1. Unit 1 Festivals around the world
Topics: Festivals/ How festivals begin/ How to celebrate festivals
Functional items: Request and thanks
Structures: Modal verbs may/might, can/could, will/would, shall/should, must/can
Reading: Festivals and celebrations / A sad love story/ Winter carnival in Quebec
Writing: Narration / Story structure

2. Period 1 Warming up and reading

3. The Spring Festival Have a get-together Enjoy the Spring
Festival Galas
put up couplets
Make dumplings
Set off firecrackers
Watch dragon dance

4. The Lantern Festival Eat Tang-yuan/glue pudding Set off fireworks
Guess riddles
Light lamps

5. What are the festivals? The Dragon-boat Festival
the Mid-Autumn Festival
The Double ninth Festival

6. Chinese Festivals September 10 Festivals Time The Spring Festival
Lunar January 15
Tree-planting Day
The Qingming Festival
Lunar May 5
The Double Seventh Festival
September 10
The Double Ninth Festival
October 1
Lunar January 1
The Lantern Festival
March 12
April 4 - 6
The Dragon-boat Festival
Lunar July 7
Teachers’ Day
Lunar September 9
National Day

7. Foreign and international festivals
Time
New Year’s Day
February 14
Fool’s Day
May 1
Children’s Day
Halloween
The fourth Thursday in November
December 25
January 1
Valentine’s Day
April 1
Labour’s Day
June 1
October 31
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

8. What festivals are mentioned in the text?
The Cherry Blossom Festival
Obon
The Day of the Dead
Carnivals
Festivals
Easter
Halloween
The Spring Festival
Mid-autumn Festivals
The Dragon Boat Festival
Columbus Day
National Festival in India

9. When did ancient people celebrate ?
at the end of winter
When good weather returned
a good harvest
animals caught
When they wanted a year of plenty

10. When do people celebrate now?
When they welcome a new year
When families get together
When they achieve great success
When something pleasant happens …

11. Festivals of the dead Festivals Where When What to do What to eat Obon
In July or August
The Day of the Dead
Halloween
The U.S and some other countries
Clean the graves
Light incense
Light lamps
Play music
Japan
People offer food,flowers and gifts to the dead
Food in the shape of skulls, and cakes with “bones” on them
In early November
Mexico
October 31
Go to neighbours’
Dress up and try to frighten people

12. Are there any similar festivals in China? What to do ? What to eat?
The Qingming Festival
Are there any similar festivals in China?
What to do ? What to eat?

13. Festivals to honour people
Country
People honoured
The Dragon Boat Festival
Columbus Day
National Festival
Qu Yuan, the famous ancient poet
China
Christopher Columbus
The USA
Mahatma Gandhi
India

14. Any other festivals which are meant to honour people in China
Any other festivals which are meant to honour people in China? Who is honoured?
Tree-planting Day; Sun Yetsun.

15. Harvest Festivals Why are autumn festivals happy events?
2. What do people do to celebrate it?
Because people are grateful and happy and a season of agricultural work is over.
In European countries, it is the custom to decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit; get together to have meals, win awards for their animals, flowers, fruit and vegetables; admire the moon

16. Spring Festivals China Christian countries Japan Festivals Country
What to do
The Lunar Chinese New Year
Carnivals
The Cherry Blossom Festival
Eat dumplings, fish and meat
Give lucky money
Dragon dances
China
Christian countries
Parades, dancing , loud music , colourful clothing
Enjoy the cherry tree flowers
Japan

17. What are the purposes of festivals?
To have fun with each other
Festivals
To let us enjoy life
To be proud of our customs
To forget our daily life for a little while
To honour the dead
To honour famous people
To celebrate harvest
To welcome a new year and look forward to the future
To ask people to pay attention to something

18. True or False
1. The ancient people needn’t worry about their food.
2. Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead.
3. Qu Yuan was a great poet whom people honor a lot in China.
4. Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn.
5. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.
6. There is pink snow in spring in Japan. F T T F F F

19. Pair work Talk to each other and find out:
Which festival do you like most ?
Why？

20. Group work
Festivals are created. Now you’ve got the chance to create a new festival. Discuss in groups, make a plan:
When the festival takes place
What the festival is for
What people do at the festival
What people eat at the festival

21. Peace Day
It takes place every year on January 2, the day after the New Year’s Day. At the beginning of a new year, we create such a festival in order to call for peace, to make the world a better place for everyone. People have to learn about foreign countries on that day. The TVs and newspapers will be all about foreign countries. And people are asked to eat foreign food on that day. And they are asked to talk about peace with their families, friends, and so on.

22. Homework
Find out useful words and expressions and finish the exercises in Learning about Language accordingly.
Write an introduction of the festival your group have created.

23.                                                         
                             
Monster Mash Plates
WH039
Monster Mash Napkins
WH041
                              

25. 1. Festival are meant to celebrate important events.
节日就是庆祝重要事件的活动。
1). mean doing sth.
mean doing sth. 的意思是“意味着（必须要做某事或导致种结果）”, 其主语通常是指事物的词。
2). mean to do sth.
mean to do sth. 的意思是“打算或企图做某事”，其主语通常是表示人的名词或代词，其过去完成式表示“本来打算做某事”。
3). mean sb. to do sth.
mean sb. to do sth. 的意思是“打算让某人做某事”，也可以用于被动结构。
4). mean 后接名词、副词或从句
　 mean 后接名词或副词，意为“表示；打算；存心”等意思；后接that 从句，意为“表示……”。
5). be meant for
该短语的意思是“打算给予；打算作……用”。
In some parts of London, missing a bus means _____ for another hour.
A. waiting B. to wait
C. wait D. to be waiting

26. 2. Discuss when they take place, what they celebrate and one thing that people do at that time.
讨论它们（中国节日）什么时间进行，庆祝的是什么事件，并说出人们在那天所做的一件事。
take place 发生；举行
① The performance didn’t take place after all.
演出终于没有进行。
② Was there anybody passing by when the accident took place?
事故发生时，有人路过那里吗？
Great changes ___ in China in the last two decades.
A. have taken place
B. took place
C. have been taken place
D. are happening

27. 3. Festivals and celebrations of all kinds are held everywhere.
世界各地都有各种各样的节日庆典。
① That kind of question is very difficult to answer.
= Questions of that kind are difficult to answer.
那类问题是很难解答的。
② We sell all kinds of shoes.
= We sell shoes of all kinds.
我们卖各式各样的鞋。
③ You can see different kinds of animals in the zoo.
= You can see animals of different kinds in the zoo.
你在动物园可以看见不同种类的动物

28. 4.They lit fires and made music because they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty.
plenty n. 富裕
days/years/...of plenty 富裕的日子/年月
You have a life of plenty, what would you be worried about?
plenty pron. 大量; 充足
plenty of可修饰可数名词和不可数名词, 用于陈述句, 在疑问句中一般用enough, 在否定句中用many或者much。小心在plenty of前面没有冠词, 不可误记成a plenty of。
如: You needn’t hurry. There is plenty of time left.
你不必慌忙, 剩下的时间很充足。
    Taking plenty of exercise every day keeps you healthy.
每天多运动会使你身体健康。
5....or satisfy and please the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm.
......取悦祖先, 使他们得到满足,以为(祖先们)有可能回来帮助他们,也有可能带来危害。
1) satisfy vt. 满足,使…满意; satisfy sb.
satisfied a. 感到满意的; be satisfied with
satisfying a. 令人愉快的
satisfaction n. 满意; to one’s satisfaction
satisfactorily ad. 满意地
satisfactory a. 令人满意的

29. 2) hurt, injure, harm, damage, wound的区别与用法
如:The girl hurt herself badly in the accident.
那位女孩在那次事故中伤得很重。
injure比hurt正式, hurt多指伤痛, 而
injure则指损害健康, 成就, 容貌等,
强调功能的损失。
如:He injured his hand while playing basketball.
他在打篮球时手受了伤。
damage主要指对于物的损害,强调对于价值、用途、外观等所造成的损失, 这种损失 或因自然灾害所致, 或因人为造成。如：
Several cars were damaged in the accident.
好几辆汽车在事故中损坏了。
wound 指枪伤, 刀伤, 刺伤等皮肉之伤, 是出血的, 严重的伤, 特指战场上受伤, 它可以指 肉体上的伤害, 也可指人们精神上的创伤。如:
  The bullet wounded his left leg.
子弹打伤了他的左腿。

30. do harm to sb.=do sb. harm=harm sb.伤害某人
do more harm than good 弊大于利
①Smoking will do you harm.
Smoking will do more harm to you than good.
②If we solve the problem in this way, it may do more harm than good.
6. They light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.
lead…to领往；使得出(结论)
lead to通向；引起，导致
①请把客人领到会客室去。
Please lead the guests to the reception-room.
②你是如何得出这个结论的?
What led you to this conclusion?
③条条道路通罗马。
All roads lead to Rome. The path leads to the village.
④食用过多的糖会引起健康问题。
Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems.

31. 7. Some people might win awards for their animals, flowers, fruit and vegetables, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster.
award. n. 奖, 奖品
v. 判给, 授予 award sb. sth. 奖赏某人某物
辨析: award 和reward：
award后接双宾语
award sb. a metal 授予某人奖章
reward 奖赏, 给…报酬, 不能接双宾语;
reward sb. for sth. 因 …奖赏某人；
reward sb. with sth. 用某物酬劳某人

32. 8. The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.
最富有生气而有最重要的节日就是告别冬天迎来春天的日子。
look forward to (doing) sth. 意为期待着(做)某事, 其中的to是介词, 而不是动词不定式符号。
Children are looking forward to Spring Festival.
孩子们渴盼着过年。
He’s looking forward to hearing from his pen pal.
他期待着笔友来信。
9. The country is covered with cherry tree flowers so that it looks as though it might be covered with pink snow. 整个国度处处都是樱花盛开,看上去就像罩上了一层粉红的雪。
as though和as if没有什么区别。as if用得普遍些, 却可引导方式状语从句和表语从句, 其从句谓语常用虚拟语气。

33. (1) 引导方式状语从句
She acted as though nothing had happened．
她装得好像什么事也没发生过似的。
当从句主语和主句主语一致,从句谓语中又含有动词to be时, 可以把主语和to be一起省去。
He looked about as though (he was) in search of something．
他四处张望, 好像寻找什么。
(2) 引导表语从句
It looks as if it’s going to rain．
看样子天要下雨了。
as though和as if从句用虚拟语气,还是用陈述语气。完全根据具体情况而定。如果从句表示的意思与事实完全相反,或者纯粹是一种假设, 通常用虚拟语气。
The child talks as if she were an adult.
那孩子说话的样子好像她是个大人。

34. Period 2 Learning about language

35. 1.Find the word or expressions in the reading passage that mean the same as these.
a lot
something that causes hurt or pain
make someone happy
feel excited about something that is going to happen
have a good time with
usual way of doing something
connected with farming
old relatives who have died
plenty
harm
satisfy
look forward to
have fun with
custom
agricultural
ancestors

36. 2.Complete the passage with some of the above words in the correct form.
We think it has always been the _____for people to have festivals. They are a time to enjoy each other’s country and ___________ our friends. We think that long ago people _____________ the celebrations. Our ________would sit around a fire and cook ______of meat to eat. Then they would be _______with their festival.
custom
have fun with
looked forward to
ancestors
plenty
satisfied

37. 3. Find the word or expression in the reading passage that fit each sentence.
looked forward to
1. I ________________being forgiven by all of you.
2. A festival is often ____________a famous person or a great event in history.
3. My father is very tired. He has been working ____________.
4. The great _____ has been remembered for over 2000 years in China. There is a special festival to honor him.
5. I get up, go to school,do homework and go to bed. That is my ______ life.
in memory of
day and night
poet
daily

38. will and would shall and should must and can’t
情态动词用法
   can and could may and might
will and would shall and should
must and can’t

39. Can Could

40. So he can carry heavy books. He couldn't open the door by himself.
Could you open the door, please?
ability
ability
request

41. can 和could： 1) 表示能力（ability），指有能力做某事，意为“能够”。例如：
注意：表示现在，将来“能够”可用be able to 替换。表示过去“能够”并成功了只能用was/ were able to, 不能用could。例如
My grandma is over eighty, but she can/ is able
to read without glasses.
We can/ will be able to talk about the matter
later.
I talked with her for a long time, and at last I was able to make her believe me.(不能用could)

42. 2)  表示请求（request）或（permission）。意为“可否”、“可以”。 Could 比can 更有礼貌，在此不是can的过去式。
Can you wait a moment please?
Liz, can you do me a favor?
Excuse me, could you tell me the way to
the station?
I wonder if you could help me. (request)

43. ---- Could I use your phone?
----Yes, of course. You can.
Do you think I could borrow your bike?
(permission)
3) 表示可能性（possibility）
a. can 表示泛指的“可能”，并非说话者主观认为的可能性，即并非说话者的主观猜测。
Accident can happen to any drunken driver.

44. ----Can it rain tomorrow?
b.表示说话者主观猜测，只能用与否定句或疑问句中。例如：
It can’t be my father. He is now in England.
----Can it rain tomorrow?
----No, it can’t.

45. may might

46. He may be in his office. =( perhaps he is in his office.)
He might be having lunch. =( perhaps he is having lunch.)

47. may 和might ：
1） 表示可能性（possibility）,用于对现在，过去或将来的推测，暗示不确定。might 不是may的过去式，它所表示的可能性比may 小，含较多的怀疑。
He may be very busy now. (可能性较大)
He might be very busy now. (可能性较小)

48. 2） 表示许可（permission），表示允许别人做某事， 也可征求对方的许可。
He may go now.
We may keep the book for two weeks.
3） 用于祈使句，表示祝愿。
May you succeed!
May you have a nice trip!

49. will和would：
1）表示意愿
表示愿意做或主动提出做，如意志,愿望或决心 That bag looks heavy, I’ll help you with it.( offering to do sth)
---- You know that book I lent you. Can I have it back if you’ve finished with it?
---- Of course. I’ll give it to you this afternoon.(agreement)
Thanks for lending me the money, I’ll pay you back on Friday. (promise)  

50. 2）表示习惯(habit, custom)
This old man is strange. He will sit for hours
without saying anything.
We would sit around Grandpa after supper,
listening to his stories.
3）表示请求（request）, 用于第二人称, would 比will 更委婉。 例如：
Will you come this way, please?
Would you open the window?

51. shall和should： 1）shall 的用法 a. shall 在疑问句中用于第一，第三人称，表示征求对方的意见。
Shall we put off the sports meeting until next month?
Shall Tom go there with me tomorrow?

52. b.  shall 用于第二，第三人称，表示说话人给对方
的命令，警告，允诺或威胁。
You shall fail if you don’t work harder.
（警告）
He shall have the book when I finish
reading it.(允诺)
He shall be punished.(威胁)

53. 2) should 的用法 a. should 表示劝告、建议、命令。 You should go to class right away.
b. should 表示期待，用于表达合理推断（prediction，意为“应该” ），或明显的结果（意为“可能”）且所期待的事几乎是事实。
It is three o’clock, the football game should begin now.
Mary took dancing lessons for years, she should be an excellent dancer.

54. must and can't

55. must和can’t： must 用来表示“命令”、“推测”等含义。 1）表示规定、指令
表示规定、指令时主要指客观上的法律、条文规定，常常翻译为“应该、必须”之类意思。mustn't表示禁止
You must have a passport if you want to go abroad.

56. 2) 表示主观的命令、禁止
表示主观的命令、禁止时，主要指说话者主观的命令或强烈的劝告。
You can go out with your friend but you must come back before 11 at night.
----Must I hand in the exercise today?
----No, you needn’t. 。

57. 3）表示猜测，语气非常肯定，近乎确定的意味，一般用于肯定句，意为肯定……。其否定为can’t，意为不可能…... 。
You must be ill. I can see it from your face.
He can’t be at home. I saw him in the classroom just now.

58. Not sure Very sure He must be in the classroom.
He should be in the classroom.
He could be in the classroom.
He may be in the classroom.
He might be in the classroom.

59. 表示“能力”
表示“推测”
表示“许可；要求”
表示“建议”和“义务”
can
must
could
should
have to
may
need
might
Shall I …?
can’t
shouldn't
mayn’t
mustn't
mightn’t
Would you like…?
Can …?
Will you please …?

60. 1. Find sentences with models in the passage:
Other celebrations were held when hunters could catch animals.
They lit fires and made music because they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty.
…or satisfy and please the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm.
In Japan the festival is called Obon, when people should go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.
On this important feast day, people might eat food in the shape of skulls, and cakes with “bones” on them.
It is now a children’s festival, when they can go to their neighbours’ homes and ask for sweets.
ability
possibility
possibility
the past habit
possibility
possibility

61. 7. If they are not given anything, the children might play a trick.
8. Some people might win awards for their animals, flowers, fruit and vegetables,…
9. At the Spring Festival in China, people…and may give children lucky money in red paper.
10. They might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night.
possibility
possibility
possibility
possibility

62. 2.Complete the following sentences with proper modal verbs.
1) You’ve been working all day. You ______ be very tired.
2) (The door bell rings)I wonder who that is, it________ be Lisa. She’s still in the library at this time.
3) It is a long time since we met last time. You ________ come and see us more often.
4) I haven’t decided where I’m going for my holidays. I ______ go to Australia.
5) My father’s birthday is coming. What ________ I get him?
6) Why don’t you try on this dress? It__________ look nice on you.
7) “Who was the man talking with your teacher?” “I’m not sure. It ___________ be her brother.
8) I don’t know when the guests ___________ be here. They __________ arrive at any time.
must
can’t
should
may
shall
will
might
will
could

63. 1. A: ______ you like to go to a special event with us on Saturday?
3. Finish the dialogue with modal verbs
1. A: ______ you like to go to a special event with us on Saturday?
B: Yes, I _____________________ _________.
Would
’d like to go with you on
Saturday
2. A: ______ Xiao Feng find the origin of Easter from that book?
B: No, he _____________.
Could
couldn’t find it

64. 3. A: _____ I go with my friend to the harvest festival?
B: Yes, you _________________ ________.
May
may go ( with your
friends )
should
4. A: If I want to be a doctor _______ I study science?
B: Yes, you __________________.
should study science

65. can’t play the role of the
5. A: He is very handsome. ____ he play the role of the prince?
B: No, he _______________________ ______.
Can
can’t play the role of the
prince

66. 6. A: The neighbour’ s children are older this year
6. A: The neighbour’ s children are older this year. _______________ they stop playing tricks at Halloween?
B: Perhaps, they __________ ________________________.
__________________________
____________
Might
or Should
might stop
playing tricks at Halloween
or should stop playing tricks
at Halloween

67. 4. Make a dialogue using modal verbs according to the given situation.
You have to go to buy food and gifts for Spring Festival or Easter. In pairs, one as the shop keeper and the other as the customer, offer and request the items you need. Use these expressions to help you.
Would you like …? Could I have …?
Might I suggest …? May I see …?
You should try …? Could we look at …?
Can you see …? We might take …?

68. Sample dialogue:
In the supermarket a customer is talking with the salesman.
A: Hello, I need to buy some things for the Spring Festival.
B: May I suggest these gifts for the children? They are very popular.
A: They are pretty, but could I have a look at the red paper envelopes on the shelf?
B: Sure, would you like these ones? They are less expensive.
A: That’s fine. I’ll take twelve of them. May I see what your pork is like? I need to make dumplings.
B: Of course, it’s over there. You should try some of the cabbage that just arrived. It’s very fresh.
A: Ok, could I have three cabbages and a kilo of pork? I also need some flour.
B: Can you see the flour down there? Please take what you need. Thanks for coming in, and have a good holiday.

69. Homework
1. Fill in the blanks with proper modal verbs to complete the story on workbook P43.
2. Choose one of the following situations to create a short dialogue using modal verbs.
Situation A: In a library. Ask the librarian if he can help to find a book relating to some specific topics, whether they can be renewed or not, and how to do if the books are lost. (“Could you please find…?” “May I …?” “You mustn't…”)
Situation B: A doctor gives a patient some advice. (“You should…”)
Situation C: In a park by a lake. Discuss that one should not destroy the environment. (“You should…”, “You shouldn't’ …”, “You mustn't’ …”)
Situation D: Requesting an appointment. (“Will you…?” “Shall I …?”)

70. (Workbook page41) (Workbook page44)
Period 3
Listening & Reading
(Workbook page41) (Workbook page44)

71. Easter

72. Easter Easter eggs In late March or early April
Celebrate Jesus’s resurrection (庆祝耶稣复活)
Easter eggs

73. Easter at home Listening
1. Why is Easter a holiday of hope and promise?
2. Why did Helen and Andy go to the shop?
3. Who came home for Easter?
4. What was hidden all around the house?
5. Who brought the children the gifts?
6. What did the family have for dinner?

74. 1. Why is Easter a holiday of hope and promise?
Easter is a holiday of hope and promise because it is celebrated in spring and everything comes to life.

75. 2. Why did Helen and Andy go to the shop?
They went to the shop to buy some candy eggs/ Easter eggs and Hot Cross Buns for the little children.

76. 3. Who came home for Easter?
4. What was hidden all around the house?
The whole family came home for Easter.
Andy and Helen brought the children gifts.

77. 5. Who brought the children the gifts?
6. What did the family have for dinner?
Andy and Helen brought the children gifts.
The family had carrots, potatoes, roast lamb and apple pie for dinner.

78. hunting for Easter eggs
Blank filling
Easter is one of the most important days for Christians, because it celebrates the and of Jesus. However, for it is a holiday when can Because Easter is in , it is also a time when baby animals and birds are born and new plants grow. It is a time of and
Easter is a day holiday, at which people usually have for dinner. And is traditional North American game for at home on Easter Sunday.
death
return
many people
families
get together
spring
hope
promise
four
carrots, potatoes, roast lamb and apple pie
hunting for Easter eggs
children

79. Hey, I’m a snowman. I guess you know it
Hey, I’m a snowman. I guess you know it. But have you ever thought of having a carnival in winter. I bet you’ll like it. Now, come with me.

80. Winter Carnival in Quebec
Q1. When does the carnival in Quebec take place?
The Carnival takes place in winter/in February.
Q2 Why is the writer sitting in a café at carnival time?
The writer sits in the café to warm up and to plan tomorrow.

81. Winter Carnival in Quebec
Q3 Why do you think that dogs are used to pull sleds in the cold climate?
Dogs are used in cold climates because they can run on top of the snow, which horses cannot/ because they have very thick fur which keeps them warm. They are also very strong/ do not eat grass and grain as horses and cattle do/ can be fed on meat/ do not eat too much.

82. Q4 Which activity at Quebec carnival would be the most dangerous? Why?
Probably the canoe race through the ice would be the most dangerous.
Q5 What would you wear if you went to carnival in Quebec? Name three things.
I would wear a thick/warm coat/ jacket/hat/gloves/mittens/ boots/scarf/socks.

83. Q6 Which activity at Quebec carnival would be the most fun? Why?
Q7 If you could go to carnival in Quebec, what would you do or see? Why?
Q8 If you had to draw a poster for carnival in Quebec, what things would you put on the poster?

84. Homework
Try to find some information dealing with Carnival in different parts of the world.

85. Quebec
Geography Quebec is the largest province of eastern Canada; it is three times the size of France and seven times the size of Great Britain.
Language The official language of Quebec is French; it is the sole Canadian province whose population is mainly French Canadian, and where English is not an official language at the provincial level.
Climate It is generally temperate in Quebec, with variations among the regions.Tourism is important throughout the province during the summer season, and in the winter the Laurentian Mts. attract skiers.

86. Listening & Speaking (textbook page6)
Period 4
Listening & Speaking (textbook page6)

87. 阿根廷狂欢节上的花车游行
比利时班什狂欢节
德国科特布斯狂欢节
巴西里约热内卢市政宫狂欢节

88. 中国西湖狂欢节

89. Carnival in Trinidad 1. What is the advice that Carla gives Li Mei?
2. What do they find when they arrive at the park?
3. Why is it important for them to have water?
4. Why can’t they hear each other?
5. Why do they plan to meet at the parking lot?

90. Listening 1. What is the advice that Carla gives Li Mei?
Carla tells Li Mei she should wear comfortable shoes, light and cool clothes and a hat. Carlo offers Li Mei comfortable shoes.

91. 2. What do they find when they arrive at the park?
They arrive at the park and find the boys, big bands, dancers and musicians on trucks.

92. 3. Why is it important for them to have water?
It is important to have water because it is very hot/the temperature is thirty-five degrees/they will be walking and dancing all day/until midnight.

93. 4. Why can’t they hear each other?
They can’t hear each other because the music is very loud/the loudspeakers make it impossible to hear.

94. 5. Why do they plan to meet at the parking lot?
They plan to meet at the parking lot so they don’t get lost in the crowd/ so they can find each other/because it is crowded/then they will go and see the winners.

95. Speaking
Suppose you are Li Mei or Wu Ping. You have visited Carla and Hari’s home in Trinidad and you have returned home to Jilin. You are phoning their mother to thank her for the visit. The expressions below might help you.
Could/Would you please…? I’d love to.
It’s very kind of you… I look forward to…
Thank you very much/Thanks a lot. It was a pleasure…
You’re most welcome Don’t mention it.

96. Sample dialogue
A: Hello, Xiao Feng. It’s calling from Jilin. Can you hear me?
B: Oh, hello How nice to hear from you.
A: I want to say thank you very much for the lovely visit in Trinidad.
B: It was a pleasure having you here. Would you please give my best wishes to your parents?
A: Of course I will. They asked me to send their greetings and thanks also.
B: I look forward to meeting them. Perhaps we can visit China sometime soon.
A: That’d be wonderful. You’re most welcome.
B: It was fun having you here —— maybe you can come again for Carnival next year.
A: I’d love to. Say hello to Carla and Hari for me —— I hope they can come to China with you. And thanks again.
B: Don’t mention it. I’ll tell them you called. I’m glad you had a good trip home.

97. show
It’s your time !
A: Hello, Xiao Feng. It’s calling from Jilin Can you hear me?
B: Oh, hello How nice to hear from you.
Could/Would you please…? I’d love to.
It’s very kind of you… I look forward to…
Thank you very much/Thanks a lot. It was a pleasure…
You’re most welcome Don’t mention it.

98. Preview the reading context A Sad Love Story on page 7
Homework
Preview the reading context
A Sad Love Story on page 7
and do the relevant exercises
thereafter.

99. Period 5
Reading and writing

100. Festivals for lovers?
Qiqiaojie
Valentine’s Day

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

102. The Chinese people believe that the star Vega（织女星）, east of the Milky Way, is Zhinu and, at the constellation of Aquila（天鹰座）,
on the western side
of the Milky Way,
Niulang waits for
his wife.

103. Come into the text

104. True or false T F T T F While-reading
Hu Jin failed to meet Li Fang at 7:00.
2. If it is raining on Qiqiaojie, it means that Zhinu is weeping and the couple will be able to meet. F
3. Because her most lovely daughter got married to a human secretly, the Goddess got more than angry. T
4. Li Fang thought he could get married to Hu Jin, just like Niulang and Zhinu. T F
5. When Li Fang met Hu Jin, he felt very glad.

105. Answer the following questions.
What does “this” (L8 para3) mean?
2.Where did Li Fang and Hu Jin wait for each other? Did they meet on time?
3.How did Li Fang feel?
4.How would he get rid of his sadness then? And what about Hu Jin?
5.Did Li Fang continue to wait later?
6.Did they meet each other at last?
7.How did Li Fang feel?
It means that the couple cross the Milky Way to meet once a year.

106. Ending? Li Fang Hu Jin Made an appointment with Hu Jin
Made an appointment with Li Fang
Waited in the coffee shop
Kept her word but waited in the tea shop
Not met her
Heart-broken; along with…; like a fool
Not turned up in the coffee shop
Would not hold his breath for her to apologize
Would drown his sadness in coffee
(wait without much hope)
Waited for him all the time
(drink coffee in order to forget the sadness/sorrow)
Gave up and threw…away
Ending?
Met Li Fang with gifts
Met Hu Jin without gifts
Felt worried

107. What are the differences and similarities between the two festivals?
Discussion
What are the differences and similarities between the two festivals?
How should we treat Chinese traditional festivals and some western festivals?

108. Nowadays, some people pay more attention to Valentine’s Day than Qiqiaojie, 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.

109. Writing
Write a different ending to the story of Li Fang, beginning with: As he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way…

110. Ending? Li Fang Hu Jin Made an appointment with Hu Jin
Made an appointment with Li Fang
Waited in the coffee shop
Kept her word but waited in the tea shop
Not met her
Heart-broken; along with…; like a fool
Not turned up in the coffee shop
Would not hold his breath for her to apologize
Would drown his sadness in coffee
(wait without much hope)
Waited for him all the time
(drink coffee in order to forget the sadness/sorrow)
Gave up and threw…away
Ending?
Met Li Fang with gifts
Met Hu Jin without gifts
Felt worried

111. To prepare for writing, you should do the following:
Read the story again
Think of what Hu Jin will say when she finds out later that the flowers and chocolates are gone.
Think of an ending to the story that will solve Li Fang’s problem. Will he be happy or sad?

112. Language points 1. But she didn’t turn up. 1) 来, 出席(某活动)
I’m very happy you turned up
so early.
2) 把(收音机等)音量开大一些, 其反义短语是turn down.

113. Turn up the radio a little, I can scarcely hear the program.
相关短语:
turn down 拒绝
turn off 关掉
turn on 打开
turn out 结果是......
turn to sb. for help 向某人求助

114. 2. She said she would be there at seven o’clock, and he thought she would keep her word.
keep one’s word 意为“守信用”,其反义词是break one’s word, 即“失信”。
He is a man who always keeps his word.

115. Don’t break your word, otherwise, no one will trust you.
注意：keep one’s word和break one’s word中的名词word不能用复数形式。
相关短语：
in a word/in short/to be short
简言之；总之

116. have a word with sb.
与某人谈话
have words with sb.
与某人发生口角
in other words
换句话说

117. A gentleman should always __ his __.
A. keeps; word
B. keep; word
C. keeps; words
D. keep; words B

118. 3. It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave...
obvious adj.
1) obvious
+ to + 表示人的名词或代词
Her disappointment was obvious to her friend.
明显的， 清楚的

119. 2) It + be + obvious +that-clause
It was obvious that she was in danger.
辨析：
obvious/apparent/clear
① obvious 是三者中程度最强的，含有“一目了然” 之意。
It is obvious that you are wrong.

120. 2) apparent 指具有某些明显的迹象的，侧重与经历推理才能看出结果。
It was apparent from his face that he was lying.
3) clear 作“明白的，清楚的”讲。指不模糊含混，易于观察，了解和识别。
He seems clear about his plans.

121. 4. When the Goddess of Heaven knew that her daughter was married to a human, she ...
marry 的用法：
1) 她嫁给了一个律师。
She married with a lawyer.
She married a doctor. F T

122. 表示“和......结婚”，“嫁......”，“娶......”时，marry为及物动词，要用marry sb.，而不用marry with sb.
2) 她和一位律师结婚了。
She got married with a lawyer.
She got married a lawyer.
She was married to a lawyer. F F T

123. 表示婚姻状态, 后接宾语时要用介词to， 而不用with.
3) 他们结婚三年了。
They have married for three years.
They have got married for three years.
They have been married for three years. F F T

124. They got married three years ago.
It’s three years since they got married.
注意：marry和get married 都表示短暂行为，不能和表示一段时间的短语连用，而have been married则表示婚姻状态，可以与表示婚姻状态持续多久的时间状语连用。 T T

125. 5. As Li Fang set off for home, he thought...
Tom and his father set off for America yesterday.
The bomb set off among the crowd.
动身, 出发; 使（地雷、炸弹）爆炸; 使某物更有吸引力

126. A woman’ beauty is set off by her clothes and jewellery.
相关短语：
set about doing sth. 着手（做某事）
set in 开始
set up 建立，创立
set down 写下，记下

127. set somebody to do something. set somebody doing something
使某人开始工作
set somebody doing something
使某人处于某种动的状态
6. I don’t want them to remind me of her.
remind vi.
remind sb. of sth.
提醒，使想起

128. remind sb. to do sth.
remind sb. that
What you said just now ____ me of that American professor.
A. mentioned
B. informed
C. reminded
D. memorized C

129. Finish “Summing up” on P8
Homework
Finish “Summing up” on P8

130. Summing up
Write down what you have learned about festivals around the world.
    1) How festivals began
H2) How people celebrate festivals
From this unit you have also learned
• useful verbs: starve, satisfy, lead, gain, gather, admire, apologize, drown, wipe, weep, forgive
• useful nouns: plenty, ancestor, lamp, feast, bone, origin, trick, poet, arrival, independence, custom, award, clothing, fool, sadness
• useful expressions: take place, in memory of , play a trick on, look forward to, day and night, as though, as if, have fun with, keep one’s word, hold one’s breath
• new grammar items: Modal verbs