1、Pre-reading:,Do you know the history of Valentines Day?,.,公元三世纪时，古罗马有一位暴君叫克劳多斯(Claudius)。离暴君的宫殿不远，有一座非常漂亮的神庙。修士瓦沦丁(Valentine)就住在这里。罗马人非常崇敬他，男女老幼，不论贫富贵贱，总会群集在他的周围，在祭坛的熊熊圣火前，聆听瓦沦丁的祈祷。古罗马的战事一直连绵不断，暴君克劳多斯征召了大批公民前往战场，人们怨声载道。男人们不愿意离开家庭，小伙子们不忍与情人分开。克劳多斯暴跳如雷，他传令人们不许举行婚礼，甚至连所有已订了婚的也马上要解除婚约。许多年轻人就这样告别爱人，悲愤地走向
2、战场。年轻的姑娘们也由于失去爱侣，抑郁神伤。,瓦沦丁对暴君的虐行感到非常难过。当一对情侣来到神庙请求他的帮助时，瓦沦丁在神圣的祭坛前为它们悄悄地举行了婚礼。人们一传十，十传百，很多人来到这里，在瓦沦丁的帮助下结成伴侣。消息终于传进了宫殿，传到了暴君的耳里。克劳多斯又一次暴跳如雷，他命令士兵们冲进神庙，将瓦沦丁从一对正在举行婚礼的新人身旁拖走，投入地牢。人们苦苦哀求暴君的劾免，但都徒劳而返。瓦沦丁终于在地牢里受尽折磨而死。悲伤的朋友们将他安葬于圣普拉教堂。那一天是2月14日，那一年是公元270年。,Valentines Day,In February 14th People send roses
3、 and cards or chocolates to the people they love.,Do you know our Chinese Valentines Day?,the Double Seventh Day,Chinese Valentines Day,the seventh day of the seventh lunar month,乞 巧 节,Fairy of the Magpie Bridge By Qin Guan Among the beautiful clouds, 纤云弄巧 Over the heavenly river, 飞星传恨 Crosses the w
4、eaving maiden. 银汉迢迢暗度 A night of rendezvous, 金风玉露一相逢 Across the autumn sky. 便胜却人间无数 Surpasses joy on earth. 柔情似水 Moments of tender love and dream, 佳期如梦 So sad to leave the magpie bridge. 忍顾鹊桥归路 Eternal love between us two, 两情若是久长时 Shall withstand the time apart. 又岂在朝朝暮暮,A Sad Love Story,Fast Reading
5、 Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:,1.What is the writing style of the passage?A. narration (说明文) B. argumentation（议论文） C. expositionekspzn（说明文） 2.How many stories are there in the passage?,Two.,Niulang and Zhinu Li Fang and Hu Jin,fell in love,got married,The Goddess got angry,f
6、orced to leave each other,Cross the Milky Way to meet only once a year,weaving,herd,ell in love,Heaven,ollow,ouple,seventh,eventh unar,bridge,ovely,Structure of a narrative (叙述文) story,about Li Fang and Hu Jin,on Valentines Day,Another narrative story,Li Fang,Hu Jin,A Sad Love Story,coffee,turn up,o
7、rd,fool,drown,trick / joke,et,tea,gift,orgive,hrew,Why is the love story sad ?,1. He was sad that Hu Jin didnt 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 giftswhen he heard Hu Jin calling him.,5. He was sad that
8、 this Valentines Day wouldntbe a happy Valentines Day.,Li Fang,Hu Jin,A Sad Love Story,Story-retelling,Story-retelling,heart-broken,not turn up,look forward,with his roses and chocolates,Be laughed at?,Fool?,not keep her word,Throw away his roses and chocolates,not to hold his breath for her to apol
9、ogize,drown his sadness in coffee,= wait without much help,=drink (usually alcohol) in order to forget,tea shop,Why are you so late? Ive been waiting for you for a long time.,ve been waiting for,coffee shop,At last,tea shop,coffee shop,What do you think of the story? Why?,a sad love story,coffee sho
10、p,no trust no confidence no communication no perseverance英p:svrns毅力; ,no communication no trust -,What do you think is going to happen between Li fang and Hu Jin ? Write your own ending to the story,Hints: 1.How will Li Fang explain that the flowers and chocolates are gone? 2.What will Hu Jin say wh
11、en she hears that news? 3.How will Li Fang solve the problem?,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, ,As he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way, Li Fang heard hi
12、s name called. It was Hujin. He didnt 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 didnt know what to say. Would he tell her the truth?Finally he was honest with her. Hujin know she has made a mistake about the place to
13、 meet. Hujin forgive him, they look each other, and laugh.since then, they know each other more better.,1. turn up,1) 出现,Youre always turning up late for everything!,He hasnt turned up so far.,Please turn up the fire / tap.,2) 调大 (声音，力量),Language points,turn的常见短语： turn off 关掉 turn back 折回, 返回 turn o
14、ut 结果是, 生产, 出现 turn in 上交, 交还 turn against 背叛 turn over 滚动, 翻过来, 移交 turn away 把 打发走 turn down 调低, 关小, 拒绝 turn on 打开, 发动 turn to 求助于, 转向 turn a blind eye to (对 ) 视而不见 turn about 回头，转向， 转身,1). Dont do any other things while you are doing your homework. So please _ your MP3.（2009 江西）A. turn up B. turn
15、down C. turn on D. turn off 2). With no one to _ in such a frightening situation, she felt very helpless.A. turn to B. turn on C. turn off D. turn over,Practice,D,A,Dont break your word, otherwise, no one will trust you.注意：keep ones word和break ones word中的名词word不能用复数形式。,相关短语：,in a word/in short/to be
16、 short 简言之；总之,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,3. hold ones breath,= stop breathing for a time 屏息,The girl held her breath at the sight of the snake.,I can hold
17、my breath for about one minute.,take (ones) breath 呼吸 get ones breath 喘过气来 be out of breath 喘不过气来,breathe v.,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 to the teacher for being so rude.,1). 他因迟到
18、而向老师道歉。 He apologized to the teacher for coming late. 2). 他因为未能去接她而向她道歉。 He apologized for not being able to meet her. 3). 他为他所说的话道了歉。 He made an apology for what he said.,Practice,5. drown (drowned, drowned ) 1) 浸，泡 洪水淹没了街道和房子。厨师把水果浸在奶油里。,借 消愁drown ones sorrow/sadness in,There is a drowning man in
19、the river.,2）淹死,The cook drowned the fruit with cream.,The floods drowned the streets and houses.,河里有一个落水的人。,6. remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事remind sb. to do sth.remind sb. that ,He reminded that I should have been more careful.,He reminded me to get up early.,He reminded me of my promise.,7. forgive,(f
20、orgave, forgiven)原谅，饶恕，宽恕,Ill never forgive you!,forgiving adj. 宽仁的，宽大的 forgiveness n. 宽恕ask for forgivenessreceive forgiveness,Please forgive him for his rudeness.,I forgave him his crimes.,8. It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave.obvious adj. 1) obviou
21、s+ to + 表示人的名词或代词Her disappointment was obvious to her friend.,明显的， 清楚的,含有“一目了然” 之意。,2) It + be + obvious +that-clauseIt was obvious that she was in danger.It is obvious that you are wrong.,9. When the Goddess of Heaven knew that her daughter was married to a human, she .marry 的用法：1) 她嫁给了一个律师。She ma
22、rried with a lawyer. She married a doctor.,T,F,表示“和结婚”，“嫁”，“娶”时，marry为及物动词，要用marry sb.，而不用marry with sb.2) 她和一位律师结婚了。She got married with a lawyer. She got married a lawyer. She was married to a lawyer.,F,F,T,表示婚姻状态, 后接宾语时要用介词to， 而不用with.3) 他们结婚三年了。They have married for three years.They have got mar
23、ried for three years.They have been married for three years.,They got married three years ago.Its three years since they got married. 注意：marry和get married 都表示短暂行为，不能和表示一段时间的短语连用，而have been married则表示婚姻状态，可以与表示婚姻状态持续多久的时间状语连用。,10. As Li Fang set off for home, he thought. set off: Tom and his father s
24、et off for America yesterday. The bomb set off among the crowd.,动身, 出发; 使（地雷、炸弹）爆炸; 使某物更有吸引力,A woman beauty is set off by her clothes and jewellery. 相关短语：set about doing sth. 着手（做某事）set up 建立，创立 set down 写下，记下,1. Go over new words and expressionsof the reading passage.2. Write a narrative storywith “Hu Jin” as the main character.,HOMEWORK,
