1. Extensive reading

2. A sad love story

3. 织女下凡遇见牛郎 牛郎织女喜结良缘 牛郎织女终于 在鹊桥上相会了 王母娘娘把他们分开

5. The Chinese people believe that the star Vega （织女星）, east of the Milky Way, is Zhi Nu. And at the Aquila （天鹰座）, on the western side of the Milky Way, Niu Lang waits for his wife.

6. Well-known poem Eternal love between us two, Shall withstand the time apart. 两情若是久长时, 又岂在朝朝暮暮。

7. 1.turn up: appear. 2.keep her word :keep her promise. 3.hold one’s breath: here means to wait without much hope. 4.drown one’s sadness: here means to drink sth. in order to forget the unhappy things. 5.Vega 织女星 Altair 牵牛星 language points

8. 6. weep: to cry, usually because you are sad. 7.set off: begin a journey 动身 8.remind: 使 …… 想起 ; 提醒. remind sb.of sth. /remind sb.to do sth. /remind sb.that…

9. Find out these expressions from this part: 1. 和 … 在一起 2. 屏气 3. 在人间 ; 到底 ; 在地面上. 4. 心碎的 5. 在拐角处 6. 朝 …… 挥手 7. 丢掉 hold one’s breath be with sb. on earth on the corner wave at sb. throw away heart broken

10. 1. The girl Li Fang loved and waited for didn’t turn up. But he didn’t lose heart. 2. Because her most lovely daughter got married to a human secretly, the Goddess got very angry. 3. Hu Jin had been waiting for Li Fang for a long time with a gift for him. 4. li Fang gave Hu Jin some roses and chocolates as her Valentine gifts. F True or false T T F

11. Answer the questions 1. Why did Li Fang feel like a fool? Because he thought that he was waiting without hope/that Hu Jin would not come to meet him. 2. What was Li Fang afraid that Hu Jin was doing? He was afraid that she was with her friends laughing at him.

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

13. 5. What is the reason why Li Fang and Hu Jin did not meet on time? Because Li Fang waited in the coffee shop and Hu Jin waited in the tea shop.

14. 6. Why wouldn’t it be a happy Valentine’s Day? Because Li Fang had thrown away the chocolates and roses so he had nothing to give Hu Jin and he thought she would not forgive him.

15. Discuss and guess: 1.What would Hu Jin say when she found out later that the flowers and chocolates are gone? 2.What would Li Fang do in the end? Would he be happy or sad? Homework Write a different ending to this story. You may begin with: As he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way…

16. 1. But she didn’t turn up. 1) 出现, 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. Explanation

17. 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 相关短语 : Turn up the radio a little, I can scarcely hear the program.

18. 2. Keep one’s word Break one’s word A gentleman should always __ his __. A. keeps; word B. keep; word C. keeps; words D. keep; words 信守诺言 违背诺言

19. 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

20. 3. It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave... obvious adj. 1) … obvious+ to+ sb. Her disappointment was obvious to her friend. 明显的， 清楚的

21. 2) It + be + obvious +that-clause It was obvious that she was in danger.

22. Homework 1. Go over the text after class. 2. Write a different ending to this story according to your discussion.