Festivals around the world

Chocolates and roses - traditional gifts Valentine’s Day February 14

Warming up Do you know these festivals? When do they take place? lunar calendar Spring Festival Chinese Lunar New Year The 1st day of the first month The Lantern Festival The 15th day of the 1st lunar month

The Dragon Boat Festival The 5th day of the 5th lunar month Mid-autumn Day

Easter around March April 25 Thanksgiving Day the last Thursday of November

Halloween October 31 Christmas Day December 25

A Sad Love Story Chinese Valentine’s Day Qiqiao Festival

The _______ girl Zhi nü, the granddaughter of the Goddess of Heaven, met the ____boy Niulang and _____ love with him. Then they ___________ secretly and lived a happy life. fell in got married Fill in the blanks to complete the passage: weaving herd

But when the Goddess of Heaven knew it, she was very angry about it and _____ Zhi nü _________ to Heaven. Niulang tried to follow her, but the _____ _____stopped him. made come back Milky Way

When Zhinü’s grandmother found that Zhinü was _____________, she finally allowed the _________to meet cross the Milky Way once a year. This happens on the seventh day of the seventh _____ month when _______made a bridge of their _____in order to let the couple cross the river to meet. This is the story of Qiqiaojie---a Chinese Valentine’s Day. heart-broken couple lunar wings magpies

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.

A Sad Love Story Li Fang (M) Hu Jin(F) Coffee shop tea shop heart-broken; feel like a fool hold his breath drown his sadness in coffee

What is the reason why Li 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.

Guess the words according to their meanings: 1. ________ appear 2.________________ keep her promise 3. ____ a person who is not clever 4. _____________ wait without much hope 5. _______ say sorry to sb 6. ______ die in water because of unable to breathe fool apologize drown turn up keep her word hold his breath

7. _________________________________ drink coffee in order to forget the sadness/sorrow 8. ______ not difficult to understand or see drown one’s sadness/sorrow in coffee obvious

9. _______cry in a low voice or silently 10. ______ two people who are seen together, especially if they are married 11.___________ a person who makes news known 12._______ pardon or show mercy to sb announcer forgive weep couple

I. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. You must ________ (apology) to your sister for being so rude. 2. He was really brave enough to save the _________ (drown) boy from the rough sea. apologize drowning 练习坊

3. When their grandfather died, a great _______ (sad) filled their lives. 4. She ___________ (weep) bitter tears over the loss of her lover when I came in. 5. He has _______ (forgive) the wrongs I have done him. 6. _________ (obvious), he is interested in music as well as (in) painting. sadness was weeping forgiven Obviously

1. You can’t take her promises seriously; she never _____________. 2. If you want to catch that train, we’d better _____ for the station immediately. II. 用方框内所给词组的适当形式完成下 列句子。 keep one’s word turn up remind... of... hold one’s breath set off keeps her word set off

3. I was expecting Pile at ten, but he didn’t _______. 4. The race was so close that everyone was ________________ at the finish. 5. This story he told me just now ________ me __ my childhood. turn up holding his breath ofreminded

III. 根据括号内的提示翻译下列句子。 1. 因为来晚了, 彼得正在向他的女朋友 道歉。（ apologize ） 2. 大家都清楚是他做了这件事情。 （ obvious ） Peter is apologizing to his girlfriend for his coming late. It was obvious to everyone that it was he who did it.

3. 王先生因为找不到工作，整天借酒浇 愁。（ drown ） 4. 请提醒我回复那封信。 （ remind sb. to do sth. ） Mr. Wang drowns his sorrows in drink everyday because he can’t find a job. Please remind me to answer that letter.

6. 她是一个遵守诺言的人。 (keep one’s word) 5. 我们请他吃饭他都没有到场。 (turn up) We invited him to dinner but he didn’t turn up. She is a person who always keeps her word.

8. 两个男孩都兴奋得屏息不作声。 (hold one’s breath) 7. 让我们明天一早动身吧。 (set off) Let’s set off early tomorrow morning. Both boys held their breath in excitement.

Homework 1.Go over the texts after class and try tell the story. 2.Extensive reading 3.Sort out the language points.