I.Teaching aims

1. Knowledge aims:

① Students master the key words and expressions of the text, such as remind ,apologize, turn up, keep one's word, hold one's breath, set off and so on.

② Let students learn about the romantic legend of Niulang and Zhinv.

2. Skill aims:

① Students make a progress in reading skills, including skimming and scanning;

② Students learn the structure of narrative and learn how to organize narrative writing.

3. Emotional aims:

① Develop students' sense of cooperative learning;

② Stimulate students' love for the Chinese traditional culture.

II. Key and difficult points

1. Develop students' reading skills, especially the ability to find out detailed information and writing ability.

2. Get the students involved in teaching activities and practice more in reading and writing.

III. Teaching procedure

Step 1 Leading in by brainstorming(1min.)

    Have you read any sad love stories? What are they?

    ( Romeo and Juliet, ...)

Step 2 Reading

1. Task one: fast reading (2min.)

(1) skim the text and answer the following questions:

 ① How many love stories are mentioned in this text? What are they?

 ② Which paragraphs talk about QiQiao Festival?

2. Task two: detailed reading(20min.-25min.)

(1) Read Para.3-4 carefully and fill the blanks:

   Zhinv, the _weaving_ girl, the most lovely of the daughters, visited the earth and met Niulang, the herd boy.  They fell in love , married secretly and were very happy. The Goddess of Heaven got so angry that she forced Zhinu back to Heaven . Niulang tried to follow her but was stopped by the Milky way. Thus, the couple were separated. The Goddess of Heaven allowed the couple to meet once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month when magpies made a bridge of their wings.

(2) Ask students questions about when, where, what, how,why happened in the story, then the teacher induces the elements of a narrative( when, where,who, what, how,why happened and the result) and the structure of a narrative(introduction, development, climax, ending).

(3) Read the story about Li Fang and Hu Jin and answer questions.

Q1. Why did Li Fang feel like a fool?

Q2. How did Li Fang know the manager wanted to shut the coffee shop?

Q3. What is the reason why Li Fang and Hu JIn did not meet on time?

Q4. Why was Li Fang so worried at the end of the story?

Keys for reference:

1) Li Fang felt like a fool because he thought that he was waiting without hope.

2) The manager wiped the tables, and then sat down and turned on the TV.

3) They didn't meet on time because Li Fang waited in the coffee shop while Hu Jin in the tea shop.

4) He was worried because he had thrown away the roses and chocolates .

(4) Remind students to pay attention to the elements of a narrative and fill in a form about the structure of Li Fang's story.

    Who: Li Fang and Hu Jin

    When: On Valentine's Day

    Where: At the coffee shop

What happened: Li Fang waited Hu Jin to celebrate the

Valentine's Day, but she didn't turn up. 

How (feel): sad

Why happened: They have misunderstanding of the

meeting place. Li Fang went to the coffee shop while Hu    

Jin waited in the tea shop.

The result: Li Fang was worried that Hu Jin would

never forgive him.

step3: Writing

What do you think is going to happen to Li Fang and Hu Jin? Discuss with your partner, write your own ending to the story,beginning with:

As he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way home,...

step4: Homework

1. Master the new words and expressions of the text.

2. Write the ending to the story.