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Guess the words according to their meanings:1. ________ appear2.________________ keep her promise3. ____ a person who is not clever 4. _____________ wait without much hope5. _______ say sorry to sb6. ______ die in water because of unable to breathefoolapologizedrownturn upkeep her wordhold his breath

7. _________________________________ drink coffee in order to forget the sadness/sorrow8. ______ not difficult to understand or see

drown ones sadness/sorrow in coffeeobvious

9. _______cry in a low voice or silently10. ______ two people who are seen together, especially if they are married11.___________ a person who makes news known12._______ pardon or show mercy to sbannouncerforgiveweepcouple

The Chinese people believe that the star Vega, east of the Milky Way, is Zhi N and, at the constellation of Aquila, 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.,

1. The girl Li Fang loved and waited for didnt turn up. But he didnt lose heart. The girl Li Fang loved and waited for didnt turn up. So he lost heart, because he would drown his sadness in coffee.FTrue or false

2. Because her most lovely daughter got married to a human secretly, the Goddess got very angry. 3. Zhin 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. TF

Zhin 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. 4. Hu Jin had been waiting for Li Fang for a long time with a gift for him. T

Answer the questions 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. What was Li Fang afraid that Hu Jin was doing? 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? The manager wiped the tables and then sat down and turned on the TV. 4. Why do people want the weather to be fine on Qiqiaojie? People want the weather to be fine so they can meet the one they love.

5. What is the reason why Li Fang and Hu Jin did not meet on time? They did not meet on time because Li Fang waited in the coffee shop and Hu Jin waited in the tea shop.

6. Why was Li Fang so worried at the end of the story? 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. But she didnt turn up. 1) , () Im very happy you turned up so early. 2) (), turn down.Language points

turn down turn off turn on turn out ......turn to sb. for help : Turn up the radio a little, I can scarcely hear the program.

2. She could be with her friends right now laughing at him. [] laughing at him -ing, , , ,

They stood there for an hour, watching the woman weaving the cloth. , Dont just stand there doing nothing.

1) ____ for the train, I had a long talk with my sister about the famous poet. A. Waited B. Being waiting C. Having waited D. Waiting2) I stood for a moment, not ___, and asked myself what would take place next. A. moved B. moving C. to move D. being moved[]DB

3) Mike is a student at a famous university, ___ for a degree in agriculture. A. studied B. studying C. to have studied D. to be studyingB

3. She said she would be there at seven oclock, and he thought she would keep her word. keep ones word ,break ones word, He is a man who always keeps his word.

Dont break your word, otherwise, no one will trust you.keep ones wordbreak ones wordwordin a word/in short/to be short

have a word with sb. have words with sb. in other words

A gentleman should always __ his __.A. keeps; wordB. keep; wordC. keeps; wordsD. keep; words

B

4. It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave... obvious adj. 1) obvious + to + Her disappointment was obvious to her friend.

2) It + be + obvious +that-clause It was obvious that she was in danger. obvious/apparent/clear obvious It is obvious that you are wrong.

2) apparent It was apparent from his face that he was lying. 3) clear He seems clear about his plans.

[] obvious adj. ; : It is obvious that obviously adv. [] Most people on this island are recreational fishers, and ____, fishing forms an actual part of their leisure time.( 2004)A. accidentallyB. purposefullyC. obviously D. formally

[] : , , accidentally ; ; purposefully ; formally ;

5. When the Goddess of Heaven knew that her granddaughter was married to a human, she ... marry 1) She married with a lawyer. She married a doctor. TF

..................marrymarry sb.marry with sb. 2) She got married with a lawyer. She got married a lawyer. She was married to a lawyer. FFT

, to with. 3) They have married for three years. They have got married for three years. They have been married for three years.

They got married three years ago. Its three years since they got married.marryget married have been married

6. People in China hope that the weather will be fine on that day, because if it is raining, it means that Zhin is weeping and the couple wont be able to meet. [] People in China ... on that day; because

, that, hope; because: it means that ... to meetif

7. As Li Fang set off for home, he thought...set off:

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. set in set up set down

set somebody to do something. set somebody doing something 8. I dont want them to remind me of her. remind vi. remind sb. of sth. remind sb. to do sth. remind sb. that

[] remind ; ; [] The photos will r_____ me of the days when we were together. ( 2007)remindremind sb. of sth.

The weaving girl Zhin, the granddaughter of the Goddess of Heaven, met the herd boy Niulang and _____ ________ him. Then they ___________ secretly and lived __________. fell inlove withgot marrieda happy lifeFill in the blanks to complete the passage:

But when the Goddess of Heaven knew it, she ___ ____ _____ _____ it and _____ Zhin __ _________ to Heaven. Niulang ___ ____ __ _____ to follow her, but the Milky Way stopped him.

was very angry aboutforcedto come backdid what he could

When Zhins grandmother ______ that Zhin was ___ ___ ______, she finally ______ the couple ______ cross the Milky Way once a year. This happens on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month when magpies made a bridge of their wings __ ____ __ let the couple cross the river to meet. This is the story of Qiqiaojie---a Chinese Valentines Day.foundin deep sorrowallowedto meetin order to

I.remind ... of; keep ones word; permit;drown; hold ones breath; turn up; set off Ill come after the meeting if time ________.permits

remind ... of; keep ones word; permit;drown; hold ones breath; turn up; set off2. Eventually my watch __________ in a coat pocket.3. Since you promised, you should ______________.4. How could you ________________ for 9 minutes?turned up keep your wordhold your breath

remind ... of; keep ones word; permit;drown; hold ones breath; turn up; set off5. If you want to catch that train youd better ______ for the station immediately.6. That ________ me ____ a joke I heard last week.7. Unfortunately, the little girl __________ in the river last year.remindswas drownedof set off

1. (remind)2. (forgive)Please remind me to write to my mother tomorrow. I cant forgive him for lying.II.

3., (apologize)4.(turn up)You must apologize to your sister for being so rude. I cant hear the radio very well; could you turn it up a bit?

5. (worldwide) The accident has attracted worldwide attention.

Homework Go over the texts after class and try to preview Speaking Task and Writing Task on Page 46.