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　　Boonit 1
　　Festivals around the world
　　课时教案
　　Period 5  using language---reading and writing
　　Teaching aims:
　　To introduce a cross-cultural view of lover’s festivals – Qiqiaojie and Valentine’s Day.
　　Train the students’ reading ability.
　　Enable the students to engage imaginatively in the story and to use their own ideas of changing the ending.
　　Improve the students’ writing ability.
　　Reading
　　Teaching procedures
　　1.Lead-in
　　T: In the last period, we have learnt many kinds of festivals. Some are set in memory of the dead, some are set in honor of some great people and some are set in celebration of harvest. Do you know the festivals set for lovers?
　　S: Yes. Qiqiaojie in China and Valentine’s Day in western countries.
　　T: You are familiar with them. Look at the screen. Can you guess who the two lovers are?
　　S: Maybe they’re the weaving girl and the head boy – Niulang and Zhinv.
　　T: You’re right. Do you know something about them?
　　S: …
　　T: Then do you know something about Valentine’s Day, which are quite popular in China now?
　　S: …
　　T: (introduce the origin of Valentine’s Day) Today, we are going to learn a love story.
　　2.While-reading
　　T: Go through your text quickly and silently. Then finish the true or false exercises.
　　1. Hu Jin failed to meet Li Fang at 7:00.(T)
　　2. If it is raining on Qiqiaojie, it means that Zhinv is weeping and the couple will be able to meet.(F)
　　3. Because her most lovely daughter got married to a human secretly, the Goddess got very angry. (T)
　　4. Li Fang thought he could get married to Hu Jin, just li Lang and Zhi Nu.(T)
　　5. When Li Fang met Hu Jin, he felt very glad.(The story didn’t tell us.)
　　T: Read the passage again and answer the following questions one by one.
　　1. 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.
　　2. Why do people want the weather to be fine on Qiqiao Festival?
　　People want the weather to be fine so they can meet the one they love.
　　3. What more do you know about Qiqiao Festival?
　　(Answers will vary)
　　S: Li Fang: Made an appointment with Hu Jin—Waited in the coffee shop—Not met her—Heart-broken; along with…; like a fool—Would not hold his breath for her to apologize(wait without much hope); Would drown his sadness in coffee (drink coffee in order to forget the sadness/sorrow)—Gave up and threw…away—Met Hu Jin without gifts—Felt worried