[六分鐘英語] -- Love letters / 情書 ( 問題篇 ) @ 看BBC學英文

[六分鐘英語] -- Love letters / 情書 ( 問題篇 )

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這個星期六是七夕，各位粉絲們想好要送另一半什麼了嗎 ?

如果還沒有的話，不妨考慮親手寫一封情書吧。

現代人慣用電腦或其他電子產品來溝通，已經很少人用紙筆書寫了。

板工自己最後一次收到真正的情書是五年多前的事了，真的好久遠了..........

今天就來聽聽有關200年前，在兵荒馬亂的戰爭時期所寫的那些情書吧。

Click here for the news. / 點這聽新聞。

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(一) 重點單字

1. romantic [adj.] = 浪漫的

2. the front line = 最前線、前線、火線

3. sweetheart [n.] = 甜心、情人、愛人

4. shy [adj.] = 害羞、羞怯的、靦腆的

5. engaged [adj.] = 訂婚的、有婚約的

6. distant [adj.] = 遙遠的、遠方的

7. moving [adj.] = 感人的、動人的

8. worst case scenarios = 最壞的情況

9. deployment [n.] = 部署、調度 ( 很多時侯指軍事上的 )

10. banal [adj] = 平庸的、陳腐的

(二) 聽力填空題

1. Now Rob, put your __________ hat on and tell us, have you ever __________ or __________ a love letter ?

2. In which year was The __________ Mail – Britain's postal service – __________ ?

3. Now, back to "__________ and __________" – the collection of letters at the National Army Museum.

4. He suggests that they get __________ 'in a sort of distant way' because he's far from home and can't __________ marriage in person.

5. Well basically, when we read them, they make us feel very __________ – perhaps even __________.

(三) 聽力問答題

1. What kind of people wrote the letters included in the exhibition ?

2. What is considered as a " worst case scenario " in the news clip ?

3. Where did Caroline Flynn-MacCloud's husband return from ?

(四) 討論題

How are you celebrating the Qixi festival this year ?

Are you going to give your sweetheart a present ?

Or are you going out for a romantic dinner ?

I'm not doing anything special with my husband this year as we will be attending a wedding that day.

So we might celebrate Chinese Valentine's Day later this month on my honey's birthday.

Tell us about your plans for the day........

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