新视野大学英语3课文辅导unit7.doc

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Unit7 Section A A Rose Is a Rose
1. Pre-reading
information
St. Valentine’s Day( February 14th)圣瓦伦丁节,情人节(2月14 日) Valentine was a priest in Rome at the time Christianity was a new religion. The Emperor of Rome at that time, Claudius II, ordered the Roman soldiers not to marry or e engaged. Claudius believed that as married men, his soldiers would want to stay home with their families rather than fight his wars. Valentine broke the law and secretly married the young couples. He was eventually arrested, imprisoned, and put to death. Valentine was beheaded(斩首) on February 14th. After his death, Valentine was named a saint, and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine’s Day.
2. While-reading 2. 1 Global reading
Understand the major details of the text
1)Why is selling rose no longer a beautiful experience to the traditional flower shops in the ?
Because of the appearance of discount rose shops.
2) What problems are domestic rose growers facing?
petition from foreign countries.
3) Why do some people in the rose business long for the good old days?
Changing conditions in the rose industry make them begin to lose their share in the marketplace.
of the text
1)Main idea of the text
This passage is about how rose industry can adapt to the changing situation of the need for the roses in the market..
2) Text structure