1、Extensive reading Valentines Day1.What do people do on Valentines Day?2.Have you ever received any gifts on Valentines Day?3.Do you think only lovers send gifts to each other on that day?The St.Valentine for whom the day is named was,most likely,a priest（牧师）in the 3rd century who performed secret ma
2、rriages when the Roman Emperor Claudius II thought single soldiers were more likely to serve in the army.That St.Valentine was put into prison and executed(处死)on February 14th,270 AD.4.Do you know how the festival came 4.Do you know how the festival came about?about?Do we have our own Valentines Day
3、 in China?Qiqiaojie(乞巧节)The seventh day of the seventh lunar month（七夕）牛郎白天放牛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The Chinese people believe that the star Vega（织女星）,east of the Milky Way,is Zhi Nv and,at the constellation of Aquila（天鹰座）,on the western side of the Milky Way,Niu Lang waits for his wife.Well-k
4、nown 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。What do people do on that evening?prayweaveChinese girls prepare fruits,melons and incense as offerings to Zhi Nv,the weaving girl,praying to get high skills in weaving,as well as hoping to find satisfactory husband
5、s.Language points 1.turn up:appear 2.keep her word:keep her promise 3.hold his breath:wait without much hope 4.drown ones sadness/sorrow in coffee:drink coffee in order to forget the sadness/sorrow 5.couple:two people who are seen together,especially if they are married.6.weep:to cry,usually because
6、 you are sad.1.The girl Li Fang loved and waited for didnt turn up.But he didnt lose heart.The girl Li Fang loved and waited didnt turn up.So he lost heart,because he would drown his sadness in coffee.FTrue or false 2.Because her most lovely daughter got married to a human secretly,the Goddess got v
7、ery angry.3.Zhinv 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.TFZhinu was made to return to Heaven without her husband.They were allowed to meet once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.4.Hu Jin h
8、ad been waiting for Li Fang for a long time with a gift for him.TAnswer the questions 1.Why was the TV story what Li Fang needed?The TV story was a sad story about lost love the same situation as Li Fang.2.What was Li Fang afraid that Hu Jin was doing?He was afraid that she was with her friends laug
9、hing at him.3.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.4.How did Li Fang know the manager wanted to shut the coffee ship?The manager wiped the tables and then sat down and turned on the TV.6.What is the reason why Li
10、Fang and Hu Jin did not meet on time?They did not meet on time because Li Fang waited in the coffee shop and Hu Jin waited in the tea shop.5.Why was Li Fang so worried at the end of the story?He was worried because he had thrown away the gifts for Hu Jin-the chocolates and roses so he had nothing to
11、 give her and he thought she would not forgive him.8.What more do you know about Qiqiao Festival?.7.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.the Double Seventh DayChinese Valentines Daythe seventh day of the seventh
12、lunar month乞巧节Feb.14th Introduction Zhinv,the _ girl,the most l_ of the daughters,visited the earth and met Niulang,the _ boy.Development They f_ _ _,married secretlyand were very happy.Climax（高潮）The Goddess of Heaven got so angry that she forced Zhinv back to _ .Niulang tried to f_ her but was stop
13、ped by the Milky Way.Thus,the c_ were separated.Ending The Goddess of Heaven allowed the couple to meet once a year on the _ day of the s_ l_ month when magpies made a _ of their wings.weavingherdell in love Heavenollow ouple seventh eventh unarbridge ovelyIntroduction Zhinv,the weaving girl,the mos
14、t lovely of the daughters,visited the earth and met Niulang,the herd boy.Development They fell in love,married secretly and were very happy.Climax（高潮）The Goddess of Heaven got so angry that she forced Zhinv back to heaven.Niulang tried to follow her but was stopped by the Milky Way.Thus,the couple w
15、ere separated.Ending The Goddess of Heaven allowed the couple to meet once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month when magpies make a bridge of their wings.Structure of a narrative(叙述文)story Introduction Development Climax 高潮Ending The Goddess of Heaven allowed the couple to meet once
16、a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month when magpies made a bridge of their wings.about Li Fang and Hu Jin on Valentines Day another narrative story Introduction Li Fang was waiting alone at the _shop with his roses and chocolates,butHu Jin didnt _ _.He thought she would keep her w_.Fee
17、ling like a _,he would _ his sadness in coffee.Development Li Fang watched a TV program about“Qiqiaojie”.Thinking Hu Jin played a_ on him,he t_ away the gifts and s_ off for home.Climax（高潮）/Ending As Li Fang passed the _ shop on the corner,he heard Hu Jin calling and waving at him,“Ive been waiting
18、long.I have a _ for you!Why are you so late?”What would he do?Would she f_ him?coffeeturn upord fool drown trick/joke et tea gift orgive threw Introduction Li Fang was waiting alone at the coffee shop with his roses and chocolates,but Hu Jin didnt turn up.He thought she would keep her word.Feeling l
19、ike a fool,he would drown his sadness in coffee.Development Li Fang watched a TV program about“Qiqiaojie”.Thinking Hu Jin played a trick on him,he threw away the gifts and set off for home.Climax（高潮）/Ending As Li Fang passed the tea shop on the corner,he heard Hu Jin calling and waving at him,“Ive b
20、een waiting long.I have a gift for you!Why are you so late?”What would he do?Would she forgive him?Structure of a narrative(叙述文)story Introduction Development Climax 高潮/Ending As Li Fang passed the tea shop on the corner,he heard Hu Jin calling and waving at him,“Ive been waiting long.I have a gift
21、for you!Why are you so late?”What would he do?Would she forgive him?A sad love story1.He was sad that Hu Jin didnt turn up.2.The story of Qiqiaojie made him sad.3.Sadly,he threw away his love gifts.4.He was sad to have thrown away his love gifts when he heard Hu Jin calling him.5.He was sad that thi
22、s Valentines Day wouldnt be a happy Valentines Day.1.But she didnt turn up.1)来,出席(某活动)Im 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.Explanations 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 progr
23、am.2.She said she would be there at seven oclock,and he thought she would keep her word.keep ones word 意为“守信用”,其反义词是break ones word,即“失信”。He is a man who always keeps his word.Dont break your word,otherwise,no one will trust you.注意：keep ones word和break ones word中的名词word不能用复数形式。相关短语：in a word/in shor
24、t/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;wordB.keep;wordC.keeps;wordsD.keep;wordsB 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 d
25、isappointment was obvious to her friend.明显的，清楚的 2)It+be+obvious+that-clause It was obvious that she was in danger.辨析：obvious/apparent/clear 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.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
26、，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.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.TT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
27、lawyer.she got married a lawyer.she was married to a lawyer.FFT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.They got married three years ago.Its three years since they got married.注意：marry和get marr
28、ied 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。5.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;使某物更有吸引力 A woman beauty is set off by her clothes and jewellery.相关短语：set about
29、 doing sth.着手（做某事）set in 开始set up 建立，创立set down写下，记下 set somebody to do 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 dont want them to remind me of her.remind vi.remind sb.of sth.提醒，使想起 What you said just now _ me of that American professor.A.mentioned B.informed C.reminded D.memoriz
30、edremind sb.to do sth.remind sb.thatCAfter-class activity1.As is known to all,St.Valentines Day is now more popular than Qiqiaojie in China.What do you think of this phenomenon(现象)？2.Write your ending of the story on your exercise-books JOKE At midnight father saw his married son leaving home.He ask
31、ed him:what are you doing?The son replied:Dad,I am tired of my life!My newly marriage is not going well,my wife and my mom keep fighting with each other!I have to pay bills for my in-laws,and I hate this life!I want to go far from here,I want to taste every joy of life,and I want to have every fun of life!Father said:Wait!I am coming with you.Homework Go over the texts after class and try to preview Speaking Task and Writing Task in Page 46.
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