1. A Sad Love Story Unit1 Reading and Writing

2. Lead-in: 1.What is last Saturday (Feb 14th) for? 2.Will lovers send gifts to each other? 3. Do we Chinese have our own Valentine’s day?

3. the Double Seventh Day Chinese Valentine’s Day the seventh day of the seventh lunar month

4. Skimming: Listen and find: How many love stories are talked about in the text? What are they?

5. Scanning:

6. Introdu- ction Zhinu, the w_______ girl, the most lovely of the daughters, visited the earth and met Niulang, the h_______ boy. Develop- ment 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 b_________ of their wings. eaving erd ell in love Heaven ollow ouple seventh eventh unar ridge

7. Scanning:

8. Introdu- ction 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 f______, he would _________ his sadness in coffee. Develop- ment 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, “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 ool drown trick / joke et tea gift orgive hrew

9. A sad love story 1. He was sad that Hu Jin didn’t 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 this Valentine’s Day wouldn’t be a happy Valentine’s Day…… Brainstorming:

10. Group Writing Discuss with your group members and write a different ending to the story, beginning with: As he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way, … Content / Idea Organization Grammar Vocabulary

11. As he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way, Li Fang heard his name called. It was Hujin. He didn’t think Hujin would love him any longer. He was so sad. But to his surprise, Hujin went to him with a beautiful flower. Li Fang didn’t know what to say. Would he tell her the truth? Finally he was honest with her. Hujin knew she had made a mistake about the place to meet. Hujin forgave him, they looked at each other, and laughed. since then, they know each other more better.

12. Language Points: P6 hold/hang on: （打电话时）等一会 ring sb. up: 打电话给某人 Don’t mention it. 别客气 It’s a pleasure. =(It’s) my pleasure. 别客气 P7: 1.2 coffee shop: 咖啡馆 1.2 turn up: 出现 ; （声音）开大 1.3 keep one’s word/ promise: 守信用 1.5 hold one’s breath: 屏住呼吸 2.1 It’s obvious that…: 很明显 … 3.2 fall in love (with): 相爱 ; 爱上 3.4 be/get married to: =marry sb 与某人结婚 3.10 on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month: 在阴历七月初七 5.1 set off for: 动身前往 5.2 remind sb of sth. 提醒某人某事 6.2 wave at: 向 … 招手

13. 1.Newspaper P3: Part2 2. Textbook P42: Ex3 3. Dictation of the words on P95 this evening. 4. Phrase dictation on Friday.

14. Thank you!