A Sad Love Story

靖边中学 外语组 朱海英

Pre-reading:

Do you know the history of Valentine’s Day?

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Valentine’s Day

• In February 14th• People send roses

and cards or chocolates to the people they love.

Do you know our Chinese Valentine’s Day?

the Double Seventh Day

Chinese Valentine’s Day

the seventh day of the seventh lunar month

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巧 节

Read Para.3

Introduction Zhinu, the _______ girl, the most l_____ 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

ovely

Read Para.3 and fill in the table.

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

Li Fang

Hu Jin

A Sad Love Story

Read the story and answer the following questions.

1.How did Li Fang know the manager wanted to

shut the coffee shop?

2.What is the reason why Li Fang and Hu Jin

did not meet on time?

3.Why do people want the weather to be fine on

Qiqiao Festival?

Answer the following questions.1.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.

2.What is the reason why Li Fang and Hu Jin did not meet on time?

Because Li Fang waited in the coffee shop and Hu Jin waited in the tea shop.

3. Why do people want the weather to be fine on Qiqiao Festival?

People wanted the weather to be fine so they can meet the one they love.

Listen to the story and decide whether they are true or false.1. The girl Li Fang loved and waited for her boy

friend who didn’t turn up.( )

2. Because the goddess’s most lovely granddaughter got married to a human secretly, she got very 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.( )

4. Hu Jin had been waiting for Li Fang for a long time with a gift for him.( )

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Story-retelling

heart-brokennot turn up

look forwardwith his roses and chocolates Be

laughed at?

Fool?Fool?

not keep her word

Throw away his roses and chocolates

not to hold his breath for her to apologize

drown his sadness in coffee

= wait without much help

=drink (usually alcohol) in order to forget

tea shop

Why are you so late?I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. ve been waiting for

coffee shop

At last…At last…

tea shop

coffee shop

What do you think of the story? Why?

A sad love story

1. Li Fang 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.

Thanks for your

attention!