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Requirements1.Take the study seriously and working hard at this course with love,patience,confidence and perseverance第1页/共33页2.Make further improvement on language ability while using English and take part in teaching activities actively.3.Complete the task in Pre-reading Activities,make full preparation before class,get some ideas of the text,and make prepared speech in class.第2页/共33页4.Go to the library or surf the net for the information related to the text,write down the words or phrases which might be useful in your talk so as to enrich your vocabulary and to substantiate your argument.第3页/共33页5.Study Useful Expressions,Notes and the article in Further Reading by yourself,make preparation for actively taking part in teaching,read aloud and recite well-written paragraphs and quips and cranks.第4页/共33页Unit 1 Text AWhy Marriages Fail第5页/共33页.Exercises.Pre-reading ActivitiesTeaching Procedures:.Close reading第6页/共33页.Pre-reading Activities Background InformationDiscussion of Marriage第7页/共33页 The Word:MARRYM:MatureA:AppreciateR:ResponsibleR:ReliableY:Yes第8页/共33页DiscussionQ1:What does marriage mean to you?Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading ActivitiesDiscussionDiscussion第9页/共33页Marriage is-the final destination of two lovers;-a duet when one sings,the other claps;-a lottery in which men stake their liberty and women their happiness;-like an encircled fortress,those who are outside want to get in,and those inside want to get out;-the tomb/grave of love;Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading ActivitiesDiscussionDiscussion第10页/共33页Q2:What are the secrets to a happy marriage?DiscussionPre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading ActivitiesDiscussionDiscussion第11页/共33页 Maintaining attraction for and trust with each other;Development of free communication and mutual understanding of the marital happiness;Cherishing personal as well as sexual values;Readiness to give each other sentimental care;Help for personality development;Performance of accepted duties and fulfillment of expected responsibilities;Respect for each others privacy;Fulfillment of social obligations to maintain the marital status.Happy marriages,however,share the same secrets as follows:Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading ActivitiesDiscussionDiscussion第12页/共33页Q3:Why marriages fail?Lets read the text and try to ferret out the answers.第13页/共33页 1.About the author:Anne Roiphe(born December 25,1935):An American writer and journalist.She is best-known as a first-generation feminist,and author of the novel Up the Sandbox(1970),which was filmed as a starring vehicle for Barbara Streisand in 1972.Over a four-decade career,Roiphe has proven quite prolific.Roiphe published her first novel,Digging Out,in 1967.Her second,Up the Sandbox,became a national best-seller and made the authors career.Roiphe has since published seven novels and two memoirs,while contributing essays and reviews to The NewYork Times,The New York Times Magazine,New York Magazine,and others.In 1993,The New York Times described her as“a writer who has never toed a party line,feminist or otherwise.”Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading ActivitiesBackground InformationBackground Information第14页/共33页2.World Divorce Statistics:Sweden,64%of marriages end in divorce.Canada,45%of marriages end in divorce.France,43%of marriages end in divorce.Israel,26%of marriages end in divorce.Greece,18%of marriages end in divorce.Italy,12%of marriages end in divorce.Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading ActivitiesBackground InformationBackground Information第15页/共33页3.Ten Cities with the Highest Divorce Rates in ChinaBeijing Divorce Rate:39%Shanghai Divorce Rate:38%Shenzhen Divorce Rate:36.25%Guangzhou Divorce Rate:35%Xiamen Divorce Rate:34.9%Chinese Taipei Divorce Rate:34.8%Hong Kong Divorce Rate:33.8%Dalian Divorce Rate:31%Hangzhou Divorce Rate:29%Harbin Divorce Rate:28%Pre-reading ActivitiesPre-reading ActivitiesBackground InformationBackground Information第16页/共33页.Close readingText UnderstandingVocabularyLanguage Points第17页/共33页1.How do you understand“Happily ever after”and“Till death us do part”in paragraph 1?Close readingClose readingText Analysis“Happily ever after”means we will live a happy life ever since we get married.“Till death do us part”means we will not separate until we die.第18页/共33页2.What do broken marriages have in common?On the one hand,some marriages cannot pass the test for endurance such as the outside pressures,job loss,illness,infertility,trouble with a child,care of aging parents,etc.On the other hand,some marriages fail because people chose the wrong partners at the very beginning.Close readingClose readingText Analysis第19页/共33页Our understanding of marriage or family life has been formed since our childhood.Our parents or other family members have a significant influence on our choices of spouses.Close readingClose readingText Analysis.3.In the text,Dr.Whitaker says,”from early childhood on,each of us carried models for marriage.”How do you understand his words?第20页/共33页 Unhappy memories of peoples childhood.Close readingClose readingText Analysis4.According to Freud,what leads to a broken and splintered marriage?第21页/共33页5.What is the myth on which every marriage relies according to the text?“When I wed this person all my problems will be over.I will have achieved success and I will become the center of life for this other person and this person will be my center,and we will mean everything to each other forever.”Close readingClose readingText Analysis第22页/共33页6.What are listed as the trying causes of broken marriages?Money,obligations to partners,cultural changes and the changes of roles and responsibilities.第23页/共33页7.What does the author mean by saying“The struggle to survive in marriage requires an imagination strong enough to feel what the other is feeling”in Para.8?We should often think in our marriage partners positions and be considerate to them in order to survive in marriage.第24页/共33页8.What do you learn from the stories of Richard and Karen in Para.9?A good marriage means growing as a couple and also as individuals.第25页/共33页9.According to Para.10,what is the key to marriage success?Marriage success needs some level of compromise.People have to give up some of their fantasies or desires in order to be sexually,financially and emotionally responsible for their spouses.第26页/共33页10.What is the authors attitude towards divorce according to the last paragraph in the text?Divorce is not an evil act.If the marriage is hopeless,divorce may be the best solution,and it will be a step towards a new life.第27页/共33页What is the text mainly about?Nowadays many marriages end in divorce.(Para.1)We can find some common causes for the broken marriages(Para.2-7)and also the ways to survive in the marriage.(Para.8-10)Anyway,divorce can be,despite its initial devastation,a step toward new health and a good life.(Para.11)第28页/共33页ExercisesTranslationPart A:1.For some,marriage is the grave of love,while for others,marriage is an effective salvation for those who lead a solitary life.2.Blessed with a great historical responsibility,the Conference is destined to have far-reaching impact on the development of the organization.第29页/共33页3.All of these show peoples yearning for a better life,so they have been carried forward generation after generation.4.If Congress approved the bill now,the president warned,the fragile peace process that he is trying to keep could fall apart.5.The couple must be tolerant of the little imperfections in each others character,otherwise their marriage may end up in divorce.第30页/共33页Part B爱情是一部电话机，当你渴望它响起时，它却总是悄无声息；不经心留意时，它又丁零零地响起。因此，我们经常错过另一端传来的温馨的甜蜜。爱情这部电话机通常不是程控的，也不是直拨的。并非只要说声“喂”便可立即得到回音，更不是一个电话就能深深打动你爱人的心。它通常需要人工转换，你得耐心等待。命运是这部电话的接线员，她总是缺乏责任心，又爱搞恶作剧，或许有意无意地捉弄你一生。第31页/共33页第32页/共33页感谢您的观看！第33页/共33页
