Love Mail Name: _ Pre-reading activities Answer these questions Have you ever written a love letter? To whom? What was the purpose? Do you like love movies? Which was the last you watched? What was the movie about? Is any of the quotations is happening at the moment of speaking? Circle it “I am touching love in its purest form” “Smiling will make you happy” While-reading activities Read the text carefully and answer the questions Isabella Swan, I know you don’t like it when I overwhelm you with extravagant things, love, so I won’t that - instead, I’ll devour you and smother you in every ounce of love I have to give you I know you can’t see love, but you can feel it, hold it and cherish it When I touch you, I am touching love in its purest form, Bella When I hold you, I am holding the most delicate form of love - a love that I cherish more than my own existence A love I would be lost without You can’t buy love, either, but you can earn it, and be defined by it Bella, you define me You give this frozen, confusing existence warmth, and meaning When I promised Mr Weber that I would love and cherish you for as long as we both shall live, what I wanted to say was: “I will protect you, even when you’re almost indestructible I will devote my existence to being the perfect husband for this forever we are about to embark on together And, I will everything in my power to make our eternity together feel as full of life as possible because your happiness gives me purpose You give me purpose, my Bella My love.“ Thanks you for being my lamb, Isabella Cullen Thank you for being my everything I love you more than anything and promise to devote myself entirely to making you smile, because smiling will make you happy Happy Anniversary, my love Always, Edward 1) What is the purpose of the letter? A) To express Edward’s love B) To ask Bella to marry him C) To Say sorry D) To Show how unique is Bella for Edward 2) What type of text is this reading? A) A letter B) An Article C) An Interview D) A Poem 3) How is the word “Meaning” used in this text? A) As a continuous action B) As a noun C) As an adjective D) As an infinitive 4) What is the use of the word “Smiling” in this quote: “because smiling will make you happy “ A) As a continuous action B) As a noun C) As an adjective D) As an infinitive 5) What is the Attitude shown by Edward as a husband? A) Honest B) Committed C) Loyal D) Submitted 6) Who need Bella to exist? A) Alice B) Edward C) Jacob D) Mr Weber II.- Write F if the sentence is false and T if it is true 1) 2) 3) 4) _ Bella is comfortable with extravagant details _ Holding(line 6) is a continuous action _ Bella is a common girl _ Edward promise Mr Weber to protect Bella 5) _ Thanks you for being 6) _ Edwards define Bella my lamb… the word “being” is used as habit Post- reading activities Structure (Gerunds) V+(-ing) + Structure (present participle) V + C S S Use the gerund (or –ing form of the verb) if you want to talk about an activity as the subject of your sentence: Smoking is bad for you S V C + v + (-ing) + c Use the present participle if you want to talk about an activity that you are doing, but not at the moment You have to ad –ing to the second verb form of the sentence: I am reading a book S V1 V2 C Practice time! Write a G if the sentence has the structure of gerunds or PP if the sentence has the structure of present participle Reading books can be fun I am writing a diary I am studying English pedagogy Cycling is good for your health Choose two character and write sentences giving advices according to what they and describe the activity they are doing at present Here is an example: Wearing high heels Cooking Filming (snow white and the huntsman) Bella: Wearing high heels can damage you spine Cooking is funny when you it for your family She is filming the movie snow white and the huntsman Drinking a lot coffee Exercising Jogging Hunting Living (Louisiana) Dating small animals (Kristen Jaymes Stewart ) Eating chocolate Watching TV all day Smoking Using drugs Studying Spanish Writing his first book Write there