BOOK I Unit One Love ★ eaching Objectives In this unit the students are required to I. get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages in this unit and to know more about the English culture ll. do some preparation activities such as discussion, group work, etc. to practice their spoken skill and commun Ill. grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary IV. read the in-class reading passage in a limited time and grasp some expressions and grammatical points in the in-class reading passage to improve their reading comprehension v. do some post-reading exercises and some after-class reading to practice what they have got to know in class to improve their English comprehensive skills VI translate some typical sentences into Chinese or English by using some expressions or phrases learned in the reading passages to acquire some translating skills and better their translating abilities *Background Information Whether it is a mother's nurturing love for her child, a sons loyal love for his father, the love between husband and wife, or the love between friends, love is a universal emotion that expresses itself in every culture. To love is to be human. To need love is also to be human. Children, for example, need loving care in order to be emotionally healthy ve is a deep feeling of fondness, affection and friendship that grows between people Romantic love usually begins as passion and evolves with time to a more lasting sense of attachment. Many of the famous romantic love stories in various cultures end in tragedies of death or betrayal. The loss of love is a favorite musical theme and the subject of countless stories, operas, songs, and ballads The verb"like"is not as strong as the verb"love and generally does not imply deep emotions Like"means to find pleasure or satisfaction in something or someone: I like eating at the restaurant; my son likes his teacher. In English, the word"love "is often used informally instead of like"in an intensified sense: He loves music: Children love ice-cream; she loves her new job However, "love" and"like" are totally interchangeable. It is often the context that indicates the strength of the word"love The verb"love" should not be used in the first person, when speaking to another person, except in romantic situations(I love you). When in doubt as to which verb to use,it is better to use "like with an adverb: I like your dress a lot; I really like my professor; His boss liked his proposal immensely ★ eaching ActivitiesBOOK I Unit One Love ★Teaching Objectives In this unit the students are required to : I. get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages in this unit and to know more about the English culture; II. do some preparation activities such as discussion, group work, etc. to practice their spoken skill and communicative skills; III. grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary; IV. read the in-class reading passage in a limited time and grasp some expressions and grammatical points in the in-class reading passage to improve their reading comprehension; V. do some post-reading exercises and some after-class reading to practice what they have got to know in class to improve their English comprehensive skills.; VI. translate some typical sentences into Chinese or English by using some expressions or phrases learned in the reading passages to acquire some translating skills and better their translating abilities. ★Background Information Whether it is a mother’s nurturing love for her child, a son’s loyal love for his father, the love between husband and wife, or the love between friends, love is a universal emotion that expresses itself in every culture. To love is to be human. To need love is also to be human. Children, for example, need loving care in order to be emotionally healthy. Love is a deep feeling of fondness, affection and friendship that grows between people. Romantic love usually begins as passion and evolves with time to a more lasting sense of attachment. Many of the famous romantic love stories in various cultures end in tragedies of death or betrayal. The loss of love is a favorite musical theme and the subject of countless stories, operas, songs, and ballads. The verb “like” is not as strong as the verb “love” and generally does not imply deep emotions. “Like” means to find pleasure or satisfaction in something or someone: I like eating at the restaurant; my son likes his teacher. In English, the word “love” is often used informally instead of “like” in an intensified sense: He loves music; Children love ice-cream; she loves her new job. However, “love” and “like” are totally interchangeable. It is often the context that indicates the strength of the word “love”. The verb “love” should not be used in the first person, when speaking to another person, except in romantic situations (I love you). When in doubt as to which verb to use, it is better to use “like” with an adverb: I like your dress a lot; I really like my professor; His boss liked his proposal immensely. ★Teaching Activities