Festivals around the world

1.What do people do on Valentine’s Day? 2. Have you ever received any gifts on Valentine’s Day? 3. Do you think only lovers send gifts to each other on that day? Leading-in

Do we have our own Valentine’s Day in China? Qiqiaojie ( 七巧节 ) The seventh day of the seventh lunar month （七夕）

the Double Seventh Day Chinese Valentine’s Day Feb. 14th

True or False. 1.The girl Li Fang loved and waited for didn’t turn up.( ) 2.Because her most lovely daughter got married to a human secretly, the Goddess got very angry.( ) 3.Zhinu was made to return to Heaven without her husband. They were allowed to meet once a year on the seventh day of the tenth lunar month.( ) 4.Hu Jin had been waiting for Li Fang for a long time with a gift for him.( ) T F T F Fast-reading

1.How did Li Fang feel at the beginning of the story? why? He felt like a fool. Because he thought that he was waiting with hope. Read carefully and answer the following questions: 2.What was Li Fang afraid that Hu Jin was doing? He was afraid that she was with her friend laughing at him. Careful-reading

3. How did Li Fang know the manager wanted to shut the coffee shop? 4. Why did people want the whether to be fine on Qiqiaojie? The manager wiped the tables then sat down and turned the TV. People wanted the weather to be fine so they can meet the one they love.

5. What is the reason why Li Fang did not meet on time? Because Li Fang waited in the coffee shop while Hu Jin waited in the teashop. 6.How did Li Fang feel at the end of the story? Why? He was worried because he has thrown away Hu Jin’s Valentine’s gifts.

1.Why was the TV story what Li Fang needed? The TV story was a sad story about lost love – the same situation as Li Fang. With a partner, answer the following questions: 2.Why do people want the weather to be fine on Qiqiao Festival? People want the weather to be fine so they can meet the one they love. Post-reading 3.What more do you know about Qiqiao Festival? Give your own answers.

Story-retelling heart-broken not turn up look forward with his roses and chocolates Be laughed at? Fool? not keep her word Throw away his roses and chocolates

tea shop Why are you so late? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. ve been waiting for coffee shop At last…

Practice Act out the story, thinking of an ending to the story.

1. turn up 1) appear 出现 You’re always turning up late for everything! 你总是迟到 !( 做事慢慢吞吞的 ) He hasn’t turned up so far. Please turn up the fire/tap. 他到目前还没有出现。 2) 调大声音，力量 请把火调大一点。

2. word 1 ） promise 保证，承诺 He always keeps his word; he is a man of his word. 2 ） 词，单词 What’s the English word for this? 3) speech/conversation 谈话交谈 have a word/have words with sb. keep one’s word in a word in other words wordy 罗嗦唠叨的 I give you my word that I will keep it a secret. I’d like to have a word with you. 我想和你谈一下。

3. hold one’s breath = stop breathing for a time 屏息 The girl held her breath at the sight of the snake. All America held its breath to see who would win the election. 当那个女孩看到那条蛇的时候，她屏住呼吸。 所有的美国人都屏住呼吸看谁会赢得竞选。 take (one’s) breath 呼吸 get one’s breath 喘过气来 be out of breath 喘不过气来 breathe v.

4. apologize apologize to sb for (doing) sth = say sorry to sb for doing sth apology n. make an apology to sb for (doing) sth You must apologize to the teacher for being so rude. 你必须为你的粗鲁行为向老师道歉。

5. drown (drowned, drowned ) 1) 浸，泡 洪水淹没了街道和房子。 厨师把水果浸在奶油里。 借 … 消愁 drown one’s sorrow/sadness in… There is a drowning man in the river. 2 ） 淹死 The cook drowned the fruit with cream. The floods drowned the streets and houses. 河里有一个落水的人。

6. remind sb. of sth 提醒某人某事 remind sb to do sth remind sb that… He reminded that I should have been more careful. He reminded me to get up early. He reminded me of my promise. 他提醒我那个承诺。 他提醒我要早起。 他提醒我本应该小心点。

7. forgive (forgave, forgiven) 不念旧恶十分难得。 It’s best to forgive and forget. forgiving adj. 宽仁的，宽大的 forgiveness n. 宽恕 ask for forgiveness receive forgiveness Please forgive him for his rudeness. 请原谅他的粗鲁吧。

Read the story about Li Fang again. What do you think is going to happen to Li Fang and Hu Jin? Write your own ending to the story. Use the following hints to help you prepare for writing. Think of how Li Fang will explain that the flowers and chocolates are gone. Think of what Hu Jin will say when she hears that news. Think of an ending to the story that will solve the problem. Will Li Fang be happy or sad?

Homework 1. Read the story again. Write an ending to the story. Use the hints on page 8 to help you. 2. Finish exercises on pages