Unit 1 Festivals around the world reading2

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课件41张PPT。welcome to our classGuess the festivals The Spring FestivalyuanxiaoLantern FestivalThe Dragon Boat FestivalChildren’s DayArmy Day-August 1st Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrate the beauty of the full moon, harvest, time with family and friends. People give or eat mooncakes and watch the full moon with family and friends.Teachers’ DayThanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November.
ChristmasHalloween is one
of the oldest holidays
with origins going back
thousands of years. On October 31 children in countries like the US and Canada celebrate Halloween.All Hallows
All Saints’ Day
November 1Easter is the time of springtime festivals, a time for Christians to celebrate the life and resurrection of Christ. And a time of chocolate bunnies, marshmallow chicks, and colored eggs! Easter will be celebrated on Sunday March 27, 2005. Happy Valentine’s Day2.What do people do on Valentine’s Day? 3. Have you ever received any gifts on Valentine’s Day? 4. Do you think only lovers send gifts to each other on that day?1. What’s the date of Valentine’s Day? Do we have our own Valentine’s Day in China? Qiqiaojie (乞巧节)The seventh day of the seventh lunar month(七夕)Do you know the origin of Qiqiaojie? The Chinese people believe that the star Vega(织女星), east of the Milky Way, is Zhinu and, at the constellation(星群) of Altair(天鹰座), on the western side of the Milky Way, Niulang waits for his wife. Eternal love between us two, Shall withstand the time apart.两情若是久长时, 又岂在朝朝暮暮。Do you know any other sad love stories in China? A Sad Love Story Fast readingTrue or False 1. Hu Jin failed to meet Li Fang at 7:00.
2. The girl Li Fang loved and waited for didn’t turn up. But he didn’t lose heart.
3. Because her most lovely daughter got married to a human secretly, the Goddess got very angry. FTTF4. 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. T5. Hu Jin had been waiting for Li Fang for a long time with a gift for him.6. Hu Jin had been waiting for Li Fang at another coffee shop.F7.When Li Fang met Hu Jin, he felt very glad.FCareful ReadingAnswer the questions 1. Why did Li Fang feel like a fool?
Because he thought that he was waiting without hope/that Hu Jin would not come to meet him.
2. What was Li Fang afraid that Hu Jin was doing?
He was afraid that she was with her friends laughing at him. 3. How did Li Fang know the manager wanted to shut the coffee shop?
The manager wiped the tables and then sat down and turned on the TV.
4. Who was Zhinu? What happened to her when she visited the earth?
Zhinu was the seventh daughter of the Goddess of Heaven. She met Niulang fell in love with him and married him secretly. 5. What did the Goddess of Heaven do when she knew that her daughter was married to a human?
She became very angry and made Zhinu return to Heaven.
6. 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. 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. 8. 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.Post ReadingDiscussion:Is there only “a” love story in the text?
If there is more than one, what do the stories have in common?On Valentine’s
Day
Li Fang
Hu Jin
They agreed
to meet at the
coffee shop
and send gifts
to each otherThey waited in
different places
Li Fang threw
away the flowers
and chocolatesThe 7th day of
the 7th lunar
month
Niulang
Zhinu
They fell in
love and got
married
secretly
The Goddess
of Heaven
made them
separated
Imagination and Discussion1. What will Li Fang do when he finds out that Hu Jin has been waiting him for a long time?
2. What will Hu Jin say when she finds out later that the flowers and chocolates are gone ?Writing
What will happen next? Will Li Fang be happy or sad?
Think of an ending to the story .
As he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way…Write a different ending to the story of Li Fang, beginning with: