Unit 1
Festivals around the world

Using Language
高一人教新课标版必修三
Reading and writing
A Sad Love Story
Pre-reading
Do you know the history of
Valentine’s Day?
Feb. 14th
The St. Valentine for whom the day is
named was, most likely, a priest (牧师) in
the 3rd century who performed secret
marriages when the Roman Emperor
Claudius II thought single soldiers were
more likely to serve in the army. That St.
Valentine was put into prison and
Executed (处死) on February 14th, 270 AD.
Do we have our own Valentine’s Day in China?
the Double Seventh Day
Chinese Valentine’s Day
The seventh day of the seventh lunar month
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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
Fast-reading:
1. What was Li Fang doing? Why did Li Fang
feel like a fool?
He was waiting for his girlfriend Hu Jin, but
till very late she didn’t come.
Para 1& Para 2
2. How did Li Fang feel at the beginning
of the story? why?
He felt like a fool. Because he thought that
he was waiting without hope.
3. What was Li Fang afraid that Hu Jin
was doing?
He was afraid that she was with her friend laughing at him.
4. How did Li Fang know the manager
wanted to shut the coffee shop?
The manager wiped the tables then
sat down and turned the TV.
6. Why was the TV story what Li
Fang needed?
The TV story was a sad story about lost love – the same situation as Li Fang.
5. What was showing on the TV, when
Li Fang was in sadness?
It was showing a sad Chinese story
about lost love.
Why do people want the weather to be
fine on Qiqiaojie?
If the weather is fine, Niulang and Zhinu
can meet. If the weather is raining, it
means that Zhinu is weeping and the
couple won’t be able to meet.
Para 3 & Para 4
2. What is the reason why Li Fang did
not meet Hu Jin on time?
Because Li Fang waited in the coffee
shop while Hu Jin waited in the teashop.
Why did Li Fang throw away his
flowers and chocolates?
Because he thought Hu Jin didn’t love him.
Para 5-7
3. How did Li Fang feel at the end
of the story? Why?
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.
1. The girl Li Fang loved and waited for
didn’t turn up. But he didn’t lose
heart.
The girl Li Fang loved and waited for
didn’t turn up and he lost heart, because
he would drown his sadness in coffee.
F
True or false
Intensive reading:
2. Because her most lovely daughter got
married to a human secretly, the
Goddess got very angry.
3. Hu Jin had been waiting for Li Fang
for a long time with a gift for him.
T
T
4. Zhinü 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.
F
Zhinü was made to return to Heaven
without her husband. They were
allowed to meet once a year on the
seventh day of the seventh lunar month.
weaving
erd
ell in love
ovely
Read Para. 3 and fill in the chart.
Heaven
ollow
ouple
seventh
eventh unar
bridge
about Li Fang and Hu Jin
on Valentine’s Day
another narrative story
coffee
turn up
ord
fool
drown
trick / joke
et
hrew
tea
gift
orgive
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.
Summary
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, …
Introduction: Who? When?
Where? What?
Development: How? Why?
Climax (高潮)
Ending
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?
Since then, they know each other better.
An example
Finally he was honest with her. Hujin know she has made a mistake about the place to meet. Hujin forgave him, they looked at each other, and laughed.
1. But she didn’t turn up.
1) 来, 出席(某活动), 出现
I’m very happy you turned up so early.
2) 把(收音机等)音量开大一些
Turn up the radio a little, I can scarcely hear
the program.
turn down 拒绝
turn off 关掉
turn on 打开
turn out 结果是……
turn to sb. for help 向某人求助
Language points
Language focus
heart-broken
turn up
right now
laugh at
keep one’s word
look forward to
hold one’s breath
apologize v
drown his sadness in coffee
it is obvious that…
wipe the table
turn up
while…
fall in love
get married
once a year
make a bridge of their wings
lunar month
weep
set off for home
remind sb of …
forgive
keep her word.
He is a man who always keeps his word.
word n.
1) promise 保证, 承诺
I give you my word that I will keep it a secret.
He always keeps his word; he is a man of his
word.
2) 词, 单词 What’s the English word for this?
3) speech/conversation 谈话交谈
have a word/have words with sb.
我想和你谈一下。
I’d like to have a word with you.
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
A gentleman should always ____ his ____.
A. keeps; word B. keep; word
C. keeps; words D. keep; words
B
hold one’s breath
当那个女孩看到那条蛇的时候, 她屏住呼吸。
The girl held her breath at the sight of the snake.
所有的美国人都屏住呼吸看谁会赢得竞选。
All America held its breath to see who would
win the election.
take (one’s) breath 呼吸
get one’s breath 喘过气来
be out of breath 喘不过气来
breathe v.
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.
apologize to sb for (doing) sth
apology n.
表达道歉
接受道歉
拒绝道歉
make / offer an apology
accept an apology
refuse an apology
obvious adj. 明显的, 清楚的
It + be + obvious +that-clause
It was obvious that she was in danger.
set off 动身, 出发; 使(地雷、炸弹)爆炸;
使某物更有吸引力。
Tom and his father set off for America
yesterday.
The bomb set off among the crowd.
A woman’ beauty is set off by her clothes and
jewellery.
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
使某人处于某种状态
What you said just now ____ me
of that American professor.
A. mentioned B. informed
C. reminded D. memorized
C
9. I don’t want them to remind me of her.
remind 提醒, 使想起
remind sb. of sth.
remind sb. to do sth.
remind sb. that
10. forgive (forgave, forgiven) vt. 原谅, 饶恕
不念旧恶十分难得。
It’s best to forgive and forget.
请原谅他的粗鲁吧。
Please forgive him for his rudeness.
forgiving adj. 宽仁的, 宽大的
forgiveness n. 宽恕
ask for forgiveness
receive forgiveness