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OBJECTIVES

• A love story to be read in classroom.

• A vocabulary activity.

• Two discussion activities.

CONTENTS

• To motivate students to read short English stories.

• To provide “Love vocabulary”.

• To promote respects values.

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1.- What do you see in the picture?

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1.- What do you see in the picture?

2.- What is the language in this letter?

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1.- What do you see in the picture?

2.- What is the language in this letter?

3.- What do you think is this story about?

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1.- What do you see in the picture?

2.- What is the language in this letter?

3.- What do you think is this story about?

4.- Can you guess what happens?

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STORY

LOVE LETTERS

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Ming-fu and Lee met at a party.

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For Ming-fu, it was love at first sight.

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Hello!

I’m Ming-fu

…he said

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Hello!

I’m Lee

…she said

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Ming-fu and Lee laughed and talked all evening.

When they left the party, it was 2 A.M.

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For the next year, Ming-fu and Lee were

together every weekend.

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They went everywhere together -

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They went everywhere together – to movies,

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They went everywhere together – to movies, to

parks,

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They went everywhere together – to movies, to

parks, to museums,

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They went everywhere together – to movies, to

parks, to museums, and to restaurants.

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One night, at a romantic restaurant, Ming-fu

asked Lee…

Will you marry me?

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One night, at a romantic restaurant, Ming-fu

asked Lee…

I’m not ready to get

married.

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Ming-fu thought…

I can’tbelieve it!

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Ming-fu thought…

Lee doesn’t want to marry me!

I can’tbelieve it!

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Ming-fu thought…

Lee doesn’t want to marry me!

What can I do?

I can’tbelieve it!

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Ming-fu began writing love letters to Lee.

Every day he wrote a letter and mailed it to her.

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In those letters, he wrote…

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Every day the same mailman delivered

Ming-fu’s letter to Lee.

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The mailman always smiled when he gave Lee a

letter.

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He said…

Another letter fromyour boyfriend!

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Ming-fu sent Lee a love letter every day for two years

– 700 letters all together.

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Finally Lee said…

I’m ready to get married

now

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Did Lee marry Ming-fu?

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????????????????????????????????????

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No, she didn’t.

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She married the mailman who delivered

Ming-fu’s letters.

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THE END

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ACTIVITIES

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VOCABULARY

What’s the Spanish for…

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VOCABULARY

Love at first sight

What’s the Spanish for…

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VOCABULARY

Love at first sightMailman

What’s the Spanish for…

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VOCABULARY

Love at first sightMailmanDelivered

What’s the Spanish for…

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VOCABULARY

Love at first sightMailmanDeliveredCan’t believe it!

What’s the Spanish for…

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VOCABULARY

Love at first sightMailmanDeliveredCan’t believe it!Ready

What’s the Spanish for…

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VOCABULARY

Love at first sightMailmanDeliveredCan’t believe it!ReadyMarry me!

What’s the Spanish for…

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DISCUSSION

Do you believe in love at first sight?

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DISCUSSION

When Lee told Ming-fu, “I’m not

ready to get married,”

Ming-fu thought, “What can I do?”

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DISCUSSION

“What can Ming-fu do?”

Give him some ideas from the next list.

Decide the best ideas in small groups

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DISCUSSION

1.- Write love letters to her.2.- Phone her every day.3.- Sing to her.4.- Buy her presents (flowers, Candy, jewelry).5.- Take her to restaurants for dinner.6.- Cook for her.7.- Take her dancing.8.- Wear nice clothes.9.- Be clean and smell good.10.- Listen to her when she talks.11.- Always tell her the truth. Never lie to her.12.- Remember important days. Her birthday, for example.13.- Be polite; say “thank you” and “I’m sorry.”14.- Tell her she is beautiful.15.- Be faithful to her. (No other girlfriends).

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THE END

This story is an adapted story from the book:

Edited by Javier Pérez

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