1. Book3，Unit1
Using Language
A Sad Love Story
太和二中 杨娟

2. Valentine’s Day date： On February 14th
People send roses and cards or chocolates to the people they love.
custom：

3. Do you know our Chinese Valentine’s Day?

4. People pray for skillful hands and appreciate the stars
Qiqiao Festival
date：
the seventh day of the seventh lunar month
People pray for skillful hands and appreciate the stars
custom：

5. Do you know the beautiful love story about the Qiqiao Festival ?

6. forced to leave each other
fell in love
got married
The Goddess got angry
forced to leave each other
Cross the Milky Way to meet only once a year

7. Well-known poem
Eternal（永恒的） love between us two, Shall withstand（经受住） the time apart.
两情若是久长时, 又岂在朝朝暮暮。

8. A Sad Love Story
Li Fang
Hu Jin

9. The story of Li Fang and Hu Jin
Introduction: Li Fang was waiting alone at the coffee shop ,but
Hu Jin didn’t turn
He had looked forward meeting her all day,
and he thought she would keep her
He was not going to his breath for her to
He would his sadness in coffee
Development: Li Fang watched a TV program about “Qiqiao Festival”.
Thinking Hu Jin played a on him, he threw away
the gifts for not him of her.
Then he set for home.
Climax/ Ending: As Li Fang passed the tea shop on the corner, he heard
Hu Jin calling and waving at him with a
What would he do? Would she him ? up to
word
hold
apologize
drown
joke
reminding
off
gift
forgive

10. A sad ending or a happy ending?
What do you think was going to happen to Li Fang and Hu Jin?    
Now please make a dialogue of an ending to the story with your partners or group members.

11. Discussion
How should we treat Chinese traditional festivals and some western festivals?

12. Nowadays, some people pay more attention to Valentine’s Day than Qiqiao Festival, which was once one of the most popular festivals in ancient China. Anyway, each festival in China has its own tale and meaning. So we should hold on to our own festivals and culture, as well as pass them on from generation to generation. We should never allow some western festivals to take the place of Chinese traditional festivals.

13. Homework
Write an ending to the story of Li Fang, beginning with: As he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way…