人教新课标版高一必修 3

Unit1 Festivals around the world

A Sad Love Story

A Sad Love Story

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

The Chinese people believe that the star Vega （织女星） ,

east of the Milky Way, is Zhi Nu and, at the constellation of A

quila （天鹰座） ,

on the western side

of the Milky Way,

Niu Lang waits for

his wife.

Well-known poem

Eternal love between us two,

Shall withstand the time apart.

两情若是久长时 ,

又岂在朝朝暮暮。

1.How did Li Fang feel at the beginning of the story? why?

2. What was Li Fang afraid that Hu Jin was doing?

Answer the questions

Heart-broken. Because he thought that he was waiting without hope/that Hu Jin would not come to meet him.

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?

4. Why was the TV story what Li Fang needed?

The manager wiped the tables and then sat down and turned on

the TV.

The TV story was a sad story about lost love-the same situation

as Li Fang.

5. What is the reason why Li Fang and Hu Jin did not meet on tim

e?

6. Why was Li Fang so worried at the end of the story?

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 forg

ive him.

Because Li Fang waited in the coffee shop and Hu Jin waited in the te

a shop.

1. drown (drowned, drowned )1) 浸，泡

借… 消愁 drown one’s sorrow/sadness in…

There is a drowning man in the river.

2 ） 淹死The cook drowned the fruit with cream.

The floods drowned the streets and houses.

Explanation

2. obvious adj.

1) obvious

+ to + 表示人的名词或代词 Her disappointment was obvious to her friend.

明显的， 清楚的

2) It + be + obvious +that-clause

It was obvious that she was in danger.

Reading Task : Winter carnival in Quebec

Reading Task(15m)

1. When does the carnival in Quebec take place? Why is the writer sitting in a café at carnival time?

The Carnival takes place in winter/ in February. The writer sits in the café to warm up and to plan tomorrow.

Read the passage and then answer the following questions:

Dogs are used in cold climates because they can run on top of the snow, which horses cannot/because they have very thick fur which keeps them warm.They are also very strong/ do not eat grass and grain as horses and cattle do/ can be fed on meat/ do not eat too much.

2. Why do you think that dogs are used to pull sleds in the cold climate?

3. Which activity at Quebec carnival would be the most fun? Why?

Students give their own answers.

4. Which activity at carnival in Quebec would be the most dangerous? Why ?

Probably the canoe race through the ice would be the most dangerous.

6. If you had to draw a poster for carnival in Quebec, what things would you put on the poster?

7. What would you wear if you went to carnival in Quebec? Name three things.

5. If you could go to carnival in Quebec, what would you do or see? Why?

Students give their own answers.

Students give their own answers.

I would wear a thick/warm coat/ jacket/hat/gloves/ mittens/ boots/ underwear/ scarf/ socks.

Homework

Go over the texts after class and try to preview

Speaking Task and Writing Task on Page 46.

祝同学们学习进步！