1. Guess the words according to their meanings:
1._______ say sorry to sb
2._______ cry in a low voice or silently
3._______ two; husband and wife
4._______ a person who makes news known
5._______ act of allowing
6._______ die in water because of unable to breathe
7._______ not difficult to understand or see
8._______ a person who is not clever
9._______ pardon or show mercy to sb
apologise
weep
couple
announcer
permission
drown
obvious
fool
forgive

2. 出现，到达
和…在一起
提醒某人某事
出发,引爆
信守诺言
屏气,焦急等待
原谅某人某事
爱上某人
和…结婚
违背诺言
尽力做…
嘲笑某人
期望,盼望
着手做…
同意某人某事
turn up
be with
remind sb of sth
set off
keep one’s word/promise
hold one’s breath
forgive sb for (doing) sth
fall in love with sb
marry sb/get married to sb
break one’s word/promise
try to do
laugh at sb
look forward to
set about doing
be with sb in sth

3. Pre-reading Every festival has its origin----to honour
someone or from a fairy tale.
Do you know the origin of Chinese Valentine’s
Day---Qiqiaojie?

4. The story of Qiqiao the weaving girl, the herd boy
fell in love, got married, live a happy life
However, the Goddness of Heaven
separate…from
heart-broken,so, once a year
On the 7th day of the 7th lunar month

5. Divide the passage into three parts and match the main ideas.
Hu Jin’s
Misunderstanding
and regret
Part One
Paras One & Two
Part Two
Paras Three & Four
Part Three
Paras Five---Seven
The story of Niulang
and Zhinu
Li Fang’s not turning
up and Hu Jin’s
sadness

6. Answer the following questions:
1. What was Li Fang afraid that Hu Jin was doing?
He was afraid that she was with her friends laughing at him.
2. 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.
3.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.

7. 4. 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.
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 give her and he thought she would not forgive him.

8. Careful reading:
Part One
Fill in the blanks to complete the passage:
On Valentine’s Day, Hu Jin asked Li Fang to meet him at the café,but she didn’t ________. After waiting for a long time, Hu Jin thought Li Fang hadn’t ___________ and that she might be ______ ____ __him with her friends. He _____________meeting her all day, but now he was alone with his gifts. So he ___________ his sadness by in coffee.
turn up
kept her word
laughing at
looked forward to
drowned

9. 1. He was not going to hold his breath for her to apologize.
A: He couldn’t breath well.
B. He felt helpless to wait for her.
2. He would drown his sadness in coffee.
(英英解释）

10. Part Two
The story of
Niulang and Zhinu

11. Fill in the blanks to complete the passage:
Part Three
Fill in the blanks to complete the passage:
When Li Fang _____ ____ home, he thought Hu Jin didn’t love him. In order not to let the gifts ______ him ___ Hu Jin, he _____ them _____. When he passed the tea shop ____ ____ ___ ___ his home, he saw Hu Jin ___ ___ him and asked him for ___ _____ ____ his being so late because she had ____ ____ __ him for a long time and brought him a gift. So Li Fang felt ashamed because he had thrown away ____ ____ ___ Hu Jin.
set off for of
thrown
remined
away on
his way to
waving at
the reason for
been waiting
for
the gifts for

12. What's the end of the story?
Discussion
What's the end of the story?

13. Language points:
turn up 到达,出现, (声音,水等)开大点,调高点
He told me that he would surely be here at 7. But it is 8, and he still hasn’t turned up.
I’m very happy you turned up so early.
Turn up the radio a little; I can scarcely hear the program.
相关短语:
turn down 拒绝, (声音,水等)开小点,调低点
turn off 关掉
turn on 打开
turn out 结果是......
turn to sb. for help 向某人求助

14. be with sb( in sth)和…在一起,站在…一边,同意某人某事
He couldn’t be in Shanghai yesterday, because he was with the whole day.
Whatever you do, I’ll be with you.
He is with you in what you have said.
laugh at
keep one’s word/promise 守信用，遵守诺言
break one’s word/promise, 失信，违背诺言
He is a man who always keeps his word, so you can trust him.
Don’t break your word, otherwise, no one will trust you.

15. 注意：keep one’s word和break one’s word中的名词word不能用复数形式。
in a word/in short/to be short
简而言之；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

16. hold one’s breath 闭气,屏住呼吸, 屏息以待, 焦虑地等待
Hold your breath and count to ten.
The program is so excellent that we hold our breath.
He held his breath for the result.
don’t hold your breath 别眼巴巴地等; 有你等的
She said she’d do it this week, but don’t hold your breath!
It is obvious that…, 很明显……
It is obvious that he won’t keep his word.
It was obvious that they were unwilling to help us.

17. apologize
apologize to sb for (doing) sth
= say sorry to sb for doing sth
你必须为你的粗鲁行为向老师道歉。
You must apologize to the teacher
for being so rude.
apology n.
make an apology to sb for (doing) sth

18. drown (drowned, drowned )
1) 浸，泡
洪水淹没了街道和房子。
厨师把水果浸在奶油里。
The floods drowned the streets and houses.
The cook drowned the fruit with cream.
2） 淹死
河里有一个落水的人。
There is a drowning man in the river.
借… 消愁
drown one’s sorrow/sadness in…

19. fall in love with sb
Zhinu fell in love with Niulang at the first sight she saw him.
get married (to sb)= marry sb
marry sb to sb
He got married to a rich lady last month.
=He married a rich girl last month.
The poor peasant wanted to marry his daughter to a rich man.
try to do= try one’s best to do= do what one can to do=do everything one can to do= do anything on can to do=do all one can to do

20. set off/out for spl= leave for spl 动身去……
When will you set off for Hang Zhou for further education?
He was about to set off for home when the manager asked him to do extra work.
set off 使（地雷、炸弹）爆炸; 使某物更有吸引力
The bomb set off among the crowd.
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
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

21. remind sb of sth 使某人想起某事, 提醒某人某事
This photo reminds him of his childhood.
This film reminds people of the hard experience that Chinese people has suffered.
remind sb to do sth使某人想起做某事, 提醒某人做某事
His parents often remind him to study hard.
The accident reminds him not drive too fast.
so sb do/sb do so/so do sb
forgive sb for (doing) sth 原谅/宽恕……
I’ll never forgive him for what he did.
He has forgiven you for doing that.
forgive and forget 不念旧恶，不记仇