentuckyforhiswritings.StuartwasnamedthePoet Laureate ofKentuckyin1954.17Southern Appalachia 18Poet Laureaten(especiallyAmerican)apersonwhosepoetryisconsideredtobethebest,ormosttypicaloftheircountryorregion.n(especiallyinBritain)apersonwhohasbeenofficiallychosen,towritepoetryforthecountrysimportantoccasionsandispaidbythegovernmentorbythekingorqueen.19nRead the passage and underline the words unfamiliar to you, or the sentences you can not understand. After reading, finish Ex A, B, D, on page 4-6 (within 20 mins). Read the passage20The main idea of this passagenThispassageisaboutlovebetweensnakes.Theauthor,withhisfatherandCollie,walkedthroughthecornbalk,whilemeetingashe-snake.MyfatheraskedBobtofightwiththesnake,andkilledtheher,withlotsofeggsleft.Thenextday,abullblacksnakecametostaywithhiswif。