Unit5 Enjoying Novels

t: what could you learn from the story?
s1: the couple in a poor set of rooms who gave up his or her greatest treasure for each other.
t: oh, do you think they were foolish? while i feel they chose their presents unwisely, those gifts which are the sign of real love are the best of all. what is the true love?
s2: i can do everything for my love, which is true love.
t: you are that great.
1. true love means that i know the person i love.
2. true love means that i care about the happiness of the person i love.
3. true love means having respect for the dignity of the person i love.
4. true love means having a responsibility toward the person i love.
5. true love means making a promise to the person i love.
6. true love means trusting the person i love.
7. true love can tolerate imperfection.

step iii reading
t: that story has moved us deeply. let's go on with our discussion on p47.   you've previewed the passage. let's read it quickly.
1. skimming
t: who can tell me the answer why elizabeth refused mr darcy?
s1: she refused mr darcy because he was arrogant and behaved not like a gentleman.
t: good reason. why was mr darcy sure that she would accept him?
s2: because he was rich.
2. carefully reading
t: marriage is a very important thing in everyone's life, so parents often wish their children happiness. after reading the passage carefully, who can tell me the reasons for marrying mr. darcy and the reasons against marrying him?
s3: he is rich and handsome so these are the reason for marrying him.  he is .arrogant so this is the reason against marrying him.
s4: elizabeth should marry him because he loves her. elizabeth shouldn't marry him because he is rude and care about social status.
t: well done.
suggested answers:
reasons for marrying mr darcy  reasons against marrying mr darcy
1. he is rich. 1.elizabeth thinks he is rude.
2. he loves elizabeth. 2.he cares about social status.
3. elizabeth loves him. 3.elizabeth thinks he is a cheat.
4. he is a good-looking man. 4.he refused to dance with her at a party.

t: i'll give you ten minutes to make a dialogue between elizabeth and her father.
ten minutes later, the teacher shows the suggested dialogue on the slide.
sample dialogue:
a is mr. bennet. b is elizabeth.
a: why did you refuse his proposal?
b: don't ask me why. i don't love him. how can i marry him?
a: i understand how you feel, but your mother won't.
b: she wants me to marry money.
a: tell me another reason or i can't explain to your mother.
b: ok. he looked down upon me and was not a gentleman. i'm sorry, but it is impossible for me to marry him.