Period 5 Reading and writing

Festivals for lovers? Qiqiaojie Valentine’s Day

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

While-reading True or false 1.Hu Jin failed to meet Li Fang at 7: If it is raining on Qiqiaojie, it means that Zhinu is weeping and the couple will be able to meet. 3. Because her most lovely daughter got married to a human secretly, the Goddess got more than angry. 4. Li Fang thought he could get married to Hu Jin, just like Niulang and Zhinu. 5. When Li Fang met Hu Jin, he felt very glad. T F T T F

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. Reading-II (10m) : 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.

3. How did Li Fang know the manager wanted to shut the coffee shop? 4. Why did people want the weather 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.

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

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.

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…

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. Language points

turn down 拒绝, 调小 turn off 关掉 turn in 上交 turn out 结果是 turn to sb. for help 向某人求助 turn over 移交，翻身 turn against 背叛，反抗 相关短语 : Turn up the radio a little, I can scarcely hear the program.

2. 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. 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 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

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

3. hold one’s breath = stop breathing for a time 屏息 The girl held her breath at the sight of the snake. We held our breath and waited to see what would happen. 当那个女孩看到那条蛇的时候，她屏住呼吸。 我们屏住呼吸等着看看会发生什么事。 be out of breath 上气不接下气 draw a deep breath 深呼吸

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

5. drown (drowned, drowned ) 1) 浸，泡 所有的街道都被洪水淹没了。 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. All the streets were drowned by the flood. 河里有一个落水的人。 He drowned himself in work. 他埋头工作。

6.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 2) It + be + obvious +that-clause 明显，显而易见 …. It was obvious that she was in danger. It is obvious that you are wrong.

7.marry 的用法： 1) 她嫁给了一个律师。 She married a lawyer. 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 was married to a lawyer.

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 been married for three years. =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。

8.Finding 做原因状语： 1._______________________ （看到这张照片） he couldn’t help thinking of his childhood. Seeing the picture 2.__________________( 因为病了 ) ， he didn’t come to school. Being ill 3.His father died last year,__________________ （留给她一座大房子）。 leaving her a big house

9. As Li Fang set off for home, he thought... set off: 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 ; 燃放

相关短语： Set out to do 着手做某事 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

10. 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。

11. forgive (forgave, forgiven) Please forgive him for his rudeness. 请原谅他的粗鲁吧。 forgive sb. (for) sth. 原谅某人某事 =excuse/pardon sb. for doing sth. 我永远也不会原谅你昨晚所说的话。 I will never forgive you for what you said yesterday. Please forgive him for not going to your birthday party.

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