The following words will appear in a story that you are going to read. Copy the following words/phrases into your notebook. Translate them into Hebrew. Use the word bank below. restaurant Marry me! movies lonely girlfriend party letter sad postman (= mailman) together laugh Love at first sight museum believe deliver סרטים/קולנוע, מוזיאון, מסעדה, בודד, חברה, מסיבה, לצחוק, אהבה ממבט ראשון, להאמין, הינשאי לי!, מכתב, דוור, עצוב, למסור, יחד Pre Reading

************************************************************************************** *********** Listen to the songs and fill in the gaps The words that you have to fill in are the words that you have written in your notebook..Teacher: You should play only the beginning of the song which includes the words the pupils have to fill in. 1. We're happy _______________________. song no. 1song no Mr. ____________________ look and see if there's a ______________ in your bag for me. (Please, please Mr. Postman) I've been waiting such a long time Since I heard from that girl of mine There must be some word some day From my ______________________ so far away… song no. 2song no _____________________, I'm Mr. Lonely.. song no. 3song no It's my ___________________ and I'll cry if I want to Cry if I want to, cry if I want to You would cry too if it happened to you… song no. 4song no. 4

5. If I were a carpenter and you were a lady, Would you _______________________ anyway, would you have my baby? song no. 5song no They're gonna put me in the ______________________ They're gonna make a big star out of me, will make a film about a man who's ______________ and lonely and all I've got to do is act naturally song no. 6

Now try and guess what the story is about. Clues: Read the story and find out.

The Love Letters (Taken from True Stories in the News / Sandra Heyer) Ming Fu and Lee met at a party. For Ming Fu, it was love at first sight. “Hello,” he said to Lee. “I’m Ming-Fu.” Lee looked at him and smiled. ”Hi,” she said. “I’m Lee.” Ming Fu and Lee laughed and talked all evening. When they left the party, it was 2 A.M. For the next year, Ming Fu and Lee were together every weekend. They went everywhere together- to movies, to parks, to museums and to restaurants. One night, at a romantic restaurant, Ming Fu asked Lee, “Will you marry me?” “No,” Lee answered. “I’m not ready to get married.” “I can’t believe it!” Ming Fu thought. “Lee doesn’t want to marry me! But I love her! What can I do?” Ming Fu began writing love letters to Lee. Every day he wrote a letter and mailed it to her. “I love you,” he said in his letters. “Marry me.” Every day the same mailman delivered Ming Fu’s letter to Lee. The mailman always smiled when he gave Lee a letter. “Another letter from your boyfriend,” he said. Ming Fu sent Lee a love letter every day for two years- 700 letters all together. Finally Lee said, “ I’m ready to get married now.” Did Lee marry Ming Fu? No, she didn’t. She married the mailman who delivered Ming-fu’s letters. כתבו ליד כל מילה או משפט את פירושו בעברית. party = Love at first sight = laugh = restaurant = movie = weekend = together = write = Marry me = letter = מחסן מילים : יחד, מסיבה, מסעדה, לכתוב, מכתב, סרט, סופשבוע, אהבה ממבט ראשון, לצחוק, הינשאי לי V1V2

How do you think the story ends?

End of the story: No, she didn’t. She married the mailman who delivered Ming-fu’s letters.

Vocabulary Exercise Can be given as homework Fill in the sentences. Use words from the list in your notebook. You may not use the same word more than once.. 1. I want to eat pizza and spaghetti at the new Italian ___________________. 2. Let's go to the __________________ and see Avatar. 3. Bill said to Linda: I love you. Will you ____________________? 4. Nili has no friends. She is sad and _____________________. 5. I'm having a birthday ________________ tonight. It'll be fun! 6. Lin and Anna are good friends. They are always _______________. 7. The postman delivers our ____________________. 8. I'm not _____________. I'm happy. 9. I'm writing a ___________________ now. 10. In a _____________________ you can see paintings, sculptures and other works of art.

Next lesson you are going to be tested on the words and phrases you have learned today. The following website will help you study. How to use Quizlet The name of the list you need is Love letters vocabulary quiz

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After reading Answer the following questions. 1. Where and when does the story take place? (the setting) 2. Who are the main characters? What are their problems / conflicts? 3. Describe the plot in a few sentences. 4. What is the climax of the story? 5. Would you recommend this story to your friends? Why or why not?

Homework Choose one of the following tasks. 1. Search for other true stories of people who did crazy things for love and describe one of them in a few sentences. 2. Write a different ending. 3. Write a letter from Ming Fu to Lee in which he expresses his disappointment. GOOD LUCK!

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