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,B R _ main,Love Song,Saint Valentines Day,Public Libraries in the U.S.,Pictures of New York and Florida,Group Discussion,Do you have a favorite love song?What is its name?Who is the singer?Can you sing it or hum the tune?,B R _ Love Song,My Heart Will Go On,B R _ Saint Valentines Day _ list,Saint Valentines Day,St.Valentines Story,Valentine Traditions,Birds and Love,B R _ St.Valentines Story 1,St.Valentines Story,New Words in the Story,B R _ St.Valentines Story 2,Questions and Answers,1.When did Valentine live?,He was living during the third century.,2.What was Valentine?,He was a priest.,3.What did he do to help young lovers?,He kept performing marriage ceremonies secretly for the young lovers in spite of Claudiuss ban.,B R _ St.Valentines Story 3,4.When was he killed?,He was killed on February 14,269 A.D.,5.Is there any day like Saint Valentines Day in China?,The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the Chinese Lovers Day.The most popular story mentioned in connection with this festival is that of“the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl”.,B R _ St.Valentines Story _ script1,Valentine was a priest living in Rome during the third century.At that time,Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius.He wanted to have a big army and expected men to volunteer to join.However many men just did not want to fight in wars.They did not want to leave their wives and families.This made Claudius very angry.He thought that if men were not married,they would not mind joining the army.So Claudius banned marriage even engagement from his empire.But Valentine would keep on performing marriage ceremonies secretly.He was caught by the soldiers at a wedding,and was thrown into prison and beheaded.,B R _ St.Valentines Story _ script2,Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his jailer when he was in prison.Before he was taken to his death on February 14,269 A.D.,he signed a farewell message to her,“Love from your Valentine.”That note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentines Day.,B R _ Valentine Traditions,Valentine Traditions,Click the Pictures!,B R _ Valentine Traditions _ picture1,In the Middle Ages,young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be.They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week.“Wear your heart on your sleeve”now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.,B R _ Valentine Traditions _ picture2,If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside,you will also know how many children you will have.,B R _ Valentine Traditions _ picture3,In Wales,wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February 14th.Hearts,keys and keyholes were favorite decorations on the spoons.The decoration meant“You unlock my heart!”,B R _ Birds and Love,Birds and Love,Click the Pictures!,Europeans also believe that Feb.14th is the day when birds begin to choose their mates.Chaucer,Shakespeare,and numerous other poets mention the tradition in their works.In accordance with the tradition,it is believed that a young girl will be able to tell what type of man she will marry based upon the first bird that she sees on Valentines Day.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture1,If a young girl sees a blackbird,she will marry a clergyman or priest.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture2,If a young girl sees a robin redbreast,she will marry a sailor or nautical man.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture3,If a young girl sees a goldfinch(or any yellow bird),she will marry a rich man.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture4,If a young girl sees a sparrow,she will marry a farmer or country gentleman.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture5,If a young girl sees a bluebird,she will marry a happy man.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture6,If a young girl sees a crossbill,she will marry an argumentative man.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture7,If a young girl sees a dove,she will marry a good man.,B R _ Birds and Love _ picture8,If a young girl sees a woodpecker,she will have no husband.,B R _ Public Libraries in the U.S.,Public Libraries in the U.S.,Library of Florida,as the addressee(收信人),ones phone bill,gas bill,etc.).Besides borrowing books,people go to libraries to borrow videotapes,use the computers there,and attend book readings by authors and other cultural events.Libraries are regarded as community centers.,B R _ Public Libraries in the U.S._ script,Public libraries in the U.S.are free to the public.One can get a library card at a local library by filling in a form and showing the librarian a valid ID and something to prove one lives in the neighborhood(e.g.,a used and stamped envelope with ones name,B R _ Pictures of New York and Florida,Pictures of New York and Florida,Click the Pictures!,B R _ Pictures of New York and Florida _ picture 1,New York map1,B R _ Pictures of New York and Florida _ picture 2,New York map2,B R _ Pictures of New York and Florida _ picture 3,Grand Central Station1,B R _ Pictures of New York and Florida _ picture 4,Grand Central Station2,B R _ Pictures of New York and Florida _ picture 5,New York Stock Exchange1,B R _ Pictures of New York and Florida _ picture 6,New York Stock Exchange2,B R _ Pictures of New York and Florida _ picture 7,Map of Florida,B R _ Pictures of New York and Florida _ picture 8,Coastal Scenery of Florida,B R _ Pictures of New York and Florida _ picture 9,World Trade Center before attack,B R _ Group Discussion,Group Discussion,Do you think that cyber love is believable and reliable?Why or why not?,G R _ main,Part Division of the Text,Further Understanding,True or False,G R _ Further Understanding,For Part 1 Questions and Answers,For Part 2 Sentence Completion,For Part 3 Multiple Choice,Further Understanding,For Part 4 Questions and Answers,G R _ Part Division of the Text 1,Part Division of the Text,Parts,Para(s),Main Ideas,1,1,2,26,John Blanchard was expecting someone at Grand Central Station.,How John Blanchard had fallen in love with Miss Maynell.,3,715,Miss Maynell put Blanchard to a test.,4,1617,It was wise of Miss Maynell to give such a test.,G R _ Questions and Answers 1,Questions and Answers,1.What do you think is the reason that John Blanchard came to the Grand Central Station?,To meet somebody not seen before.,Read Part 1 carefully and answer the following questions.,2.Who do you think he was waiting for?,His lover or girlfriend.,3.Why did he straighten his uniform?,To make himself more attractive.,had been taking a chance on just my beauty,which would disgust me,1.The soft handwriting reflected _ _.,G R _ Sentence Completion 1,Sentence Completion,Read Part 2 carefully and supply the missing information.,a thoughtful soul and,insightful mind,2.With time and effort he _.,located her address,3.Id always be haunted by the feeling that you _ _.,G R _ Sentence Completion 2,4.She was a girl he had never seen,yet whose written words _.,had been with him and sustained him unfailingly,G R _ Multiple Choice1,1.Who was coming toward Blanchard?_.,Read Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question.,A.A middle-aged woman,B.A young beautiful lady,C.A worn-out soldier,D.A lively and naive pupil,Multiple Choice,1.Who was coming toward Blanchard?_.,Read Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question.,A.A middle-aged woman,B.A young beautiful lady,C.A worn-out soldier,D.A lively and naive pupil,Multiple Choice,G R _ Multiple Choice1A,A,1.Who was coming toward Blanchard?_.,Read Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question.,A.A middle-aged woman,B.A young beautiful lady,C.A worn-out soldier,D.A lively and naive pupil,Multiple Choice,G R _ Multiple Choice1B,B,G R _ Multiple Choice1C,1.Who was coming toward Blanchard?_.,Read Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question.,A.A middle-aged woman,B.A young beautiful lady,C.A worn-out soldier,D.A lively and naive pupil,Multiple Choice,C,G R _ Multiple Choice1D,1.Who was coming toward Blanchard?_.,Read Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question.,A.A middle-aged woman,B.A young beautiful lady,C.A worn-out soldier,D.A lively and naive pupil,Multiple Choice,D,G R _ Multiple Choice2,2.The young lady was dressed in _.,A.the red suit,B.the yellow suit,C.the blue suit,D.the green suit,2.The young lady was dressed in _.,A.the red suit,B.the yellow suit,C.the blue suit,D.the green suit,G R _ Multiple Choice2A,A,G R _ Multiple Choice2B,2.The young lady was dressed in _.,A.the red suit,B.the yellow suit,C.the blue suit,D.the green suit,B,G R _ Multiple Choice2C,2.The young lady was dressed in _.,A.the red suit,B.the yellow suit,C.the blue suit,D.the green suit,C,G R _ Multiple Choice2D,2.The young lady was dressed in _.,A.the red suit,B.the yellow suit,C.the blue suit,D.the green suit,D,G R _ Multiple Choice3,3.How old was the“supposed”Hollis Maynell?_.,A.Over 20,B.Over 30,C.Over 40,D.Over 50,3.How old was the“supposed”Hollis Maynell?_.,A.Over 20,B.Over 30,C.Over 40,D.Over 50,G R _ Multiple Choice3A,A,G R _ Multiple Choice3B,3.How old was the“supposed”Hollis Maynell?_.,A.Over 20,B.Over 30,C.Over 40,D.Over 50,B,G R _ Multiple Choice3C,3.How old was the“supposed”Hollis Maynell?_.,A.Over 20,B.Over 30,C.Over 40,D.Over 50,C,G R _ Multiple Choice3D,3.How old was the“supposed”Hollis Maynell?_.,A.Over 20,B.Over 30,C.Over 40,D.Over 50,D,G R _ Multiple Choice4,4.While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his _.,A.disappointment,B.happiness,C.excitement,D.enjoyment,G R _ Multiple Choice4A,4.While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his _.,A.disappointment,B.happiness,C.excitement,D.enjoyment,A,G R _ Multiple Choice4B,4.While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his _.,A.disappointment,B.happiness,C.excitement,D.enjoyment,B,G R _ Multiple Choice4C,4.While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his _.,A.disappointment,B.happiness,C.excitement,D.enjoyment,C,G R _ Multiple Choice4D,4.While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his _.,A.disappointment,B.happiness,C.excitement,D.enjoyment,D,G R _ Multiple Choice5,5.Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her?_.,A.It was a joke,B.It was a sense of humor,C.It was April Fools Day,D.It was some kind of test,G R _ Multiple Choice5A,5.Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her?_.,A.It was a joke,B.It was a sense of humor,C.It was April Fools Day,D.It was some kind of test,A,G R _ Multiple Choice5B,5.Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her?_.,A.It was a joke,B.It was a sense of humor,C.It was April Fools Day,D.It was some kind of test,B,G R _ Multiple Choice5C,5.Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her?_.,A.It was a joke,B.It was a sense of humor,C.It was April Fools Day,D.It was some kind of test,C,G R _ Multiple Choice5D,5.Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her?_.,A.It was a joke,B.It was a sense of humor,C.It was April Fools Day,D.It was some kind of test,D,G R _ Questions and Answers 1,Questions and Answers,Read Part 4 carefully and answer the following questions.,1.What did Miss Maynell want to find out through the test?,The true nature of a heart.,2.How do you understand Houssayes remark“tell me whom you love,and I will tell you who you are”?,I can judge you by the person you love.And the saying is equal to a Chinese proverb:,物以类聚，人以群分。,G R _ True or False 1,True or False,1.John Blanchard and Miss Maynell had known each other for more than 12 months.,T,(),Decide whether the following statements are true or false.Write“T”for true and“F”for false.,2.After writing a letter introducing himself,John never corresponded with Miss Hollis Maynell again.,F,During the next year the two grew to know each other through mail.,(),G R _ True or False 2,3.The real reason that Miss Hollis refused to give him her photograph is that she was not pretty.,F,She wanted to give him a test to see if he really loved her.,(),her had begun twelve months before in a Florida library.Taking a book off the shelf he soon found himself absorbed,not by the words of the book,but by the notes penciled in the margin.The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind.,John Blanchard stood up from the bench,straightened his Army uniform,and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station.He looked for the girl whose heart he knew,but whose face he didnt,the girl with the rose.His interest in,D R _ Text 1,A Valentine Story,Doug Bell,D R _ Text 2,In the front of the book,he discovered the previous owners name,Miss Hollis Maynell.With time and effort he located her address.She lived in New York City.He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond.The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.,During the next year the two grew to know each other through the mail.Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart.A romance was budding.Blanchard requested a photograph,but she refused.She explained:“If your feeling for me has any reality,any honest basis,what I look like wont matter.Suppose Im beautiful.,D R _ Text 3,Id always be haunted by the feeling that you had been taking a chance on just that,and that kind of love would disgust me.Suppose Im plain(and you must admit that this is more likely).Then Id always fear that you were going on writing to me only because you were lonely and had no one else.No,dont ask for my picture.When you come to New York,you shall see me and then you shall make your decision.Remember,both of us are free to stop or to go on after that whichever we choose”When the day finally came for him to return from Europe,they scheduled their first meeting 7:00 p.m.at Grand Central Station,New York.,“Youll recognize me,”she wrote,“by the red rose Ill be wearing on my lapel.”So,at 7:00 p.m.he was in the station looking for a girl who had filled such a special place in his life for the past 12 months,a girl he had never seen,yet whose written words had been with him and sustained him unfailingly.Ill let Mr.Blanchard tell you what happened:A young woman was coming toward me,her figure long and slim.Her golden hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears;her eyes were blue as flowers.Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness,and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive.,D R _ Text 4,D R _ Text 5,Maynell.She was standing almost directly behind the girl.A woman well past 40,she had graying hair pinned up under a worn hat.She was more than a little overweight,her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes.,I started toward her,entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose.As I moved,a small,provocative smile curved her lips.“Going my way,sailor?”she murmured.Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her,and then I saw Hollis,The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away.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.And there