1. Festivals around the world
Unit 1
Festivals around the world
Listening

2. Listen to Part 1. Using Language CARNIVAL IN TRINIDAD
Carla and Hari are students in Trinidad. Their Chinese friends, Li Mei and Wu Ping, are visiting for the Carnival holiday in February.
C = Carla LM = Li Mei

3. Listen again and fill in the blanks.
C: Li Mei, why are you wearing those
shoes? You can’t be _______! Your feet
will hurt so much by the end of the
parade that you won’t be able to _____.
Would you like these comfortable shoes?
LM: Thanks, Carla, but I wanted
something to go with this _____.
Those are the _______ colour.
serious
stand
dress
wrong

4. C: You must be ______! That dress is too
_____. Do you realize that it’ll be thirty-
five degrees out there and that you’re
going to be _______ and _______ until
midnight? You have to have something
_____ and ______ — and a hat!
joking
thick
walking
dancing
light
cool

5. Listen to Part 2.
The boys are already there when the girls arrive. The music over the loudspeakers makes it difficult to hear each other. One after another, big bands arrive, along with thousands of dancers and musicians. The Carnival is beginning!
C=Carla WP=Wu Ping H=Hari

6. Listen again and fill in the blanks.
C: Sorry we’re _____! I had to get Li Mei
some comfortable shoes!
WP: No problem. We’ve ____ got here. But
I forgot my _____ — can I have some
of yours?
LM: Me too! We just came, and I’m
already _____ and _______!
late
just
water
tired
thirsty

7. C: We’re each going to _____ a lot of water
tonight! Shall I run _____ to the stand
there and get something to drink for
_________?
H: Hurry up, Carla! The _____ are moving!
C: OK, I’ll hurry! But remember … we’re
going to go _______ at first, so Wu Ping
and Li Mei can get used to the music
and the _____!
need
over
everybody
bands
slowly
heat

8. H: Yeah, OK! Remember, you two, if we
get separated in the _______, we’ll
meet at the ______ end of the parking
lot by ________. Then we can go
together to see the winners of this
year’s awards for best _____ and best
________.
crowd
north
8 o’clock
band
costumes

9. A Sad Love Story

10. Do you know our Chinese Valentine’s Day?
Qiqiaojie (七巧节)
The seventh day of the seventh lunar month（七夕）

11. 七 巧 节
Feb. 14th
Chinese Valentine’s Day
the Double Seventh Day

12. 牛郎白天放牛
牛郎织女喜结良缘
王母娘娘把他们分开
牛郎织女终于
在鹊桥上相会了

13. True or False. Fast-reading
The girl Li Fang loved and waited for didn’t turn up.( )
Because her most lovely daughter got married to a human secretly, the Goddess got very angry.( )
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.( )
Hu Jin had been waiting for Li Fang for a long time with a gift for him.( ) F T F
seventh T

14. Careful-reading Answer the following questions:
1.What was Li Fang afraid that Hu Jin was doing?
2. Why did people want the whether to be fine on Qiqiaojie?
3. What is the reason why Li Fang did not meet on time?
4.How did Li Fang feel at the end of the story? Why?

15. Careful-reading Answer the following questions:
1.What was Li Fang afraid that Hu Jin was doing?
He was afraid that she was with her friend
laughing at him.
2. Why did people want the whether to be fine on Qiqiaojie?
People wanted the weather to be fine so they can meet the one they love.

16. 3. 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.
4.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.

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

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

19. Content / Idea Organization Grammar Vocabulary
Group Writing
Discuss with your group members and write a different ending to the story, beginning with:
As he sadly passed the tea shop
on the corner on his way, …
Content / Idea
Organization
Grammar
Vocabulary

20. As he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way, Li Fang heard his name called. It was Hujin. He didn’t think Hujin would love him any longer. He was so sad. But to his surprise, Hujin went to him with a beautiful flower. Li Fang didn’t know what to say. Would he tell her the truth?
Finally he was honest with her. Hujin know she has made a mistake about the place to meet. Hujin forgive him, they look each other, and laugh.
since then, they know each other more better.

21. Language points 1. turn up 1) appear 出现,露面 他到目前还没有出现。
He __________________so far.
hasn’t turned up
你总是迟到!(做事慢慢吞吞的)
You’re always __________ late for everything!
turning up
2)调大声音，把...开大点儿
请把火调大一点。
turn up
Please _________ the fire.

22. Thank you!