1. Unit 1 Festivals around the world Using language

2. Valentine’s Day My birthday comes on February 14. Lovers send chocolates, roses and cards to each other.

3. Do we have our own Valentine’s Day in China? Qiqiao Festival the seventh day of the seventh lunar month

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

5. True or False. 1.The girl Li Fang loved and waited for didn’t turn up at last.( ) 2.Because her most lovely daughter got married to a human secretly, the Goddess got very angry.( ) 3.Zhinu 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.( ) 4.Hu Jin had been waiting for Li Fang for a long time with a gift for him.( ) T F T F Fast reading

6. Careful reading 1. What was Li Fang doing? Why did Li Fang feel like a fool? 2. What was showing on the TV when Li Fang was in sadness? 3. Why did people want the whether to be fine on Qiqiao Festival? 4. Why did Li Fang not meet Hu Jin on time? Read carefully and answer the following questions.

7. 1. What was Li Fang doing? Why did Li Fang feel like a fool ？ He was waiting for his girlfriend Hu Jin. Because she didn’t turn up. Read carefully and answer the following questions. Careful reading 2. What was showing on the TV when Li Fang was in sadness? A sad Chinese story about lost love.

8. 4. Why did Li Fang not meet Hu Jin on time? Because Li Fang waited in the coffee shop while Hu Jin waited in the tea shop. 3. Why did people want the whether to be fine on Qiqiao Festival? Because if it is raining, it means that Zhinv is weeping and the couple won’t be able to meet.

9. What's the genre （体裁） of this passage? A. A narration B. An argument C. A drama D. An exposition A

10. Introduction Zhinu, the _______ girl, the most lovely of the daughters, visited the earth and met Niulang, the _______ boy. Development They f___ ___ _____, married secretly and were very happy. Climax （高潮） The Goddess of Heaven got so angry that she forced Zhinu back to ________. Niulang tried to f_________ her but was stopped 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. weaving herd ell in love Heaven ollow ouple seventh eventh unar bridge

11. Introduction Li Fang was waiting alone at the ________ shop with his roses and chocolates, but Hu Jin didn’t ______ ______. He thought she would keep her w_______. Feeling like a ______, he would _________ his sadness in coffee. Development Li Fang watched a TV program about “Qiqiaojie”. Thinking Hu Jin played a joke 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, “I’ve been waiting long. I have a ______ for you! Why are you so late?” What would he do? Would she f________ him? coffee turn up ord fool drown et tea gift forgive threw

12. 1. turn up ① I ’ m very happy you turn up so early. ( ) ② Turn up the radio a little, I can scarcely hear the program. ( ) 【拓展】 1. 调小 5. 关掉 2. 转身 6. 打开 3. 上交 7. 翻转 4. 结果是 8. 变成 向某人求助 出现，到场 调大，调高 turn down turn around turn in turn out (to be) turn off turn on turn over turn into turn to sb. for help

13. 2. keep one ’ s word 守信用，履行诺言 反义词：失信 break one ’ s word 注意： keep one ’ s word 和 break one ’ s word 中的 word 不能用复数。 【拓展】 1. 简言之，总之 2. 与某人交谈 3. 与某人发生口角 4. 换句话说 in a word have a word with sb. have words with sb. in other words

14. 3. hold one’s breath = stop breathing for a time 屏息 The girl held her breath at the sight of the snake. I can hold my breath for about one minute. take (one’s) breath 呼吸 be out of breath 喘不过气来 breathe v.

15. When we got to the top of the mountain, we were nearly _________. A. under our breath B. lost our breath C. caught our breath D. out of breath D lose one’s breath = be out of breath

16. 4. apologize apologize to sb for (doing) sth = say sorry to sb for doing sth apology n. make an apology to sb for (doing) sth You must apologize_____ the teacher____being so rude. to for

17. 5. drown (drowned, drowned ) 1) 浸，泡 借 … 消愁 drown one’s sorrow/sadness in… There is a drowning man in the river. 2 ） 淹死，溺水 The cook drowned the fruit with cream. The floods drowned the streets and houses.

18. 6. obvious adj. 明显的，显而易见的  adv. obviously 明显地，清楚地 ★ 常用句型： It + be + obvious + that-clause “ 很明显 ……” it 为形式主语，真正的主语为 that 引导的 从句。 翻译：很明显她处在危险之中。 It was obvious that she was in danger.

19. 7. set off 出发，动身；点燃 ① The fireworks set off at the top of the building. ( ) ② Mr. Smiths set off for America yesterday. ( ) → 动身去某处： 点燃 出发，动身 set off for sp.

20. 8. remind vt. 使想起，提醒 remind sb. of sth 使某人想起 … remind sb to do sth 提醒某人去做某事 remind sb that… 提醒某人 … He reminded that I should have been more careful. He reminded me to get up early. He reminded me of my promise.

21. 7. forgive (forgave, forgiven) 原谅，饶恕，宽恕 I'll never forgive you! forgiving adj. 宽容的，宽大的 forgiveness n. 宽恕 ask for forgiveness receive forgiveness Please forgive him for his rudeness. I forgave him his crimes.

22. 1. Read the story A Sad Love Story again. Write an ending to the story. 2. Recite the new words Homework

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