A Sad Love Story

—— 奉化高级中学 何捷

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Christmas Day Spring Festival

HalloweenChildren's Day

Dragon Boat FestivalValentine's Day

Chinese Festivals Foreign /International Festivals

the Double Seventh Day

Chinese Valentine’s Day

the seventh day of the seventh lunar month

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Introduction Zhinu, the _______ girl, who was the granddaughter of the Goddess of Heaven, visited the earth and met Niulang, the _______ boy.

Development They f___ ___ _____ , married secretly

and were very happy.

Climax

（高潮） The Goddess of Heaven got so angry that she forced Zhinu back to ________ . Niulang tried to f_________ her but was stopped by the Milky Way. Thus, the c_______ were separated.

Ending The Goddess of Heaven allowed the couple to meet once a year on the ______ day of the s_______ l_______ month when magpies made a _________ of their wings.

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ell in love

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seventh eventh unar bridge

Read Para.3 and fill in the table.

coffee shop

Answer the following questions:1. Why was Li Fang heart-broken? What did Li Fang

do to show he was heart-broken?

2. Why did Li Fang throw the chocolates and flowers away?

3. How do you think Li Fang would feel after watching the story of Niulang and Zhinǚ? Why do you think so?

4. Why did Li Fang and Hu Jin not meet on time?

5. How do you think Li Fang would feel when he met Hu Jin after throwing away all the gifts?

1. Why was Li Fang heart-broken? What did Li Fang do to show he was heart-broken?

2. Why did Li Fang throw the chocolates and flowers away?

Because Li Fang thought Hu Jin didn't love him and he didn't want the chocolates and flowers to remind him of her. -His memory about the love would make hi

m sad.

Because Hu Jin didn’t turn up on time. He was not going to hold his breath for her to apologize. (to hold his breath= to wait without hope)He would drown his sadness in coffee.(drown his sadness in coffee=drink coffee to forget his sadness)

3. How do you think Li Fang would feel after watching the story of Niulang and Zhinǚ?Why do you think so?

4. Why did Li Fang and Hu Jin not meet on time?

5. How do you think Li Fang would feel when he met Hu Jin after throwing away all the gifts?

He would feel regretful and sad to have thrown away all the gifts.

Because Li Fang waited at the coffee shop and Hu Jin waited at the tea shop.

He felt even sadder.Because many people could meet the one they loved, but he was not able to.

How can we understand

it is

A sad love story

1. Li Fang was heart-broken(sad) because Hu Jin didn’t turn up.2. The story of Qiqiao Festival made him even sadder.

3. His memory about his love was sad.

4. He was regretful and 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.

What do you think was going to happen to Li Fang and Hu Jin?

Writing

Write an ending to the story according to your oral report.

You may begin like this:Suddenly he heard his name called...

Try to create better endings.

　　 Try to avoid basic grammar and spelling mistakes.

　　 Try to use some advanced words and expressions.

　 Try to make your story logical and smooth.

　 Try to make your story attractive and interesting.